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India won't travel to Pakistan for 2023 Asia Cup: Jay Shah
The 2023 edition of the continental championship -- Asia Cup -- has been allotted to Pakistan as per the International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme. However, the BCCI after their AGM, arrived at a conclusion that it will not travel to its neighbouring country for the tournament and demanded that the tournament be moved to a neutral venue.
Roger Binny becomes new BCCI president, replaces Sourav Ganguly
The 67-year-old Binny has a lot of experience in cricket administration. He has served in different positions at the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) over the years and has been its president since 2019. Prior to that, he also was part of the KSCA administrations led by Patel and Anil Kumble (2010-12).
Carlsen set to face Erigaisi again; Duda in pole position going into quarterfinals
Duda, the World Cup winner, sealed his spot and USD7,000 in game winnings with an impressive 28/45 points. The 24-year-old also goes into the next phase having moved up to second in the overall Meltwater Champions Chess Tour rankings. He is now the only player left who can catch world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.
Karim Benzema wins Ballon d'Or, Putellas retains women's trophy
Spain's Alexia Putellas won the women's trophy for the second year in a row following another stellar season with Barcelona. The first French player to win the prestigious individual football prize since Zinedine Zidane in 1998, Benzema had his best season ever at Madrid, finishing with 44 goals in 46 matches and becoming the top scorer in both domestic and continental tournaments, reports Xinhua.
Pat Cummins appointed ODI captain; David Warner's leadership ban stays for now
Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday endorsed the 29-year-old Cummins, who guided Australia to a 4-0 Ashes triumph earlier this year, to become the country's 27th ODI captain.
Stokes batting at No.3 or 4 could pose huge selection dilemma for England in T20 World Cup
"He (Stokes) is someone we want to try to give as much opportunity to impact the game as possible, try to get him up the order as high as we can," Buttler was quoted as saying by ICC on Tuesday. "We're looking to give him as much responsibility as possible and allow him to play his way to get the best out of him."
No rest with midweek fixtures in La Liga
The first game will be played on Tuesday night when Sevilla, who appears to be improving since the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli, entertain Valencia. Valencia are a much more attacking side with Gennaro Gattuso in their dugout and this promises to be an end-to-end affair with plenty of chances, reports Xinhua.
Hosts India bow out of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after losing to Brazil
The mood perhaps was no different among the Indian footballers in the middle. Yet, for them, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. While they indeed enjoyed the unforgettable night and made their presence felt too at times, they often looked overwhelmed by the complete dominance of the Brazilians, who were far ahead in skills.
PKL 9: Naveen Kumar stars in thriller as Dabang Delhi continues winning streak
Naveen began the proceedings as he quickly grabbed two points to open the scoring for the defending champions. But a couple of minutes later, Manjeet earned a Super Raid for Haryana Steelers to level the scoring. A couple of minutes later, the Jaideep-Mohit combination grabbed Delhi raider Manjeet as the Steelers took the lead for the first time in the game.
Pankaj Advani wins billiards title in pro category; Raufeeq in non-professional at PSPB Inter-unit tourney
In the professional category, Advani of ONGC defeated Brijesh Damani of IOCL 3-1 in the final of the event played late on Sunday night. Advani scored a break of 80 points in the first game when Damani countered with a break of 82 to level the match. In the third game, Advani sent another break of 91 points and in the fourth Damani once again obtained the initial lead but before he could seal the game, Advani sent another break of 76 points to win the match and title.
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