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England Women name squad for India ODIs; Alice, Freya earn maiden call-ups
The series will be England's first fixtures in the new ICC Women's Championship cycle, with points leading to qualification for the Women's World Cup in 2025. In the absence of Heather Knight and Nat Sciver, who are on a break, Amy Jones continues to lead the team, with Sophie Ecclestone her vice-captain. Jones recently led England to a 2-1 T20I series win over India.
Your career set the tone for...excellence', Djokovic pens farewell message for Roger Federer's
Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, on Thursday caught the tennis and sports world by surprise by announcing his retirement from top-level tennis.
Mignon du Preez named ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022 ambassador
Mignon Du Preez, who retired from One-Day International (ODI) cricket but is still available to play in the T20 International (T20I) format for South Africa, will take on the role of mentor and commentator for the qualification tournament for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023, which will be hosted in her home country in February next year.
Neeraj Chopra celebrates successful season with his javelin in Switzerland
Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, who is currently vacationing in Switzerland, has confessed his love for the country before and now with some time on his hands has been trying everything from Skydiving to jetboating along with his close group, accompanied by his cousin, coach and uncle.
FIA appoints Natalie Robyn as their first-ever CEO
Joining the FIA in the near future, American-born Natalie Robyn is a leading international executive with over 15 years of experience in both the automotive and financial sectors. Before joining the FIA, she has held a variety of senior management positions at reputed companies.
Premier League: Manchester City's Haaland wins Player of the Month award for August
The 22-year-old, Erling Haaland claimed a brace of goals on his debut, helping Manchester City secure a 2-0 win at West Ham on the opening day of the season. He then struck again in the 3-3 draw at Newcastle before recording back-to-back hat-tricks in City's victories against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.
Sri Lanka name T20 World Cup squad; injury concerns for Chameera, Lahiru
The 15-member squad led by Dasun Shanaka also have the likes of Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara but their participation will be subject to their fitness ahead of the tournament in Australia. Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando and Nuwanidu Fernando are named as players on standby. However, only Bandara and Jayawickrama will travel with the squad to Australia.
Sanju Samson to lead India A in ODI series against New Zealand A
The 16-member India A squad have a decent amount of international experience, with Kuldeep Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini, among others, also in the mix. Young seam-bowling allrounder Raj Bawa, who was one of India's star performers in the U-19 World Cup, earlier this year, has also been picked in the squad. He was named Player of the Match for his 5 for 31 in the final against England.
Atletico enter Madrid derby determined to end their rivals' winning run
Not only will Atletico set out to close the gap to Real Madrid, but they'll also hope to be the ones to end Real Madrid's winning run. Los Blancos have won the first five fixtures of a new league season for the first time since 2009/10 and have looked unstoppable, picking up where they left off last season.
T20 World Cup more important than ODI captaincy conversation: Marsh
While several names are rumoured to be in contention for ODI captaincy -- including batting stalwart David Warner, Test captain Pat Cummins, wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey and former skipper Steve Smith -- Marsh too is a strong contender for the post with less than a year to go for the 2023 World Cup in India.
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