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India were hard done by in Asia Cup with injuries to Bumrah, Harshal, Jadeja: Saba Karim
Before departing for Asia Cup in the UAE, Bumrah and Harshal were unavailable for selection due to back and rib injuries. Before the start of Super Four stage, Jadeja was ruled out due to right knee injury and has undergone surgery for the same, ruling him out of selection for the T20 World Cup in October-November.
Neeraj Chopra to skip National Games in Gujarat, to prepare for mega events next season
The National Games will take place between September 27 and October 10 in six cities -- Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar -- in Gujarat. Around 8000 sportspersons from all 28 States and eight Union Territories are expected to compete in 36 sports.
I have come back to my template after century against Afghanistan, asserts Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, who had been battling poor form and was unable to score a century since November 2019, fired a warning to rival teams ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November, smashing a 61-ball unbeaten 122 as India defeated Afghanistan by 101 runs.
Bhavna Tokekar breaks four records in World Powerlifting Championship
Participating as a Master 3 athlete (age 50-54) in the under-75kg weight category in Full Powerlifting and Bench Press events, Bhavna made four world records. She squatted with 102.5kg, a world record (previous record 90kg), did a bench press of 80kg (previous record 40kg), then had a deadlift of 132.5kgs (previous record 105kg). Her total lift of 315kg was also a world record.
Iga Swiatek to take on Tunisian Ons Jabeur in US Open final
Iga Swiatek will meet No.5 seed Ons Jabeur in Saturday's women's singles final after the Tunisian thrashed No.17 seed Caroline Garcia of France 6-1, 6-3 to become the first player to advance to the final in Wimbledon and at the US Open in the same season since Serena Williams in 2019.
Test debut was special, hope to get a chance to put on the whites soon: Issy Wong
Bowling fast has been a constant dominator in young pacer Issy Wong's life, something which she admits is in her nature. Called 'Human Hurricane' by her mother for doing everything at 100 miles an hour, Issy prefers bowling faster due to lots of hard work put into it over solving a rubik's cube in just 33 seconds.
Matthew Hayden named Pakistan team mentor for T20 World Cup
This will be Hayden's second stint with the Pakistan side after being their consultant batting coach during last year's T20 World Cup in the UAE, where the side reached the semifinals after defeating India, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia in the Super 10 league matches.
IOC Session in Mumbai postponed, final warning to issued to IOA over governance, delayed elections
The IOC Executive Board (EB), in a meeting on Thursday, also issued a final warning to the Indian stakeholders to resolve their ongoing internal disputes, governance shortcomings and ongoing court cases due to which the elections, to be held in December 2021, have been delayed.
My only goal in Asia Cup was to improve; T20 World Cup is our target, says Kohli
"My only goal (coming into the Asia Cup) was that, all those things I needed to improve from the team's perspective, I will come and try in the tournament," said Kohli, who struck his 71st international century in the massive 101-run victory against Afghanistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday evening.
CLOSE-IN: Indian cricket gets derailed and needs to be put back on track expeditiously
This has encouraged and stimulated India to play it at every opportune time available. The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been the bonanza that the BCCI is thriving on and cricket stars are exploding in abundance. Many, unfortunately, are like the 'shooting stars' that have passed by without one having the time to make a wish. Every Indian cricketer, whether established or upcoming, has just one goal in mind and that is to get a lucrative IPL contract.
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