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Asia Cup 2022: Asif Ali, Fareed Ahmed fined 25 per cent match fees for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Asif was found to have breached Article 2.6 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match". On the other hand, Fareed was found to have breached Article 2.1.12, which relates to "inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel.
Maintaining record of winning every season is still a 'really big goal': Hamilton
The seven-time champion added that despite maintaining the record, he doesn't care about beating or holding records in F1. Hamilton challenged for a win last time out at Zandvoort as Mercedes attempted a one-stop strategy that was ultimately dashed by late cautions, before Max Verstappen took his fourth straight victory.
Asia Cup 2022: Went back to the drawing board; came back fresh, excited, says Virat Kohli
After being given Player of the Match award, Kohli had no qualms in admitting that going back to the drawing board in his one-and-a-half months away from the game led to him coming back fresh and excited. The unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan was Kohli's first international century since scoring one in India's first-ever pink-ball match against Bangladesh in Kolkata in November 2019.
IOC issues final warning to IOA over governance, elections; postpones IOC Session in Mumbai to Sep/Oct 2023
Given the current situation related to the IOA, the IOC EB also decided to postpone the 140th IOC Session to be held in May-June 2023 in Mumbai to September/October 2023, the IOA informed in a press conference after its Executive Board (EB) meeting in Lausanne on Thursday. The IOC gave the Indian Olympic Association time till the next IOC Executive Board meeting in December 2022 to put its house in order over internal squabbles, resolve issues related to governance, conduct elections according to the Olympic Charter, and also settle the various court cases before that.
Asia Cup 2022: Kohli's sensational 122, Bhuvneshwar's five-fer help India thrash Afghanistan by 101 runs
In a dead rubber, talismanic batter Virat Kohli gave Indian fans tons of reasons to be happy. As captain Rohit Sharma was rested, Kohli was promoted to open the batting. What followed next was something which anyone could have predicted, leaving Kohli himself surprised. Kohli ended his drought of not scoring a century in international cricket for 1020 days with a sensational career-best 122 off just 61 balls.
WATCH | Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to clinch Diamond League Trophy
The ace javelin thrower started his night off with a foul throw. However, he registered a throw of 88.44m in his second attempt and that was enough for him to seal the contest for himself. The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist registered an 88m throw in his third attempt and 86.11m in his fourth attempt. His fifth attempt was 87m while his last attempt was 83.6m.
Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli slams maiden T20I century, gets to his 71st international ton after 1020 days
The star batter, Virat Kohli who opened the batting with Rohit Sharma rested, put on a quickfire stand of 119 runs with KL Rahul for the opening wicket, before going berserk toward the end to get to the big milestone in 53 balls to continue his impressive run of form since his return to Team India in the continental tournament.
Deepak Chahar replaces Avesh Khan in India's Asia Cup squad for match against Afghanistan
"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Deepak Chahar as replacement for Avesh Khan for Team India's final fixture of the Asia Cup 2022. Avesh Khan is recovering from an illness and has been advised rest by the BCCI Medical Team," said the BCCI in an official update.
Asia Cup 2022: It reminded me of Javed Miandad's last-ball six, Pak skipper Babar Azam says of Naseem Shah's heroics against Afghanistan
Pakistan, who had to win the match to put India out of contention, needed 20 off 10 balls with two wickets in hand when Naseem Shah walked out to the middle. The tailender, who had only ever faced one ball in T20Is before this, had the experienced Asif Ali at the other end and he quickly turned over the strike to his more senior teammate.
Champions League: Hat-trick for Lewandowski as Barca cruise; Atletico leave it late against Porto
Coach Xavi Hernandez made several changes to the side he had been using in La Liga, with Franck Kessie given a start and rewarding the coach with the opening goal, finishing well after Jules Kounde's cushioned header in the 13th minute on Wednesday night.
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