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Pakistani boxers go missing from Birmingham airport
The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) is searching for the pugilists with the help of local authorities. Nazeer and Suleman's travel documents are still in possession of PBF, Samaa TV reported. According to sources, the duo went missing from the airport before leaving for Pakistan, the report said. The Pakistan Olympic Association has formed a four-member committee to investigate the matter.
England Test captain Stokes' documentary to release on August 26
Titled "Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes", the documentary has been created with Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes (best known for World War I film 1917) who features on-screen to discuss the highs and lows of the cricket icon's record-breaking career across a series of interviews. Produced by Whisper, the documentary tells the story of Stokes' journey, examining his 2019 World Cup triumph and heroics at the Headingley crease against Australia in the Ashes, as well as the lows which came at a huge personal cost, and saw him take time away from the game as well as heal from a left finger injury in July last year.
Three-time champion Murray bundled out in Montreal
Murray, who won the tournament in 2015 following earlier victories in 2009 and 2010, finally got underway against American Taylor Fritz in Tuesday evening's feature match after they were delayed a day earlier by rain in Montreal, reports DPA.The Scot was overwhelmed by the 10th seed's power in the first set before fighting back hard in the second, with his frustration getting the better of him as he smashed his racquet on the court several times.
Huge boost for India cricketers in latest ICC T20I rankings; Babar Azam stays No.1 batter
India cruised to a 4-1 series triumph in the recently-completed T20I series against the West Indies and several of their best performers cut into Babar's lead at the top of the batter rankings.
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant were among the biggest movers as the race for the top ranking hots up ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. Iyer hit an impressive half-century during the fifth and final match of the series in Florida and was duly rewarded by jumping six places to 19th overall on the batter rankings.
Injured Osaka retires from Canadian Open, Kanepi through
"I felt my back from the start of the match, and despite trying my best to push through it I just wasn't able to today," Osaka said afterwards, reports DPA. "I'd like to pay credit to Kaia for playing well and want to wish her all the best for the rest of the tournament."
Mahela Jayawardene believes Virat Kohli has the tools to come out of slump in form
On Monday, Kohli, along with fellow batter KL Rahul, made a return to India's T20I side for the Asia Cup, starting from August 27 in the UAE. Kohli has been in a prolonged lean patch, not scoring a century in international cricket since November 2019. He returns to the side having last featured during India's tour of England in July and was rested for white-ball tour of West Indies and the upcoming ODIs against Zimbabwe.
Bhavani Devi bags gold at Commonwealth Fencing Championship
Bhavani Devi scripted history by becoming the lone Indian fencer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after she reached the quarter-final of the 2020 Fencing World Cup in Hungary. She qualified through the adjusted Official Ranking Method (AOR). At Tokyo Olympics 2020, she won her opening match against Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi.
New Zealand Cricket agrees to release World No.1 ODI bowler Trent Boult from central contract
Boult said the ability to spend more time with his family over the coming years was influential in coming to his decision. "This has been a really tough decision for me and I'd like to thank NZC for their support in getting to this point," he was quoted as saying.
CWG 2022: India's badminton contingent returns home, Sindhu, Shetty receive warm welcome
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Chirag Shetty were on Wednesday welcomed by supporters and family members with bouquets at the Hyderabad airport early after they returned from Birmingham. India finished its Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign at fourth position with 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze).
'Evolving away from tennis': Serena Williams hints at retirement after US Open
Writing for Vogue, the American said she is moving towards "other things that are important to me", adding she does not like the word "retirement". Williams made her singles return at Wimbledon in June after a lengthy injury lay-off that had led to speculation about her retirement. She registered her first singles win in 14 months, beating Spain's Nuria Parrizas Diaz to reach the second round of the National Bank Open in Toronto on Monday.
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