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No more in contact with Imran Khan: Ramiz Raja
In a press conference today, after the 69th meeting of the PCB Board of Governors, Ramiz Raja disclosed that the ex-premier has cut off ties with him after he was removed from the office. "Imran bhai cut off contact with me. I haven't talked to him for a long time now," Raja said, in response to a question.
Paris Olympics: IOC to conduct boxing competitions, qualifying events on its own; not to involve IBA
The decision by the IOC Executive Board in its meeting in Lausanne on Friday disassociates the IBA from the Olympic boxing program and throws the sport in turmoil once again. Just as it did at Tokyo Olympic Games, the IOC will conduct the entire boxing program for Paris on its own. The IOC will soon come up with a model to conduct the event in Paris Games and the qualifying program for it.
5th ODI: Bowlers, Carey lead Australia to 4-wicket win over Sri Lanka
The win couldn't rescue the series for Australia, but regained some pride, with the ODI series ending 3-2 in favour of Sri Lanka. After winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Sri Lanka were off to a poor start as Josh Hazelwood was quick to dismiss both the Sri Lankan openers. The pacer first removed Pathum Nissanka (2) in the third over and then claimed Danushka Gunathilaka's wicket (8) in his very next over.
3rd Test: Bairstow, Overton rescue England after Boult fireworks
New Zealand pacer Trent Boult rattled England with three early wickets and Neil Wagner claimed two as England got off to a disastrous start replying to New Zealand's first innings total of 329. With England, 2-0 up in the series but reeling on 55/6 in reply to the tourists' 329, Bairstow and Overton combined to produce a hugely entertaining partnership and leave the third Test very match in the balance after two days.
Practice match, Day 2: India lead by 82 runs at stumps, Pant shines for Leicestershire
Bharat's impressive batting continued into the second innings as he and Gill got off to a flying start. Gill (38) looked commanding in his early stroke-play but was caught on the crease, pushing away from the body, falling to the extra bounce of Navdeep Saini, leaving India at 62-1 in the 13.1 over. From there on, Bharat (31) and Hanuma Vihari (9) remained unbeaten and will resume the batting for India on Day 3.
Wimbledon: Djokovic may meet young star Alcaraz in QF; Nadal has Auger-Aliassime in his way
With men's World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev banned from the event along with other Russian and Belarus competitors because of his country's attack on Ukraine. Djokovic is the top seed in this edition of the grass-court Grand Slam, which incidentally will not offer him any ranking points, thus preventing him from overtaking the Russian in the rankings.
Wimbledon draw: Swiatek, Pliskova, Williams placed in top half; Raducanu, Jabeur in bottom
The 21-year-old Pole could face former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, American No. 8 seed Jessica Pegula or 2017 winner Garbi�e Muguruza in the quarterfinals. Lying in wait for Swiatek as potential semifinal opponents are Pliskova, Williams, No. 4 seed Paula Badosa, and two-time champion Petra Kvitova. Meanwhile, No. 16 seed Simona Halep, who faces a daunting task in her first match at Wimbledon since clinching the title in 2019, has been placed in the top half.
FIFA U17 Women's World Cup: India placed with USA, Brazil and Morocco in Group A
The draw for the 16-team event was conducted at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Friday. The teams have been divided into four groups of four each, ensuring that two teams from the same FIFA confederation are not in the same group. India will open their campaign in Group A against the United States at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on October 11.
Indian hockey team on a mission to win maiden medal at World Cup: Captain Savita
In an open letter from the captain to Indian fans across the world, Savita added that finishing third in the FIH Pro League recently had given the side a boost ahead of the World Cup. Between July 3 and 7, India will play their round-robin league matches against England, China and New Zealand on alternate days respectively. Topping the pool will take them to the quarterfinals, to be played in Amstelveen.
Murali Vijay plans return to cricket; not setting himself any targets
A veteran of 61 Tests and nearly 4,000 runs in the longest format of the game, Vijay last played a competitive match in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Chennai Super Kings, and is now set to don the Ruby Trichy Warriors colours in the TNPL this year. The 38-year-old Vijay added the decision to take a break has also to do with injuries coupled with the fact that his personal life was going at a "fast pace".
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