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Kohli 'practicing well' ahead of rescheduled fifth Test against England
India will face England for the rescheduled fifth Test next month but before that the visitors have started training upon arrival. Kohli on Tuesday shared pictures from his training session as he looked all geared up for the upcoming match. "Practice well. Stay happy," Kohli captioned the post on the Koo app. Kohli was the skipper of Team India when the five-match Test series against England was originally played in 2021.
Defending champ Ostapenko advances in Eastbourne; former winner Keys and Kvitova win
The eighth-seeded Latvian won 6-4, 6-4 against Tomljanovic to open her 2022 campaign at the WTA 500 event, with her sixth straight win in the British coastal city. "She's a good player and I knew it was going to be a tough battle. For some moments, I didn't feel comfortable, but then I managed to win the match. It's great to be back ... and I'm happy to be back here," Ostapenko said in victory.
Washington Sundar likely to play for Lancashire this season
The 22-year-old Washington could be available for up to three County Championship games from July, and the entire 50-over Royal London Cup. He could become the second Indian to feature in English county cricket this season after Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored 720 runs in eight innings at a stunning average of 120 for Sussex in division two.
4th ODI: Asalanka, bowlers lead Sri Lanka to 4-run win, 3-1 series lead over Australia
Riding on Asalanka's century (110 off 106) Sri Lanka posted a total of 258 all out in 49 overs. On a deck that was assisting the spinners, the hosts then threw 43 overs of spin at Australia and emerged victorious despite some late hiccups in a last-ball thriller. The spinners picked seven of the 10 Australian wickets on the day. It was Sri Lanka's first ODI series win over Australia in 30 years.
Young Briton Peniston advances at Eastbourne with three sets win
The 26-year-old from Southend-On-Sea, Essex, who had not played a tour-level match entering last week's event at Queen's Club, on Tuesday rallied past ATP NextGen star Holger Rune of Denmark, winning 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 to reach the second round. Eighth seed Rune held a mini-break advantage at 4/3 in the second-set tie-break and was within two points of victory at 5/5, but was unable to convert.
FIH Pro League: Indian women beat USA 4-2, open five-point lead in race for third spot
Deep Grace Ekka (31st min), Navneet Kaur (32nd min), Sonika (39th min) and Vandana Katariya (49th min) struck for India while Danielle Grega (28th min) and Natalie Konerth (45th min) scored for the United States as the Indians weathered some anxious moments in the final quarter to take three points from the match.
Grand Prix Badminton League rescheduled, to be held from August 12 now
"The league was originally scheduled to be conducted from July 1-10. But in the wake of the international badminton calendar, and the India junior National ranking tournament in Panchkula, which might have hampered the ranking points of some of the participating players, the start date has been moved to August," the organiser said in a release.
We want to grow as a footballing nation, says coach Suren Chettri
"We aim to put up a good show. Sweden are number 2 in FIFA world ranking and to play against them will be difficult - that too in Sweden. But it will be important as to how we approach the game. We need to have faith and courage to face a team like this. We want to grow as a footballing nation," the coach asserted prior to the first match in the 3-nation tournament.
Legendary Australia cricketer Lisa Sthalekar is new FICA president
The 42-year-old Lisa, who has played eight Tests and 125 WODIs and scored nearly 4,000 international runs across the three formats, joins the likes of Barry Richards, Jimmy Adams and most recently Vikram Solanki who have been FICA presidents since its formation. "I'm extremely honoured and excited to be FICA's new president. We are entering a new phase of the game which covers more cricket than ever before for our male and female players.
Chennaiyin FC sign Aakash Sangwan and Sajal Bag
While the 26-year-old Sangwan is the fourth defender signed by Chennaiyin this summer, promising West Bengal youngster Bag, becomes the seventh midfielder to join the club. Both players will be playing in the Indian Super League for the first time. The left-footed Sangwan will be joining Chennaiyin FC from RoundGlass Punjab, formerly known as Minerva Punjab, with whom he lifted the I-League title in 2018.
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