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German Open: Sindhu, Saina make early exits; Srikanth, Prannoy reach quarters
The Indian contingent had a mixed day at the German Open BWF World Tour Super 300 badminton event its hopes in the women's section ended with P.V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal exiting while Kidambi Srikanth and H.S Prannoy made it to the men's singles quarter-finals on Thursday.
Ind vs SL: KSCA allows 100 percent crowd for pink-ball Test in Bengaluru
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Thursday allowed 100 percent crowd attendance for the second India-Sri Lanka Test, which will be a pink ball game and scheduled to be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, starting here on Saturday. This latest development comes as a change from the earlier approved 50 percent capacity and the decision was taken by KSCA following the approval from the state government.
Women should call harassers out, rather merely blocking them online, says Sindhu
Sindhu said women should call it out, while tackling online harassment, and shouldn't merely block harassers. "You should go and complain to the authorities. You should confront it. As women, we can do anything and everything. At the same time, you have to be aware of your surroundings. You have to be in a situation where you have to take care of yourself. You have to understand situation and act accordingly," Sindhu told News18.
Aus vs Pak: ICC match referee Madugalle rates Rawalpindi pitch as 'below average'
The lifeless pitch in Rawalpindi became a talking point after only 14 wickets fell across five days and across three innings while 1187 runs were scored in total as the first Test ended in a dull draw. Pakistan, who batted for 162 overs in the first innings, posted 476/4 declared. Australia faced 140.1 overs for their 459 while Pakistan finished with 252/0 in 77 overs in their second essay.
Delhi Capitals' members start assembling in Mumbai, to undergo 3-day quarantine in hotel
India's U19 World Cup-winning captain Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Ripal Patel, Praveen Dubey, Ashwin Hebbar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and off-spinner Vicky Ostwal were among those who reached Mumbai on Thursday. DC Assistant Coach Pravin Amre also joined the team bio-bubble. The players and coaches will undergo a mandatory three-day quarantine before stepping out of their rooms.
German Open 2022: PV Sindhu bows out after losing to Zhang Yi Man
Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu lost to the 2021 World Championship bronze medallist Zhang Yi Man 14-21, 21-15, 14-21 in a match that lasted 55 minutes. Former world champion Sindhu, who is currently ranked World No. 7, started the match on expected lines and dominated early exchanges. However, the Chinese shuttler, ranked 34 in the world, took eight consecutive points after trailing 3-5 and maintained her lead to clinch the first game.
Women's World Cup: Tried to build an innings to set a platform to launch from, says Amy
"Was an interesting one, certainly patches where I really struggled. We wanted to take it as deep as we could, set up a platform from where we could launch. We probably didn't quite do as we would've liked to but in the end it was enough. I just tried to build an innings to set a platform to launch from," said Amy in the post-match presentation ceremony after being adjudged 'Player of the Match'.
Shane Warne seen walking through Thailand villa in haunting final picture
Warne was seen on CCTV shortly before as he returned to Sumujana Villas with shirts draped over his arm after visiting his tailor Parsuram Panday, Sun reports. The dad-of-three was pictured dressed in shorts, a T-shirt and a hat with his phone in his hand as he walked back towards his room for a massage before settling down to watch Australia's Test cricketers take on Pakistan.
Women's World Cup: Back-to-back wickets put a lot of pressure, says Mithali Raj
India captain Mithali Raj believes that losing successive wickets had put in a lot of pressure on her team, from which they could never really recover. In their second league match of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at Seddon Park on Thursday, India never looked in the hunt to chase down 261, eventually being all out for 198 in 46.4 overs.
Women's World Cup: All-round New Zealand crush India by 62 runs
On the back of fifties from Amy Satterthwaite and Amelia Kerr apart from the latter and Lea Tahuhu sharing six wickets between themselves, an all-round New Zealand crushed India by 62 runs at Seddon Park in the eighth match of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, here on Thursday.
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