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International kabaddi player shot dead in Punjab
International kabbadi player Sandeep Singh from Nangal Ambiyan village was shot dead by assailants during a match at Malian village in Jalandhar district on Monday. At least 20 bullets were pumped into his head and chest. The disturbing video of the crime went viral.
Pink Ball Test: Bumrah's performance was magnificent, without a doubt, says Rohit Sharma
India captain Rohit Sharma heaped praise on pacer Jasprit Bumrah, saying that his performance in the second Test against Sri Lanka was 'magnificent'. In India's 238-run win over Sri Lanka in the pink-ball Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bumrah had an overall match haul of 8/47, including a maiden five-wicket haul at home in the first innings, excelling on a pitch where spinners were earmarked to do well.
Spanish Para-Badminton: Doubles shuttler Raj Kumar shines with two gold, Team India ends with 21 medals
According to information received here, Kumar, the 35-year-old from Punjab, first paired up with Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar to defeat fellow Indian pair of Ruthick Ragupathi and Manasi Joshi 21-17, 21-18 in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 final before he along with Chirag Baretha claimed the men's doubles SL3-SL4+SU5 title.
Pink Ball Test: Karunaratne's century goes in vain as India beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs to win series 2-0
Karunaratne put up a defiant show against a relentless India bowling attack as Sri Lanka began day three on a positive note. The visitors showed some fight in the start of day's play as Karunaratne used his feet straightaway to take two boundaries off Ravindra Jadeja through the off-side. Runs began to flow for the visitors' as Kusal Mendis glanced and lofted Ravichandran Ashwin for boundaries.
India batter Shreyas Iyer named ICC Men's player of the month for February 2022
Iyer earned the award on the back of his brilliant white-ball exploits during the home series against West Indies and Sri Lanka respectively in February 2022.
Pink Ball Test: Karunaratne reaches fifty but India strike back with three wickets
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne reached his half-century but India struck back with three wickets on day three of second Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. At tea break, Sri Lanka are 151/4 in 39 overs and trail by 296 runs, with Karunaratne unbeaten at 67.
Women's World Cup: Bangladesh make history with 9-run win over Pakistan
Debutants Bangladesh eked out a nine-run victory against favourites Pakistan to make history at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, with Fargana Hoque and Fahima Khatun playing crucial roles to negate a fine century from top-order batter Sidra Ameen at the Seddon Park here on Monday.
Spanish Para Badminton: Pramod Bhagat bags 2 silver, one bronze
World No 1 Pramod Bhagat has won two silver and a bronze medal at the recently concluded Iberdrola Spanish Para Badminton International 2022. World No 2 Sukant Kadam also ended up with a bronze. The Padma Shree Awardee went down to World No 2 England's Daniel Bethell in straight sets, the score line read 9-21, 13-21. The match seemed much closer than what the score line reads and lasted for 39 minutes.
Premier League: Havertz's late goal seals 1-0 home win for Chelsea
The Blues were playing at Stamford Bridge for the first time since Roman Abramovich decided to sell the club following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Chelsea managed to secure their fifth straight league victory with a brilliant finish. The win took Chelsea to 59 points from 28 matches and they remained in the third position in the league. Newcastle, who suffered their first loss in 10 games, were 14th with 31 points from 28 matches.
Women's World Cup: Beaumont, Jones help England set competitive total vs SA
Fine half-centuries from Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones helped England set a competitive target of 236 in their crucial ICC Women's World Cup match against South Africa at the Bay Oval here on Monday. Defending champions England are still in search of their maiden win in the tournament here as they have lost the first two games.
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