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Jolt for England as pacer Ollie Robinson ruled out of first Test against West Indies
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England's in-form pace bowler Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here from Tuesday after the 28-year-old hurt his back while bowling in a warm-up game against a Cricket West Indies President's XI last week.
Premier League: Arsenal survive tense moments in 3-2 win over Watford
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Martin Odegaard (5th min), Bukayo Saka (30th min) and Gabriel Martinelli (52nd min) scored for Arsenal while Juan Hernandez (11th min) and Moussa Sissoko (87th) scored for Watford. With this win, Arsenal now has 48 points from 25 matches, trailing Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. After the drama of their last Premier League clash some 10 days earlier against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Cairo Shooting World Cup: India shoot gold in Women's 25M Pistol team event
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In a thrilling gold medal match-up in the Women's 25M Pistol team competition on the penultimate day of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, India registered a 17-13 victory over Singapore to claim their third gold of the tournament. Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan made it to the title round on Saturday after topping the second qualification stage along with the Singaporean trio of Xiu Hong, Shun Xie and Ling Chiao Nicole Tan.
Asian Youth & Junior Boxing: Krrish, Ravi march into semis
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Indian Junior boxers Krrish Pal (46kg) and Ravi Saini (48kg) advanced to the semi-finals with contrasting victories at the 2022 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Sunday. According to information received here, Krrish, who hails from Chandigarh, was up against Philippines's Robert Jamero in the quarter-final bout.
Premier League: City overpower United 4-1 in Manchester derby
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Two goals by Kevin De Bruyne ensured City edged a keenly-contested first half, going 2-1 up. Pep Guardiola's side shifted through the gears in the second-half. Riyad Mahrez added two more goals to his tally in the second period, with Guardiola's men utterly dominant and perhaps a little disappointed not to have won by an even bigger margin. With less than five minutes on the clock, Kevin De Bruyne provided Manchester City with a superb start.
Indian women's team shares a heart-warming moment with Pak skipper Maroof's daughter
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India's 2022 Women's World Cup campaign got off to a brilliant start on Sunday as they thrashed Pakistan by 107 runs here. After the game, the two teams shared a heart-warming moment when the Indian women gathered around Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof's seven-month-old daughter Fatima. With this win, the Indian women's team maintained its unbeaten record against Pakistan. They have played 11 matches and won all so far.
1st Test, Day 3: Khawaja, Warner and Labuschagne fifties take Australia to 271-2 at stumps
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Half-centuries by Usman Khawaja (97), David Warner (68) and Marnus Labuschagne (69 not out) took Australia to 271-2 at stumps on Day 3 and helped reduce the deficit in their first innings of the first Test, here on Sunday. Australia were 205 runs behind Pakistan's first innings total when the stumps were drawn with Labuschagne and Steven Smith (24 not out) at the crease.
ISL 2021-22: Kerala Blasters score late to draw 8-goal encounter with FC Goa
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Alvaro Vazquez scored in the 90th minute as Kerala Blasters came back from a two-goal deficit as they held FC Goa to a 4-4 draw in an Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22 at the Athletic Stadium here on Sunday. FC Goa and Kerala Blasters FC played one of the best games with a crazy scoreline (4-4) in the last game of the league season for both sides.
'Been a long journey', Kohli says in a message to fans after 100th Test
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"Been a long journey to get here. Full of ups and downs and learnings. Would not have had it any other way. Thank you for all your support Flag of India, Raised hands," Kohli started his message which was released on his social media handles.
1st Test: Jadeja is quite hungry to get runs, do well for the team, says Rohit
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India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday lavished praise on Ravindra Jadeja, saying the stylish all-rounder showcased his "selfless" attitude by urging the team management to declare when he was batting on 175, here. India thrashed Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs inside just three days in Mohali on Sunday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series on Sunday.
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