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Mandhana among four players nominated for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award
In a field dominated by opening batters, the other three cricketers are England's Tammy Beaumont, Australia's Lizelle Lee and Ireland's Gaby Lewis.
Biggest benefit for India is back-up in fast-bowling department: Duminy
Apart from the 117-run opening partnership between KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal in the first innings, Mohammed Shami picked 5/44 in the first innings to skittle out South Africa for 197. On the way, Shami completed 200 scalps in Test cricket, becoming the fifth Indian pacer to do so.
Unfortunate we lost to Argentina, pain will remain forever: Hockey captain Rani
"I feel 100 per cent we could have won the semifinal match against Argentina. We took an early lead in the match and put them under pressure. We executed everything (the) coaches told us but conceding PCs (penalty corners) cost us," Rani said on Friday.
Indian athletes' top sporting moments in 2021
Neeraj Chopra strikes gold: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra became the second Indian to win an individual gold at the Olympics, outperforming the field by quite a distance to notch up the first track-and-field Games medal for the country.
The Ashes: Big jolt for Australia as Travis Head tests positive for COVID-19
Cricket Australia (CA) issued a statement on Friday morning saying the batter had tested positive for Covid-19 "following a routine PCR test". "Head is asymptomatic and will remain in Melbourne and isolate with his partner for seven days in line with Victorian Government Health requirements. He will be unavailable for selection for the fourth Vodafone men's Ashes Test, starting at the SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground) on January 5," said Cricket Australia.
BCCI postpones U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy after surge in COVID-19 cases
In a letter to the affiliated units of BCCI, the Indian cricket board's secretary Jay Shah said that the domestic cricket had started off well, with the completion of 748 matches till date, however, the sudden spike in cases has forced the board to postpone its junior tournament. On Thursday, India reported 13,154 new COVID-19 cases, the number of active cases stands at 82,402.
China bans tattoos in national football team
The General Administration of Sport (GAS) has gone a step further than it did in 2018 when players were forced to cover up tattoos to continue playing. In their latest move, GAS has outlawed tattoos altogether and wants any player with pre-existing tattoos to get them removed in order to 'set a good example' for the Chinese society, the report said.
'Not surprised at all': BCCI president Ganguly lauds India's Centurion Test victory
India registered a comprehensive 113-run win over South Africa in the first Test to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. It was also India's first-ever Test victory at the Centurion, which is largely considered to be a fortress for South Africa. Former India captain said that South Africa will have to play out of their skins to beat this Virat Kohli-led Test team in the ongoing series.
Beijing 2022: Arif Khan becomes first Indian to qualify for two Winter Olympics events
The 31-year-old Khan on Wednesday, secured a 2022 Winter Olympics quota spot in men's giant slalom event. Last month, he earned a quota in the slalom event at a meet in Dubai. Arif, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, secured his giant slalom cut during the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) meet held at Kolasin, Montenegro. While Arif remains the only Indian to have made the cut for the 2022 Winter Games so far, his compatriot Aanchal Thakur, who recently won a bronze in the women's giant slalom, remains in the hunt for qualification, an olympics.com report said.
'My family is everything to me': Quinton de Kock hangs his boots from Test cricket
The sudden decision comes after the Proteas' first Test match against India in Centurion, where the visitors won by 113 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The 29-year old De Kock made his Proteas Test debut against Australia in 2014. In 54 matches, he amassed 3 300 runs with a high score of 141 not-out, at an average of 38.82 and strike rate of 70.93. He also has six centuries and 22 half-centuries under his belt.
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