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India all set to board the shuttle express to greater glory
It will be a busy season next year for the Indians as they will play at least 20 events, starting with the Yonex Sunrise India Open from January 11-16 in Delhi and ending with the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022, December 14-22 in Guangzhou, China. Apart from Sindhu, Indian badminton has high hopes from Srikanth, Sen, Parupalli Kashyap, B Sai Praneeth, HS Prannoy and the doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in 2022.
SA v IND, 1st Test: Rahul and Agarwal justify Kohli's bat-first decision with solid opening stand
India openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal justified captain Virat Kohli's decision to bat first with a careful yet solid opening stand as India reached 83/0 in 28 overs at lunch on day one of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park. In the first hour of the session, South Africa employed four pace options in Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Wiaan Mulder and debutant Marco Jansen in helpful conditions. But none of them were able to put KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal in trouble.
SA v IND, 1st Test: India win toss, elect to bat
India captain Virat Kohli has won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the first Test at the SuperSport Park here on Sunday. The Boxing Day Test marks the start of the three-match Test series between the two teams. After winning the toss, Kohli said, "Runs on the board playing away from home has been our strength. The wicket looks nice, there's grass on the pitch. Traditionally, Centurion gets quicker as the match goes on.
The Ashes, 3rd Test: Australia 61/1 at stumps, trail England by 124 runs on Day 1
Marcus Harris (20 off 51) and Nathan Lyon (0 off 5) were unbeaten at the crease at the end of play on Day 1. Australia bowled out England for 185 in their first innings and their openers Harris and David Warner had a watchful start. Veteran seamer James Anderson dismissed in-form Warner (38) in the 15th over of the innings.
Bernie Ecclestone believes Hamilton could retire before start of 2022 F1 season
Bernie believes Hamilton will call it a day as he is dismayed with the way he lost the world title in a dramatic season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton looked set to win his eighth world title when a turn of events saw Dutch driver Verstappen pass him on the last lap to clinch his maiden F1 title.
Cricket Australia chief Hockley keeps Langer guessing on contract extension
While Australia recently won their maiden ICC T20 World Cup title in the UAE and look set to retain the Ashes under the former distinguished player-turned-coach's tenure, Langer hasn't enjoyed the best of relationships with the players, with things coming to a head after the T20I series loss to Bangladesh in August.
COVID UPDATE: Aston Villa coach Gerrard to miss two PL games after contracting virus
The 41-year old will miss Sunday's Boxing Day game at home to Chelsea and Tuesday's trip to Leeds. "Aston Villa can confirm Head Coach Steven Gerrard will be unable to attend our next two Premier League matches with Chelsea and Leeds United as he will be isolating after testing positive for COVID-19," the club said in a statement on Saturday night.
The Ashes, 3rd Test: Australia bundle out England for 185 in 1st innings
England were 128/6 at tea and their struggle continued even after that as they lost the wickets of Jonny Bairstow (35), Mark Wood (6) Ollie Robinson (22) and Jack Leach (13) and could only add 57 runs in the third session after being put into bat.
For Australia, Pat Cummins (3/36) and Nathon Lyon (3/36) picked three wickets each, Mitchell Starc (2/54) took two while Scott Boland (1/48) and Cameron Green (1/7) bagged one wicket each.
The Ashes, 3rd Test: Root surpasses Graeme Smith's record of Test runs in a calendar year
Root, with 1,680 runs, moved ahead of Smith, who had scored 1,656 runs as the captain of the Proteas in 2008. England captain's tally is also the third-highest by a player in a calendar year behind Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf (1,788 runs in 2006) and former West Indies skipper Sir Vivian Richards (1,710 runs in 1976).
Djokovic pulls out of ATP Cup, adds to Australian Open mystery: Reports
According to Serbian newspaper Blic, a member of his team reportedly said, "It is 99 per cent sure that Novak won't go to the ATP Cup. He is training here (in Belgrade) but he has decided to give that tournament a miss." The 34-year-old, who ended the 2021 season as world No.1 for a record seventh time to break the tie with American great Pete Sampras, has kept the organisers guessing about his COVID-19 vaccination status and his reported pull-out of the multi-nation ATP Cup has made his Australian Open participation more complex.
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