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BWF junior rankings: Tasnim Mir becomes first Indian girl to claim world no 1 spot
The 16-year-old Mir jumped three places to reach the top position in the junior world rankings in the women's singles category with 10,810 points. With this achievement, Tasnim has managed to do something which has never been achieved by any Indian girl, including two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and London bronze winner Saina Nehwal.
PKL 8: Bengaluru Bulls thrash Dabang Delhi KC 61-22
Pawan Sehrawat scored an outstanding 27 points from 27 raids as the Bulls ran riot against a Delhi side missing star player Naveen Kumar.. The 39-point victory was the second biggest win in Vivo PKL history and helped the Bulls jump to the top of the points table. The lack of a secondary raider hurt Dabang Delhi K.C. who suffered their second loss of the season. The nature of the loss will also hurt Delhi whose score difference went to -4 because of the loss.
IPL: Ahmedabad, Lucknow given Jan 22 deadline to submit draft picks
After finally giving the clearance to the CVC Capital to own the Ahmedabad franchise, the board formally authorised the two new teams to sign players. The go-ahead was given to them through a letter on Wednesday, a Cricbuzz report said. The development comes a day after the meeting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council.
SA v IND, 3rd Test: Kohli, Pujara make it to stumps after Bumrah's fifer gives India 13-run lead
India took a narrow 13-run lead as the pace attack shot out South Africa for 210, with Jasprit Bumrah taking 5/42, his seventh five-wicket haul in Test cricket on a pitch which was aiding fast bowlers. Mohammed Shami (2/39), Umesh Yadav (2/64) and Shardul Thakur (1/37) were among the other wicket-takers for the tourists. With a lead of 13, India almost lost Mayank Agarwal in the third over of the second innings.
Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai receives Guinness World Records certificate
Arjun took to his social media to post this news and said , "This one goes out to each one of you out there who has a mountain in their lives to climb! It may not be a real mountain but we are all climbing that one mountain in our life! I want you to know that it's possible! If you can dream of something and are ready to sacrifice and put everything on the line, nothing can stop you from achieving your dreams! Never limit yourself! Dream big and dare to chase them."
Jamieson's big leap brings him closer to Ashwin in latest ICC Test bowling rankings
Jamieson's quantum jump has come after a fine show in the two-match ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh that ended in a 1-1 draw. The 27-year-old Jamieson, who finished with eight wickets including six in the second Test in Christchurch, is only the fifth bowler from New Zealand to touch the 825-rating point mark after Richard Hadlee (909 in November 1985), Neil Wagner (859 in December 2019), Tim Southee (839 in November 2021) and Trent Boult (825 in May 2015).
SA v IND, 3rd Test: Shami's double strike reduces South Africa to 176/7 at tea
At tea, South Africa are still trailing India by 47 runs with Keegan Petersen still standing tall at 70 though the second session completely belonged to India, who took four wickets for 76 runs, changing the complexion of the game in the last 30 minutes.
The tourists' had begun the session on a desperate note, burning a review when Umesh Yadav struck Rassie van der Dussen above the knee roll on the back leg.
Savita to lead women's team in Asia Cup hockey
The 18-member Indian team for the tournament, to be played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, looks formidable with 16 players from the side that was part of the historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. Defending champions India will battle it out against China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand for the title. The top-four teams from this tournament will qualify for the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup to be held in Spain and the Netherlands.
A mask, if you're going to be anywhere near Djokovic: Fan's advice to Leylah Fernandez
World No. 1 and defending champion Djokovic's arrival in Melbourne from Serbia for the opening Grand Slam of the year has created a controversy as he has secured a "medical exemption" from Tennis Australia (TA) to compete in the tournament. The nine-time Australian Open champion has refused to disclose his COVID-19 vaccination status, saying it's a private matter.
WTA terms Czech player Voracova's deportation from Australia unfortunate
The Australian Border Force (ABF) had cancelled the visa of Voracova on January 6. The 38-year-old Voracova, who has already played in a warm-up tournament in Melbourne, has been detained in the same immigration hotel as Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. She is believed to have entered Australia last month with a vaccine exemption granted by Tennis Australia because she had recently contracted and recovered from Covid-19.
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