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Neeraj Chopra, Sumit Antil among 12 conferred Khel Ratna; 35 get Arjuna awards
Loud applause greeted Chopra, the first Indian to win an athletics gold medal in Olympics at Tokyo earlier this year, and the Paralympics heroes as they received the Khel Ratna awards from President Ram Nath Kovind in the presence of a host of Ministers, dignitaries, and sports celebrities. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year,.
Olympic bronze-winning squad to join national hockey camp on Nov 14
The 30 member probable squad will camp in Bhubaneshwar till December 9 before Flying to Dhaka to play the Asian Champions trophy tournament which will commence from December 14-22. "It will be good to have the senior men's team train in Bhubaneswar as the weather here is almost similar to that of Dhaka. It will be great for the team to train in these conditions and get acclimatised," said chief coach Graham Reid while speaking about the camp.
After T20, Virat Kohli may quit captaincy in other formats too, hints Ravi shastri
Virat kohli may hang his boots as the skipper of Indian cricket team in the Tests and ODISs too in near future to tackle the mental fatigue and focus on his batting, according Ravi Shastri, the former Indian head coach. Kohli had already announced to quit as the T20 captain after the T20 World Cup. He has been rested from the upcoming three-matche T20 series and first Test match against New Zealand.
Hamilton tops Verstappen in first practice in Brazil
The seven-time world champion, who is 19 points adrift of title rival Max Verstappen with four races to go, clocked a 1:09.050s on his third flying lap in the final few minutes of the session at Interlagos. It came after the FIA revealed just minutes after the start of action that Hamilton had fitted a fresh internal combustion engine, to trigger a grid drop for Su'day's Grand Prix.
Mohammad Rizwan's comeback from ICU for semifinal was a miracle: Doctor
"Mujhe khelna hai. Team ke saath rehna hai (I want to play and be with the team)," Rizwan used to say to doctors who treated him in the ICU. The Pakistan top-order batsman, who played a stunning innings against the mighty Australians in the semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup, had joined the team after fighting a severe chest infection and being treated in the ICU.
National wrestling: Geeta Phogat wins silver on return; Sakshi, Seema make early exits
A former World Championship bronze medallist Geeta, who returned to competitive wrestling for the first time since becoming a mother in 2018, had to be satisfied with a silver in the women's 59 kg category on Friday. She had cruised to the final with ease where she found Railways' Sarita Mor, also a bronze medallist at the World Championship, a tough nut to crack and lost.
Brazil beat Colombia to clinch World Cup berth
It took the hosts until the 72nd minute to break the deadlock at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium, with Paqueta finishing a slick move that involved Paris Saint-Germain pair Marquinhos and Neymar. The latter showed superb vision and skill as he used one deft touch of his left foot to turn Marquinhos' defense-splitting pass into the path of the onrushing Paqueta.
Novak Djokovic, Tsitsipas in Green Group at Nitto ATP Finals
The tournament, scheduled to run from November 14 to 21 at the Pala Alpitour here, will see the 'Red Group' being led by defending champion from Russia Daniil Medvedev. The group also has Germany's Alexander Zverev, Italian Matteo Berrettini and Poland's Hubert Hurkacz.
T20 World Cup final: Meet the two teams
It is the third straight ICC final they have made across three formats, having clinched the inaugural World Test Championship title earlier this year and finished runners-up in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. They were also runners up in 2015, giving them a run of three World Cup finals across four limited-overs competitions, with the 2016 T20 World Cup the outlier.
India's squad for Tests against New Zealand announced
The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), while announcing the squad for the two Tests, did not give any reason for their exclusion, although it is widely speculated that they have been rested due to the gruelling schedule over the last six months.
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