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Ishant, Rahane, Jadeja ruled out of 2nd Test due to niggles
As the start of the match was delayed by wet ground conditions caused by rains on Wednesday and Thursday, the BCCI put out the news that three senior players will not be available for the match. Sharma is out with a dislocated left little finger, Jadeja has a right forearm injury while Rahane has a slight left hamstring strain -- all three getting hurt during the final day of the first Test at Kanpur, BCCI secretary Jay Shah informed in a release on Friday.
Shreyasi Singh crowned National Champion in Women's Trap for second year running
This was Shreyasi's fifth individual career National title and her second in Women's Trap. The reigning Commonwealth Games Champion won with a finals score of 34, ahead of Madhya Pradesh's Pragati Dubey and ONGC's Shagun Chowdhary, who ended with scores of 31 and 27 respectively. In the Junior Women's Trap, Aadya Tripathi from Delhi bagged the gold with a final score of 38 ahead of Delhi's Divya Singh and Bhavya Tripathi with scores of 36 and 28 respectively.
Football: India women lose 1-2 against Venezuela
Forward Dangmei Grace put India in front with a first-half header but Venezuela came out all guns blazing in the second session and goals from Mariana Speckmaier and Barbara Olivieri helped them claim victory. Venezuela started the brighter of the two sides and tested India goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan from distance a number of times in the opening 15 minutes.
ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur and Hyderabad play out gripping 1-1 draw
Greg Stewart (41') scored a goal of the highest order for the Red Miners while Bartholomew Ogbeche (56') equalised in the second half. Both sides failed to enter into the top four spots as Jamshedpur with 5 points are placed 5th as Hyderabad follow with 4 points. Eli Sabia was handed the Jamshedpur FC armband for the first time as regular captain Peter Hartley started from the bench. Manolo Marquez fielded the same XI that won against Mumbai City over the weekend.
England wary of David Warner, says Anderson
Warner's heroics at the T20 World Cup signalled he is back to his explosive best. "His record in Australia is ridiculous, so we know it's going to be a different animal to the one we faced in 2019 in our summer. We've played so much cricket against Warner, we know you can never say you're actually on top of him -- he's that good of a batter, he's got that much quality," Anderson told Fox Sports.
BWF World Tour Finals: Bad day for India as Chirag-Satwik pull out, Srikant loses
The Indian pair had to leave the match midway as Satwiksairaj complained of knee pain during the match against Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamulio. Badminton Federation of India tweeted about Indian Men's doubles pair's pullout from the tournament.
WTA suspends all tournaments in China over Peng Shuai issue
Peng Shuai has not been seen around after the 35-year-old, one of China's most recognizable athletes, accused, in a social media post, former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of coercing her into sex. The post has since been deleted by Chinese authorities. WTA administration and players have been in total support of Peng Shuai ever since screenshots of her social media post were shared on Twitter and the WTA has regularly demanded verifiable proof from Chinese government that Peng Shuai is "free, safe and not subject to censorship, coercion, and intimidation".
Players will get clarity on South Africa tour in 1-2 days, says Kohli
India Test and ODI skipper Virat Kohli admitted that the players have a lot of concerns on this issue, the bubble life and SOPs considering the ever-evolving situation and they are in regular touch with the Indian cricket board for information. There are a lot of concerns worldwide over the detection of a new coronavirus variant called Omicron in South Africa and many countries have pulled out their sports teams from the country and many others have banned international travel to and from South Africa.
Chelsea beat Watford, Man City, Liverpool win away in Premier League
Mason Mount was decisive for the league leaders, scoring the 29th-minute opener and then setting up Hakim Ziyech for the winner after Watford had equalised from Bonaventure' deflected 43rd-minute shot. The game was halted for half an hour in the first half for a medical emergency and Watford later confirmed a fan was in a stable condition after suffering a cardiac arrest while in the stands. According to reports, the players agreed to resume play only once they were sure the situation had taken a positive turn.
Anju Bobby George gets World Athletics' Woman of the Year award
Anju made history when she won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. Anju, a senior vice-president of the Indian Athletics Federation, mentors many young girls through her training academy which has already helped many to shine at international level athletics meets, including U-20 gold medallist Shaili Singh. She is also chairman of the Indian Olympic Association's Athletes Commission.
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