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Khel Ratna 2021: Two Paralympians from Rajasthan among 11 nominee
The other nine nominees are Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, PR Sreejesh, Lovlina Borgohain, Sunil Chettri, Mithali Raj, Pramod Bhagat, Sumit Antil, and Manish Narwal. The Rajasthan-based Paralympians won gold medals for India in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games held recently. Avani had won two medals in shooting while Nagger bagged gold in the badminton SH6 category.
La Liga: Osasuna hold Real Madrid to goalless draw
In the first 45 minutes, Real Madrid were limited by a serious defensive display by Osasuna's back five, and an insistence on constantly looking for Vinicius Jr as their main attacking outlet. Jon Moncayola hit the post for Osasuna four minutes after the restart after good work from Chimy Avila, while at the other end, Karim Benzema smacked a curling shot against the woodwork.
Barcelona sack coach Koeman after loss to Rayo Vallecano
"FC Barcelona have tonight sacked Ronald Koeman as first team coach. Club President Joan Laporta informed him following the defeat to Rayo Vallecano. Ronald Koeman has said goodbye to the squad tonight," read a club statement issued shortly after midnight. Speaking after the defeat, Koeman commented, "Other teams could have more balanced squads, but we have shown that we can compete with them."
T20 World Cup: Trumpelmann, Smit lead Namibia to first-ever Super 12 victory
The win also marks Namibia's first-ever win in Super 12 stage of the mega event, going ahead of India and New Zealand while Scotland remain at the bottom of the points table for Group 2. It was a commendable effort from Scotland to take the game to the final over despite not having many runs to defend.
French Open: Sindhu advances to 2nd round, Saina pulls out with injury
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist and reigning world champion, outclassed her opponent Jakobsen 21-15, 21-18 in the first round match. She will next face Line Christophersen of Denmark at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris. The world No 10 pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also progressed to the men's doubles round of 16 after beating Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan 18-21, 21-17, 21-13.
T20 World Cup: How inswinger and googly could cause trouble for Indian team
There is no doubt about the quality of talent in the Indian batting order, with anyone capable of delivering a match-turning innings on their day. But last Sunday's ten-wicket hammering from Pakistan in the tournament opener has revived a painful memory: the early fall of the openers, especially to inswingers. In a T20I, openers getting a good start means that the team can build up on it and end at an imposing total. But when the vice-versa happens, then the other batters take up the rebuilding act and finish at a just-par total.
BCCI president Ganguly quits position at ATK to avoid conflict of interest
Ganguly's move is seen as a bid to avoid conflict of interest as the RPSG group is now a part of the IPL bandwagon. "I have resigned," Ganguly said to Cricbuzz on Wednesday. As per the ATK Mohun Bagan FC's website, Ganguly's name is mentioned as a Director with Sanjiv Goenka as Chairman of the Board of Directors. While the conflict-of-interest controversy settles down, another one is taking shape with regards to CVC Capital.
T20 World Cup: Bowler, Roy power England to 8-wicket win over Bangladesh
This was England's second successive victory in the Super 12s of the tournament and they moved to the top of the points table in Group 1. England's bowlers - Tymal Mills (3/27), Liam Livingstone (2/15) and Moeen Ali (2/18) produced their second clinical performance of the tournament and restricted Bangladesh to 124/9 in 20 overs. Chasing a modest target for victory, openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler gave England a flying start, scoring 50-1 in the powerplay.
T20 World Cup: England restrict Bangladesh to 124/9
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Bangladesh were off to a terrible start as they lost their top three batters inside the powerplay. Just like their previous game, Eoin Morgan's decision to throw the new ball to Moeen Ali worked well as he dismissed Liton Das (9) and Mohammad Naim (5) in successive deliveries of the 3rd over.
Shoaib Akhtar walks out of talk show after being 'insulted' on national TV
Akhtar, nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express, was on the show discussing the Babar Azam-led team's performance in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup along with cricketing greats such as West Indies' Vivian Richards and England's David Gower.
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