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Rahul Dravid appointed as India head coach, to take charge from New Zealand series
Dravid will take over from Ravi Shastri, whose tenure comes to an end after the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The decision to appoint Dravid was taken by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising of former India wicketkeeper Sulakshana Naik and former India pacer RP Singh. "It is an absolute honour to be appointed as the new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team and I am really looking forward to this role. Under Mr Shastri, the team has done very well, and I hope to work with the team to take this forward." said Dravid in a statement.
T20 World Cup: Batters set up India's empathic 66-run win over Afghanistan
After India's batting, comprising of Rohit Sharma (74 off 47 balls), KL Rahul (69 off 48 balls), Hardik Pandya (35 not out off 13 balls) and Rishabh Pant (27 not out off 13 balls) rose to the occasion to post a gigantic 210/2 in 20 overs, it was always an uphill mountain to climb for Afghanistan, who made 144/7 in their 20 overs. Afghanistan lost openers Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai in the power-play. While Shahzad lobbed one to mid-off off Mohammed Shami for a three-ball duck on the last ball of third over, Zazai top-edged to short mid-wicket off Jasprit Bumrah on the first ball of the fourth over.
Ballon d'Or for Lewandowski is a must, says Nagelsmann
After the 33-year-old Pole scored three goals in his 100th Champions League game, the coach renewed his demand to award the striker with this year's Ballon d'Or. "In the past, everyone tried to get him out of balance by pushing, kicking and I don't know what. As it seemed he wasn't overwhelmingly impressed due to his robust body, he kept on scoring goals," Nagelsmann said. "Today he is even better after he changed his game and turned into a playing spearhead. These changes made him heading for new shores," the coach added, Xinhua reported.
Riding on T20 World Cup batting success, Babar Azam climbs to No.1 in ICC rankings
Azam, who was previously at the top of the ranking in January 2018, has played a key role in Pakistan's ICC T20 World Cup campaign, making 198 runs across four innings, averaging 66 at a strike rate of 124.52. Sitting in second in last week's rankings, he moved up 14 points (to 834), pushing past England's Dawid Malan, who slid from 831 to 798. Pakistan have made the perfect start to the tournament, winning their first four games in style with Babar at the helm.
Eject big names, bring in youngsters: Kapil Dev tells BCCI
The Virat Kohli-led India have been soundly beaten in both their 'Super 12' Group 2 matches so far and even if they win the remaining three games, starting with match against Afghanistan on November 4, their qualification for the semifinals would be subject to net run rate (NRR) calculations and the results of some other games in the group favouring them.
World Boxing: Akash takes on Kazakh boxer in semis, aims for spot in the final
The 21-year-old boxer, who hails from Bhiwani, made his way into the semifinals after causing a major upset in the 21st edition of the tournament when he handed a crushing 5-0 defeat to Rio Olympics silver medallist and strong contender Yoel Finol of Venezuela. On the other hand, 20-year-old young Kazakh star Sabyrkhan sealed his spot in the semifinals after outclassing Brazil's first quarterfinalist at the Championships, Michael Trinidade.
T20 World Cup: Pakistan outclass Namibia by 45 runs, reach semis
Babar (70) and Rizwan (79 not out) started slowly but exploded into action later in the innings as they raised another hundred-run partnership to help Pakistan post a challenging 189/2 in 20 overs. Defending the total, Pakistan's bowlers did not give Namibia batsmen many chances and restricted them to 144/5 in their 20 overs for a comprehensive victory.
UEFA Champions League: Bayern see off Benfica to progress into knockout stage
Both sides staged a lively opening period late on Tuesday with opportunities at both ends of the pitch but the visitors from Portugal came off with a bright start as Alejandro Grimaldo sent a free-kick close in the fourth minute.
Djokovic struggles but wins opening-round game at Paris Masters
The 34-year-old Serbian world No. 1 said that it was a great feeling to be back on court nearly two months after the US Open final defeat to world No.2 Medvedev, who clinched his maiden major in September and denied Djokovic a record 21st major, which would have broken the tie with Spain's Rafael Nadal and Swiss ace Roger Federer.
National Sports Awards: Neeraj Chopra, 11 others get Khel Ratna; 39 Arjuna awardees in jumbo list
The jumbo list of national sports awards winners includes 39 athletes including history-making fencer Bhavani Devi, woman hockey player Vandana Katariya, 16 male hockey players wo ere part of the team that won a historic bronze medal after a gap of four decades at the Tokyo Olympics, and Paralympics medallist Bhavina Patel - were given the Arjuna Award.
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