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Tokyo bids adieu to Paralympics with message of change
The ceremony was themed on a youngster's awakening about the Paralympic Games, para-sportspersons, and their different abilities and personalities. He wakes up in a prototype of the Paralympic Games village, which resembles a miniature city, where para-sportspersons start arriving, preparing, and participating in the Games and depicts how his approach towards the participants changes.
Choudhary,Chhetri score as India beat Nepal 2-1 in friendly
India began the first half well, with Bipin Singh penetrating through the Nepal backline from the left flank on several occasions. In the sixth minute, he played in a looping ball for an onrushing Manvir Singh to head but Kiran Limbu came charging off his line to collect. Another Bipin cross put Nepali under pressure in the 24th minute as Anirudh Thapa looked to bring the ball under his control inside the penalty area.
Sharma, Pujara suffer niggles, don't come out to field
"Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara will not take the field. Rohit has discomfort in his left knee while Pujara has pain in his left ankle. The BCCI Medical Team is assessing them," said a statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday. Opener Sharma had scored his maiden Test century overseas when he made 127 in the second innings on Saturday.
Fourth Test: India all out for 466, set a target of 368
When the day began, India were comfortably placed at 171 runs ahead with seven wickets in hand. However, three wickets in the first session with the lead extended to only 230 by lunch brought England back into the match. But then Thakur and Pant played themselves in and frustrated the England bowlers who found nothing from the pitch and as the new ball softened, legs started to get tired.
Hoping that more stakeholders will come forward and hold our hand: Deepa Malik
"We are definitely hoping that more stakeholders will come forward and hold our hand. We as a federation are responsible to create new talent, identify and work with new talent, so that is the aim right now," said Deepa in a virtual interaction organised by broadcasters Eurosport and PCI.
4th Test: India extend lead to 230 despite losing Kohli and Rahane
Resuming from 270/3, India lost two wickets for 28 runs in the first hour. Chris Woakes, introduced into the attack for the first time in the day, struck on his second ball with Ravindra Jadeja's wicket. A nip-backer around off lured Jadeja into coming forward and was rapped just below the knee roll. Jadeja (17) took the DRS but replays showed ball hitting the top of off-stump
Shami brutally trolls Pant, calls him 'overweight'
Shami, who is in England for the five-Test series, celebrated his birthday with Indian spectators at The Oval. Pant, who is known for his fun presence on the field, came up with a hilarious tweet pointed towards Shami. The wicketkeeper-batsman tweeted, "@MdShami11 bhai, ball aur umar dono tezi se nikli jaa rahi hai. Happy birthday!" It loosely translates to, 'you are ageing as fast as your pacey deliveries'.
Feel very fortunate getting a medal at the Paralympics: Krishna Nagar
"Getting a medal in Tokyo, in the Paralympics is a very big thing for me. We had already committed that we will get five-six medals from the Paralympics. We got four medals. But we will cover that in the upcoming tournaments. I feel very fortunate getting a medal at the Paralympics, especially when badminton has been added for the first time. There is no bigger achievement than getting a medal here," said Nagar
Deepa Malik compares India's 19 medals to a youngster emerging from teens
On Sunday, India ended the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with 19 medals -- five gold, eight silver and six bronze -- a dramatic and historic rise for the country that had collected only 12 medals while participating in 11 editions of the Games from 1968 till 2016. Deepak Malik, who won the shot put F53 silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics and is the top office-bearer of the PCI now, tweeted, "Indian para-sports were in infancy till Rio2016.
4th Test: KL Rahul fined 15% of match fees for showing dissent
"Rahul was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, relating to 'showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an International Match'. One demerit point will also be added to Rahul's disciplinary record as it was his first offence in a 24-month period," said a release by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday.
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