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Wrestler Anshu becomes first Indian woman to enter World Championships final
According to information received here, she defeated Ukraine Wrestler Solomia Vynnyk by 11-0 points in the semi-final bout. She will now take on USA Wrestler Helen Moroulis in the summit clash on Thursday. Anshu also became the first Indian woman to reach the final of the Worlds. Whereas, Sarita lost her semi-final bout of 59 kg category. She went down 0-3 against Bulgarian grappler.
IPL 2021: Patel leads the charge for Bangalore as Hyderabad restricted to 141/7
Apart from Patel's 3/33, Daniel Christian was instrumental with his 2/14. Hyderabad, who were 105/2 in 14 overs, could score only 36 runs in their next six overs, losing five wickets. Inserted into batting first, Hyderabad was off to a flying start with Abhishek Sharma hitting George Garton for a four and six in the second over. Sharma was dropped at deep backward square leg by Mohammed Siraj.
Playing back-to-back cricket makes things clear: Harmanpreet
"See, South Africa and England, we played after almost one year and we were building a new team. At that time, players take time to adjust but now we are in good shape. When you play after one year, there are things that can go up and down. Right now, we are looking in a great frame of mind and we understand our game better. Playing back-to-back cricket makes things clear," said Harmanpreet in a virtual pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
Hockey Belgium disappointed with FIH Hockey Stars awards
Gurjit Kaur (Best Player, Women), Harmanpreet Singh (Best Player, Men), Savita (Best Goalkeeper, Women), PR Sreejesh (Best Goalkeeper, Men), Sharmila Devi (Best Rising Star, Women) and Vivek Prasad (Best Rising Star, Men) as well as the coaches of India's women's team, Sjoerd Marijne (NED) and India's men's team, Graham Reid (AUS) grabbed the highest number of votes in their respective categories.
Abu Dhabi T10: Gladiators will rally around Russell to build the squad, says head coach
"We have already named Andre as our Icon Player and naturally, the players that we will pick in the draft, will be done keeping him as the central figure," said the legendary Pakistan leg-spinner who has picked up 2256 wickets in his playing career that included 52 Tests, 144 ODIs, 29 T20Is, 309 First Class Games and 381 List A Matches.
Indian hockey savours new high, all eight nominations get top FIH awards
Former Indian women's hockey chief coach Sjoerd Marijne got the 'FIH Coach of the Year' award in the women's category. The voting-based annual awards had six Indian players and two coaches in men's and women's categories. This is the first time that all nominees from India have won the prestigious awards in their respective categories.
Nasum Ahmed, Lamichhane among ICC Player of the Month nominees
Nasum Ahmed was Bangladesh's star performer in their home T20I series against New Zealand, leaving the visitors bamboozled with his accurate line and length. He picked up 8 wickets in the series with a sensational performance of 4/10 in the fourth match. His exploits helped the hosts to emerge victorious with a margin of 3-2 against the visitors.
Am gutted, loved my stay at CSK: Sam Curran after injury setback
The 23 year-old Sam complained of pain in his back after the match against Rajasthan Royals at Abu Dhabi on October 2. He did not bat and leaked 55 runs in his four overs in the game. The scans later revealed the nature of his injury and ruled him out of both the marquee tournaments - IPL as well as the T20 World Cup, which begins on October 17.
World Cup qualifiers: Cut supply to Lionel Messi, Paraguay players told
Berizzo told reporters on Wednesday (IST) that his players had been briefed on how to stop Messi's teammates in Thursday's match, explaining that it is futile to try to stop the 34-year-old PSG forward when he is already possession. "The first thing to consider when playing against Messi is to try to pressure those giving him the ball," the Argentine manager said.
Dhoni hints at playing IPL 2022, hopes to play his farewell game in Chennai
Chennai Super Kings are likely to go through a big transition phase post mega auction in 2022 and there is speculation whether MS Dhoni will be seen in yellow jersey or not. However, the 40-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, in an event celebrating 75 years of India Cements, said that he hopes to play his last match in Chennai.
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