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England fret on rotation as Kohli-Anderson rivalry may get a break
The quick turnaround in the last three Test matches to be played within three weeks is forcing both England and India to rotate bowlers. While India has already made it clear, the English team could also go that way. England head coach Chris Silverwood points to the media the workload on his two new-ball bowlers, Anderson and Ollie Robinson.
Paralympics: Antil wins gold with World Record, Sandeep ends fourth
Antil hurled the spear to 68.55 metres, improving on his old mark of 62.88 set in November 2019. Australia's Michael Burian won the silver medal with 66.29 metres while Sri Lanka's Dulan Kodithuwakku took the bronze medal with 65.61 metres. Both Antil and Burian went past the old world record while the Sri Lankan came up with his personal best.
Tokyo Paralympics: Vinod Kumar loses his medal
"Bronze medal Mr Vinod Kumar in F52 category sitting discus has been cancelled. This has been confirmed by Chef de Mission Mr. Gursharan Singh. Though before the events the players were classified by the IPC officials themselves, but during the competition it was found faulty. A detailed report is awaited," the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) informed.
Changes likely in India's bowling as pacers face heavy season
The last three Test matches, including the one that concluded at Headingley are being played inside three weeks and with the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the T20 World Cup coming up over the next two-and-a-half months, the pace bowlers may require some rest. On the basis of performance, R Ashwin or Shardul Thakur coming in for off-colour Ishant Sharma looks the most obvious change.
Hockey India's domestic calendar to resume from October
Hockey India has given instructions to host state member units and participating teams to take strict precautions and enforce all the Covid protocols established by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and respective state governments, as well as Hockey India's guidelines to host domestic events. The season will recommence with the first Hockey India Sub-junior Men Academy National Championship 2021 in Bhopal from October 4-13.
Stuart Binny retires from all formats of cricket
Binny, the son of former India all-rounder Roger Binny, represented India in six Tests, 14 ODIs and three T20Is. His bowling figures of 6/4 against Bangladesh in the second ODI at Mirpur in June 2014 remains the best-ever performance by an Indian bowler in ODIs.
Avani says feeing on top of the world; coach Shekhar says more medals to come
The 19-year-old Avani became the first Indian woman to win gold in the Paralympic Games when she shot a world record score of 249.6 in the finals on Monday. This is also India's first gold medal in shooting in the Paralympic Games. "I'm so happy I could be the one to contribute it. Hopefully, there's a lot of medals more to come," said the para shooter, who is paralysed below the waist.
10 teams to compete in I-League Qualifiers 2021 in Bengaluru
This edition of the I-League Qualifiers will also see as many as seven teams make their debut --Hyderya Sports FC (J&K), Corbett FC (Uttarakhand), Delhi FC, Madan Maharaj FC , Rajasthan United FC , Kerala United FC (Kerala), Ryntih SC . The likes of ARA FC (Gujarat), Kenkre FC , and FC Bengaluru United , who have played in the competition before, complete the line-up.
He is not sure whether to play or leave: Hussain on Kohli's struggles
Kohli has scored 124 runs in just five innings at an average of 24.80. His highest score of the ongoing Test series was 55 in the second innings of the Headingley Test, which India lost by an innings and 76 runs. It has been 51 innings without a three-figure score for Kohli in international cricket since November 2019.
Paralympics: Jhajharia misses gold, Gurjar bags bronze in javelin F46
Jhajharia, who won gold medals in 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio with world record throws, threw 64.35, much farther than his world record of 63.97 but Sri Lanka's Dinesh Priyan Mudiyanselage Herath produced a gigantic throw of 67.79 to set a new world record and win the gold medal. Sundar Singh Gurjar, a two-time World Championship gold medallist, took bronze with a best throw of 64.01 metres on Monday.
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