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'Hockey teams' performance at Olympics is tribute to Dhyan Chand'
In a video message, Patnaik said, "This time we celebrate this day with all happiness, glory and splendour. The performance of the Indian hockey teams at the Olympics is a true tribute to the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand." On this day, the State government has given Biju Patnaik Awards for sports and bravery. Over the past few weeks, Odisha's model of sports is being hailed all over the country.
India tour of Australia: All matches to be played in Queensland
It is also reported that the start of the series will be delayed by two days. "After the quarantine, the Indians will play a practice match in Brisbane on September 18. It is understood that the BCCI had asked for the warm-up game and multiple training sessions ahead of it (series) following completion of quarantine, based on their takeaways from India's tour of UK earlier this year.
India did not have the determination and right mindset: Vaughan
Vaughan equated the five-match Test series to a tennis match and said that the series is still open for it takes a couple of hours for the match to change direction. "In a five-match series, particularly with modern players, I think you have weeks where teams write off a match quickly if they go behind early. They almost treat it like a tennis match. It is as if they think, 'we will give you this set and start again next week'.
Paralympics: India beat Thailand to reach quarters in mixed team compound archery
The Indian pair, which had qualified as the sixth-best with a score of 1370, shot 35 in the first round of four arrows, the same as the Thai opponents. They went behind in the next round as they managed 36 points because of an eight on the first arrow followed by two 9s and a 10. Thailand got 37 with an inner 10 and three 9s as they led 72-71.
Narrow wins for Real Madrid, Bilbao, Real Sociedad
The full back's diagonal volley from the corner of the penalty area was a reward for Madrid's better finishing in a game where Betis played a better first half. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti made changes to his starting 11 with young left back Miguel in for the injured Nacho Fernandez with David Alaba moving into central defense and Vinicius Jr getting the reward for three goals in two games with a start ahead of Eden Hazard.
Liverpool, Chelsea split points; Man City thrash Arsenal 5-0
Chelsea took the lead in the 22nd minute through Kai Havartz's looping header, but Liverpool hit back and Joel Matip hit the bar before James cleared Mohamed Salah's shot off the line with his hand. Both the Egyptian and Virgil van Dijk had shots well saved by Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy after the break as Liverpool strived for a winner.
We need to be patient, build partnerships: Virat Kohli
"The way they bowled in the morning with new ball, the areas they bowled at, the lengths they bowled, you have to be precise [against that] with everything in your decision making. It is not like you will make an error and your edge is so far that the delivery won't catch. We have to accept this, they won't make it easy for us here," added Kohli.
Paralympic TT: Bhavina Patel's magical run ends with silver
Bhavina, ranked 12th in the world who had made an incredible run to the final by beating the gold and silver medallist of the Rio Paralympics, found Zhou, winner at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, too strong to handle and lost 3-0 (7-11, 5-11, 6-11) in a 19-minute encounter in women's singles Class 4.
Ravindra Jadeja taken for precautionary scan
"He has been taken for a precautionary scan," confirmed an official to IANS. Jadeja, who bowled 32 overs and batted in the both innings, scoring four and 30, hurt his right knee while trying to stop a shot from Haseeeb Hameed off Mohammed Shami during the first day's play on Wednesday.
James Anderson's grip helps Ollie Robinson shine with five-fer
"I noticed that Jimmy's (James Anderson) normal grip was slightly differently from the way I hold and a few others hold it. I spoke to him when I got back to Headingley after the break and just tried to practice in the nets. It went quite nicely in the nets. Tried it in the nets and it worked quite well," said Robinson to media after the end of the third Test.
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