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English Premier League clubs could trial safe standing
SGSA, the British government's advisor on safety at sports grounds, confirmed that football clubs in the top two tiers will have until October 6 to apply to participate in this trial. If approved, these clubs will be able to offer licensed standing areas from January 1, 2022.
It's raining milestones in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
Delhi Capitals batsman Shreyas Iyer on Wednesday crossed the 4000-run mark in the T20 cricket during the IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who also had a milestone to report with Saha going past 2000 runs in IPL.
Tennis great Martina Hingis on Mahesh Bhupathi-Leander Paes' 'Break Point'
The series also features other tennis players such as Hingis, Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna among others who share their views on Bhupathi and Paes, their relationship which made them win Grand Slams on the court even when they were at the verge of breaking up.
Williamson tells SRH to focus on their cricket after DC defeat
SRH, who were languishing at the bottom of the table after only one win in seven matches, got off to a poor start when they lost Australia's explosive opener, David Warner, for a duck off the third ball of their innings. Though they recovered to put up 134/9, Williamson reckoned they were "25 or 30 runs short in the end".
Injury setback for Australia ahead of second ODI vs India women
Haynes, who top-scored in Australia's series-opening win on Tuesday with 93 not out, was batting in the nets when she was struck by a rising ball. She doubled over in pain, then removed her gloves and walked out of the nets and to the team changerooms to ice the injury, before leaving the ground a short time later, Cricket Australia's official website reported on Thursday.
After Monza success, Ricciardo aiming for another top finish in Sochi
Australian Ricciardo took his first Grand Prix victory since 2018, and McLaren's first since 2012, with victory at Monza -- in a race that saw Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen crash out -- and remarked that it was a "reassuring" result after months of struggles getting used to workings at his new team.
Prospects of Pak cricket ruined after NZ, Eng cancel tours
However, the latest fiasco has seen Pakistan losing further as England too followed suit and withdrew from a proposed tour to Pakistan in October. Threats of terror attack on cricketers have been cited as the reason by these two countries to abandon playing in Pakistan. And their concerns are reasonable, say sources. In 2009, the Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked by terrorists in Pakistan.
IPL 2021: Delhi continue their good form, register commanding win over Hyderabad
Delhi's chase began well with opener Shikhar Dhawan picking boundaries on both sides of the wicket off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the second over. Prithvi Shaw joined the party with boundaries against Khaleel Ahmed. But the left-arm pacer had the last laugh as he foxed Shaw with a slower delivery.
IPL 2021: Delhi bowlers combine forces to keep Hyderabad at 134/9
After electing to bat first, Hyderabad had a horror start with David Warner out for duck off Anrich Nortje on third ball of the innings. Trying to flick towards leg-side, Warner got a leading edge caught by Axar Patel at point. Wriddhiman Saha (18) played some eye-catchy boundaries, including a six with a flick over deep mid-wicket off Kagiso Rabada in the fifth over.
Samson needs to give himself more time, says Gavaskar
The 26-year-old batsman made his India debut back in 2015 but has only featured in one ODI and ten T20Is so far. Samson has been among the runs in the IPL but even there, his numbers are mostly in the extremes. "What has led him down is the shot selection. Even at the international level, he doesn't open the batting there. He was the second or the third wicket down. And he looks to hit the first ball out of the ground.
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