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Moeen might not be a part of England's Ashes touring party: Reports  
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In a report published by espncricinfo, the website said that Moeen, who also is an integral part of the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings side that is a title contender in IPL 2021, "has decided he no longer has the hunger to play the longest format. In particular, he is uncomfortable with the prospect of an extended time away from home in the coming months as a likely member of both the T20 World Cup and Ashes squads."
Arsenal take north London bragging rights; Wolves beat Southampton
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Arsenal eased off in the second half, but it wasn't until the 79th minute that Son Heung-min side-footed home a consolation goal. Arsenal were content to sit deep in the closing minutes, although Lucas Moura saw his effort tipped onto the bad deep into injury time.
Look at India in Australia last winter: Vaughan to Joe Root & Co.
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Vaughan was also firm about England avoiding rotation policy like they did on their Test tour of India. England's rotation policy had come under scanner after they lost 3-1 to India in February and March this year.
SL dismisses ex-Minister's match-fixing charge in SL vs India 2011 WC final  
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"We checked whether there were any connected crimes to the allegation but we couldn't find any," said the officer who has handed over official decision on dropping the allegations to the Special Investigation Division (SID) of the Sports Ministry.
Hamilton triumphs at Sochi for 100th Grand Prix win
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The late switch in tyres helped Hamilton take lead when pole-sitter Lando Norris slid out of the lead with just two laps left. Max Verstappen vroomed ahead from the 20th position on the grid to finish second while Ferrari's Carlos Sainz took third position having started second.
Sania wins Ostrava Open for first WTA doubles title since Jan 2020  
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Indian ace Sania bagged her first WTA title in 20 months as she and Zhang beat Kaitlyn Christian of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and four minutes.
A feisty Indian approach pays dividends against Australia
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That is an Australian team for you. They play their cricket hard and are very competitive. They have been world champions and are a top cricketing nation. 6 times ODI world cup winners, 5 times T20 world champions - they have a phenomenal record in the women's game. The Aussie women's team has been a top-notch side and hence, you know if you do well against them, it contains value.
Twitter salutes CSK's du Plessis for fielding despite a bleeding knee against KKR  
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On Sunday, Faf du Plessis earned the respect of CSK fans when he continued to field despite a bleeding knee. The South African was seen fielding with blood on his knee during the first innings against KKR. The blood on his knee was spotted after he took the catch of Eoin Morgan at the long-on boundary while showing his superlative catching skills. Just like Watson, du Plessis came out to bat despite blood on the knee and made 43 runs while sharing a stand of 74 runs in CSK's two-wicket win over KKR.
IPL 2021: Maxwell's all-round show, Harshal's hat-trick power RCB to 54-run win (2nd Ld)  
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Maxwell finished his spell with impressive figures of 2/23 after hitting an entertaining 56 off 27 at Dubai International Stadium. He was equally supported by seamer Patel who scalped four crucial wickets for his team. Yuzvendra Chahal, too, displayed some spin magic to torture the Mumbai batting line-up. He bagged three
Kohli, Maxwell fifties help RCB reach 165/6 vs Mumbai Indians
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Indians' seamers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult made a strong comeback in the final two overs in which they took three wickets including that of Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers and allowed just nine runs. RCB would be feeling that they are 10-15 runs short on this track at Dubai International Stadium here on Sunday. RCB captain Virat Kohli scored 51, while Maxwell smashed 56 runs off 37 balls to propel RCB to their total.
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