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3rd Test: Malan, Root drive England ahead
India were bowled out for 78 in the first innings. England, who resumed 42 runs ahead had stretched their lead to 104 by lunch even though they had lost both the openers. But if they thought there would be respite, they were proved wrong as Malan, making a comeback, scored 70 off 128 balls and skipper Root was unbeaten on 80 off 94 deliveries.
Imran nominated me as PCB chief, says Ramiz Raja
In an interview with Dawn, Raja confirmed to "have been informed by the Prime Minister's Office" that he is Imran Khan's choice to take over the PCB from Ehsan Mani. Raja said an official notification of his nomination by the Prime Minister, who's also the PCB's patron-in-chief and a former captain of the national cricket team, will be issued soon, following which he would contest the PCB.
3rd Test: Siraj subjected to boos from the crowd
The 27-year-old pace bowler, who took eight wickets in the second Test at Lord's, was brought into the attack only after 15 overs had passed in the day and on arrival to the run-up mark, a section of the crowd began booing him. The Hyderabad bowler was hit by a ball thrown by the crowd on Wednesday, the first day of the ongoing Test. It upset India skipper Virat Kohli.
3rd Test: England extend lead to 104 runs despite losing openers
At lunch, England are 182/2 in 68 overs with Dawid Malan (27 not out) and Joe Root (14 not out) at the crease. Resuming from 120/0, the first hour of the day produced 21 runs for England. Coming from around the wicket, Mohammed Shami sneaked through the gate of Rory Burns (61) to hit the top of the off-stump, breaking the opening partnership at 135.
Asian Youth Boxing: Vanshaj, Preeti, and 4 others enter finals
Giving India a perfect start for the day, Vanshaj put up a splendid show against 'ran's Faridi Abolfazl and secured a dominating 5-0 win in the'men's 64kg semi-final. Vishal further extended the winning momentum in the youth boys' section as he was equally dominant during his victory against Kazakhstan's Dauren Mamyr by unanimous decision.
Sports teaches us to be together: Chopra trashes javelin controversy
Chopra, who said in an interview that he had to take his javelin from Nadeem before his first throw, added that he does not want his comments to be used as a way of increasing the javelin controversy. In the video, the 23-year-old explained that any thrower can use 'nyone's javelin and that there is no specific rule for it. He also expressed his disappointment over a simple matter blown out of proportion.
Formula 1: Fernando Alonso extends contract with Alpine into 2022 season
Alonso, who won world champion titles with Renault in 2005 and 2006, returned to the race after a two-year break from this season with the rebranded Alpine team. He had hinted at "big news" earlier this week ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The new deal will keep him together with the newest race winner in Formula 1, Esteban Ocon, who earlier signed a three-year extension.
Virat and middle-order need to score, says Madan Lal
Following the highs of Lord's Test win, India's star-studded batting order came a cropper on Wednesday as they got bundled out for a paltry 78 on the opening day of the match in Leeds. Barring Rohit Sharma (19) and Ajinkya Rahane (18), none of the batsmen could reach the double-digit mark while skipper Virat Kohli could only score seven runs. England then gained advantage by reach 120 runs.
Sreejesh comes in for praise for contributing to anti-doping programme
Sreejesh, who stood like a rock in the Indian goal as the men's won India's first medal in hockey after 41 years at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics, was mentioned by the ITA in a tweet on Thursday. "Congratulations and special thanks to @16Sreejesh who, not only delivered a medal-winning performance for @TheHockeyIndia at @tokyo2020, but also contributes actively to clean sport!," the ITA tweet said.
Kohli is playing at a lot of deliveries he could leave: Hussain
Kohli has scored just 42 runs in four innings of the ongoing Test series, averaging only 17.25. On Wednesday, he was dismissed for seven by nicking behind t' 'keeper Jos Buttler off James Anderson. It has been 50 innings without a three-figure score for Kohli in international cricket since November 2019. "England had a ball that swung from the off -- in contrast, there was no swing for India.
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