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Fully understand why Indian cricketers panicked, says Stuart Broad
The Virat Kohli-led side was on the threshold of creating history in Manchester after beating England at The Oval in London. However, head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar and physiotherapist Nitin Patel tested Covid-19 positive after their RT-PCR confirmed the infection during The Oval Test.
Would be happy to tour Australia for Ashes but will accept if others pull out: Broad
England players have expressed serious concerns about the quarantine and bio-bubble protocols being put in place for the team when they tour Australia for the gruelling Ashes series, and there are speculations that some key players might pull out of the tour.
New Zealand cricket team arrives in Dubai from Islamabad
The New Zealand cricket team arrived in Dubai in the early hours of Sunday after taking a charter flight from Islamabad following the cancellation of the white-ball series against Pakistan on September 17 due to security concerns.
Atletico Madrid held by Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga
Atletico Madrid's best and virtually only chance was a Marcos Llorente shot which bounced off the post in the second half and the visitors would have taken all three points if Inaki Williams, who was making his 200th consecutive league appearance, had been able to finish when one on one with Jan Oblak, or Asier Villalibre had been able to hit the target in injury time with just Oblak to beat.
IPL 2021: RCB unveil blue jersey to pay tribute to frontline workers
The blue jersey will be auctioned after the first match of the second half of IPL 2021 against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Abu Dhabi. The revenue generated will be used for vaccination drives throughout India. The blue jersey was unveiled by captain Virat Kohli and chairman Prathmesh Mishra.
Davis Cup: Rajpal blames absence of players for India's Finland defeat
Prajnesh Gunneswaran, the world No 165, lost to Finland's Otto Virtanen, a player ranked 419 in the list, in straight sets while Ramkumar Ramanathan went down against Finland's Emil Ruusuvuor similarly as India trailed 0-2 at the end of the first day of the two-day encounter.
IPL 2021 issues final list of replacements
While some of the replacements have already been announced, some were named a day before the resumption of the tournament. DC have brought in Ben Dwarshuis to replace England all-rounder Chris Woakes. Australian left-arm pacer Dwarshuis has played 82 T20s and has taken 100 wickets. The franchise has also named left-arm medium pacer Kulwant Khejroliya as replacement for M. Siddharth. Khejroliya has represented Mumbai Indians & Royal Challengers Bangalore in the past.
Davis Cup: Prajnesh wins lone consolation as India go down 1-3
Gunneswaran won 6-3, 7-5 in just over an hour against the 24-year-old reserve player of Finland who is ranked 491 in the world. But by time Gunneswaran took to the court for the first reverse singles tie, India's hopes in the match had already ended with Finland taking an unassailable 3-0 lead by winning the doubles encounter earlier in the morning.
IPL 2021: SRH's Saha, Natarajan start training with Williamson & Co
The Hyderabad franchise skipper Kane Williamson spent time batting at the nets. Ace spinner Rashid Khan and medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar also bowled at the nets. T Natrajan, the pace bowler who rose to fame with his performance in Test matches in Australia and is the franchise's go-to bowler at the death, has also recovered from the knee surgery that he underwent.
Durand Cup: Hyderabad FC to face Army Red in a must-win encounter
Hyderabad FC has three points from two matches so far, courtesy of a win against Assam Rifles and a loss against Gokulam Kerala in their last game. The Reds are relatively better placed with four points from as many games. To qualify for the next stage, they just need to ensure they do not lose on Sunday.
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