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Rafael Nadal ends season early due to foot injury, to miss US Open
"I wanted to inform you that unfortunately I have to end the 2021 season. Honestly, I have been suffering much more than I should with my foot for a year and I need to take some time," tweeted Nadal. He further tweeted, "After having discussed it with the team and family, this decision has been made and I think it is the way forward to try to recover and recover well. It's a year that I've missed things that matter a lot to me, like Wimbledon, like the Olympics."
This is what old age makes you do: Kohli to Anderson
Barmy Army, a club of England cricket supporters who follow the team everywhere around the world, has released a video which shows an altercation between Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who was batting, and England pace bowler James Anderson. The incident happened during the fourth day's play in India's second innings. According to the video, Kohli got offended after Anderson had apparently said something.
Anirban Lahiri shoots 69 for tied-15th at Northern Trust golf
The 34-year-old, who qualified for the first of three Playoffs events in 121st position, needs to jump inside the top-70 this week and his cause was helped with a solid showing amidst windy conditions at Liberty National Golf Club here. American Justin Thomas, who was the FedExCup champion in 2017, and Spaniard world No. 1, Jon Rahm carded matching 63s to share the first-round lead.
Afghan footballer Anwari dies after clinging to US military aircraft
According to a report in france24.com, Anwari was identified as one of those who had stormed the runway in a desperate bid to cling on to evacuating flights. The report said that he was a high school student and a member of the country's national junior football team. According to a report in dailymail.co.uk, he was trapped in the landing gear of the US evacuation flight.
Anderson's refusal to accept Bumrah's apology fired up team: Sridhar
"Bumrah is a competitive fast bowler but wouldn't want to intentionally hurt anyone," said Sridhar during a chat on R Ashwin's Youtube channel.India had won the second Test at Lord's by 151 runs following an unbeaten 89-run ninth wicket partnership betweem Bumrah (34 not out) and Mohammed Shami (56 not out). India bowled out England for 120 inside two sessions.
Ranji Trophy to start on Jan 5 with changed format: BCCI to state units
"The BCCI is working closely with the Government of India, state regulatory authorities, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that our sport achieves a collaborative solution. With this, there is a combined objective for a complete BCCI Domestic Cricket Season 2021-22 to be played, enabling us to maintain the integrity of each competition," said the BCCI secretary Jay Shah in a letter to state bodies.
Zimbabwe to host ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021
The tournament comprising of ten teams will decide the three qualifiers for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 to be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3. The three teams will then join five teams who have already qualified through the ICC Women's Championship - hosts New Zealand, defending champions England, Australia, India and South Africa in the next stage.
Three-year Olympic cycle for Paris 2024 will be tricky: Abhinav Bindra
"It was a historic performance with the best-ever seven medals. There were moments of great triumph and heartbreaks, but that is what sport is all about. We have a good momentum now going forward. I see the next Olympics cycle will be tricky, primarily because of the shorter cycle. Normally athletes get a year post Olympics that allows them to rest and recover, but this time around they need to get back pretty quickly," said Bindra
ICC announces virtual trophy tour to mark two months countdown for T20 World Cup
The tour will be launched by Carlos Brathwaite, the star of the last Men's T20 World Cup. Brathwaite hit four consecutive sixes in the last over of the final against England, helping the West Indies claim the title in 2016. The all-rounder will recite a poem written by Birmingham Poet Laureate, Casey Bailey. The poem aims to capture the essence of T20 cricket and celebrate the dreams and hopes of aspiring cricketers globally.
Smith, Warner return as Australia name final 15 for T20 World Cup
Smith returns from an elbow injury and skipper Finch is recovering well from recent knee surgery, Warner was rested for the recent tours of West Indies and Bangladesh. Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Marcus Stoinis and Pat Cummins are also back in action after missing the recent tours.
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