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Return of Taliban deals a body blow to Afghanistan cricket and women's football teams
While the Afghan cricket board and some former players insist that Taliban loves cricket and will not hamper cricketing activities or harm cricketers or their families, there is absolutely no guarantee on how things will shape up in the coming weeks. Afghanistan is currently at the seventh spot in the ICC T20I rankings, ahead of Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Bangladesh.
Hopefully crowds will be allowed in IPL; next season will have 10 teams: BCCI
Earlier, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) general secretary Mubashir Usmani was quoted as saying that the board will speak to the Indian cricket board (BCCI) and the UAE government regarding allowing crowds back into the stands. To this, BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said that the BCCI would "love to have crowd" but not at the cost of players and peoples' safety.
Aditi Ashok qualifies for Women's British Open
Aditi, who finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics after being in medal contention till the last few holes, finished second in the qualifying event, carding a two-under 68 at the 18-hour Panmure Golf Club. She sealed her fifth appearance at the British Open and 19th overall start in a Major was placed one-over after 12 holes but made up ground to finish two-under on Monday.
PM interacts with Indian para-athlete contingent ahead of Tokyo Games
The Prime Minister virtually interacted with para athletes and their families, guardians and coaches. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports; Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur was present on the occasion. A total of 54 para athletes from across 9 sports disciplines will be heading to Tokyo to represent India which is sending the biggest ever contingent to the Paralympic Games.
Indian men's basketball team to play in Asia Cup qualifiers
Five teams that finished third in their respective groups first qualifying round -- Chinese Taipei (Group B), Guam (Group C), India (Group D), Saudi Arabia (Group E), and Palestine (Group F) -- will figure in the Second Qualifying round in two bio-bubbles in Saudi Arabia and Guam. Indonesia, who finished third in Group A got a direct berth as host of the event.
Thibaut Courtois extends contract with Real Madrid
The new deal, signed on Monday, extends the Belgian international's former contract, which was due to expire at the end of June 2024, reports Xinhua. "Real Madrid and Thibaut Courtois have agreed to extend the player's contract and he will continue to be linked to the club for the next five years," explained the club on its official website. The former Chelsea keeper Courtois, on loan at Atletico Madrid for three seasons.
ICC T20 World Cup: India to take on Pakistan on October 24
The tournament, which kicks off in the UAE and Oman on October 17, will see the final being played in Dubai on November 14 (Sunday), with November 15 (Monday) acting as the reserve day. The tournament will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea on October 17, with Scotland and Bangladesh, the other teams in Group B, clashing in an evening match.
Andy Murray begins Cincinnati campaign in style, beats Gasquet
In his first match since a third-round defeat to Denis Shapovalov at Wimbledon, the former world No. 1 ground out a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the world No. 53. The Briton finished with 38 winners, including 15 aces, to Gasquet's 20 winners. He won 81 per cent of first-serve points to his opponent's 61 per cent and committed 28 unforced errors. "I thought I did well. I moved pretty well for my first singles match in a while on hard courts," Murray said.
Shane Warne blasts England's bowling tactics against Bumrah, Shami
Shami and Bumrah's 89-run unbroken partnership for the ninth wicket, England were set a 272-run target in a minimum of 60 overs, which the hosts could not achieve and lost by 151 runs on Monday. The Bumrah-Shami pair withstood the short-ball onslaught and then changed the course of the match with an 89-run stand, ruining England's chances of a win.
Bopanna and Sania to open Cincinnati campaigns in doubles
The Bopanna-Dodig pair had reached the doubles quarterfinals of the ATP event in Toronto last week before losing to third-seeded Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 4-6, 6-3, [10-4] in the $3,487,915 event. Should Bopanna and Dodig advance in Cincinnati, they will face a stern test against third seed Juan Sebastian Cabal, world No. 9, and Robert Farah, world No. 7, in the second round.
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