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Dhoni's appointment good news, just hope there won't be clashes with Shastri, feels Gavaskar
India announced their squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. There were a few surprising picks but none bigger than the addition of former legendary captain, Dhoni as a mentor. "Under his (Dhoni) leadership, India won the 2011 World Cup and four years before that, India won the 2007 T20 World Cup. It's definitely going to benefit Team India," Gavaskar told Aaj Tak.
US Open: Sakkari beats Pliskova; to meet Raducano in semis
The 26-year-old, Maria Sakkari is the first Greek woman to reach the US Open singles semi-finals. She will take on Britain's Emma Raducanu on Thursday for a spot in her first major final." I want to dedicate this win to Greece because we struggled a lot last month with some fire damages," said Maria Sakkari.
Australia set to cancel Afghanistan Test over Taliban ban on women's cricket
In a statement released on Thursday, Cricket Australia confirmed it would be unable to proceed with the planned Test at Hobart from November 27 if news reports of Taliban views on the women's game were true. "Driving the growth of women's cricket globally is incredibly important to Cricket Australia," the statement said. "Our vision for cricket is that it is a sport for all and we support the game unequivocally for women at every level.
US Open: Qualifier Emma Raducanu storms into semis
Emma, 18, defeated No. 11 seed Blenda 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 22 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday evening. Just two months after her breakthrough run to the round of 16 in her Grand Slam main-draw debut at Wimbledon, the World No.150 Emma is now into the final four of a major in just her second appearance.
US Open: Zverev storms into semis with 16th win in a row
The fourth seed, who is on a winning streak since the start of the Tokyo Olympics in July, raced past Harris, 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-4 at the Flushing Meadows here. Zverev hit 43 winners and broke service four times to make back-to-back semis in New York."He was serving incredible, in the first set especially." Zverev,
IOC bans North Korea for missing Tokyo Olympics, helps over 100 escape from Afghanistan
The IOC is closely monitoring the situation regarding the participation of women and girls from Afghanistan in sports and will decide on this issue as per the Olympic Charter. The decision to suspend North Korea's National Olympic Committee (NOC) from the Olympic movement till the end of 2022 was taken in IOC's first executive board meeting after the Tokyo Olympic Games.
India off to good start in Online Chess Olympiad
India, who shared rhe title with Russia in 2020, are in the 10-team Pool B in the competition in which 40 teams have been divided into four groups of 10 teams each, the top two teams from which will qualify for the knockout stages.
Dhoni joins India team as mentor for T20 WC, Ashwin returns to squad
Dhoni will work closely with India team head coach Ravi Shastri during the competition, said Indian cricket board secretary Jay Shah during the announcement of the India squad in a press conference. Off-spinner R Ashwin makes a return to India team in white-ball cricket after four years. The main squad comprises 15 members while there are three standbyes.
Vinesh undergoes elbow surgery; WFI clueless about how she got injured
On August 31, the 27-year-old Haryana grappler had pulled out of the World Championship trials after competing in her opening bout. At that time, she had cited "dizziness" as the reason. "I don't know what happened to me. It's not an injury. I felt dizzy," Vinesh had said. However, on Wednesday, she shared her picture on Twitter while on a hospital bed.
Asian Youth Games postponed until December 2022
The 3rd Asian Youth Games was originally scheduled to be held in Shantou, south China's Guangdong province from November 20-28, 2021. The new schedule will be December 20-28, 2022, according to the COC statement. Shantou won the right to host the 3rd Asian Youth Games in 2019. The Asian Youth Games are among the top five multisport events in Asia.
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