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Paralympic shooting: Babu misses spot in final by 0.2 points
Babu finished ninth in the qualifying stage with a score of 617.2 while China's Dong Chao took the eighth and last qualifying spot with a score of 617.4 points. Babu, a kickboxing instructor and a black belt in the sport who suffers from paraplegia as the result of a motorcycle accident in 2002, had scores of 103.3, 101.3, 102.8, 103.5, and 103.3 in the six series as he finished ninth.
How Odisha is emerging as sports hub of India
A decade ago, people outside Odisha only knew about athletes only when it came to sports, and, at maximum, people know about the Barabati Stadium, where few international cricket matches were hosted. Though the Kalinga Stadium was there in Bhubaneswar, people were not aware of that because the platform was confined to the training of local athletes. But, now, this stadium has become a centre of excellence for the country's sports personalities.
Spending time at crease, facing balls biggest takeaway: Rohit Sharma
"The most pleasing thing was that I was able to play 250 balls (256 balls). If you look at all the matches, [I have played] nearly 100 balls in every innings. That for me was the goal. Play balls. Try and see how I can stay on the pitch for as long as possible," said Sharma to the media in a virtual interaction on Saturday after the third day's play.
Paralympics: China takes medal haul to 200, leads table
On the penultimate day of the track and field event, the Chinese set a number of records. Deng Peicheng, making his Paralympic debut, won the men's 100m of T36 class in 11.85 seconds, setting a Paralympic record. "I just gave all of my power," he was quoted as saying by Xinhua. "Without this kind of power, I couldn't even get into the top three. I concentrated on every step in order to win."
Paralympics: Yathiraj loses final, wins silver in SL4 badminton
Yathiraj stunned the Frenchman, the three-time World Champion, in the first game and had handy leads in the second and third games but Mazur is too experienced and too skilled and fought back from a game down to win 15-21, 21-17, 21-15 in just over an hour to win the gold medal.
IND vs ENG Fourth Test: Rohit Sharma's ton puts India in control
Sharma, who had scored seven Test centuries before and all of which came in India, added 83 for the first wicket with Rahul (46) and 153 with Pujara (61) to take India into a position from where they can hope to take 2-1 lead in the series which is level at 1-1. When bad light stopped play, India skipper Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 22 and Ravindra Jadeja was not out on nine.
Top class, series defining knock: Ex-cricketers laud Rohit's ton
Sharma scored 127 off 256 deliveries as he batted patiently contrary to his natural instincts on the third day of the fourth Test between India and England. In fact, he managed to reach his half century only in 145 deliveries before he raced to his century in 204 balls as he switched gears once England were ahead of India. "A top class innings from a high class player. Take a bow #RohitSharma. Could well be a series defining innings. "
Rohit breaks hoodoo with aplomb
After promising to do so in more than one of his previous innings on the tour, he finally accomplished the distinction on the third day of the ongoing fourth India-England Test match in a series of five engagements. And with the feat he broke the hoodoo of not having recorded a three-figure knock in Tests outside India.
IND vs ENG 4th Test: Pujara, Sharma curb natural instincts to drive India ahead
Thanks to Sharma's gritty and circumspect eighth Test century -- his first overseas -- and Pujara's uncharacteristic attacking display at the start, India had already taken a 100-run lead by tea on the third day to overturn a 99-run first innings deficit and move into a place from where they can dictate terms to the tiring England side.
IND vs ENG Fourth Test: Ball swerves, deceives fielders as Sharma gets lives
The right-handed batsman, who batted grittily to see India go past England's deficit without being conquered, had got a life late on Friday evening when slip fieldsman Rory Burns misjudged a catch in a strange manner. As the edge from a James Anderson delivery flew off Sharma's bat, Burns looked to his right at the fielder next to him. The ball, however, came to Burns and hit his right foot.
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