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IND Vs ENG 4th Test: India move into lead despite losing Rahul
Resuming at 43/0, India had an ideal first hour, scoring 36 runs for no loss in 13 overs. Sharma and KL Rahul made the most of the good batting conditions with some exquisite boundaries. Rahul reluctantly reviewed an lbw decision off Chris Woakes in the 24th over. The decision was reversed as the ball was missing the leg-stump.
Narwal proves why he is feted as brightest young para-shooting star
Just like Bindra, Narwal is a shooter. But he competes with a pistol unlike Bindra, who won a gold medal in 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Like Bindra, Narwal comes from a family that is ready to invest in his abilities. Like Bindra, Narwal taciturn and brooding, and very focused on his sport.
TTFI questions Manika's timing of bringing up serious allegations against national coach
In a controversy that has been festering for some time now, Manika had refused national coach Roy's help during her singles matches in Tokyo after her personal coach Sanmay Paranjape was not given FOP 'field of play' access due to limited accreditations handed out by the Tokyo Games Organisers. On her return from Tokyo, TTFI served Manika a show-cause notice for indiscipline and asked her to explain her refusal to allow Roy to sit courtside and help her during her matches.
Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat wins first gold for India in badminton
Bhagat, the 33-year-old from Bhubaneswar who contracted polio at age four, defeated the Briton 21-14, 21-17, coming back from 4-9 deficit in the second game to claim his first gold medal as badminton made its Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo.
If England stay patient, there will be a cluster of wickets: Vaughan
"This four-man seam attack that England have, they have been all over this Indian batting line-up. We saw it in the second innings at Headingley. The Indians made it tough, they hung in there, then there was a collapse. I do think that if England stays patient, I do think there will be a cluster of wickets somewhere," said Vaughan on the Test Match Special podcast on BBC.
Ben Stokes could miss T20 World Cup in the UAE
Stokes is not a part of the ongoing five-match Test series against India and will not take part in the second leg of IPL 2021 starting from September 19. West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas has been called in as a replacement for Stokes in Rajasthan Royals.
4th Test: Pitch invader Jarvo arrested after collision with Bairstow
Jarvis, a self-styled YouTube prankster with 127,000 subscribers on his channel named "Jarvo69 aka BMWJarvo", ran on the cricket field with ball in hand from the Vauxhall End in the 34th over of England's innings in the first session. He was trying to bowl to Ollie Pope but crashed into Bairstow at non-strikers end. Bairstow was visibly furious and tried to keep Jarvo away from himself.
Naomi Osaka might take a break from tennis
Osaka, 23, came into this year's event as the defending champion, but Fernandez came up with an inspired performance on Friday evening to win 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4. Afterward, Osaka was quoted as saying by wtatennis.com that she doesn't "feel happy" when she wins.
Did really well to learn from our big loss in opening T20I: Latham
The 29-year-old Latham, who was playing his first T20I match since November 2017, scored an unbeaten 65 off 49 deliveries as the tourists fell short of the target of 141/6 in 20 overs by four runs, finishing on 137/5 on Friday.
US Open: Auger-Aliassime, Medvedev charge into fourth round
"I live for these moments," Auger-Aliassime said. "I started off the best I could by winning the first two sets but then unfortunately from being a break up I didn't solidify and things got tricky. He grew more confident and I didn't serve so well, but the crowd helped me to dig deep," the Canadian told atptour.com.
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