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Paralympic shooting: Narwal tops qualifying, Singhraj too reaches final
Narwal tied for the top spot with Chinese Lou Xiaolong, both with a score of 575 points. He, however, topped the ranking having shot 21 pellets into the inner 10 circles as compared to 15 by Lou. Singhraj tallied 569 points to finish sixth in the 60-shot qualifying cycle. Narwal came up with scores of 96, 95, 92,98, 97, and 97 in the six rounds of 10 shots each in the low-scoring qualifying round.
Sun pays damages to Stokes for story published in 2019: Report
"The tabloid also apologised to the pair, agreed to pay their legal costs and issued a public statement saying the story, about an incident that took place before the cricketer was born, should never have been published," said a report in the Guardian. The newspaper quoted Deborah as saying, "The decision to publish this article was a decision to expose, and to profit from exposing.
Paralympic shooting: Rubina Francis in final of women's 10m air pistol
Rubina shot 91, 96, 95, 92, 93, 93 in the six rounds of 10 shots and tied for the sixth spot with South Korea's Kim Youn-mi at 560 points. But the Korean shooter took the sixth spot with 14 shots in bullseye while Rubina had only 12. Iran's Sareh Javanmardi topped the qualifying round with a score of 572, a new Paralympic Games record for qualifying round. Hungary's Krisztina David was placed second with a score of 570 with Turkish duo Ayesegul Pehlivanlar (564) and Ayset Ozan (563) following third and fourth. Ukraine's Iryna Liakhu was fifth with a score of 561.
Anderson is the best at his art: Chappell
"Anderson's longevity, and the fact that he achieves consistent movement without periodically losing one or other of his main deliveries, means he's unique as a swing bowler," wrote Chappell in his column in espncricinfo.com. The 39-year-old Anderson orchestrated Indian batting collapse as the visitors were all out for 78 in the first innings of the third Test at Headingley.
England won as they played the new ball better than India: Boycott
England won the third Test at Headingley against India by an innings and 76 runs. The win also got the hosts to level the five-match series 1-1. "England won the Headingley Test because they played the new ball better than India. Negating the new ball is so crucial in Test matches and has a big impact on who wins the game. It gives the whole team a platform to go forward with confidence," wrote Boycott in his column for The Telegraph on Monday.
Asian Youth Boxing: Bishwamitra strikes gold, silver for Vishvanath
According to information received here, the 2021 World Youth Championships medallist Bishwamitra defeated Uzbekist'n's Kuziboev Ahmadjon by split 4-1 in the summit clash to hand India its first gold in the youth event at the ongoing championships. Bishwamitra kept his cool throughout the match and hit some precise punches before winning it. Five Indian boxers, including one woman, have claimed bronze medals.
England fret on rotation as Kohli-Anderson rivalry may get a break
The quick turnaround in the last three Test matches to be played within three weeks is forcing both England and India to rotate bowlers. While India has already made it clear, the English team could also go that way. England head coach Chris Silverwood points to the media the workload on his two new-ball bowlers, Anderson and Ollie Robinson.
Paralympics: Antil wins gold with World Record, Sandeep ends fourth
Antil hurled the spear to 68.55 metres, improving on his old mark of 62.88 set in November 2019. Australia's Michael Burian won the silver medal with 66.29 metres while Sri Lanka's Dulan Kodithuwakku took the bronze medal with 65.61 metres. Both Antil and Burian went past the old world record while the Sri Lankan came up with his personal best.
Tokyo Paralympics: Vinod Kumar loses his medal
"Bronze medal Mr Vinod Kumar in F52 category sitting discus has been cancelled. This has been confirmed by Chef de Mission Mr. Gursharan Singh. Though before the events the players were classified by the IPC officials themselves, but during the competition it was found faulty. A detailed report is awaited," the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) informed.
Changes likely in India's bowling as pacers face heavy season
The last three Test matches, including the one that concluded at Headingley are being played inside three weeks and with the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the T20 World Cup coming up over the next two-and-a-half months, the pace bowlers may require some rest. On the basis of performance, R Ashwin or Shardul Thakur coming in for off-colour Ishant Sharma looks the most obvious change.
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