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Hockey India's domestic calendar to resume from October
Hockey India has given instructions to host state member units and participating teams to take strict precautions and enforce all the Covid protocols established by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and respective state governments, as well as Hockey India's guidelines to host domestic events. The season will recommence with the first Hockey India Sub-junior Men Academy National Championship 2021 in Bhopal from October 4-13.
Stuart Binny retires from all formats of cricket
Binny, the son of former India all-rounder Roger Binny, represented India in six Tests, 14 ODIs and three T20Is. His bowling figures of 6/4 against Bangladesh in the second ODI at Mirpur in June 2014 remains the best-ever performance by an Indian bowler in ODIs.
Avani says feeing on top of the world; coach Shekhar says more medals to come
The 19-year-old Avani became the first Indian woman to win gold in the Paralympic Games when she shot a world record score of 249.6 in the finals on Monday. This is also India's first gold medal in shooting in the Paralympic Games. "I'm so happy I could be the one to contribute it. Hopefully, there's a lot of medals more to come," said the para shooter, who is paralysed below the waist.
10 teams to compete in I-League Qualifiers 2021 in Bengaluru
This edition of the I-League Qualifiers will also see as many as seven teams make their debut --Hyderya Sports FC (J&K), Corbett FC (Uttarakhand), Delhi FC, Madan Maharaj FC , Rajasthan United FC , Kerala United FC (Kerala), Ryntih SC . The likes of ARA FC (Gujarat), Kenkre FC , and FC Bengaluru United , who have played in the competition before, complete the line-up.
He is not sure whether to play or leave: Hussain on Kohli's struggles
Kohli has scored 124 runs in just five innings at an average of 24.80. His highest score of the ongoing Test series was 55 in the second innings of the Headingley Test, which India lost by an innings and 76 runs. It has been 51 innings without a three-figure score for Kohli in international cricket since November 2019.
Paralympics: Jhajharia misses gold, Gurjar bags bronze in javelin F46
Jhajharia, who won gold medals in 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio with world record throws, threw 64.35, much farther than his world record of 63.97 but Sri Lanka's Dinesh Priyan Mudiyanselage Herath produced a gigantic throw of 67.79 to set a new world record and win the gold medal. Sundar Singh Gurjar, a two-time World Championship gold medallist, took bronze with a best throw of 64.01 metres on Monday.
Woakes returns to England squad, Buttler to miss fourth Test
While Woakes' return is a welcome boost for England, they will be without the services of Jos Buttler. The wicketkeeper-batsman is awaiting the birth of his second child, and has been replaced in the squad by Sam Billings. England head coach Chris Silverwood said the seamer would further strengthen their pace unit while also offering value with the bat.
Queensland to host India's multi-format series against Australia
The seven-game series -- three ODIs, one Test match and three T20s -- had been scheduled to begin in Sydney on September 19. The series would then have moved to Melbourne and Perth before returning to Sydney. But COVID-19 enforced restrictions meant that the entire series had to be shifted to Queensland. With the Allan Border Field unavailable due to renovation works, the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay will host the ODIs on September 21, 24 and 26, two days later than the scheduled start of the series.
Paralympics: Rajasthan shooter Avani gets laurels for winning gold in Tokyo
Avani became the first Indian female athlete to win a gold medal in either the Olympics or the Paralympics when the 19-year-old shot a world record score of 249.6 in the finals of the air rifle event in Tokyo. Before her, shot-putter Deepa Malik (2016 Rio) and para-table tennis player Bhavina Patel (2020 Tokyo) were the most decorated Indian female sportspersons at the Paralympics.
Paralympics: Two poor shots halt Unhalkar's medal charge; finishes fourth
Unhalkar had qualified seventh for the final but had jumped to the top spot after shooting 102.1 in the first 10 shots in the final. He produced six consecutive scores of 10 or more as he led the standings with the second elimination round well underway. But disaster struck in the fourth series of two shots as he could manage only 9.9 and 9.5 and slumped out of medal contention.
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