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3rd Test: Twitter praises England for a big win
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Pacer Ollie Robinson was the wreaker-in-chief, claiming five wickets for 65 runs. Craig Overton took three wickets while James Anderson had one wicket to his name. India lost their last seven wickets for just 41 runs in 54 minutes, leaving the netizens stunned at how the tourists wilted under pressure.
Formula 1 updates calendar for the 2021 season to 22 races
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F1 started the year with an eye for a record-breaking 23 races, only for the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions to force changes. The Japanese Grand Prix joined Canada, Singapore and Australia in officially being cancelled earlier in this month.The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, the Italian GP at Monza, and the Russian race at Sochi will take place on their original dates.
India may think of bringing in extra batsman: Gavaskar
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"I think they will think on whether they will go ahead with this line-up or make-up of the side. Whether they are okay going ahead with five bowlers or change it and bring in an extra batsman for a bowler," said Gavaskar after the match. The former India batsman pointed out at the crucial No. 6 batting position where Rishabh Pant had batted and failed in the series.
India succumbed to scoreboard pressure: Kohli
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"Basically, I will put it (collapse) down to scoreboard pressure. We knew we are up against a massive (354-run) lead after getting bowled out for 78. The pressure from English bowlers was too much, they bowled at areas which troubled us," said Kohli in the post-match presentation ceremony.
3rd Test: India succumb to innings defeat, series level at 1-1
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Robinson, the right-arm pace bowler, got the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara, who couldn't add anything to his overnight 91, skipper Virat Kohli (55), Rishabh Pant (1) and Ishant Sharma (2) on Saturday morning to go with the wicket of Rohit Sharma that he got on Friday. He finished with 5/65.
We're here to not let Novak win the US Open: Medvedev
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Two years back, Medvedev had credited his US Open final appearance to the crowd, which had jeered the 25-year-old all through the tournament in 2019 till he reached the title showdown against Rafael Nadal. However, the Russian's battling performance against Rafael Nadal in the title clash, in which he rallied from two sets down to force a fifth set, won him admiration and support from the crowd.
Paralympic archery: Rakesh Kumar in pre-quarters, Swami exits
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Kumar, the 35-year-old from Katra near Jammu, defeated Hong Kong's Ka Chuen Ngai while Swami went down to Matt Stutzman of the United States in the 1/16 Elimination round. Kumar, who was placed third after the 72-arrow ranking round, continued with his superb run by outclassing Chunen Ka Ngai of Hong Kong 144-131 in the 1/16 Elimination Round at the Yumenoshima Final Field on Saturday.
Paralympic TT: Nothing is impossible if you try hard, says Bhavina after reaching final
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"But I have always believed that nothing is impossible if you give it your best shot. And today I did it," Bhavina said on Saturday after beating China's Zhang Miao in the semifinals of the women's singles Class 4 section at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Bhavina defeated Miao, the world No. 3 and 2016 Rio Paralympic Games silver medallist 3-2 (7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8) in a 34-minute encounter to reach the final and assure India its first medal in table tennis at the Paralympic Games.
Sack the ECB, save Test cricket: Message in Leeds sky
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A banner, attached to a plane, flew in the sky above the ground on Friday with a message, "Sack the ECB, save Test cricket". It is yet unclear on what the message implied but it could be from someone upset at England cricket team's lack of preparation for the Test series where India are giving them a run for their money.
Pujara leads India's resistance
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Opener Rohit Sharma scored 61 and added 82 for the second wicket with Pujara before he was out LBW. Skipper Kohli then added unbeaten 99 for the third wicket with the India No. 3 as India started to script a comeback. Earlier, England could add only nine to their overnight score and ended with 432. Though they are still 139 runs behind, their hopes of making England bat again look realistic now.
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