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England clinch T20I series vs Pakistan with thrilling win
England followed up their 3-0 victory over the visitors in the One-day Internationals with a 2-1 series win on Tuesday night. The Pakistan team will now fly to the Caribbean for a limited-overs and Test tour. Chasing a target of 155 for victory, England's Chris Jordan scored the winning runs with just two balls remaining.England had squared the series with victory at Headingley on July 18.
Sandesh Jhingan named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year
Both the players were voted by the club coaches. "Being voted by club coaches of the ISL (Indian Super League) and the I-League as the Footballer of the Year is a huge honour. I take this award as a motivation to do better, and inspire others to follow their passion for the sport. This award comes with a huge responsibility -- not to let anyone down," said Jhingan.
Olympic countdown: Djokovic and his bid for the calendar slam
Such is the aura of the sport that Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams not being there in Tokyo will not stop people from watching the tennis event at the Olympics and talking in glowing terms about the Swiss and Spanish greats and the Williams sisters' exploits at the quadrennial games. There will also be a lot of interest around Serbia's Novak Djokovic.
Olympics: Opening ceremony composer quits over abuse of disabled children
Keigo Oyamada, 52, who is known in Japan as Cornelius, resigned in disgrace days after an interview he gave in the 1990s -- in which he bragged to local news media that he forced a disabled boy to masturbate in front of others and to eat his own faeces -- resurfaced soon after his name was announced as composer of the opening ceremony.
Warm-up: Rahul's ton, Jadeja's 75 take Indians to 306/9 on Day 1
The Indians, who won the toss and had elected to bat, lost the wickets of openers Rohit Sharma (9 off 33 balls) and Mayank Agarwal (28 off 35 balls) before the team could reach 50. They then lost Cheteshwar Pujara for 21. The No. 3 batsman was out stumped to off-spinner Jack Carson. Hanuma Vihari, who batted at No. 4, the spot occupied by Kohli, made 24 before he threw away his wicket to left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White.
2nd ODI: Chahar takes India to thrilling 3-wicket win
Sri Lanka had made 275/9 in their 50 overs while India reached the target with five balls to spare. Brief scores: Sri Lanka 275/9 in 50 overs (C Asalanka 65, A Fernando 50, C Karunaratne 44 not out, Y Chahal 3/50, B Kumar 3/54) lost to India 277/7 in 49.1 overs (D Chahar 69 not out, S Yadav 53, M Pandey 37, K Pandya 35, W Hasaranga 3/37) by three wickets.
Kohli, Rahane miss warm-up due to niggles; pacer Avesh injures thumb
"Captain Virat Kohli felt some stiffness in his back on late Monday evening and he has been advised rest from the three-day first-class warm-up game by the BCCI Medical Team," said a statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Avesh and Washington Sundar are representing the County Select XI as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) could not assemble a playing eleven on the field due to injury and Covid-19.
2nd ODI: Sri Lanka score 275/9 in 50 overs against India
Opener Avishka Fernando (50 off 71 balls) and batsman Charith Asalanka (65 off 68 balls) scored half-centuries to lead the Lankans to a total with which they will look to challenge India. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (3/50) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/54) were the most successful bowlers for India. Seamer Bhuvneshwar got rid of both the half-centurions after Chahal had got the first two wickets.
Indian women's football team head coach Maymol Rocky quits
Maymol said; "I am happy to see the progress we have made in the last few years. The facilities we got were always excellent and the support we got from the federation, Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Government of Odisha has been the key to our success".
Olympic countdown: Hopes on Sania-Ankita in controversy-marred tennis buildup
With just three days to go for the start of the Tokyo Olympics, verbal volleys are flying thick and fast over a reported move by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) to get Bopanna involved in doubles with Sumit Nagal, who made the cut late because of large scale withdrawals. The bottom line is that at Tokyo Olympics, India will participate only in men's singles and women's doubles.
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