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IND vs Eng 2nd Test: India declare at 298/8, set England a target of 272
Pace bowlers Mohammed Shami (56 not out) and Jasprit Bumrah (34 not out) added unbeaten 89 for the ninth wicket, the highest stand for the wicket in England by an Indian pair -- surpassing the 66 between Madan Lal and Kapil Dev in 1982, to help India wrest initiative. India had lost the wicket of Rishabh Pant early, the left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman falling for 22. Ishant Sharma followed soon after.
Prime Minister interacts with Indian Olympic contingent
India recorded its best-ever medal tally in Tokyo, winning a total of seven medals -- one gold, two silver, and four bronze. After India's historic performance in Tokyo, Prime Minister Modi had invited the Indian contingent for the Independence Day function at Red Fort on Sunday. Prime Minister Modi and Tokyo Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra shared some lighter moments over breakfast.
Four learnings from the opening weekend in La Liga
It is only the first weekend of the La Liga, a quick glance towards the table shows Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid occupy the top-four places. Co-incidentally, these four teams finished in the top four of the 2020/21 campaign, with Barcelona beating the side that finished fifth. But some things remained the same in Spain. Here are the four main things from the first weekend.
'Finding strength in femininity', Adidas bats for greater women participation in sports
During the event, Sunil Gupta, Senior Director, Brand adidas, was also present along with several young girls from the weightlifting community. Mirabai Chanu not only left everyone amazed and proud, but also emerged as an inspiration and driving force for several women to take up the courageous sport across the nation. Mirabai Chanu attended the Adidas event as a special guest.
Federer pulls out of US Open, to undergo knee surgery
"I just wanted to give you a bit of an update [on] what's been going on since Wimbledon. As you can imagine, it's not been simple. I've been doing a lot of checks with the doctors as well on my knee, getting all the information as I hurt myself further during the grass-court season and Wimbledon," Federer said in a video posted late on Sunday, which was also put up on atptour.com.
Medvedev tames giant Opelka for Toronto title
The 25-year-old took down big-server John Isner in the semifinals as he stood two or three feet closer to the baseline on return to counter the height and angle of the serve. Medvedev successfully repeated this against 6'11" Opelka, breaking twice as he won in 85 minutes. The world No. 2 has now won 12 tour-level titles, with 11 of those triumphs coming on hard courts.
Unseeded Camila Giorgi creates history, bags Montreal title
This was Camila's first career 1000-level title, her third overall, first since 2018, first above 250 level and first on outdoor hard courts. Previously, the Italian was champion at 's-Hertogenbosch 2015 on grass and Linz 2018 on indoor hard courts. Camila's fine recent form has seen her overcome two notable records for her latest success: Before this year, she was 1-5 against Karolina and 2-6 in WTA finals.
Run-up controversy leads to heated exchange between Kohli, Anderson
In the 17th over of the day, with India having lost both its openers and Kohli batting, the India skipper approached the umpire asking him to take a look at Anderson's run-up as the pacer was allegedly running into the pitch. A heated exchange ensued between Kohli and Anderson with the former telling the tall paceman, "This isn't your fu**ing backyard".
Manchester City start title defence with defeat
On Sunday evening, Kane was not included in his side's squad with coach Nuno Espiritu Santo saying that the striker, who only returned to training a week ago, was not match fit. Jack Grealish made his debut for Manchester City, but the game showed just why Pep Guardiola is looking to sign Kane as his side played some pretty football, but lacked bite in their rivals' area.
IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Rahane's fifty not enough as India struggling at 181/6
Stumps were called early, with eight overs remaining, as England decided to take the new ball in fading light and the umpires called it a day. India were struggling at 55 for three when Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane stitched together exactly 100 runs for the fourth wicket but England claimed three late wickets as the visitors slumped from 155 for three to 181 for six.
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