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Danielle Wyatt powers England to T20 series win over India
Opener Danielle Wyatt, who shot to limelight seven years ago for proposing Virat Kohli on Twitter, smashed an unbeaten 89 off 56 balls late Wednesday night to help England Women beat India Women by eight wickets in the third and final T20I. The win helped England win the T20I series 2-1 and clinch the all-format series 10-6.
Indian Test team hit by Covid-19, player tests positive
Indian Test squad in England has been affected by Covid-19 after one of the players tested positive for the virus. The player affected has been kept in isolation and will not travel to Durham with the team for the camp that begins on Thursday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to officially confirm the name of the player who has tested positive. Media reports claim that the player has been affected by the Delta variant.
It will take a while before India wins another Olympic tennis medal: Paes
Leander Paes, winner of multiple Grand Slam titles, has said it will take a while before India can win an Olympic medal in tennis. "It is going to be a while before we win another medal in tennis," said Paes, who won a bronze at Atlanta 1996, India's only Olympic medal in tennis.
Ahead of T20 WC, India lags behind in preparation as a unit
For India, the three T20 Internationals and three ODIs in Sri Lanka are the only games ahead of the T20 World Cup. Worse, many players who will be part of the T20 squad at the World Cup -- Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja -- won't be playing in Sri Lanka as they are busy in the Test series in England. Even the Sri Lanka series was hastily arranged.
Thakur launches official cheer song for Tokyo-bound Indian contingent
Besides Thakur, Rahman and Ananya, the others present on the occasion were Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Nisith Pramanik, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra and secretary-general Rajeev Mehta, among others. "Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi initiated the #Cheer4India campaign for our Tokyo-bound athletes.
IOC updates Olympic Oath, increases number of oath-takers
The IOC said on Wednesday that the changes were in line with its and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee's "drive towards gender equality as it enables full gender balance amongst those taking the oath on behalf of all Games participants". The new wording was recommended by the IOC Athletes' Commission in order to "increase opportunities for athlete expression during the Olympic Games".
Omega's association with Olympics Tokyo 2020
"If you're an Olympian, or trying to become an Olympian, it's a 24-hour, 7 day a week job. It's non-stop. It's around-the-clock...To really be prepared for an Olympic Games, you have to put in the work. You have to go through the struggle. For the journey I went five times, it was never easy, but I know the work that I was doing gave me the results that I deserved," says Michael Phelps
Johanna and Bianca latest to pull out of Olympics
"As a result, I have been unable to train for the last two and a half weeks and sadly, this has put my body in a situation where I am unable to ask it to be fully ready in time for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. This is a heart-breaking reality for me, as representing Team GB at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016 is one of my most treasured memories from my career so far," read her statement.
3rd ODI: England beat Pak for 3-0 sweep
James Vince scored a hundred and Lewis Gregory contributed 77 as England defeated Pakistan by three wickets to complete a clean sweep of the three-match ODI series. Vince raced to 102 off 95 deliveries and Gregory struck his 77 of 69 balls as hosts England, chasing Pakistan's challenging score of 331 for seven wickets, reached 332 for seven with two overs to spare.
Federer pulls out of Olympics due to knee injury
Roger Federer, the former world No.1 tennis player and 20-time Grand Slam champion, has pulled out of the Olympic Games citing knee injury. The eight-time Wimbledon champion had missed the 2016 Rio Olympics also due to knee injury. "During the grass-court season, I unfortunately experienced a setback with my knee, and have accepted that I must withdraw from the Tokyo Olympic Games," Federer said in a note on Twitter.
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