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Warm-up: Hameed's fifty helps county team stay afloat vs Indians
Pacers Umesh Yadav (2/18 in 10 overs), Jasprit Bumrah (1/23 in 10 overs) and Mohammed Siraj (1/27 in 11 overs) had good workout. The touring Indians had reduced the home side to 44/3 in 21 overs at lunch to wrest the initiative. Siraj, in fact, picked the wicket of India Test teammate and all-rounder Washington Sundar, who fell for one off seven balls.
England name Robinson, Hameed in squad for India Tests
Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran have also returned to the Test team. While Bairstow, Buttler and Curran were rested from the New Zealand series after taking part in this year's IPL and undergoing a lengthy period of quarantine, Stokes has recovered from a finger injury that saw him withdraw from the Indian Premier League this year.
Brisbane wins right to host 2032 Olympics
Australia has already hosted the Olympics twice, in Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000. In 2017, the IOC awarded the 2024 Games to Paris and the 2028 Olympics to Los Angeles, reports Xinhua. In February, 2021, the IOC said that Brisbane was the preferred candidate to host the 2032 Games. However, Qatar reiterated its desire to host the 2032 Games despite the IOC handing the preferred tag to Brisbane.
Only five Top-20 women tennis players not competing in Tokyo
The WTA confirmed on Tuesday that the "The ITF (International Tennis Federation) has published the final entry list. The final entry list has 15 of the WTA Top 20 confirmed for Tokyo, including World No.1 and Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty and world No.2 and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka. The field also features the top nine players on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen."
Formula 1 world unites in condemning racism against Hamilton
"During, and after, yesterday's British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was subjected to multiple instances of racist abuse on social media following an in-race collision. Formula 1, The FIA and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team condemn this behaviour in the strongest possible terms. These people have no place in our sport and we urge that those responsible should be held accountable for their action," read the statement.
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.
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