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One good stand could have done the trick for India: Tendulkar
Tall New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson rattled India at the start of the sixth day, accounting for overnight batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli, to leave them struggling. India finally lost the inaugural WTC final by eight wickets. "Not losing a wicket in the first 10-12 overs was very important but that's where New Zealand were successful in getting Kohli and Pujara out.
Nataraj betters Olympic qualification time in men's 100m backstroke
Nataraj clocked 53.77 seconds, which was faster than the Olympic qualification time of 53.85 secs. If FINA approves his timing, the 20-year-old Bengaluru swimmer will become the second Indian to make the qualification cut that guarantees an automatic berth for the Olympics. Nataraj's performance of 53.77 secs is also better than his own previous national record of 54.07 seconds.
Verstappen takes dominant F1 Styrian GP win
Starting from pole position, Verstappen managed the gap to push Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in second place and led every lap on his way to his fourth win in eight races so far this season, reports Xinhua. "Straightaway I felt a good balance in the car," said Verstappen afterwards. "It was good to manage the tyres from the start. It felt that I had tyres left [at the end of the race]. We kept on trying to hit our lap times.
Olympics: Pre-departure daily Covid tests for athletes from India, 5 nations
Japan's state broadcaster NHK said on Sunday that athletes and all other members of delegations from India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will face stricter countermeasures because of the spreading Delta variant, which was first identified in India, reports Xinhua. NHK added that the measures would take effect on July 1.
England women beat India by 8 wkts in first ODI
Mithali's 72, which took India Women to 201/8 in 50 overs, went in vain as home batters Tammy Beaumont (87 off 87) and Natalie Sciver (74 off 74) took England to a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Both Tammy and Natalie added 117 for the third wicket against an insipid Indian bowling attack.
Archery World Cup: Das, Deepika win mixed recurve team gold
Das and Deepika combined well to score a 5-3 win over the Netherlands to win India's second gold medal of the day. The Netherlands settled for silver. In the semis, Indian team beat Spain 5-3 and their victim in the quarterfinals was the USA team who they handed a 6-0 defeat. India also won a gold medal in the recurve women's team event.
Bio-bubble life helps players bond again like years ago: Dhawan
"When we went home from [the suspended] IPL, we rested and got to spend time with our families after such a long time. We got to know our families from close and that is what we enjoyed. Our training also continued," Dhawan told the media ahead of the team's departure to Sri Lanka. India will play three ODIs (July 13-18) and three T20 Internationals (July 21-25) in Sri Lanka.
Only 1-2 new players can come out of SL tour for T20 WC: Dravid
"These are the only three games before the T20 World Cup. I am sure the selectors and management would have a fair idea by now as to what kind of squad they are looking for T20 World Cup…Can't read too much into it. There might be the odd spots and people might raise their hands up and knock on the doors," he said and confirmed that a couple of selectors will travel to Sri Lanka for the series scheduled next month.
I-League to commence in Kolkata in mid-Dec, says AIFF
"We are looking at a tentative date of mid-December onwards for kicking-off the Hero I-League. We are in talks with the Indian Football Association (Bengal), and also the Government of West Bengal to organise the League in Kolkata and its suburbs like the last edition," I-League CEO Sunando Dhar said during the AIFF League Committee's meeting held virtually on Saturday.
Angelique ready for Wimbledon after triumph on home soil
This was also the world No. 26 player's maiden title since she triumphed on grass to win the third of her three Grand Slam titles at 2018 Wimbledon. In her first final in two years, Kerber was in commanding form as she swept to victory over the unseeded Czech in 1 hour and 25 minutes. It is her third time taking home a trophy on home soil, following back-to-back titles in Stuttgart in 2015 and 2016.
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