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1st Test: England elect to bat, India include Thakur, Rahul
India, who have drafted in KL Rahul as opener, are playing four seamers in Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur. Thakur has been picked to provide all-round option. Ravindra Jadeja is the lone spinner. India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Lovlina's journey to an Olympic medal: From Baro Mukhia to Tokyo
Thanks to Lovlina's bronze medal in the welterweight category at the Tokyo Olympics, the village is now getting those things which they have been deprived of in the past. The 23-year-old Lovlina, who started with Muay Thai, a form of martial arts, lost her semifinal bout to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. It was a bout where Busenaz out-boxed Lovlina.
Olympics: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain bags bronze medal after losing in semis
The 23-year-old from Assam lost the semifinal in a unanimous decision to Turkish top seed Busenaz Surmeneli at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena. Lovlina's bronze is India's third medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestlers Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia secure semifinal berths
On the opening day of the wrestling competition, Ravi Dahiya defeated Bulgaria's Georgi Vangelov 14-4 on technical superiority to reach the last-four in the men's 57kg category, while compatriot Deepak Punia overcame China's Zushen Lin 6-3 on points to advance to the semifinals. Dahiya will take on Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan in the last-four, while Punia will be up against David Morris Taylor of the USA.
Sindhu among India's greatest Olympians: Sports Minister Thakur
Sindhu won bronze in badminton singles event on Sunday to add to her silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in the same category. Thakur was joined by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy and Minister of State of Youth Affairs and Sports, Nisith Pramanik, as well as senior officers of the sports ministry like secretary (sports) Ravi Mittal.
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya secures quarterfinal spot in 57kg category
Competing in the Round-of-16 bout against the Colombian wrestler, the 23-year-old Dahiya, who is making his Olympic debut at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, showed no nerves as he dominated the bout to win by technical superiority (13-2). Dahiya, the reigning Asian champion and World Championships bronze medalist in his weight category, dictated the terms early on and kept Tigreros under pressure.
Tokyo Olympics : Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra tops qualification with a throw of 86.65 metres
At the Olympic Stadium, the 23-year-old Chopra, the junior world champion, cleared the automatic qualifying mark of 83.50 metres with his first attempt of 86.65 metres in Group A to emerge a strong contender for a medal in the final to be held on Saturday. All eyes will be on Chopra on Saturday's final as he is on a roll this season and is the owner of the national record -- 88.07m -- which he achieved at the Indian Grand Prix in March.
Tokyo Olympics : Olympic swim stars enter quarantine on return to Australia
More than 100 members of the Australian Olympic team arrived in the Northern Territory on Tuesday where they will undergo 14 days of quarantine, mandatory for all international arrivals to Australia. Among the 115 athletes and support staff on board the flight were members of the swimming team that won a record nine gold medals in Tokyo, the number of which is more than at the previous two games combined.
Set to overtake Kumble, Anderson ready to play all 5 Tests vs India
A run of five Tests in six weeks against India may not be ideal for 39-year-old Anderson, a veteran of 162 Tests. But he is geared up. Anderson (617 wickets), who is just three wickets short of surpassing Anil Kumble (619) to become the third highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history, behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708), says he is planning to play all five Tests.
Rahul, Vihari emerge options to open for India in 1st Test
It will be a tough task to beat England in England considering that India are struggling to find an opener to provide stability and a pace bowling all-rounder who can bring in the balance. One thing going for India is that they have managed to spend some time in England. On all the recent three tours -- 2011, 2014 and 2018 -- acclimatisation to the weather conditions was a worry. No wonder, India lost series on all three occasions.
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