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Injured Smith, six others pull out of Australia's tour of Windies
Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, David Warner, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Jhye Richardson and Kane Richardson have confirmed their withdrawal from the upcoming tours, days after CA expanded its preliminary squad by six players to 29. While Smith has withdrawn due to elbow injury, six others according to a release from Cricket Australia "requested not to be considered for the tour for various reasons".
Ronaldo's brace powers Portugal to win, France pip Germany
"It was essential to start on the right note in order to gain confidence," said Ronaldo. "Now, we have to continue and win the next game." "It was a difficult game, against an opponent who defended very well during 90 minutes, but we scored three goals, and I am very grateful to the team for helping me score two goals," he added.
Queen's Club: Andy Murray returns after 3 yrs, wins 1st match
The five-time former champion in the ATP 500 event here needed just 64 minutes to seal the victory in his first grass court match since 2018 Eastbourne. Murray will face world No.9 and the top seed Matteo Berrettini in the second round, after the Italian powered past countryman Stefano Travaglia 7-6(5), 7-6(4).
Schedule for 2022 CWG women's T20 cricket announced
While the group stage matches in the eight-team competition will take place until August 4, the semi-finals will be played on August 6. The final and the playoff for the bronze medal will take place on August 7. Cricket is going to be played for only the second time ever while women's cricket is featuring at the CWG for the first time in 22 editions. The only time cricket was a part of the quadrennial event was in Kuala Lumpur (1998), when a men's ODI competition was held.
Asian Cup qualifiers: India, Afghan draw 1-1, both enter next round
Ovays Azizi scored the self-goal in the 75th minute and Hossein Zamani's 82nd minute strike drew parity at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium here. Importantly for Sunil Chhetri's team, India entered the third and final round of the qualifiers, along with Afghanistan.
India name 15 for WTC final; Axar, Sundar excluded
From the main squad that has travelled to England, Mayank Agarwal, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur and KL Rahul have been left out. Of these players, Patel and Sundar had played in India's previous Test, the fourth and final match against England in Motera, Ahmedabad, in March.
Indian cricketers loving the taste of England
Pacers Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin say their favourite English breakfast was scrambled eggs, baked beans and toast, while India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane added sausages to the menu. In a video posted by bcci.tv on Tuesday, the fifth player, Cheteshwar Pujara, said he preferred brown toast, potato roasties and beans, as he was a vegetarian.
Kohli gets a taste of pace, bounce at Southampton
Kohli was felled by a fast bouncer from one of India's throwdown specialists in a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday as he prepared for the WTC final that gets underway from June 18. Lee was on Monday quoted as saying, "For me personally, I just want to get something out that has some pace, bounce and carry in the pitch."
Messi, Vargas on target in Argentina-Chile stalemate
Lionel Messi gave Argentina the lead at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Stadium on Monday by curling a free-kick over the wall and into the top right corner just after the half-hour mark. Argentina threatened to score again, laying siege to Claudio Bravo's goal, but the two-time world champions were unable to capitalise on their superiority, reports Xinhua.
India have more impact players, should win WTC final: Sunil Gavaskar
"It is even-stevens in my view because both the teams are well balanced. There are some who think New Zealand have the advantage of being match ready (having won the two-Test series 1-0 in England)," said the former India opener. "But then India will be matched hungry and fresh and eager to get on the ground after a month of inaction."
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