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Euro 2020: Mount, Chilwell go into self-isolation, out of England squad
Hours before their last Group D clash, England announced that the pair must isolate "up to and including June 28" as the two Chelsea players have been confirmed as close contacts of their club teammate Billy Gilmour of Scotland, who tested positive for Covid-19 earlier, reports Xinhua.
WTC final: Fifth day's play starts after rain delay
Besides the fourth day, the first day was also washed out. The second and the third days were affected by bad light. New Zealand were 102/2 after the end of Bumrah's over. Kane Williamson (12) and Ross Taylor (0) were at the crease.
Manpreet named captain of men's hockey team for Olympics
This will be Manpreet's third Olympics. Under Manpreet's captaincy, the Indian team won the Asia Cup in 2017, the Asian Champions Trophy in 2018 and the FIH Series Final in 2019. The team led by Manpreet also made it to the quarterfinals of the FIH Men's World Cup 2018 in Bhubaneswar.
Stokes's return to give huge boost ahead of India series: Cook
Stokes marked his return to cricket after a surgery to his left index finger on Sunday, striking an 18-ball 29 and taking one wicket, as his county side Durham defeated Birmingham Bears by 22 runs in the Vitality Blast T20 tournament here. The 30-year-old Stokes had to pull out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) before its suspension due to the injury.
Gomez sends Argentina into Copa America quarterfinals
Gomez gave his side the lead in the 10th minute on Monday by delicately chipping a shot over goalkeeper Antony Silva after Angel Di Maria's defence-splitting through ball, reports Xinhua. Paraguay appeared to gift Argentina their second goal in first-half stoppage time when Gomez's cross from the left flank rebounded into the net off Junior Alonso. However, the goal was ruled out for an offside in the build-up.
Euro 2020: Belgium knock out Finland, Denmark move past Russia
Belgium dominated possession on Monday and kept Finland on the back foot but for all that the forwards were only able to test goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky twice, through Romelu Lukaku and Jeremy Doku, in the first half, reports Xinhua. At the second game in Group B, Denmark stunned Russia 4-1 to ensure a berth in the round of 16.
Fifth-seeded Ruud advances, to face Sandgren in second round
Norway's world No. 15 Casper Ruud moved past the 71st ranked Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 7-6(4) to reach the second-round at the Mallorca Championships and record his first grass-court victory of the season. The fifth seed here, Ruud broke the Frenchman's serve twice and won 80 per cent of his first-service points to advance at the grass-court event in Spain.
ICC red-faced after WTC final falls prey to inclement weather
With just two days left -- including the reserve day on June 23 -- a draw looks the best possibility for a result although a flurry of wickets could still see a result in either team's favour. The rules suggest both teams will be joint winners if the match ends in a draw or a tie. It is something that may not go down well with both teams.
Buttler rules himself out of remainder of IPL 2021
"Usually the IPL doesn't clash with any international cricket. When it does clash, probably England will take precedence," Buttler was quoted as saying by the BBC. The 30-year-old Englishman said he will leave it to England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) director of cricket Ashley Giles to decide between IPL and England's international commitment.
Dutee powers India A to win with national record in Indian GP relay
Later in the evening, Dutee clocked 11.17 seconds to improve her national 100m record of 11.24 secs which she had clocked in Ranchi in 2019. But she fell short of the Tokyo Olympic qualification time of 11.15 secs. Daneshwari AT clocked 11.48 secs to finish second while Himashree Roy was third with a time of 11.17 secs.
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