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India have better record than NZ away from home in WTC
The Kiwis have played five series in the 2019-2021 WTC period and won three series at home against India, Pakistan and West Indies which saw them enter the final on the basis of percentage of points. However, the second-placed team on WTC points table had started the WTC campaign on a poor note. The Kane Williamson-led side was held to a 1-1 draw in Sri Lanka in 2019 while they were thrashed 0-3 in Australia during the 2019-20 season.
NZ keep an eye on WTC final, may rest frontline quicks from 2nd Test
New Zealand have already been bolstered by the arrival of left-arm pace bowler Trent Boult, who is likely to feature in the second Test. Southee, Wagner and Jamieson all bowled over 40 overs across two innings in the first Test at Lord's.
French Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas shatters Medvedev's world No. 1 dream, enters semis
The two-hour-21-minute battle saw Tsitsipas enter his third consecutive Grand Slam semi-final. He had also entered the semi-final at last year's French Open where he lost to Novak Djokovic. On Tuesday, the Greek star tennis player 73 per cent of first service points and 77 per cent of second service points. He also converted four out of the seven break-points he got.
England team has accepted Robinson apology over old tweets: Anderson
Robinson, who took seven wickets on his Test debut against New Zealand, is unavailable for the second Test that begins at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Thursday. While speaking to the British media, Anderson said that Robinson apologised to the team and that it was accepted. The bowler was asked if some team members were uncomfortable with Robinson's apology, Anderson said: "No, I think it's been accepted."
After initial hiccups, Alexander Zverev enters maiden French Open semis
Zverev will take on the winner of the quarterfinal match between second seed Russian Daniil Medvedev and fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece on Friday. The 24-year-old German had a tough first set where his serve was broken thrice before he regained composure to down 22-year-old Fokina in one hour and 36 minutes.
French Open: Unseeded Tamara storms into semi-finals
Tamara, the 23-year-old world No.85, becomes the first Slovenian to make the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, with her quarter-final win in two hour and 26 minutes. Thanks to the result, Tamara will break into the top 50 for the first time when the WTA rankings are announced next week.
India have poor record vs New Zealand in ICC events
India's seven-wicket win in the 2003 World Cup under Sourav Ganguly was the last time they beat the Kiwis in an ICC tournament. Left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan took four wickets while off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took two as India skittled out Kiwis for 146 and won by seven wickets in Centurion 18 years ago.
India's Chhetri now 3 short of Pele's 77 international goals
"I do not count the number of goals. 10 years later, we will sit together, have a chat and then count. All of this is past. We play Afghanistan, and we have to be at our best. It will be a new day, a new canvas. And it is up to us to paint it the manner we want to," Chhetri said after scoring both goals in India's 2-0 win over Bangladesh in the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifier match here on Monday evening.
BCCI yet to confirm SL tour but broadcasters out with schedule
The tour will begin on July 13 with the first ODI and end on July 25 with the third and final T20 International, according to the schedule. "Indian waves will crash against the Sri Lankan shore with #JeetneKiZid [emoticons: water wave, flag of India] tour of [emoticon: flag of Sri Lanka] #SirfSonyPeDikhega!," tweeted broadcaster Sony Sports India.
Chief India football coach all praise for forward Chhetri
"Many people keep on asking as to when Sunil is going to retire. He works so hard on the pitch, and in every training session, he is by far the best. He is in such good shape and is working with such professionalism. He is working as if he is 25, playing as if he is 25, and scoring goals like he is 25," chief coach Igor Stimac said.
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