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Indian team winds up its match simulation, out of quarantine
"The third day of intra-squad match simulation was about settling down & finding that rhythm. [emoticon: thumbs-up twice] #TeamIndia," tweeted the Board of Control for Cricket in India along with a brief video recapping the day's play. The third day saw Hanuma Vihari and Shubman Gill opening the innings with the former, who had a terrible outing with Warwickshire county this season, shown glancing the ball.
Williamson likely to be fit for WTC final vs all-round India: Latham
"They are recovering reasonably well. It was important for them to get a bit of rest and be fully fit heading into the next week, so I am sure they will go through the fitness testing protocol over the next day or two in order for them to be ready to go for the next week. Fingers crossed. We will have a fully fit squad," said Latham, who stood in place of Williamson in the second Test against England at Birmingham which the Kiwis won.
Lahiri finishes tied 25th in Palmetto Championship golf
The 33-year-old from Pune fired six birdies -- on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th and 12th holes --, as against just two bogeys -- on the eighth and 14th holes -- to cap a good day. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson slipped and ended at tied 10th after a one-under 70 in the final round couldn't undo the damage of third round in which he carded two-over 73. Johnson finished with eight-under 276.
Netherlands, Austria, England start with wins in Euro 2020
Gritty Ukraine bounced back from two goals down but Denzel Dumfries's late winner helped the Netherlands snatch a 3-2 win on home soil in Euro 2020 on Sunday. The third match-day also saw Austria overpower North Macedonia 3-1. England broke their opening Euro match jinx after beating Croatia 1-0 .
Novak Djokovic rallies to win French Open; his 19th Grand Slam title
It was the top seed Serb's second French Open title and 19th Grand Slam title in all. With it, Djokovic has become the first man in the Open Era to win all four majors twice. Exhibiting remarkable temperament, despite losing the first two sets, Djokovic, 34, rallied calmly and won the last three sets against 22-year-old Tsitsipas to walk away with the trophy.
WTC: Heavy-scoring Indians have edge over NZ batsmen
While India have as many as five batsmen among top 15 top scorers in the tournament, New Zealand have none. New Zealand's batting mainstay, skipper Kane Williamson, is the highest placed, at 16th in the list with 817 runs scored at 58.35. Part of the reason why he is so low in the run-getters' list is because he has played just nine matches as against the Indians above him in the list who have played many more games.
Vinoo Mankad, 9 other stalwarts inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
The stalwarts, who have made great contribution to the game and were inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame are: Aubrey Faulkner of South Africa and Monty Noble of Australia (Early Cricket Era, prior to 1918); Sir Learie Constantine of West Indies and Stan McCabe of Australia (Inter-War Era, 1918-1945); Ted Dexter of England and Vinoo Mankad of India (Post-War Era, 1946-1970); Desmond Haynes of West Indie and Bob Willis of England (ODI Era, 1971-1995); and, Andy Flower of Zimbabwe and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka (Modern Cricket Era, 1996-2015).
Barbora-Katerina clinch French Open women's doubles title
The final lasted one hour and 14 minutes at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Barbora and Katerina have now won three Grand Slam women's doubles titles in their careers. In 2018, they had triumphed here for their first doubles title and won the Wimbledon title the next month.
Ashes will be tough with this fragile England batting: Vaughan
New Zealand won the two-Test series 1-0 -- their first series triumph in England in 22 years. The win also pushed New Zealand back to the number one spot in Test rankings and gave them a boost ahead of the World Test Championship final against India from June 18. The first Test between England and New Zealand had ended in a draw.
New Zealand win 2nd Test, clinch series in England after 22 years
New Zealand defeated England by eight wickets in the second Test on Sunday and won the two-match series 1-0 - their first series triumph in England in 22 years. The win pushed New Zealand back to the No.1 spot in Test rankings. The win is New Zealand's first at Edgbaston in five attempts.
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