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Tour de France: Matej Mohoric wins Stage 19
Mohoric representing the Bahrain Victorious team, won his second stage of this year's race following his win in Stage 7. The victory was a big boost for Mohoric, who was under suspicion after the French Police searched vehicles belonging to his team.
Not prioritising limited-overs cricket over Tests: Bhuvi
The 31-year-old right-arm pacer has not played multi-day format cricket since January 2018 when he appeared in a Test in South Africa. He said he has no regrets. "I am satisfied with my career. Injuries happen; ups and downs happen. I try to recover as quickly as possible from injury and return to the ground. Whatever I can contribute to the team, I want to contribute in future as well," he said further.
Para shuttlers Yathiraj, Sarkar get bipartite quotas for Paralympics
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) awarded bipartite quota places to Suhas L. Yathiraj in men's singles SL4 and Manoj Sarkar in men's singles SL3, the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) said in a release on Friday. The addition of the two para shuttlers also boosted India's medal prospects in the two men's singles categories. India already has Bhagat in men's singles SL3.
Olympics: Nagal qualifies for Tokyo after large scale withdrawals
The 23-year-old Nagal, ranked 154th in the world according to the latest ATP rankings, is currently in Germany, where he lost the Round-of-32 match in the Hamburg European Open to Juan Pablo Varillas of Peru. Nagal expressed his joy at making the Tokyo cut, tweeting on Friday, "No words can express my emotions. A surreal feeling to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Grateful to all your support and wishes."
KL Rahul on alert for wicket-keeping duty for warm-up tie
The dilemma has arisen after the Indian team members, during their three-week break, were allowed to roam free in England as the country opened up after lockdown, but instead ended up witnessing both Pant and Garani catching Covid-19. Rahul hasn't played a Test since August-September, 2019 although the Karnataka player has kept wickets in limited-overs matches in recent times.
T20 World Cup: India and Pakistan in the same group
Group 1 comprises defending champions West Indies pooled alongside 2010 champions England, Australia and South Africa along with two qualifiers from Round 1 joining them. Group 2 comprises 2007 champions India, 2009 winners Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan and two qualifiers from Round 1. The two groups for Super 12 were created on the basis of team rankings as of 20 March 2021.
India yet to plan vs unknown Sri Lanka side: Bhuvneshwar
"We don't know what their squad will be. But what I saw in England [is that] they have a talented squad. [A] few performed well. We want to win the series. We don't know what their team will be. Once we know we can plan on that," said the new ball bowler Kumar in a virtual interaction on Friday. The 20-member Indian squad and reserve players have already spent 17 days here together.
Olympics: High chances of India finishing on hockey podium: Baskaran
A highly skilled left-half in his playing days, Baskaran was active in Chennai, coaching youngsters and managing hockey tournaments before Covid struck. A decorated coach and an Arjuna Award winner, Baskaran, who was chief coach of the men's team at Sydney Olympics and retired as a senior sports official with the Indian Railways, spoke to IANS on the Indian team's prospects in the Tokyo Olympics.
Novak Djokovic decides to compete at the Olympics
World No. 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, has ended the uncertainty over his Olympics participation, confirming on Friday that he would be boarding the flight to Tokyo. In a message posted on social media, Djokovic, who will now aim for a golden slam -- four Grand Slams and Olympic gold in a calendar year
Italy's Euro 2020 win may add 12 billion euros to 2021 GDP
Italy's victory in the UEFA Euro 2020 football championship final on Sunday is likely to add 0.7 percent to the country's projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year, local economists have said. This will certainly be welcome news for an economy struggling to emerge from a slowdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, reports Xinhua.
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