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Football world rankings: India men's team retains 105th position
In the women's category, the Indian team slipped four spots to be 57th in the rankings released last month. It has been a quiet period for international football, and this is mirrored in the latest FIFA world men's rankings. France is placed second, followed by Brazil, England, and Portugal in the men's category.
Archer may skip India Tests to be fit for T20 WC and Ashes
"One thing I am determined about post-elbow operation is not to rush my comeback because my primary focus is to be playing for England in the Twenty20 World Cup and Ashes later this year". Those are my targets. If I come back before then and manage to play in the home Test series against India -- then fine, so be it. If I don't, I am quite prepared to sit out the summer."
On Indian pitches pacers think of containing, not wickets: Cummins
The 28-year-old Cummins, who has returned from India following postponement of Indian Premier League (IPL) and is quarantining here, added that bowling on Indian pitches is a challenge to which a pacer has to adjust. "My opinion is a bit different to a lot of batters around the world. Sometimes they (Indian pitches) are spin-friendly.
Ankita, Ramanathan crash out of French Open
The 125th ranked Ankita lost to higher-ranked German Greet Minnen 2-6, 0-6 in one hour and 21 minutes. Ramkumar Ramanathan also crashed out, losing to Asian Games gold medallist, Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin, 1-6, 2-6 in the second round of the qualifiers.
World No. 1 Table Tennis player Chen Meng set for Olympic debut
"That's a weight off my mind," the 27-year-old told a post-match mixed zone on Wednesday at the Chinese table tennis Olympic simulation tournament, reports Xinhua. "I can now focus on preparations for my first Olympic Games and make some specific plan after knowing that I will go play Tokyo 2020," said Chen, who beat Sun Mingyang 12-10, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 in her first match here to make the quarterfinals.
Asian boxing: Amit Panghal enters semis, assured of a medal
Panghal, the World silver medallist and defending champion, defeated Kharkhuu Enkhmandakh of Mongolia 3-2 in a quarter-final bout. The Indian made a cautious start, but shifted gears as the match progressed. On the other hand, the Mongolian boxer was aggressive from the word go and kept pace with Panghal throughout the nail-biting contest. But it was Panghal's tactical brilliance that enabled him to edge past Enkhmandakh.
French Open: Sumit Nagal, Ramanathan in 2nd round of qualifiers
Another Indian, Ramkumar Ramanathan, also moved into the second round of qualifiers after rallying past the higher-ranked Michael Mmoh of the USA 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Tuesday while Prajnesh Gunneswaran failed to cross the first hurdle. Nagal, 23 -- currently ranked 143rd in the world in singles and who competed in the main draw of the Australian Open this year -- was in good touch against his 192-ranked Italian opponent
Kohli, Sharma placed 2nd and 3rd in ICC ODI rankings
With 857 rating points, Kohli is only eight points behind Pakistan's prolific run-getter Babar Azam, who has enjoyed an extremely successful run against South Africa this year. Only two Indians figure in the top 10 of the ODI batting rankings, with opener Shikhar Dhawan placed 18th behind New Zealand's Martin Guptill on 706 points.
IPL getting postponed was heartbreaking: Cummins
"When it got cancelled, it was pretty heartbreaking. I felt like we had just started doing well. I thought the second half would be going to be huge for us, Kolkata Knight Riders. We probably had proven how good we were. Personally I felt like, my bowling didn't click, and that was upsetting," said Cummins in a Youtube chat with fans. IPL was postponed earlier this month following the emergence of Covid-19 cases in the bio-secure environment
FIFA WC Qualifiers: Thapa confident of India doing well
The Sunil Chhetri-led Indian team will play its opening game against Qatar on June 3, followed by matches against Bangladesh and Afghanistan on June 7 and 15, respectively. "We understand that Qatar are eagerly looking forward to the match. But we know that we will try to do well on the field. We don't want to be disappointed. We are not there to make up the numbers. We are confident in our abilities and we are taking it one match at a time," said Thapa
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