SPORTS

Mayank Agarwal third fastest Indian to 1,000 runs
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The right-handed opening batsman, playing just his 12th Test, is behind Vinod Kambli who took 14 innings in 12 Test matches, and current team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara who took 18 innings in 11 matches.
India rise to 53rd on FIFA women's football rankings
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India gained from Belarus's fall to 56 from 53, which is the biggest drop by ranks. India are tied with South Africa for the spot ahead of Venezuela who rose to 55.
Am different from Lyon, my job abroad is to support pacers: R Ashwin
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While Lyon is the conventional type, Ashwin tries to mix things up. "For me... it is not so much about the trajectory. It is about trying and changing it up and making it difficult for the batsman to defend and score at the same time." The India bowler said that his job overseas is to hold one end up and give support to pace bowlers.
Adelaide Test: Ravichandran Ashwin helps India take first innings lead on Day 2 
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Ashwin had got the prized wicket of Steve Smith for just one in the second session as India wrested the initiative early. The off-break bowler followed it up with the wickets of Travis Head, Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon.
Getting hosting rights for AFC Asian Cup 2027 will be best gift for fans: Sunil Chhetri
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2022 will see the country host two major international tournaments -- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the AFC Women's Asian Cup, and according to goalkeeper custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, hosting the AFC Asian Cup in 2027 will be a 'massive' help for the sport in India.
Adelaide Test, Day 2: Bumrah scalps two after India get all out for 244
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At the end of first session, Australia were 35/2 and trailed by 209 runs in reply to India's 244. The hosts could have been three down had Bumrah hung on to the catch of Marnus Labuschagne at the fine-leg boundary.
ISL: Silva, Chhetri score as Bengaluru condemn Odisha to 5th defeat
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Odisha had their moments in the game with Onwu and Jerry Mawihmingthanga creating problems for the Bengaluru defence but failed to test their goalkeeper. They failed to record a single shot on target in the first half
Lewandowski beats Ronaldo, Messi to win FIFA Best Men's Player award
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Both players are winning the award for the first time in their careers. While Bronze is the fifth player to win the award that has been won by a different player each year in the women's category since it was conferred to USA's Carli Lloyd, Lewandowski is the third to win the award after Ronaldo, Messi and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric.
Gaurav Gill wins round 1 of National Rally Championship
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Gill took a total of 56:55.200 minutes to complete eight special stages and record a victory by a margin of an impressive 4:25.700 minutes over Karna Kadur. Dean Mascarenhas finished third overall with a time of 1:02:30.500 minutes. Gill was at his best and even a flat tyre in the final stage could not stop him from underlining his supremacy in the opening round.
India contributes $1 million World Anti-Doping Agency to support Clean Sport
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India's contribution of $1 million is the highest among contributions made by other world governments, including China, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The total contribution of all member nations will be matched by an equal sum by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to create a corpus of $10 million.
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