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Adelaide Test: Warne names his Aus XI, picks Wade & Harris as openers
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Will Pucovski and David Warner, who seemed all set to open for Australia at the Adelaide Oval, have both been ruled out of the day-night Test which begins Thursday.
Ankita Raina wins doubles title at Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
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Currently India's No. 1 in both women's singles (since 2013) and doubles (since 2019), Raina was one of the stars who helped India advance to one of the two Fed Cup spots on offer when the competition was held at the Dubai Tennis Stadium in the first week of March this year.
Ind Vs Aus: Starc to rejoin Australia squad, in line for Adelaide Test
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He will fly on the chartered flight that will carry fellow Test squad members Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris and Mitch Swepson, along with India's touring party. It leaves the 30-year-old just two full days in Adelaide to prepare for the day-night Test.
Umar Kremlev becomes new International Boxing Association president
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had stripped AIBA of its Olympic status and decided to hold the boxing tournament at Tokyo 2020 without AIBA involvement, due to concerns over its governance, financial management and sporting integrity in 2019.
Was a mistake to decline playing for Barcelona: Arthur
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Despite being contracted to Barcelona until the end of the 2019-20 season in August, Arthur refused to rejoin his teammates for the last stage of the UEFA Champions League amid reports he had been offloaded against his will.
India could lose Test series 0-4 in Australia: Vaughan
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Vaughan said that Australia are a vastly improved side compared to the one that lost to the Virat Kohli-led India that toured Down Under in 2018-19.
Playing for West Indies comes first: Russell
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These factors led Russell to tell captain Kieron Pollard and chief selector Roger Harper that he won't be able to travel with the West Indies team for the recently concluded T20I series in New Zealand. Russell also said that he later changed his mind and informed Harper, who then told him that it was too late as the squad had already been selected.
Formula 1: Verstappen grabs maiden Abu Dhabi pole, Hamilton third
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McLaren's Lando Norris took fourth place, just 0.25 sec behind pole, while Verstappen's team mate Alex Albon too fifth. Carlos Sainz was sixth, running an older engine than his McLaren team mate which, it is believed, is costing him around two tenths of a second per lap, ahead of AlphaTauri's Daniil Kvyat.
National Racing: Datta clinches double in Formula LGB4 class
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The third race witnessed some nervy moments as there were quite a few spins. The safety car came in time and again with Datta winning the race under a yellow flag. Datta grabbed the opportunity and managed to get past Prasad in the second corner. Prasad pressed the pedal hard for one last time, but Datta played it smart and clean to finish the day on a merry note.
Upset BCCI affiliates question choice of venues for England tour
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Pune, a very surprising choice, will host all three One-day Internationals while Chennai -- Tamil Nadu Cricket Association's president Rupa Meiyappan is the daughter of former BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) chief N. Srinivasan -- will host two of the four Tests.
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