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Former Ireland cricketer Roy Torrens passes away at 72
A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, Torrens debuted for Ireland on July 20, 1966 v Middlesex at Ormeau (Cap Number 507). He was capped 30 times between 1966 and 1984, taking 77 wickets at 25.66 apiece, and a best of 7/40. After playing retirement, Torrens became president of the Irish Cricket Union in 2000, and in 2004 the Ireland men's team manager -- a role he held for 12 years.
Indian Super League: 10-man FC Goa hold Kerala Blasters to 1-1 draw
Goa took the lead through a 25th minute strike from Jorge Ortiz Mendoza. Rahul KP then scored the equaliser for Kerala Blasters in the 57th minute with a brilliant header. Goa were reduced to 10 men in the 65th minute with Ivan Gonzalez received two yellow cards within seconds. Goa started with what they do the best -- intriguing short passes, maintaining maximum ball possession, and keeping Kerala on the back foot.
India Vs England: Kevin Pietersen wants Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley to read Rahul Dravid's advice
Pietersen posted screenshots of the mail on his twitter handle an that India batting great Rahul Dravid had written to him on a day when Sibley and Crawley fell on five and a duck respectively to Sri Lanka spinner Lasith Embuldeniya in the second Test in Galle, Sri Lanka. Pietersen had reached out to Dravid after a poor tour of Bangladesh in 2010 after which the latter had sent the mail to the former batsman.
A star is born: Sandeep Singh steals gold at wrestling nationals
Singh, 21, is yet to make a name for himself at the international stage but he made a big splash on Saturday by winning gold in the ultra-competitive 74kg category at the freestyle Wrestling National Championships at the Noida Stadium here.
Kuldeep likely to play Tests vs England, hints team management
Incidentally, the last Test Kuldeep played was during the previous tour of Australia in 2018-19. He played in Sydney in 2019 and picked five wickets. Altogether he has played six Tests. On the recently-concluded Australia tour, he played just one ODI and a warm-up game.
ISL: Jackichand goes to Mumbai City, Choudhary to Jamshedpur
In the ongoing 2020-21 edition of the Indian Super League (ISL), the Manipur-born winger has appeared in all 12 games for Jamshedpur and has three assists to his name so far. One of the most experienced players in the ISL, Jackichand has 85 league appearances to his name and has turned out FC Pune City, Kerala Blasters FC and FC Goa as well.
Saina going through toughest phase of her career: U Vimal Kumar
Saina, currently ranked 20th in the world, was knocked out of the first round of the ongoing second Thailand Open. She had earlier fallen in the second round of the first Thailand Open, which was also her first tournament since the All England Championships in March 2020.
Lahiri fails to make cut in PGA Tour event at La Quinta
Lahiri ended with a score of 3-under par at the end of round 1 and 2 with the cut being set at 4-under par. He had a tied 15 finish in the first round. Sungjae Im of Korea rode a hot putter to seize a one-shot lead following a blemish-free 7-under 65.
James Anderson picks 30th five-wicket haul, goes clear of McGrath
The right-arm England pace bowler, who was tied with Glenn McGrath in joint sixth position with 29 five-wicket hauls before this Test, removed Niroshan Dickwella for his fifth wicket in the Sri Lankan first innings during the second Test between the two teams at the Galle International Stadium. He then got rid of Suranga Lakmal to get his sixth wicket of the innings.
Pant should replace Iyer or Samson in India ODI, T20I squads: Hogg
"I would be putting him there right now because he has got the confidence and the belief. He has proven himself with two match-winning knocks in this Test series. You can't get better than that playing for India on Australian soil. I would put him in place of Iyer. Keep your all-round options there for batting and bowling depth. He will be there for either Iyer or Sanju Samson," said Hogg on his Youtube channel.
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