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Indian hockey team doesn't 'choke under tension' anymore, says Lalit
"If I look back at how we played then in 2014 and how we play now as a team, I feel we have come a long way and have grown from strength-to-strength. We don't choke in tense moments anymore and we have learnt to put up a fight-back if required," Lalit said.
Not quick enough like Dhoni: Wade jokes with Dhawan
Wade, who stood in for the injured Aaron Finch as Australia's captain during the match, missed a difficult chance to stump India opener Shikhar Dhawan off spinner Mitchell Swepson in the ninth over at the Sydney Cricket Ground. "Not Dhoni. Not quick enough like Dhoni," Wade could be heard telling over the stump-mic to Dhawan after which the pair laughed.
Mumbai City beat wasteful Odisha 2-0
A penalty from Batholomew Ogbeche (30') and a header from Rowllin Borges (45') gave Sergio Lobera's men their third win in four games and their first-win ever over Odisha in the league. The win sent them top of the table, level on points with ATK Mohun Bagan, albeit with a better goal difference. For their opponents, this was their third loss in four games and only point-less SC East Bengal lie below Stuart Baxter's side.
Chahal equals Bumrah's record for most wickets for India in men's T20Is
On Sunday, Chahal returned with figures of 1/51 in his four overs during the second T20I of the ongoing three-match series against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and in the process took his overall T20I wicket tally to 59.
While Bumrah has taken 50 matches to scalp 59 wickets, Chahal has taken 44 games to pick the same number of wickets, with best figures of 6/25.
Mbappe reaches 100th goal for PSG in league win against Montpellier
The 21-year-old achieved the feat in just 137 matches since arriving in Paris in 2017, and now sits tied in third place of the club's all-time leading scorers with Dominique Rocheteau, who got his century in 255 appearances in the 1980s.
Duplantis, Yulimar win World Athletes of the Year awards
Duplantis, 21, broke the world record in the pole vault twice, topping 6.17m and 6.18m on back-to-back weekends in February, just a few weeks before the global Coronavirus pandemic forced tournaments around the world to be cancelled or postponed. When competitions finally resumed, Duplantis capped his season and produced the highest outdoor vault of all time (6.15m) and finished the year undefeated in 16 competitions.
Hardik Pandya becoming a good finisher for India: Virat Kohli
On Sunday Pandya scored 42 runs in 22 balls and hit two sixes in the last over that helped India win the second match of the T20 International series and take the lead over Australia.
Ritu Phogat beats Torres to extend MMA record to 4-0
Torres stunned Ritu with straight punches early on, causing the latter to shoot for a takedown. On the mat, Ritu, 26, was the picture of perfection, swiftly moving into a mounted crucifix to end the bout with elbows from the top. Using her hammerfists and her elbow she not only rendered her harmless and defenceless but made sure this was the most dreaded fight of her career.
Processes to go before Smith can become captain, says Langer
Smith's 24-month leadership ban, that was imposed by Cricket Australia following the ball-tampering saga, expired in March this year.
Johan Botha comes out of retirement to play in Big Bash
Botha will be playing for Hobart Hurricanes, who have signed him as replacement for Sandeep Lamichhane after the Nepal spinner contracted Covid-19 and won't be available to play immediately.
Before retirement, Botha played his last few seasons for Sydney sixers in BBL.
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