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Practice with pink ball only as and when required: Sachin Tendulkar
Some experts questioned the Indian team's lack of preparation with the pink ball after the batsmen were bundled out for India's all-time low total of 36 in the second innings of the first day-night Test against Australia and lost by eight wickets. Tendulkar, however, is not unduly perturbed, as he pointed out that only about 10 per cent of Test cricket worldwide is played with the pink ball.
Real Madrid beat Granada to tie league leader Atletico on points
After a tight first half, Casemiro on Wednesday evening opened the scoring with a 57th-minute header from Marco Asensio's cross and Karim Benzema sealed the win in the closing moments of the game. Although Madrid deserved the win for the football they displayed in Valdebebas, Granada had two good penalty claims rejected after Casemiro clearly pulled Yangel Herrera's shirt in the first half and appeared to block a shot with his arm 16 minutes from time.
IPL to have 10 teams from 2022 edition
The decision to include two new teams, ratified at Indian cricket board (BCCI)'s 89th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) held in Ahmedabad, will see IPL expand into a 10-team event starting from the 2022 edition. At present, eight teams compete in the cash-rich T20 tournament, which started in 2008.
India's largest hockey stadium to come up in Rourkela, announces Odisha CM
The stadium, with a sitting capacity of 20,000, will serve as the second venue for the Men's Hockey World Cup scheduled to be played in 2023. Another venue is Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Spread over 15 acres of land, the stadium will be constructed in the Biju Patnaik University of Technology campus, Rourkela.
Satnam Singh Bhamara, India's 1st player in NBA, banned for doping
The Anti Doping Discpilinary Panel of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has imposed the ban on Satnam after he tested positive for Higenamine Beta-2-Agonist. Higenamine was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List in 2017 and is classified as a beta-2 agonist, which means it is prohibited at all times, both in and out-of-competition.
Absence of Kohli and Shami gives us advantage: Justin Langer
The second Test, known as the Boxing Day Test, starts Saturday and India have fond memories from the last time when they won it on a flat batting wicket to go 1-0 up in the four-match series in 2018/19.
Kieran Trippier banned by FA for 10 weeks after breaching betting rules
The offences occured in July 2019, which is when Trippier joined Atletico from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. While the 30-year-old full back denied seven alleged breaches, four were found proven during a personal hearing, the FA said.
Paul McCartney says working on an album during lockdown saved him
"It was really good to be able to play music, and makeup music, and put your thoughts and your fears and your hopes and your love into the music. It kind of saved me, I must say, for about the three or four months it took to make it," McCartney said during an appearance on a show, reports contactmusic.com.
Angry Bedi asks DDCA to remove his name from stand at Arun Jaitley Stadium
Former India captain Bedi's decision comes just six days before a six-foot statue of late Arun Jaitley, a former DDCA president and father of current president Rohan Jaitley, is to be installed on his 68th birth anniversary inside the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Indian Super League: Igor Angulo's stoppage time winner helps Goa beat Jamshedpur 2-1
Stephen Eze had put Jamshedpur ahead in the first half but Angulo's brace helped Goa claim all three points and end Jamshedpur's six-match unbeaten run. Both sides showed attacking intent from the beginning but had only one shot on target in the first half as they failed to create clear-cut opportunities.
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