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Table tennis world team championships canceled due to Covid-19
The ITTF executive committee met on Monday with representatives from the continents to cancel the championships, originally scheduled to take place in March in Busan, the South Korean southeast port city. The competition was already postponed three times this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The daily number of infections here have hovered around 1,000 in recent days, raising the total cases to 51,460 as of midnight Tuesday.
India's lop-sided selection of playing XIs continues
An experienced campaigner like KL Rahul, who opened the batting during the 2018-19 tour of Australia, could have been an option, but India went ahead with Shaw. Lack of openers had forced India to pick Rahul for the Test squad, based on his IPL performances for Kings XI Punjab at the top, despite him not having made much of an impression at the Test level. Rahul was, surprisingly kept out of the second warm-up for which he was available.
I-League part of route to qualify for under-23 Asian Cup: Arrows coach
The Arrows, which is a developmental team of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) comprising players consitituting India's u-17 squad, was revived in the 2017/18 I-League. A previous iteration of the team played as the Pailan Arrows for three seasons -- 2010 and 2013 -- and featured the likes of Jeje Lalpekhlua and Gurpree Singh Sandhu, India's first choice goalkeeper.
Pacer Mohammed Shami advised 6 weeks' rest, to fly out to India on Wednesday
The right-arm pace bowler will need to undergo a brief period of quarantine on arrival in India. Shami, 30, suffered a fracture on his bowling hand after he was hit by a ball from Australia pace bowler Pat Cummins. He could not pick the bat and was in pain. It has been learned that scans have revealed a fracture on his hand, and as a result he will not participate in the last three Test matches to be played in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Ind vs Aus: Virat Kohli leaves Australia, after pep talk with the team
As Kohli and Anushka Sharma are expecting their first child, the batsman requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for paternity leave. The BCCI obliged and Kohli was set to play only the pink-ball Test.
Mohammad Rizwan helps Pakistan register consolation win in final New Zealand T20I
Opting to field, Pakistan bowlers kept the New Zealand batsmen in check and despite Devon Conway's 63-run knock, the hosts could muster 173/7 in their allotted 20 overs at the McLean Park. Besides Conway, Tim Seifert -- who had been New Zealand's hero in the first two games -- contributed with 35 runs, which came off 20 deliveries. Glenn Phillips's 31 off 20 was also another notable performance for the Black Caps.
Suresh Raina, other celebs arrested from pub for violating Covid norms
Among the persons found on the premises in the raid include cricketer Suresh Raina, singer Guru Randhawa, Susanne Roshan Khan, while another prominent singer reportedly managed to escape from a backdoor, but some other girls who attempted to flee the spot were stopped by the police team. The police said that among the 34 persons who have been booked include 19 outsiders from New Delhi and Punjab, and the rest are from Mumbai, including several celebrities from the film and glamour world.
Women's football team captain Ashalata aims to inspire next generation of Indian footballers
According to Ashalata, it is important for footballers to start at a young age as it helps in formation of a player and learning the basics. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently launched its bid for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 and the 27-year-old is optimistic about India's chances of winning the bid.
On this day: Rohit Sharma scored joint fastest T20I hundred
Against Sri Lanka at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, Rohit had reached the three-figure mark in just 35 deliveries. The right-handed batsman played a knock of 118 for which he consumed 43 balls. South Africa batsman David Miller had also brought up his century in 35 balls against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom on November 29, 2017.
Mariners ride Williams' strike to give Bengaluru the blues
The win took the Kolkata side level to 16 points from seven matches, the same as Mumbai City FC. Bengaluru stayed third with 12 points. The home side resumed from where they had left off and Williams nearly doubled the lead early on in the second half.
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