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When agony and ecstasy happen: The arduous task of booking 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup tickets
Saptak had tried on other ticket sales days to get at least one ticket for the India-South Africa game at Eden Gardens, but couldn’t get any despite waiting in the queue for almost two hours and error messages cropping up on seat selection.
Hong Kong Open: Lakshya Sen withdraws; Ashiwni-Tanisha pair enters pre-quarterfinals
Lakshya, seeded eighth, was the highest-ranked Indian shuttler in men’s singles in the tournament in the absence of World No.7 HS Prannoy.
Hockey: FIH withdraws Olympic qualifier from Pakistan, claim local reports
The local media in Pakistan reported on Tuesday that the FIH had made the tough decision to withdraw the hosting rights for one of the two Olympic qualifiers from Pakistan because of "growing concern over non-cooperation and undue interference in the daily operations of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF)."
Asia Cup: Bowlers help India defend small total, end Lanka's 13-ODI win streak; seal spot in final
The 213-run target wasn’t easy to chase on this pitch, which was tricky to bat on. The chase wasn’t good for the Lankans as they lost the wicket of Pathum Nissanka in the third over, after which they lost two more wickets in the Power-play. Two of these three wickets were claimed by pacer Jasprit Bumrah while Mohammad Siraj bagged the third.
Asia Cup: Spin-web woven by Wellalage, Asalanka, Theekshana restricts India to 213 against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka spin trio of Dunith Wellalage, Charith Asalanka, and Maheesh Theekshana took all the 10 wickets as for the first time India has been on the receiving end of that. Also the 14th match in a row that Sri Lanka has bowled out their opposition in ODIs.
Asia Cup: Virat-Rohit became first and fastest non-opening Indian duo to complete 5,000 ODI runs
The two Indian batting heroes became the fastest non-opening (Rohit opens the inning) duo in One-Day International cricket to complete 5,000 runs as a pair during the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Sri Lanka at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.
Asia Cup: Sri Lanka spinner Wellalage stuns India, claims maiden five-fer in ODI cricket
With the last ball of his quota, Dunith Wellalage had Hardik Pandya playing a forward-defensive and the ball took the edge on the way through as it turned past him.
Asia Cup: Rain stops the play after Sri Lankan spin duo of Wellalage and Asalanka magic
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, India's opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill yet again provided a solid start to the inning. Before Gill became the first victim of Wellalage, both the openers added 80 runs on the board.
Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma completes 10,000 ODI runs, second fastest to achieve the feat after Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma achieved the milestone when he reached 22 runs after India won the toss and opted to bat on a bright afternoon in Colombo. Sharma became the 15th batter overall to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.
Coach Igor Stimac picked Indian football team on astrologer's advice; reports
Interestingly, it is also said that the astrologer was introduced to Stimac by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
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