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Just need one perfect day with favourable weather conditions to breach 90m mark: Neeraj Chopra
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Chopra, the Tokyo Olympic Games winner, the Diamond League Final winner, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist and the World Championship silver medallist, has faced questions for the last many months on when he would be able to cross the 90 m distance in international competitions.
Wrestling: Priya Malik wins gold in U20 World Championship; 2nd Indian to do so in Amman
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Former World Cadet champion Priya improved on the silver medal she won in the 2022 U20 World Championships, winning the gold medal in the women's 76kg category, becoming only the second Indian women wrestler to win gold at the Junior World championships.
Archery: Indian men, and women's recurve teams win bronze in Paris World Cup
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The recurve men’s team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Atanu Das, and Tushar Prabhakar Shelke were the first to seal their place on the podium as they came from behind to beat Spanish trio Pablo Acha, Yun Sanchez, and Andres Temino 6-2 on Thursday.
Football: Lionel Messi feeling Inter Miami love ahead of Leagues Cup final
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Messi has scored nine goals from six outings in the Leagues Cup -- an annual competition featuring teams from the United States, Canada and Mexico -- since joining the Florida outfit on a free transfer last month.
IND vs IRE: 'I have no restrictions, body feels good', says Bumrah ahead of much-awaited comeback
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The pace spearhead missed key events including the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 and the World Test Championship final aside from a handful of bilateral games, but Bumrah is back now and has confirmed that he has no restrictions and will be able to bowl full tilt in a much-needed relief for fans ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in October-November.
Cincinnati Masters: Zverev tops Medvedev to reach quarter-finals
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In windy conditions, the German found consistency in the key moments and showed great desire. He saved both break points he faced at 4-4, before he broke Medvedev’s serve in the next game to defeat the World No. 3 Medvedev 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours and 34 minutes.
Jaydev Unadkat joins Sussex for County Championship
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Unadkat will be available for selection for the games against Durham, Leicestershire and Derbyshire as Sussex look to secure promotion to the first division.
La Liga: Real Madrid on the road, Xavi in the stands for Round 2 matches
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Villarreal's poor pre-season form carried on into their opening game as they lost 2-1 to Real Betis. Quique Setien's side is clearly missing players such as Samuel Chukwueze and Nicolas Jackson, whose sale has robbed them of pace and goals in attack.
Due to its length, the video was abridged: After backlash, PCB posts new promotional video featuring Imran Khan
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"The PCB has launched a promotional campaign leading up to the Cricket World Cup 2023. One of the videos was uploaded on 14th August 2023. Due to its length, the video was abridged and some important clips were missing. This has been rectified in the complete version of the video,” PCB wrote on its social media platform with the new video.
People don’t give Shikhar Dhawan the credit he deserves, says Ravi Shastri
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Notably, a decision is pending regarding who will partner with Rohit Sharma as the opening batsman, with both Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill being strong contenders for this role.
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