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Cincinnati Masters: Rybakina, Sabalenka advance to pre-quarters; Swiatek also prevails
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Last year's Wimbledon champion Rybakina took 2 hours and 17 minutes to pull off the come-from-behind victory on Wednesday night and edge ahead 3-2 in her head-to-head with 2017 Roland Garros titlist Ostapenko.
American sports stars acquire stake in US Masters T10 League franchises
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New York Giants NFL linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux has acquired an equity stake in the New York Warriors while Dallas Mavericks NBA star Maxi Kleber and Major League Baseball outfielder Mickey Moniak of the Los Angeles Angles have both become equity holders in Morrisville Unity.
FIFA Women's World Cup: England beat host Australia 3-1 to reach final
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The home side eliminated France via a thrilling penalty shoot-out in the last 8, booking their first semifinal appearance at the Women's World Cup, after they bowed out at the quarterfinal stage in three of their previous campaigns.
Wasim Akram criticises PCB's social media video for omitting Imran Khan
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The PCB released a video on August 14 with the hashtag #BeyondJustOneDay, highlighting the major contributions of some of their top players and the biggest moments in the Pakistan cricket history, since 1952 when they played their first international game.
Rishabh Pant plays cricket first time since car crash, video sends fans into frenzy
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In a video circulating on social media platform X, Pant can be seen confidently advancing down the pitch to strike the ball beyond the boundaries, accompanied by enthusiastic cheers from the spectators.
Virat Kohli in the T20 team for 2024 WC? Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar gives thumbs up to it
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“Hundred per cent he should be there in the T20 team. What he did in the previous T20 World Cup and in those close matches, I don’t see the reason why he can’t be seen playing T20 cricket and next year’s T20 World Cup,” Bangar told a YouTube channel ‘Cricket Basu’.
Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz announces retirement from international cricket
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Wahab retires with 237 wickets with more than 150 appearances for Pakistan since making his international debut against Zimbabwe in 2008. He played 27 Tests, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is for his country, picking up 83 wickets in Test cricket, 120 in one-day while in T20Is, he had 34 wickets to his name.
Cincinnati Masters: Alcaraz beat Thompson for 50th win of season; Djokovic loses in doubles
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Alcaraz awaits a third-round showdown with the winner of Frenchman Ugo Humbert and American Tommy Paul, who upset the reigning US Open champion last week in Toronto.
Indian men’s, women’s squads announced for Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier 2023
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The Indian Men’s Hockey Team will be Captained by Mandeep Mor and Mohd Raheel Moudeen will shoulder the responsibility of the Vice Captain.
'There should be three left-handers in top seven': Shastri offers solution to India's middle-order conundrum
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Speaking with Star Sports, Shastri suggested Ishan Kishan as the wicketkeeper, who has been involved in the Indian ODI setup for a considerable duration. In addition, the management could also consider including youngsters either Tilak Varma or Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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