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Harmanpreet Kaur the only Indian player to be picked in inaugural WBBL overseas draft
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was the only player from the country selected in the inaugural Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) overseas draft, held on Sunday. She was placed in the platinum category of the draft and was picked by Melbourne Renegades, who also drafted in West Indies captain Hayley Matthews.
Praggnanandhaa keeps India's World Chess title hopes alive
And he did that in style at the recently-concluded FIDE World Cup held at Baku, Azerbaijan, knocking out world No. 2 and 3 -- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2,787) and Fabiano Caruana (2,782) of the US, respectively -- before going down to world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen (2,835) of Norway in the final, losing in tie-breaker.
Giant-killer H.S. Prannoy's star shines bright on the global stage
With each tournament, Prannoy's star continues to rise, and his achievements continue to pile up. As of now, he stands as a testament to hard work, resilience, and an unyielding passion for the sport.
Neeraj Chopra surges ahead to become the GOAT of Indian athletics
Till a few years back, as an answer to this question, some would have said Milkha Singh. Some others might have taken the name of Sriram Singh, some would have said P.T. Usha and some may have said Anju Bobby George.
Asia Cup: 'Rohit and Virat could have used their feet better', says Sunil Gavaskar on top-order meltdown
India were reduced to 66-4 in 15 overs, with Rohit and Kohli being castled by Shaheen, followed by Haris Rauf taking out Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill. India were taken to a competitive total of 266 in 48.5 overs, thanks to sensible knocks from Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87).
La Liga: Bellingham's late goal sneaks it for Real Madrid; Real Sociedad, Betis and Alaves all win in Spain
Joselu equalized after a long VAR check in the 47th minute and Madrid were denied by the woodwork three times and a series of fine saves from Getafe keeper, David Soria until well into injury time, Xinhua reports. Soria was unable to hold onto Lucas Vazquez's shot from outside the area, allowing Bellingham to slot the ball from close range.
US Open: Jabeur, Vondrousova and Pegula cruise into fourth-round
Saturday's win was the second straight three-set triumph for the 29-year-old from Tunisia. After her latest closely-contested win, Jabeur meets Zheng Qinwen, the rising 20-year-old from China, in the Round of 16 on Monday. Down 3-5, Jabeur had 15 errors to her opponent's five, and looked as if she was on her way to conceding the set.
To win the World Cup, name is more important or form?: Gambhir backs Ishan over Rahul to play in ODI World Cup
During the discussion on Star Sports, Kaif expressed the opinion that, despite Ishan's impressive half-century against Pakistan, he should make room for KL Rahul in the lineup. In contrast, Gambhir argued that current form holds greater significance than a player's reputation or name.
Asia Cup: Liked taking Rohit’s wicket better and enjoyed it more, says Shaheen Shah Afridi
Though he tested openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, Shaheen was successful after the first rain interruption in India’s innings. Afridi found some movement to beat Rohit twice and finally got his man when the left-arm pacer got one to nip back and hit the top of the right-handed batter’s off-stump through the gate.
Asia Cup: Persistent rain causes abandonment of India-Pakistan match; Pakistan qualifies for Super Four
According to weather.com, there was an 84 percent chance of thunderstorms and an 80 percent chance of rain during the match on Saturday. Though rain came before the start of the game, it cleared up in time for the toss, before causing interruptions twice in India’s innings.
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