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SAFF Championship: India overcome Lebanon 4-2 in penalties to reach final
The victory booked the hosts their spot in the summit clash of the competition, where they will meet Kuwait.India will defend their SAFF Championship title against Kuwait at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday.
Ashes 2023: Australia's strong bowling performance leaves England with 257 runs to win for exciting day five
For England, Ben Duckett (50 not out) and captain Ben Stokes (29 not out) shared an unbroken 69-run stand for the fifth wicket after being reduced to 45/4, as the hosts now need 257 more runs for an improbable win on an exciting day five to level the five-game series.
Ashes 2023: Injured Nathan Lyon comes out to bat, receives a standing ovation from Lord’s crowd
In their second innings, Australia were well-placed at 187/2, before falling prey to England’s short-ball ploy and slipping to 264/9 in the final session of day four’s play. Very few people expected Lyon to walk out to bat after leaving the field on Thursday, with Cricket Australia confirming that the premier off-spinner has suffered a significant right calf strain which could rule him out for the rest of the Ashes, and him arriving at the ground in crutches.
Elorda Cup: Vijay Kumar, Sushma, Keisham, Neema, and Sumit win as India finish with five medals
Despite a spirited performance, Vijay Kumar (60kg) went down to a hard-fought 1-4 defeat against Beknur Ozhanov of Kazakhstan in the semifinals to bow out of the tournament with a bronze medal. In the Women's 81kg category, Sushma fought valiantly against the 2023 World Championships bronze medallist Fariza Sholtay of Kazakhstan but had to endure a 0-5 defeat by unanimous decision in the semifinals .
Ashes 2023: It was a little bit of 'try and challenge' his defence, says Starc on plotting Stokes dismissal
England had resumed play on Day 3 at 278/4, but stunningly lost their next six wickets for only 47 runs in 90 minutes spell of superb bowling by Australia, thus gifting a 91-run lead to the visitors’. Starc was the main architect of England's downfall, ending up with figures of 3-88, including getting Stokes to nick behind to third slip on the second ball of the day. “I put enough balls in the right area I guess.”
ODI WC Qualifier: West Indies out of qualification race after embarrassing 7-wicket loss to Scotland
West Indies were the champions of the first two editions of World Cups in 1975 and 1979 and finished runners-up to India in 1983. The 13th edition of the ODI World Cup, to be held from October 5 to November 19 in India, will be the first tournament to be played without the West Indies.
PCB to send security delegation to India to review World Cup venues
A special team has been constituted under the aegis of PCB, Interior Ministry, and Foreign Ministry to travel to India and inspect the venues for Pakistan’s scheduled matches in the World Cup. The team is expected to visit Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.
Youth Women’s National Boxing: Nikita, Kirti advance to final with dominating wins
Going up against Khushi Singh of Madhya Pradesh in her semifinal bout, Nikita (60kg) of Uttarakhand was at the top of her game and secured a 5-0 win by unanimous decision. Utilising her agility and precision, she hardly gave her opponent any chances of making a comeback in the bout.
Duleep Trophy: North Zone decimate North East Zone by 511 runs, storm into semis
North Zone will now face Mayank Agarwal led South Zone in the semi-finals from July 5 at the same venue. Chasing a mammoth 666 to win, North East started the day on 58 for 3 and suffered a middle-order collapse to get bowled out for 154 in their second innings. Off-spinner Pulkit Narang (4-43) was the star performer with the ball for North Zone in their second innings as he finished the game with seven wickets and 46 runs.
BCCI announces Dream11 as new Team India lead sponsor
Dream11 will be seen on Team India jerseys starting from the Test series against the West Indies, the team’s first assignment in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle. Commenting on the partnership, BCCI president Roger Binny said.
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