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Ashes 2023: Cummins, Lyon help Australia win first Test in a nail-biting finale
Chasing a fourth innings target of 218 to win the match, Australia, who ended Day Four at 107/3, were in trouble after losing Alex Carey for 20 with the score 227/8. The first game of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle ended in dramatic fashion, with Cummins playing a captain's knock to steer his side to a famous victory in the.
'Forever grateful': Kohli commemorates completing 12 years in Test cricket
The former India captain made his Test debut on June 20, 2011, against West Indies at Kingston and since then played 109 Tests scoring 8,479 runs at an average of 48.72 including 28 hundreds and the same number of half-centuries, breaking numerous records along the way. Taking to Twitter, the 34-year-old commemorated his completion of 12 years in Test cricket and wrote: "12 years in Test cricket today. Forever grateful."
ICC celebrates 50 years of the first-ever Cricket World Cup, the women's event of 1973
The women's event was held in 1973 while the men's took place two years later. The factor common in both events is that they were held in England. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday initiated a five-week-long celebration to mark the anniversary of the start of the first-ever Cricket World Cup, the Women's World Cup that was staged in England on June 20, 1973.
'I just want to keep being open-minded': Swiatek plays down the pressure ahead of her grass swing
The 22-year-old, Iga Swiatek who won the Wimbledon junior title in 2018, has limited experience on grass, which is evident in her modest 6-5 win-loss record on the surface in main draw matches at the tour level. Her best Wimbledon result was a fourth-round showing in 2021.
Satwik-Chirag rise to career-best World no 3 in BWF doubles rankings
The duo toppled the reigning world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the final to win India's maiden BWF Super 1000 on Sunday. Satwik and Chirag have enjoyed a remarkable 2023 thus far, emerging victorious in two world tour tournaments which include the Swiss Open, and Indonesia Open along with securing a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.
Joselu lands in the capital as Real Madrid's new centre-forward
The striker, who spent two seasons at Real Madrid Castilla and made his first team debut under Jose Mourinho in 2011, lands in the capital after a stellar season at RCD Espanyol. He is what many consider to be a pure 'number 9': a great finisher inside the box (his 15 goals inside the area were third most in LaLiga Santander last season), and he won the most aeriel duels of any player in the league (217).
Real Madrid announces signing of Spain striker Joselu
"Real Madrid and Espanyol have reached an agreement for the loan of Joselu. He will play for our club for the upcoming season, with an option to purchase at the season's end," stated the announcement on the Real Madrid website. Joselu, 33, who made his debut for Spain in March, is returning to the club where he appeared 67 times for the B-team from 2009-2012 .
Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad is going to give it everything until he hangs up his boots, says Nasser Hussain
Nasser described him as someone who will "give it his all until he hangs up his boots". Broad gave hosts the upper hand in the ongoing Edgbaston Test by dismissing Marnus Labuschagne (13) and Steven Smith (6) in the final session of play on Day 4. Australia were well-placed at 78 for 1 when Broad dismissed Labuschagne and Smith.
Bhavani Devi scripts history, wins India's first ever medal at Asian Fencing C'ships
This remarkable achievement marked India's first medal at the continental meet. Bhavani defeated the reigning world champion and world No.1 Misaki Emura of Japan 15-10 in the quarterfinals of the women's sabre event. It was also the Indian's first win over the Japanese in four meetings.
Ashes 2023: First Test in balance as Australia reach 107/3 in chase of 281 against England
Australia skipper Pat Cummins (4-63) and spinner Nathan Lyon (4-80) shared eight wickets between them as Australia, who had conceded a small lead to England, shot out the hosts for 273 in their second innings. Joe Root inspired a quickfire England start to the day, with Harry Brook and Ben Stokes also making valuable contributions.
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