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Indonesia Open: Satwiksairaj/Chirag Shetty seal maiden entry into final of BWF Super 1000 event
Satwik and Chirag, who are ranked sixth in the World but are seeded seventh here, defeated South Korea's Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae in three hard-fought games 17-21, 21-19, 21-18 in the first semifinal at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Palace here on Saturday.
Ashes 2023: Australia get criticism from former players over defensive opening day tactics
Zak Crawley began Ashes 2023 by crunching Pat Cummins' first ball of the day to the boundary rope. But it was the field placements from Cummins which left onlookers surprised, like placing a deep point in the first over and when Nathan Lyon was introduced into the attack, there were four fielders on the boundary ropes.
Ashes 2023: Edgbaston Stadium to turn blue for Bob Willis during day two's play
The initiative will raise money to help and support the Bob Willis Fund, co-founded by his wife Lauren Clark and brother David, in its research and bring awareness about prostate cancer. Edgbaston first went Blue for Bob in the 2021 ODI between England and Pakistan and on day two of England's rescheduled fifth Test against India in 2022.
Ashes 2023: Pietersen not pleased with England's adventurous declaration, Nasser Hussain calls it brilliant
England stuck to its ultra-attacking and bold approach of playing Test cricket by making a surprise declaration at 393/8 in 78 overs after Joe Root slammed his 30th Test century to be 118 not out on a rousing Ashes opening day at Edgbaston. Though Pietersen admitted the declaration reflected England's new approach of playing Test cricket.
'Suno Draupadi...': Vinesh Phogat shares famous poem, seeks justice for wrestlers
Vinesh took to Twitter to post a picture of a famous poem written by Pushyamitra Upadhyay. "#WeWantJustice," she wrote along with the picture. The 28-year old Phogat has been one of the faces of the wrestlers' protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh against whom a chargesheet was filed on June 15 for stalking and sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
Ishan Kishan opted out of Duleep Trophy to train at NCA ahead of West Indies tour
But it has now emerged that Kishan opted out of Duleep Trophy as he is heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for training ahead of the all-format West Indies tour, set to start from July 12. "Ishan is not skipping the Duleep Trophy (due to other reasons).
Ashes 2023: "Best form of attack", Bairstow hails England's adventurous first-day declaration
Stokes threw caution to wind on day one of the first Test with England opting for a first-evening declaration with the score on 393/8 in their first innings after scoring at a rate of more than five-an-over across the day.
Pakistan's participation at 2023 World Cup in India subject to government approval: Report
According to an ESPNcricinfo report, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) under its chairman Najam Sethi has written to the ICC, following the release of a draft schedule to all participating countries last week, to highlight they cannot unilaterally approve the fixture list.
Nottingham Open: Murray reaches semis with win over Stricker
The Scot Murray is yet to drop a set this week after defeating Stricker 7-6(2), 7-5 in the Rothesay Open quarter-finals on Friday. Murray lost just one point behind his first serve in the opening set to gain an advantage on the 20-year-old. Despite trailing 1-3 in the second set, he fought back and earned a decisive break in the 11th game before closing out the match in one hour, 48 minutes.
Jr Men's National Hockey: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh register wins on Day 5
In the first match of the day, Hockey Madhya Pradesh beat Kerala Hockey 14-0 in Pool A. Mohammad Zaid Khan (3', 39', 56'), Ali Ahmad (6', 24'), Mohd Konain Dad (8', 18', 43',60'), Captain Ankit Pal (15'), Md Kareem Mansuri (29'), Shreyas Dupe (30', 41'), and Kashif Khan (57') featured on the scoresheet for Hockey Madhya Pradesh.
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