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WTC Final: India should learn from past mistakes in finalising their playing XI, feels Nasser Hussain
During the first-ever WTC final, the Black Caps stormed to an eight-wicket triumph in that rain-affected Test in 2021 that stretched into the reserve day, after their four pacers made the most of the overcast conditions to take all 20 India scalps.
Messi wants to return to Barcelona, says his father
Jorge Messi made a brief declaration to the press while he was in Barcelona to meet with Barca president Joan Laporta over Lionel's possible move back to the club he left two years ago to join Paris Saint-Germain.
Global Chess League unveils six Indians-owned franchises for inaugural edition
upGrad Mumba Masters, Ganges Grandmasters, Balan Alaskan Knights, Triveni Continental Kings, Chingari Gulf Titans and SG Alpine Warriors are the new franchises for the league that will commence with a players' draft in which franchise owners will select players for their respective teams.
French Open: Swiatek to meet Gauff in quarters; Haddad Maia makes history for Brazil
Swiatek's fourth-round match lasted just 31 minutes as her opponent, Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko was forced to retire from the match while trailing 1-5.
Golf: Aditi finishes fourth for third Top-5 finish of the season on LPGA Tour
Olympian Aditi ended two shots behind the ultimate winner, Rose Zhang, who grabbed the title in her maiden tournament as a professional. Zhang shot 70-69-66-74 to be 9-under and beat Jennifer Kupcho (71-70-69-69) on the second playoff hole.
French Open: Casper Ruud quells Jarry to set up quarterfinals clash with Holger Rune
Ruud was repeatedly placed under pressure by Jarry in their fourth-round clash before battling to a 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-5 victory. Ruud saved 14 of 17 break points across three tightly-contested sets to reach his third major quarterfinal. The 24-year-old Norwegian prevailed in a first-set tie-break, rallied from 1-4 to claim the second set and then 2-4.
Female footballer Jyoti Chouhan becomes first Indian player to score in Cup final in Europe
Jyoti scored for her club ZNK Dinamo Zagreb in the final of the Croatia Women's Cup against ZNK Split on Sunday, according to reports reaching here on Monday.
Bajrang, Sakshi, Vinesh assert won't take 10 secs to leave their jobs; claim agitation will go on
On Monday, Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat took umbrage to such suggestions and claimed that the people who are trying to discredit them and force them to give up their fight for justice are now coming after their jobs. In similarly-worded statements, the top wrestlers claimed that when "life is at stake, job is a small thing".
WTC Final: Don't feel any pressure in terms of trying to win the ICC trophy, says Rahul Dravid
Since winning the ICC Champions Trophy under MS Dhoni's leadership in England in 2013, India has been winless in global tournaments across all formats, something which has been a subject of huge discussion in the run-up to any competition. India finished as runners-up in the 2014 T20 World Cup, 2017 Champions Trophy and 2021 World Test Championship final.
WTC Final: Had a very good conversation with MS Dhoni, there were a lot of insights from it, reveals KS Bharat
"Recently during the IPL, I had a word with Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He (talked about) his experiences keeping in England as well as what would work the best for any wicket-keeper. It was a very good conversation and there were a lot of insights from that," Bharat was quoted as saying by ICC on Monday.
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