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Youth Men's National Boxing: Vishesh stuns Asian junior champion Krrish Pal to enter semis
Haryana's Vishesh caused a huge upset on the fourth day of the sixth Youth Men's National Boxing Championships in Gangtok, Sikkim, stunning reigning Asian junior champion Krrish Pal of Chandigarh in a thrilling bout to advance into the 48 kg minimumweight semifinals.
Ultimate Table Tennis: Quadri, Zhang among top international stars to watch out for in Season 4
The franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India, will witness six star-studded franchises - Bengaluru Smashers, Chennai Lions, Dabang Delhi TTC, Goa Challengers, Puneri Paltan Table Tennis and U Mumba TT - fighting for the coveted trophy over 18 days.
Striker Arkadiusz Milik determined to stay in Juventus
The 29-year-old spent the previous season on loan at Juventus. The Italian club remains in advanced talks with Olympique Marseille to re-sign the Pole on a permanent deal. Milik is set to stay in Turin as both clubs are close to reaching an agreement, Xinhua reported.
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.
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