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IND v AUS: Shreyas Iyer to walk into the side if he's ready to take the load of a five-day Test match, says Dravid
India head coach Rahul Dravid stated in the press conference that Iyer can walk into the side if his body is ready to take the load of five days of playing a Test match. Iyer was sidelined for almost a month due to a back injury ruling him out of India's ODI series against New Zealand in January 2023.
National Football: Manipur rout mighty Bengal to keep Riyadh dreams alive
Manipur's architect in chief was Subash Singh, who rolled back the year in a scintillating performance right from the start. Singh had a part to play in each of Manipur's goals, his pass sending Naoba Meitei into space on the right in the first half, from which the youngster finished brilliantly, shooting into the far corner, from an acute angle. For Bengal, the pain soon got worse.
Europa League: Barca v Man Utd, Sevilla against PSV Eindhoven on Thursday night
Barcelona entertain Manchester United top of La Liga and in an excellent run of form that has seen them win their last 11 games in all competitions, while their rivals have also come into form as coach Erik ten Hag imposes his style on the side, reports Xinhua news agency.
Ind vs Aus: 'Still, a good chance', Mitchell Starc hopeful of returning for second Test
Starc missed the series opener with a finger injury, which he picked up while fielding against South Africa last December. Captain Pat Cummins and Scott Boland were Australia's only fast bowlers in Nagpur, as all-rounder Cameron Green missed out, who is also nursing his broken finger. The pacer did not travel with the team to Nagpur and instead remained in Sydney.
Racewalkers Ram Baboo, Manju Rani set new national records; breach qualification mark for Asian Game
En route to their win, both the race walkers also breached the qualifying standards for the Asian Games set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Uttar Pradesh's Ram Baboo won the men's 35km race walk after clocking two hours, 31 minutes, and 36 seconds, improving his previous national record of 2:36.34, set at the National Games in Gandhinagar last year.
Women's Premier League: RCB appoint Ben Sawyer as head coach
RCB's Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson introduced the coaching staff ahead of the WPL 2023 through the franchise's Twitter handle. Sawyer, who has been involved in women's cricket for over 20 years, is the current head coach of the New Zealand women's national cricket team, and of the Birmingham Phoenix women's team in The Hundred.
ICC Test bowlers rankings: Ashwin climbs to 2nd spot, Jadeja moves up to 16th
The Indian spin twins haunted Australia in the first Test between the two leading nations in the current cycle of the ICC World Test Championship with a combined 15 wickets as hosts won by an innings 132 runs. Ashwin ensured India wrapped up their stunning victory before tea on the third day, as the veteran off-spinner took 5/37 in the second innings to go with 3/42 earlier in the match. The 36-year-old is now just 21 rating points behind Australia captain Pat Cummins and a return to the No.1 ranking for the first time since 2017.
ICC Rankings: India become No. 1 in all three formats
India recently became the top-ranked ODI team after beating New Zealand 3-0 in January, to go with their No. 1 T20I ranking. The Rohit Sharma led side will need to win the second Test against Australia in Delhi, which starts on February 16, to stay on top of the Test rankings and also move a step closer to qualifying for the World Test Championship final in June.
Liverpool FC says fans vindicated by report into chaos at Champions League final
UEFA published on Monday the report produced by the Independent Review Panel led by Dr. Brandao Rodrigues, which investigated the events surrounding the UEFA Champions League final played in Paris on May 28, 2022.The UEFA said the report highlights a number of important lessons about how the organization of the final could have been improved.
Women's T20 World Cup: Lanning hails returning 'game-changer' Wareham
The 23-year-old, who ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament 15 months ago, took three for 20 to help restrict Bangladesh to 107 and earn the Player of the Match award in her first appearance of the competition. Australia skipper Lanning then led the reply with an unbeaten 48 as the reigning champions completed their second successive victory with 10 balls.
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