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WATCH | Cricketer Prithvi Shaw roughed up for refusing repeat selfie with fans
Following a complaint lodged by the friends of Shaw, 23, the Oshiwara police on Thursday registered a case against at least eight accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to unlawful assembly, intent to harm with weapons, etc, an official said.
Tough game for Real Madrid and big relegation clashes in Spain's Matchday 22
Sunday's biggest match sees Real Madrid travel to Pamplona to face Osasuna, with Carlo Ancelotti's men eight points behind FC Barcelona in the title race after a comfortable 4-0 win at home to Elche on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency. Ancelotti will continue with his policy of squad rotation ahead of next week's vital UEFA Champions League visit to Liverpool, while Osasuna have Nacho Vidal, Ruben Pena and Aimar Oroz all out injured.
1st Test: Brook, Duckett, Anderson help England take control against New Zealand
Brook struck 89 off 81 balls while Ben Duckett hammered 84 from 68 deliveries as England scored at a fast clip to declare their innings at 325/9 in 58.2 overs. Following that, Jimmy Anderson claimed two wickets while Ollie Robinson claimed one as the hosts slumped to 37/3 in 18 overs and were facing the prospect of conceding first innings lead.
IND v AUS: When Warner puts pressure back on the opposition, he's pretty hard to bowl to, says Cummins
But Australia captain Pat Cummins is confident that Warner, who averages 22.16 in Tests in India, can roar back to form in New Delhi, citing his 200 against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test last year at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Cummins also disclosed that left-handed batter Travis Head is in contention to return to the side after he was a shocking omission for the first Test in Nagpur.
ATP Tour: Alcaraz makes winning return in Argentina; Norrie too reaches last eight
Returning from recent abdominal and hamstring injuries, Alcaraz earned a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory in two hours against Laslo Djere. He was at his best early and late as he moved through the gears, treating the expectant crowd to the full range of magic that helped him claim the 2022 year-end No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.
La Liga: Easy win at home to Elche takes Real Madrid to within 8 points of Barca
The result of the game, which was postponed from the weekend due to Real Madrid's World Club Cup games, was never really in doubt from the moment Marco Asensio scored an excellent individual goal in the eighth minute on Wednesday night. The striker, in the side for the suspended Vinicius Jr, beat two defenders and placed the ball in the corner of the net, reports news agency Xinhua.
IND v AUS: Pat Cummins admits playing three spinners in New Delhi is in the conversation
This rare ploy from Australia means left-arm spinner Ashton Agar and Matthew Kuhnemann are in the mix to play in New Delhi from Friday, alongside the off-spin duo of Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy. "I think there's a conversation. We'll work that out by the end of today, I hope. He's one of the world's premier bowlers in these types of conditions. We'll see. As I said, the wicket looks like it might turn a little bit."
Reigning world, Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis wins third event of 2023 season
Wednesday's win was the third successive win for Duplantis in the indoor season after 6.10m in Uppsala on February 2 and 6.06m in Berlin last Friday. Duplantis cleared 6.01m on his second attempt but he opted not to try to beat his own world record of 6.21m. The world record holder had seemed less than happy from his first effort, at 5.64m, where he sailed over.
IND v AUS: 72 on debut was one of most important knocks in my cricketing career, says Pujara
Pujara had made his Test debut co-incidentally in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in October 2010, making 72 in a successful chase of 207 and was promoted ahead of Rahul Dravid, now the head coach of the Indian team. In that game, he was trapped lbw for four by Mitchell Johnson in the first innings.
West Indies announce Powell, Hope as T20I and ODI captains
The wicketkeeper-batter Hope and batting all-rounder Powell will take over from Nicholas Pooran, who stepped down from the positions last November following the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. Both men had served as vice-captains under Pooran, and their first assignments will be the upcoming tour of South Africa in March where the West Indies face the Proteas.
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