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England all-rounder Tom Curran to take a break from all red-ball cricket
The 27-year-old was earmarked as a high-potential cricketer early in his career and has notched a respectable record at various levels in the game, having played in the Indian Premier League, Big Bash in Australia, One-Day Internationals and of course, County Cricket for the aforementioned Surrey.
If Ashwin is on fire in both departments, might well decide outcome of the series: Ravi Shastri
At the same time, Shastri cautioned Ashwin about overthinking his plans while bowling to the Australian batters. With Ashwin, who's picked 89 wickets against Australia in Tests apart from making 457 runs against them, looming as a large threat, the visitors' had been practising in Alur against Baroda off-spinner Mahesh Pithiya, who has an eerie resemblance to the bowling action of Ashwin.
World Athletics approves applications of six Russians to compete as neutral athletes
Last year, the World Athletics Council imposed sanctions against the Member Federations of Russia and Belarus as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine and said that Russian athletes, who have received ANA status for 2022, are excluded from World Athletics Series events for the foreseeable future.
If the pitch is going to turn, then I would look for the better keeper: Shastri on Bharat-Ishan toss-up
With Rishabh Pant ruled out of an indefinite period due to injuries suffered in a horrific car accident, India have to make a choice between two uncapped wicketkeepers in Bharat and Ishan ahead of the first Test against Australia, starting from February 9 in Nagpur. Bharat has been the second keeper in the Test squad for almost three years apart from being a regular fixture in India A matches, while Kishan is more of a like-for-like replacement for Pant.
Adidas announces partnership with Indian women's football team captain Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
She will work closely with adidas to engage and inspire the youth and to take the game to the next level. Loitongbam Ashalata Devi is an Indian professional football player currently who is the captain of both the Indian team and the Indian Women's League side Gokulam Kerala. Devi has been a part of the team that won the South Asian Football Federation Women's Championship four times.
SA20: Paarl Royals announce signing of Paul Stirling as replacement for injured Obed McCoy
The 32-year-old, Stirling has joined his Royals teammates for the remainder of SA20, and will be available for selection for the team's last league match against Pretoria Capitals on February 7. Stirling, who has also represented domestic side Paarl Rocks, has a wealth of T20 experience around the globe through his stints in various leagues.
MI has always had a winning mentality and we will be looking to carry on that legacy: Jhulan Goswami
In the franchise operated by owners of Mumbai Indians, Jhulan will be working alongside England captain Charlotte Edwards, who will be the team's head coach, and former Indian all-rounder Devieka Palshikaar, who would be serving as the side's batting coach. "Hello Paltan. I am very happy to join the Mumbai Indians women's team as the bowling coach and mentor.
Ravichandran Ashwin is very skilful, he's got a lot of tricky little variations: Usman Khawaja
It is seen from Ashwin's 226 scalps out of 449 wickets in Test cricket being of left-handed batters. Australia's in-form left-handed opener Usman Khawaja, who recently won the Shane Warne Men's Test Player of the Year Award in Australian Cricket Awards, is aware that his battle against Ashwin will be one of the most decisive match-ups in the series starting from February 9 in Nagpur.
I'm disappointed but we need to focus on remaining games: ATK Mohan Bagan's Juan Ferrando
Inconsistency continued for ATK Mohun Bagan as they have now faced three defeats in their last six games. They are currently fourth in the points table with 27 points from 16 games. Ferrando was unhappy with the performance of his team and felt that his side lacked confidence. He said: "When we had opportunities, we were simply not confident enough.
Lautaro's header decides Milan Derby
The Nerazzurri lost the Milan Derby back in September but took revenge on their city rivals in the Supercoppa last month, while AC Milan were looking for a resounding response after a dismal run since the start of 2023, reports Xinhua news agency. Inter Milan had a relatively full squad to choose from, but AC Milan still had to do without Mike Maignan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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