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New FIFA world rankings see Morocco climb to 11th spot
The Atlas Lions were eliminated by France 2-0 in the semifinals at the World Cup before losing 2-1 to Croatia in the third-place playoff, ending their journey with a memorable fourth place as the first ever African side to reach the World Cup semifinals. Morocco is now the highest-ranked team in Africa, ahead of Senegal (19th), Tunisia (30th), Cameroon (33rd) and Nigeria (35th), reports Xinhua news agency.
IPL auction: I think the most expensive player is going to be between Ben Stokes and Sam Curran, feels Ranveer Singh
Joining in on the excitement is serial entertainer and Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh who can't contain his excitement about the biggest gala in T20 cricket. Ranveer, who is an ardent lover of all things sport is a long time IPL fan and had some interesting thoughts about this year's IPL 2023 Auction.
Nikhat, Manju Rani ease into quarters at 6th Elite Women's National Boxing
The reigning world champion Nikhat, representing Telangana, thrashed Meghalaya's Eva Waynie Marbaniang in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout, whereas Railways Sports Promotion Board's (RSPB) Manju Rani also produced an equally dominating performance to defeat Uttarakhand's Kavita comprehensively in the 48kg Last-16 contest.
Ian Bishop, Tom Moody, Aaron Finch, Simon Katich, Irfan Pathan to be part of Star Sports' IPL Auction panel
The network will broadcast the IPL 2023 player auction in five languages -- English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Bishop, Moody, Finch and Katich, all of whom have been present in the IPL in broadcast, playing and coaching situations, will be present for the English feed along with Mayanti Langer.Pathan, the former India left-arm pacer who had played for six IPL teams in his playing career,will be giving his views on auction strategies and player recruitment in the Hindi feed alongside Aakash Chopra, and Amol Mazumdar with Jatin Sapru for company.
2nd Test, Day 1: Ashwin, Unadkat, Umesh strike for India despite Mominul Haque's half-century
It was a session in which the batters like Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das got starts. But neither of them couldn't last long for a big score, as India made strikes at regular intervals, with Jaydev Unadkat looking impressive in just his second Test with his accuracy and ability to challenge Bangladesh batters with seam and extra bounce.
Debacle against England brought premature end to Ramiz Raja's tenure as PCB Chairman as Najam Sethi takes over
England stormed to a historic clean sweep in Pakistan already clinched the three-match Test series after winning the first two matches. The third Test is currently going on in Karachi. This brought about a premature end to his three-year tenure.According to reports in the local media, Pakistan Prime Minster Shehbaz Sherif, also the board's patron, appointed Sethi as the new chairman of the PCB. The PCB's constitution permits the Prime Minister to nominate candidates for the post of chairman.
2nd Test, Day 1: Unadkat returns to Test cricket after 118 matches, gets record of most Tests missed by an Indian player
As a teenager, Unadkat made his Test debut against South Africa at Centurion on December 16, 2010, and didn't get to play any longer format matches for India. In that Test match, he ended with figures of zero wickets for 101 as India lost by an innings and 25 runs.
2nd Test, Day 1: India trail by 208 runs after Ashwin, Umesh four-fers skittle Bangladesh out for 227
It was a day in which India thrived on a pitch which had some grass on it. Fast bowler Umesh Yadav and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked four wickets each to bowl out Bangladesh for 227 in 73.5 overs, with a returning Mominul Haque being the lone ranger with a stroke-filled and calm 84.
2nd Test, Day 1: Dropping a Man of the Match, that is unbelievable, says Gavaskar on Kuldeep's omission
Kuldeep picked eight wickets in the Test match at Chattogram, while conceding 113 runs, including a fantastic 5-40 to bowl out Bangladesh for 150 in their first innings. He also had a vital contribution with the bat, making a career-best 40 in the first innings and adding 92 runs for the eighth wicket with Ravichandran Ashwin to help India post 404.
2nd Test, Day 1: Ashwin, Unadkat strike in morning session as Bangladesh reach 82/2
After the fall of the openers, captain Shakib Al Hasan (16 not out) and Mominul Haque (23 not out) steadied the ship with an unbroken 43-run partnership in a session where India asked many questions, beat the edges constantly and got extra bounce too.Pushed into bowling first, India gave Hasan a reprieve when Mohammed Siraj dropped a diving catch at fine-leg off Umesh Yadav.
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