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With Australia staring at early World Cup exit, O'Donnell attributes it to CA easing out Justin Langer as head coach
Langer, despite guiding Australia to a massive Ashes win earlier this year was reportedly forced to quit as Cricket Australia (CA) and some players were not in favour of the former opener getting a long-term contract renewal. Langer was offered a six-month extension, which he reportedly refused and decided to step down before Australia's series in Pakistan.
Ice Speed Skating: Shruti Kotwal breaks national record in USA
Following a promising performance in the Dessert Classic championship in the last month, her record was set and officially approved by the Olympic Oval recently. On this momentous occasion, holder of multiple national records, Shruti Kotwal commented, "I am extremely thrilled by the results we were able to achieve in the last two championships.
Para Badminton World Championships: Debutants Nithya, Ramadass record easy wins; Krishna Nagar survives scare
Sre paired with Paralympic champion and Basel 2019 bronze medallist Krishna Nagar to pull off an easy 21-8, 21-9 win over Egypt's Yasmina Eissa and Ivan Segura Escobar of Spain in a Group A mixed doubles SH6 match. The 17-year-old Sre later took just 15 minutes to win 21-4, 21-4 over Lam Ching Yung of Hong Kong in her opening Group B women's singles SH6 game.
PKL 9: Puneri Paltan, Haryana Steelers play out a thrilling draw
The Paltans made an explosive start with Mohit Goyat starting off with a Super Raid. A close review by the Paltans also worked out in their favour, as they had the momentum in their corner, playing at home for the first time this season. Midway through the first half, the Paltans were in control and had a slender 1-point lead, with both sides being watchful in their approach. Cheered on by the home support, the Paltans raged on as Fazel Atrachali and co tackled emphatically, giving themselves a 3-point lead at 13-10 in the end of the first half.
Suresh Raina joins defending champions Deccan Gladiators in Abu Dhabi T10
Suresh Raina, who announced retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic cricket on September 6, will be playing his first-ever season in ADT10. Raina will join the Deccan Gladiators squad and play alongside Andre Russell, Taskin Ahmed, Josh Little and David Wiese.
T20 World Cup: Tournament shown us you can't take any team lightly, admits Dravid ahead of Bangladesh challenge
The chance of not being complacent at all, especially against Bangladesh, is something Dravid himself knows a thing or two about. In the 2007 ODI World Cup in the West Indies, when Dravid was the captain of the Indian team, Bangladesh had stunned India by five wickets in the Group B match at Trinidad.
T20 World Cup: England's win over New Zealand sets up fascinating qualification race for semifinals from Group 1
As of now, table-toppers New Zealand, second-placed England and third-ranked Australia are now tied on five points each. All three teams have one match left to play in Group 1 with only net run rate separating the trio. No one from Group 1 is confirmed as qualified for the semi-finals.
T20 World Cup: It's not very comfortable for anyone, let alone Virat, says Dravid on hotel room privacy invasion
On Monday, Kohli posted a video on social media, revealing that there was a breach of privacy at his hotel room in Perth. The video, which was originally uploaded on TikTok by an unidentified user, had visuals of a tour of the room and was captioned as "King Kohli's hotel room".
T20 World Cup: Really heartening to see the way Arshdeep developed in last few months, says Rahul Dravid
With no Jasprit Bumrah for the Men's T20 World Cup, Arshdeep has stepped up for India in the tournament, being their current leading wicket-taker with seven wickets at an economy rate of 7.83, and striking with the new ball against Pakistan and South Africa.
T20 World Cup: Hasaranga grabs three wickets, Dhananjaya slams half-ton as Sri Lanka defeat Afghanistan
Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga had emerged the leading wicket-taker at last year's T20 World Cup and the Sri Lanka all-rounder is on track to match that feat in the ongoing edition of the tournament. He was also adjudged 'Player of the Match' at The Gabba.
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