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National Games: Amlan Borgohain emerges fastest man; Jyothi Yarraji fastest woman
Amlan Borgohain has a simple philosophy when it comes to running. Don't think too much about conditions or anything. Just run fast. The 23-year-old on Saturday did just that to stop the clock at 10.38 seconds at the IIT Gandhinagar athletics track to clinch the men's 100m gold and win the mantle of the fastest man of Gujarat 2022.
USA claim 4th straight women's basketball WC title
Despite the defeat, the Chinese team has already tied its best record at the quadrennial tournament. It also finished runner-up at the formerly known FIBA World Championship for Women in 1994. Earlier in the group stage, China lost to the United States 77-63.
Bayern crush Leverkusen in Bundesliga
Leverkusen couldn't gain a foothold into the clash whereas relentless Bayern made it two with 17 minutes gone as Musiala got his name on the scoreboards after slotting home from tight angle, reports Xinhua. The "Werkself" eventually showed a sign of life at the half-hour mark as Moussa Diaby forced Bayern custodian Manuel Neuer into action before Robert Andrich headed over the target from promising position.
Australia women consolidate top position in ODIs, T20Is after ICC annual update
ICC also said there is no change of positions in the ODI rankings in the latest update, which expunges results from the 2018-19 season, weights the 2019-20 and 2020-2021 seasons at 50 per cent and the 2021-22 season matches at 100 per cent. Australia have stretched their lead over second spot holders South Africa from 48 to 51 rating points in the ODI rankings, which is the biggest lead ever by any international men's or women's side in any form of the game, while their lead over second-placed T20I team England has increased from 14 to 18 rating points.
Salt's unbeaten 88 guides England to series-levelling win against Pakistan
The win helped the team, led by stand-in skipper Moeen Ali, level the series 3-3 and turns Sunday's encounter into a final before the two sides depart for Australia to finalise their preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup that commences on October 16. Salt, vying for an opening berth alongside regular skipper Jos Buttler, had failed to fire in the series, but looked in sublime form on Friday as England reached the inning total of 170 with ease.
La Liga: Xavi frustrated by injuries but looks to Barca squad to show its worth in Mallorca
The international break saw Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, Memphis Depay and Frenkie De Jong all pick up injuries (long-term ones in the case of Araujo and Depay), while Kounde and De Jong are unlikely to be fit for Saturday. To make matters worse for Xavi, right back Hector Bellerin suffered a calf injury in training and is also out of action for between two to three weeks.
La Liga: Four things to look out for on Spain's Matchday 7
Athletic Club Bilbao striker Inaki Williams made his debut for Ghana and quickly followed it up with his first start when they played Nicaragua on Tuesday. Inaki opted to represent his parents' homeland after visiting the country in the summer and has quickly become a hero for the 'Black Stars'. While Inaki picked Ghana, his 20-year-old younger brother, Nico opted to play for Spain and made his debut last Saturday.
T20 World Cup: Siraj, Umran Malik to travel to Australia with Indian squad, says report
With uncertainty over injured Jaspreet Bumrah's availability for the mega event, Indian team management is set to carry at least two additional fast bowlers as back-up for the premier pacer and net bowlers in the preparatory phase of the tournament. Siraj and Umran will travel with the squad to Perth on October 6, where the Indian team will train for a week before travelling to Brisbane for its first warm-up match on October 17.
'Fingers crossed': Bumrah not out of T20 World Cup yet, says Ganguly
The 28-year-old was rushed to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru from Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday to undergo scans on his back after being ruled out of the ongoing three-match T20I series against South Africa. It has been learnt that Bumrah went for scans and the assessment is underway at the NCA.
PAK vs ENG, 6th T20I: Babar equals Kohli's record of fastest to 3000 T20I runs
The 27-year-old became the fifth men's player and eighth overall to achieve the milestone in the format. He also became the first Pakistan batter to 3000 T20I runs during his half-century (87 not out off 59) against England in the sixth T20I at Gaddafi Stadium. With Mohammad Rizwan rested for the match, the onus was on Azam to carry the Pakistan innings.
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