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FIA appoints Natalie Robyn as their first-ever CEO
Joining the FIA in the near future, American-born Natalie Robyn is a leading international executive with over 15 years of experience in both the automotive and financial sectors. Before joining the FIA, she has held a variety of senior management positions at reputed companies.
Premier League: Manchester City's Haaland wins Player of the Month award for August
The 22-year-old, Erling Haaland claimed a brace of goals on his debut, helping Manchester City secure a 2-0 win at West Ham on the opening day of the season. He then struck again in the 3-3 draw at Newcastle before recording back-to-back hat-tricks in City's victories against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.
Sri Lanka name T20 World Cup squad; injury concerns for Chameera, Lahiru
The 15-member squad led by Dasun Shanaka also have the likes of Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara but their participation will be subject to their fitness ahead of the tournament in Australia. Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando and Nuwanidu Fernando are named as players on standby. However, only Bandara and Jayawickrama will travel with the squad to Australia.
Sanju Samson to lead India A in ODI series against New Zealand A
The 16-member India A squad have a decent amount of international experience, with Kuldeep Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini, among others, also in the mix. Young seam-bowling allrounder Raj Bawa, who was one of India's star performers in the U-19 World Cup, earlier this year, has also been picked in the squad. He was named Player of the Match for his 5 for 31 in the final against England.
Atletico enter Madrid derby determined to end their rivals' winning run
Not only will Atletico set out to close the gap to Real Madrid, but they'll also hope to be the ones to end Real Madrid's winning run. Los Blancos have won the first five fixtures of a new league season for the first time since 2009/10 and have looked unstoppable, picking up where they left off last season.
T20 World Cup more important than ODI captaincy conversation: Marsh
While several names are rumoured to be in contention for ODI captaincy -- including batting stalwart David Warner, Test captain Pat Cummins, wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey and former skipper Steve Smith -- Marsh too is a strong contender for the post with less than a year to go for the 2023 World Cup in India.
Eight teams including Bangladesh to vie for remaining two slots in Women's T20I World Cup
South Africa, Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies have qualified for the mega event based on the ICC T20I rankings, with the last two spots remaining to be filled in the 10-team tournament. Bangladesh will have to take the World Cup Qualifiers route as they are just outside the group of teams already qualified with a Women's T20I Ranking of 9. The US enter the Qualifiers as the dark horses with a ranking of 28.
South Africa's Mark Boucher appointed Mumbai Indians' head coach
Mumbai Indians, the winners of five IPL trophies, said in a statement on Friday that, "Mark Boucher has had a long and illustrious career as a wicket-keeper, batsman and holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. Post-retirement he took over as coach for Titans, a top-level cricket franchise in South Africa, and led them to five domestic titles.
Trolls could have put Arshdeep in emotional turmoil, indicates Ashwin
Fans took to social media to vent their ire against Arshdeep recently, when he dropped the catch with Pakistan needing 34 runs to win in two overs. In the 18th over of the Super Four game, with Pakistan needing 34 runs, Asif Ali tried to sweep Ravi Bishnoi and it seemed like he would be returning to the pavilion.
Fit-again Craig Ervine returns to lead Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup
The squad also sees a return from injuries for Tendai Chatara, Wellington Masakadza and Milton Shumba while Blessing Muzarabani also comes back to lead the pace attack. Chatara returns from a collarbone fracture while Muzarabani, who travelled with the team to Australia without playing a game, is back fit and firing.
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