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Asia Cup 2022: India include Hardik, Hooda, Bishnoi as Pakistan win toss and elect to bowl first
India have brought in Hardik Pandya (rested from the previous match against Hong Kong), Deepak Hooda and Ravi Bishnoi in their playing eleven in place of injured Ravindra Jadeja (out of the tournament due to right knee injury), Dinesh Karthik and Avesh Khan, meaning Rishabh Pant will keep wickets. Pakistan, on the other hand, got in pacer Mohammad Hasnain in their playing eleven, replacing fellow fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani, who is out due to a suspected side strain.
Nadal breezes past Frenchman Gasquet to secure fourth-round spot at US Open
"My best match in the tournament... Easy to say that because the other day was tough. But, yeah, important improvement. But I need to keep going. It's a good victory for me. Straight sets for the first time. Third set (was) a challenge. He increased the level," Nadal, bidding for his fifth US Open trophy, was quoted as saying by atptour.com.
WATCH | Country's dignity cannot be saved by womanisers; post by Mohammed Shami's estranged wife goes viral
After the victory of Team India in the Asia Cup Hasin Jahan shared a photo of Hardik Pandya and it looks like she has taunted her Shami with the caption, saying 'country's dignity cannot be saved by womanisers'. It seems that Hasin Jahan has targeted Mohammed Shami in this way without naming him. Hardik, who led India to victory with a six, had a big hand in helping India to a five-wicket win against Pakistan. He was also adjudged man of the match for his all-round performance.
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim retires from T20I cricket
Bangladesh failed to make it to the Super Four stage, losing to both Afghanistan and Sri Lanka with the 35-year-old Rahim scoring 1 and 4 runs respectively in Group B. "I would like to announce my retirement from T20 INTERNATIONALS and focus on Test and ODI formats of the game. I will be available to play franchise leagues when the opportunity arrives. Looking forward to proudly represent my nation in the two formats-MR15 (Rahim's twitter handle)," tweeted the cricketer.
Top seed Swiatek defeats American Davis to secure US Open fourth-round spot
The top-ranked Swiatek was tested in the match but she stepped up during crucial moments to equal her best performance at the season-ending Grand Slam. The Pole had also reached the fourth round last year. Swiatek, 21, is trying to become the first player since Serena Williams to win seven titles in a single year; the now-retired American having achieved the feat eight years ago, when she also became the last No.1 seed to take the US Open title. Swiatek has played amazing tennis this year, with her 37-match winning streak earning her the French Open crown and WTA 1000s titles in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami and Rome.
Formula 1: Verstappen beats Leclerc by 0.021 secs to grab pole at Dutch Grand Prix
Verstappen logged a lap of 1m 10.342s in Q3 just before teammate Sergio Perez, fifth, spun at Turn 13 to bring out a yellow flag and prevent anyone else from beating the Dutchman's time. "Unbelievable. Today we had a quick race car again. A qualifying lap around here is insane," Verstappen said after the qualifying session. Leclerc ended up 0.021s off the home favourite in P2, while Q2 leader Carlos Sainz qualified P3 - under a tenth off pole.
'Don't want to jump to any conclusions,' coach Dravid refuses to rule injured Jadeja out for T20 World Cup
Rahul Dravid said that he would like to wait and watch as the medical team comes up with its prognosis. "Jadeja has injured his knee; he is obviously ruled out of the Asia Cup. He is under the care of the medical team, he is going to see the doctors, see the experts. The World Cup is still a fair bit away, and we don't want to jump to any conclusions and rule him out or rule him in. We'll see how it goes," Dravid said during a press conference ahead of India's Super 4 match against Pakistan.
Premier League: Liverpool held 0-0 by Everton in Merseyside Derby
Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), Luis Diaz (Liverpool) and Tom Davies (Everton) also hit the woodwork in the first half, while Alisson Becker and Jordan Pickford each made crucial saves to preserve their respective clean sheets as the 241st derby ended all square. Nunez was restored to Liverpool's line-up ahead of Roberto Firmino as one of three changes made by Jurgen Klopp, with Kostas Tsimikas and Fabio Carvalho also starting in place of Andy Robertson and Jordan Henderson respectively.
US Open: Kvitova saves two match points to beat Muguruza
Kvitova, the No. 21 seed who won the Wimbledon women's singles title in 2011 and 2014, saved two match points to beat Muguruza, the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon winner, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(10) in 2 hours and 38 minutes. The clash of two-time Grand Slam champions, the seventh edition of a rivalry dating back to 2015, was a barnburner to the end. Muguruza served for the match at 5-3 in the third set and held two match points on Kvitova's serve at 6-5, but the Czech escaped both situations to eventually convert her own fourth match point in the super-tiebreak.
Ravindra Jadeja likely to miss T20I World Cup, to undergo knee surgery
According to sources, "Jadeja is likely to undergo major knee surgery and will be out of action for at least three months. World Cup participation looks impossible in that case. The board (BCCI) will assess and take a call later on his improvement and surgery."
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