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Ben Stokes has a bullet-proof approach to cricket: David Gower

If you feel like turning up the volume on your TV sets just a bit when India play England in Edgbaston starting Friday, don't hesitate. David Gower is in town and his ready wit will be heard as he calls the action from the TV Studios of rainy Mumbai. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/KDJ0d7S via IFTTT

Rafael Nadal taking extra care with COVID scare at Wimbledon

Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut joined Croatian Marin Cilic, the former U.S. Open champion and 2017 Wimbledon runner-up, and Italian eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2021 final, on the list of players who have in withdrawn from the Grand Slam after contracting the virus. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/YM1L6cu via IFTTT

Nakashima upsets Shapovalov to continue American march at Wimbledon

The 20-year-old Nakashima, ranked 56th in the world, hit 22 winners while limiting his unforced errors to 14 to defeat Canadian left-hander and last year's semi-finalist Shapovalov 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/g354LuT via IFTTT

Nadal grinds past Berankis into Wimbledon third round

Second seed Nadal duly won 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the third round but his 307th Grand Slam match win, putting him one ahead of Martina Navratilova and fourth on the all-time list, will not linger long in his memory. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/woY3lky via IFTTT

Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Diamond League, misses 90m mark by a whisker

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched his first top-3 finish at the prestigious Diamond League Meeting with a national record-shattering effort but missed the 90m mark by a whisker in a star-studded field on Thursday. The 24-year-old Chopra opened with a stunning throw of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of javelin throw and that effort eventually turned out to be his best. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/CFSjdZI via IFTTT

Rohit returns to lead India in white-ball series against England

India on Thursday announced squads for the three-match T20I and ODI series against England, set to be played after the rescheduled fifth Test, with Rohit Sharma returning to lead both white-ball sides. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/Unmb6yq via IFTTT

James Anderson stunned by 'fearless' England transformation

James Anderson thought he had seen it all over the course of an England career spanning nearly two decades but the Test team's transformation under new coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes has caught the veteran seamer by surprise. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/BeaQ8DW via IFTTT

Age fraud: No ranking points for Mohali U-13 badminton meet

More than 60 aggrieved parents of the participants in Mohali shot a letter to the organizing secretary Tejinder Bedi, protesting the participation of overage players in the week-long tournament. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/G9uCKvF via IFTTT

5th Test: Bumrah set to captain India, but Rohit still not out

Will Jasprit Bumrah become Test captain No. 36 for India at Edgbaston? ​​Rohit Sharma’s second RT-PCR Test has also come positive. Addressing a virtual media conference on Wednesday, India coach Rahul Dravid chose to be guarded about Bumrah’s elevation and Rohit’s exclusion. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/8UgfY3r via IFTTT

Virat an inspiring figure, don't look at his 100s as success: Dravid

To illustrate his point ahead of the fifth Test against England beginning July 1 at Edgbaston, Dravid highlighted Kohli’s 79 in the first innings of the third Test at Cape Town as an instance of a good knock on a tough pitch without it being a three-figure knock. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/50FYG92 via IFTTT

Wimbledon: Isner sends Murray crashing out in four sets

Big-hitting American John Isner sent two times champion Andy Murray crashing out of Wimbledon 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4 with booming serves and a barrage of aces in a second round clash on Wednesday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/KY4koNQ via IFTTT

Lukaku completes return to Inter Milan on loan from Chelsea

Romelu Lukaku returned to Inter Milan on Wednesday after completing a season-long loan move from Chelsea just a year after his flop transfer from Italy to the Premier League club. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/vsTKXju via IFTTT

AIFF general secretary Kushal Das resigns

All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal Das on Wednesday resigned from his post on "health grounds", ending his 12-year tenure which was often marred with controversies. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/4Ik38bw via IFTTT

How things have changed for India & England since last year's unfinished tour

The winds of change have blown so hard for both India and England since the fifth Test of the 2021 season at Old Trafford, Manchester, in September, got pushed to 2022 July in Edgbaston, Birmingham, that there is very little that is familiar. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/IRCkqrP via IFTTT

India are undercooked for Edgbaston Test: Moeen Ali

England's smashing form, which has seen them clean sweep New Zealand 3-0 in the recent Test series at home, makes them the favourites for the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston, feels England allrounder Moeen Ali. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/5npslGP via IFTTT

Wimbledon: Serena stunned by Tan in first round

Seven-time champion Serena Williams suffered a second straight Wimbledon first-round exit as she was stunned by French debutant Harmony Tan in a late-night Centre Court epic on Tuesday. While defeat, which by ranking of opponent was the worst of her Wimbledon career, was a bitter pill to swallow, Williams said it was easier to accept than last year. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/EejBSbi via IFTTT

Wimbledon: Nadal allays Covid fears after Berrettini 'contact'

Rafael Nadal on Tuesday clarified that he did not have any health concerns in the wake of Italy's Matteo Berrettini, with whom he had practised on Thursday, testing positive for Covid-19. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/CZEz4dY via IFTTT

In Pics: India survive scare in tense T20I win over Ireland

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Wimbledon: Nadal overcomes scare to reach second round

Rafael Nadal overcame a scare in his Wimbledon opener on Tuesday, fighting back from dropping the third set and falling a break down in the fourth to eventually see off Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/kLtJ79l via IFTTT

'Motivated' Serena Williams brushes off retirement talk

Serena Williams brushed off any talk of retirement on Tuesday by insisting she is "motivated" to play at the US Open later this year despite a shattering Wimbledon defeat. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/9LQJlXO via IFTTT

2nd T20I: Hooda helps India beat Ireland by 4 runs to pocket series 2-0

Deepak Hooda hit a master-class maiden century as India survived a mighty scare before defeating Ireland by four runs in a nail-biting high-scoring second T20 International to sweep the two-match series on Tuesday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/93RUPW4 via IFTTT

Wimbledon: Kyrgios disappointed with ban on players

Nick Kyrgios' talk is as big as his serve. While comments like, 'I've made top-10 players look pretty ordinary this year' make a lot of noise, the 27-year-old's sagacity kicks the chalk. The world No. 40 ruled that Wimbledon's ban of Russian and Belarusian players threw shade on the sport. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/76HygOx via IFTTT

Wimbledon: Djokovic overcomes dogged challenge from Korean Kwon

If you were one of those who questioned the veracity of the statement that has been swirling around the tennis world like an unruly draft, that Novak Djokovic is not appreciated enough by the fandom, then the welcome Centre Court gave it's defending champion, would've sparked a smirk. Love was in the air. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/UQkwyx7 via IFTTT

Left Kanpur home at 15, Kumar Kartikeya has arrived

When Madhya Pradesh lifted the Ranji Trophy on Sunday, there were celebrations across the state – and in one home in Kanpur. Maybe, now he will be back…Kumar Kartikeya, the standout bowler for the MP side with five wickets, had left home nine years ago, vowing, “Kuchh kar ke hi lautunga. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/zBQwOgX via IFTTT

Wimbledon: Alcaraz, Murray battle to win; Collins biggest casualty of Day 1

Six-time champion and top seed Djokovic saw off South Korea's Kwon Soo-woo in four sets. Meanwhile, Alcaraz, a potential quarter-final opponent for Djokovic, came back from two sets to one down to defeat Jan-Lennard Struff. Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins was knocked out by Marie Bouzkova. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2F90k5K via IFTTT

West Indies sweep Bangladesh with 10-wicket rout in 2nd Test

West Indies claimed the last four wickets swiftly despite an entertaining, unbeaten 60 by Nurul Hasan to dismiss the visitors for 186 in their second innings. That left WI captain Kraigg Brathwaite and opening partner John Campbell with the formality of knocking off the 13 runs required for victory. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/A0ovWzp via IFTTT

2nd Test: Roach runs through B'desh top order to put WI on top

Kemar Roach became just the sixth West Indian to claim 250 Test wickets as the senior pacer swept through the top order of the Bangladesh second innings to put his team on course for victory on the third day of the second and final Test at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/q7i5ja9 via IFTTT

Ranji Trophy final: Pandit finds redemption at Chinnaswamy Stadium

Of all the six Ranji titles that Chandrakant Pandit has won as a domestic coach, the one he won with Madhya Pradesh when his team beat Mumbai by six wickets in the final at the Chinnaswamy Stadium must have felt the closest to his heart. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/6YQa93C via IFTTT

Bring back DRS in Ranji Trophy knockouts: Amol Muzumdar

Even as he didn't blame the umpires for his team's six-wicket defeat to Madhya Pradesh in the final to Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai coach Amol Muzumdar urged the BCCI to use the Decision Review System in the Ranji Trophy knockouts in the future. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/iKHbwaV via IFTTT

3rd T20I: India women eye series sweep against Sri Lanka

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led outfit had thrashed the home team by 34 runs in the opening T20 and then followed it up with a dominating five-wicket win in the second game to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/NrJMYiI via IFTTT

Ranji Trophy Final LIVE: Mumbai take lead against Madhya Pradesh

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Fit-again Andy Murray full of belief ahead of Wimbledon

Murray, who won the grasscourt Grand Slam in 2013 and 2016, sustained an abdominal injury during his Stuttgart Open final defeat against Italian Matteo Berrettini earlier this month, after impressive wins over Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/sz7qTjm via IFTTT

Harmanpreet overtakes Mithali as India's top scorer in women's T20Is

​Harmanpreet achieved this feat during the second T20I against Sri Lanka in which she remained unbeaten on 31. She now has 2,372 runs in 123 matches at an average of 26.65, with one century and six half-centuries. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/ZqkT5dz via IFTTT

Pogba’s brother Florentin seeks ‘new challenge’ in India after joining ATKMB

In a major transfer coup, ATK Mohun Bagan made it official on Saturday that Florentin, a defender, will join Juan Ferrando’s side from France’s second division (Ligue 2) side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on a two-year contract. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/UyAqeWZ via IFTTT

2nd Test: Mayers's ton helps Windies dominate B'desh on Day 2

Kyle Mayers's undiminished appetite for Bangladesh's bowling took him to a second Test century and lifted the West Indies to 340 for five on the second day of the second and final Test in St Lucia on Saturday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/gNPFXM2 via IFTTT

Rohit Sharma tests positive for COVID-19 on England tour

Rohit, who was playing in India's ongoing four-day warm-up game against Leicestershire ahead of the rescheduled fifth Test against England, has gone into quarantine. His availability for the Test beginning July 1 in Edgbaston will now be subject to his recovery, from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/HUFs5zo via IFTTT

Australia skipper Aaron Finch lauds Sri Lankan fans

Aaron Finch has paid tribute to Sri Lankan cricket fans after they turned Colombo's largest stadium yellow on Friday night to thank Australia for touring the country despite the economic crisis. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/vngNI6R via IFTTT

1983 WC win: 'Let's fight it out' - Kapil Dev's golden words

'Let's fight it out, guys', India captain Kapil Dev said loudly while entering the dressing room after India posted 183 runs on the board in the epic 1983 World Cup final against the mighty West Indies. And, the rest as they say is history. Defending 183, the Indian bowlers wrapped up the West Indies innings for 140, claiming a 43-run win and the title for the country. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/iQDPG0F via IFTTT

Emma Raducanu under pressure to deliver at Wimbledon

Emma Raducanu is poised for a return to the grass of Wimbledon next week as a Grand Slam winner -- under pressure to end Britain's 45-year-wait for a women's singles champion. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/dqvGjrk via IFTTT

Petra Kvitova to face Jelena Ostapenko in Eastbourne final

Petra Kvitova will play fellow former Grand Slam champion Jelena Ostapenko in the final of the Wimbledon warm-up event at Eastbourne. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/7pCNTmz via IFTTT

Live Score, Ranji Trophy Final: MP eye complete control on day four

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2nd Test: West Indies dominate Bangladesh on Day 1

Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell consolidated a dominant position for the West Indies in reaching 67 without loss at stumps after their bowlers dismissed Bangladesh for 234 on the first day of the second and final Test in St Lucia on Friday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/Frs0tZa via IFTTT

Ranji Trophy Final: MP bat their way to ascendancy on day three

Yash Dubey (133), Shubham Sharma (116) and Rajat Patidar (67 not out) have been the cornerstone of MP’s batting unit this season and delivered yet again. At stumps on the third day, MP were at 368/3, just six runs away from Mumbai’s first-inning total of 374. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/y0FLjaY via IFTTT

3rd Test, Day 2: Brilliant Bairstow, Overton rescue England first innings

England centurion Johnny Bairstow and debutant Jamie Overton blazed a thrilling unbeaten seventh wicket stand of 209 in 223 balls to guide their teetering side to 264 for six at the close of the second day of the third Test with New Zealand on Friday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/mdkHxZ5 via IFTTT

3rd Test: Leach says freak Nicholls wicket all part of 'silly' cricket

Nicholls, on the stroke of tea, drove hard at Leach only for the ball to ricochet off non-striker Daryl Mitchell's bat and loop gently to Alex Lees at mid-off. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/s80Acxw via IFTTT

Medvedev out as Tsitsipas reaches Mallorca Open semi-finals

World number one Daniil Medvedev lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals of the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the last four. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/zreO5jH via IFTTT

Ranji Trophy final: Yashasvi Jaiswal makes the hard yards count

It is not easy to find one's feet straightaway while staging a comeback, but Yashasvi Jaiswal has now done it twice this season. First for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 15 and in the Ranji Trophy knockouts. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/BdE90iP via IFTTT

Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler back Eoin Morgan to rediscover form

Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler have dismissed concerns over Eoin Morgan's form and backed England's "phenomenal" limited-overs captain to get back to his best. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/Oh6aCkg via IFTTT

Don't ban transgender women athletes from competing: Dutee Chand

India's ace sprinter Dutee Chand - who was once accused of being a 'man' for failing the hyperandrogenism (male testosterone) test and later subjected to a gender verification test by the national athletics federation (AFI) - has spoken out in favour of the transgender athletes, who have been banned by global governing sports bodies like swimming, rugby and cycling from participating in the women's international competitions. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/eBn3rZk via IFTTT

Serena, Ons reach Eastbourne doubles semis

Serena Williams stepped up her comeback as the American star powered to a second successive victory in the Eastbourne doubles with her partner Ons Jabeur on Wednesday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/VHJnglK via IFTTT