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Sarfaraz Khan hits 150, Rishabh Pant falls one short of ton: India’s fightback in Bangalore Test wins hearts
Virat Kohli broke into a loud cheer and Rohit Sharma joined him, as Sarfaraz Khan reached his maiden Test hundred. This Indian team might occasionally suffer batting implosions like 46 all out against New Zealand in the first innings in Bangalore.
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Pakistan ditch stardust, win a home Test after more than 3 years
The biggest talking point ahead of the second Test between Pakistan and England in Multan was the axing of Babar Azam. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, too, were dropped, but Babar is the biggest star in Pakistan cricket.
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IND vs NZ: India’s bat-first gamble backfires spectacularly in Bengaluru Test
New Zealand’s pace trio of Tim Southee, Matt Henry and William O’Rourke needed just 31.2 overs to skittle India for 46, their lowest total at home in 90 years of Test cricket.
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How Ratan Tata helped India become the Titan of world cricket
Sachin Tendulkar, captain of that Titan Cup-winning side, in his tribute. “Rest in peace, Mr Tata. Your legacy will continue to live through the institutions you built and values that you embraced.”
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Football biggest casualty: How Iran-Israel conflict has affected sport
Beyond the bigger picture, the global consequences of a potential military escalation, it's a troubled time for sport in that region. Football already is a big casualty.
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India vs Bangladesh: Is Kanpur’s Green Park fit to host Test cricket?
Even without much action out there in the middle, this Test has been eventful.
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IND vs BAN 2nd Test: India eye unlikely Kanpur win after Jasprit Bumrah mastery and batting blitz
Such is India’s confidence in the red-ball format that they produced a dominant performance on day four to keep alive slim hopes of a result in the second Test against the Tigers.
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IPL Retention Rules Explained: CSK in strong position to retain MS Dhoni, why teams may find it tricky
The auction purse is bigger this time, Rs 120 crore each, Rs 20 crore more than last year. The IPL has also decided to retain the Impact Player rule. Here's the lowdown…
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Character on and off the field: A look at Shakib Al Hasan's phenomenal numbers and his endless list of controversies
Shakib Al Hasan is Bangladesh’s best cricketer ever, with 14,721 runs and 708 wickets in international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20Is combined) to his name.
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League of his own: Ravichandran Ashwin completes century-five-wicket double for fourth time
Ashwin’s name features four times on the list – more than Sir Garfield Sobers, Imran Khan, Jacques Kallis and so many of the game’s great all-rounders.
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IND vs BAN: Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant duet slams door shut on Bangladesh
Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant had batted the tourists out of the game via a 167-run fourth wicket partnership.
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IND vs BAN 1st Test: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep make Bangladesh dance to their tune
Jasprit Bumrah's eventual figures of 4-50 meant that he now has 37 Test wickets in nine home Tests, at an incredible average of 15.94.
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IND vs BAN, 1st Test: Hasan Mahmud steals the show in opening exchanges at Chepauk
By day’s end in Chennai, Hasan Mahmud had eye-catching figures of 4/58.
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IND vs BAN: Dazzling Ashwin century reminds India of his value as a batter
Starting the season like this will go a long way to ensuring that he can’t be sidelined once India land in Australia later this year.
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Ground fiasco at Greater Noida adds to the hall of shame: Here are other four incidents
The majority of the Indian venues have good facilities, but there have been some instances in this country in the past where games were affected due to poor pitch or ground conditions.
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Anwar Ali four months ban: Repercussions on East Bengal, who will pay Rs 12.9cr compensation to Mohun Bagan| Explained
When East Bengal take on Mohun Bagan in the first Kolkata derby of the ISL season on October 19, Anwar Ali will be in the stands, or his couch at home, rather than at the heart of their rearguard.
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What is the flag controversy that saw Navdeep Singh win Paralympics gold despite finishing second - Explained
Navdeep Singh won India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category. In the process, he also upstaged world record holder Sun Pengxiang of China.
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Aryna Sabalenka overcomes personal tragedies to make history at US Open
Aryna Sabalenka first US Open victory, to go with the Australian Open title she retained in January, puts her in elite company. Not even the great Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, managed to win both hard-court tournaments in the same year.
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Pakistan cricket needs a reboot
Pakistan's decline is not good news for world cricket. They are probably the second-most popular team in the world.
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Botic van de Zandschulp, Dutch journeyman, overpowers Carlos Alcaraz to end Spaniard’s dreams of a third Grand Slam in 2024
Few expected that it would be a journeyman that would take Alcaraz down. The Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp didn’t even qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam before 2021, by which time he was 25 years old.
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Djokovic bows out of US Open, to end year without a Grand Slam title
For the first time since 2002, none of the ‘Big 3’ - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic - will win a Grand Slam title in a calendar year. It feels like the end of an era.
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Anwar Ali: From Mohun Bagan to East Bengal - a timeline on the transfer story of the season
The PSC is expected to issue its final order on August 22 or 23. And with Mohun Bagan reserving their rights “to claim appropriate sanctions and damages”, Anwar Ali might face a ban or a heavy fine or both.
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United World Wrestling’s insistence on following rules may play into Vinesh Phogat’s hands in her appeal to be awarded silver
According to the rules, the repechage bouts – the winners of which get an opportunity to fight for bronze against the losing semi-finalists – are to be contested between the fighters who lost to the eventual finalists.
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Arshad Nadeem finally steps out of Neeraj Chopra’s shadow to smash Olympic record and win gold
Nadeem has his moment. And Chopra was one of the first to go and give him a congratulatory hug. Fortunately, both men share a warm relationship that isn’t coloured by any of the jingoism so often seen in both countries.
