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Sri Lanka Vs India 3rd ODI: Buoyant India Look To Sweep Series Against Untidy Sri Lanka
After managing to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, the Indian limited-overs team is primed to sweep the ODI series 3-0 when it takes on Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday. ....
'The Hundred' Takes England Cricket By Storm
The Hundred ball format cricket, which finally came to life this week after four years of ideation, turned out to be a super-hit in the first two matches as it didn't just boost the viewership of women's cricket but was also the most-watched cricket this year in England. ....
The Hundred: Deepti Sharma Shines With All-round Performance
India's Deepti Sharma made all-round contribution, scoring 28 off 24 balls and taking one for 26 in 20 balls to help London Spirit Women beat Birmingham Phoenix Women by three wickets in The Hundred competition here on Friday. Shafali Verma, representing the Birmingham franchise, failed to score much, getting 13 off 13 balls. ....
Olympics Table Tennis: Manika Batra Beats Tin-Tin Ho 4-0, Will Face Ukraine’s Margaryta Pesotska In Round 2 Women’s Single
Indian paddler Manika Batra made it to the second round of women's singles table tennis at the Tokyo Olympics with a straight-sets win over Great Britain's Tin-Tin Ho at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. ....
UP: 'Mute' Servant Beats Employer To Death, Starts Talking
In a shocking incident, a young man working as a domestic help and posing as a deaf and mute person, beat his employer to death and critically injured an elderly relative who came to rescue him. ....
Tokyo Olympics: Profligate India Lose 2-0 To Germany In Women's Hockey
The Indian women's hockey team wasted a bagful of chances, including a penalty stroke, to go down 2-0 in a women's hockey Group A match at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. This is India's second defeat in a row after the loss against the Netherlands. ....
IND Vs SL 2nd T20: Sri Lanka Win Toss And Choose To Bowl First; 4 Debutants For India
The Indian team was on Wednesday forced to field only four specialist batsmen as well as a wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson in the second T20 International against Sri Lanka after Covid-stricken Krunal Pandya and eight of his close contacts were left out of the squad. ....
Tokyo Olympics: India Beat Argentina 3-1 In Men's Hockey Group Match, Reach Quarters
India scored twice in the last two minutes to beat Rio Olympics gold medallist Argentina 3-1 in a Group A preliminary league match at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. India have cemented their hold on the second spot with a match against hosts Japan to go. This win has assured India a place in the quarterfinals with the final Group match against Japan to go. ....
90% Indian Women Ate Less During Covid-19 Lockdown: Study
Nine out of 10 women in India had less food, impacting their nutrition levels, during the 2020 nationwide lockdown imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study. ....
Sri Lanka Bans Gunathilaka, Dickwella And Kusal Mendis For Breaching Covid Protocols
Sri Lankan cricketers Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella have been suspended from international cricket for one year and domestic cricket for six months besides being fined 1 crore Sri Lankan rupees for breaching Covid-19 safety guidelines, instructions & regulations of the team management during the tour of England. ....
