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CWG 2022: India aim to end Aussie jinx

Men's hockey team eyes medal after having returned empty-handed last timeBENGALURU: The script for the Indian men's hockey at the Commonwealth Games hasn't panned out the way they would have wished for. Since the introduction of the sport at the quadrennial event in 1998, Australia have won gold on all six occasions. India came close twice - in 2010 and 2014 - before being outplayed by the team from Down Under. This edition of the event beginning in Birmingham on Friday was not on the priority list until the Asian Games were postponed by a year. With a full squad and an eye on bettering their performance in the competition, Manpreet Singh and Co landed in Birmingham earlier this week. Having lost to England 1-2 in the bronze medal playoff and returned empty-handed in 2018, India are keen to make amends.

Zverev return 'more realistic' for Davis Cup in September

Alexander Zverev has not given up hope of playing next month's U.S. Open but the German world number two is more likely to return to action from his ankle injury during the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals in mid-September.

Rugby Championship again trials 20-minute red card rule

The 20-minute red card rule will again be trialled during the Rugby Championship next month, organisers said on Thursday.

Erik ten Hag has loan decisions to make on 17 Manchester United players

Erik ten Hag has gotten to know his new Manchester United squad over the last few weeks and now he has a lot of decisions to make.

Business of T20 leagues: How far can cricket boards go to draw the line for their players?

Adam Gilchrist was a trendsetter in the game across formats. The man revolutionized the role of wicket-keeper-batters forever during his playing years. Post retirement too, Gilchrist is turning out to be a 'trendsetter' once again. He has been the first among popular voices to go on record and say "It will almost be commercial suicide for Cricket Australia to allow a player (in this particular instance, he quoted David Warner) to go head-to-head" against the Big Bash League (BBL).

Cristiano Ronaldo faces Carrington shock as Christian Eriksen scores on first Man United outing

These are your Manchester United morning headlines for Thursday, July 28:

CWG 2022: Women's javelin world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber tests positive for Covid-19

Barber, who claimed her second world crown last week at Eugene, Oregon, in the United States, tested positive at the Australian team camp ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this week. But with the women's javelin final not until August 7, she could still compete.

Commonwealth Games set for glitzy launch in Birmingham

Commonwealth Games lacking several track and field stars but still boasting elite performers. Competitors from 72 nations and territories -- many of which are former British colonies -- will be vying for medals in 19 sports over a jam-packed 11 days in the Midlands. Away from the marquee athletics and swimming events, women's Twenty20 cricket makes its debut and 3x3 basketball will feature for the first time while sedate lawn bowls is a fixture. There is an integrated para sports programme in some events. The Games, held every four years, are often criticised as a quirky sporting relic but will be launched in style at Thursday's opening ceremony, headlined by 1980s pop band Duran Duran, formed in Birmingham. Sporting powerhouse Australia have topped the medals table at every Games since 1990 except in 2014, when England finished top in Glasgow -- the last time the event was held on British soil. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete as separate teams during the Commonwealths rather than as a combined British outfit. In the pool, Emma McKeon, Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown and teenage sensation Mollie O'Callaghan will lead the charge for a star-studded Australian team. Double Olympic champion Titmus, 21, opted out of the recent world championships in Budapest to keep herself fresh for Birmingham. "I am so excited and I think we've got a great team going in. It's insane the depth we have," said the Commonwealth Games 400 metres and 800m freestyle champion.

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CWG 2022: India aim to end Aussie jinx

Zverev return 'more realistic' for Davis Cup in September

Rugby Championship again trials 20-minute red card rule

Erik ten Hag has loan decisions to make on 17 Manchester United players

Business of T20 leagues: How far can cricket boards go to draw the line for their players?

Cristiano Ronaldo faces Carrington shock as Christian Eriksen scores on first Man United outing

CWG 2022: Women's javelin world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber tests positive for Covid-19

Commonwealth Games set for glitzy launch in Birmingham