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India vs England Test: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah And Others Begin Training In Leicester. See Pics

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian Test squad is currently in Leicester in preparation for the fifth rescheduled Test against England to be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 1-5. India currently lead the Test series 2-1. India have named a strong 17-member squad for the Test and all eye will be on the squad which is just a draw away from sealing a famous series win. Currently India are the No. 2 side in the ICC Test rankings while the Ben Stokes-led England are No. 6.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Manpreet Singh To Lead 18-Member Indian Hockey Squad

India on Monday named a full-strength 18-member senior men's hockey squad for the Commonwealth Games with Manpreet Singh returning as captain and dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh as his deputy. Hockey India (HI) had initially decided to send a second-string team to the CWG due to the short turnaround time between the Birmingham event and the Hangzhou Asian Games, which is a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, with the Asian Games now postponed to next year owing to the COVID-19 situation in China, HI decided to pick a strong team for the prestigious event, scheduled to begin from July 28.

India name full-strength men's squad for CWG, Manpreet Singh returns as captain

Hockey India (HI) had initially decided to send a second-string team to the CWG due to the short turnaround time between the Birmingham event and the Hangzhou Asian Games, which is a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, with the Asian Games now postponed to next year owing to the COVID-19 situation in China, HI decided to pick a strong team for the prestigious event, scheduled to begin from July 28. The Indian team has been grouped in pool B along with England, Canada, Wales and Ghana.

Coach Jess Thirlby encourages England to forget 2018 and focus on Birmingham

England coach Jess Thirlby has told her players to turn the page on 2018 and focus on making more netball history by successfully defending their Commonwealth Games title in Birmingham next month.

Opinion: Why 29-y/o should jump at a potential chance to join Middlesbrough amid interest from elsewhere

Championship outfit Middlesbrough have entered the race to recruit Crystal Palace shot-stopper Jack Butland, as per yesterday’s Patreon report from Alan Nixon.

Plans for HS2 on the cheap threaten to turn swathes of Manchester into a building site and botch a once in a lifetime opportunity

Short-sighted plans for a HS2 station in Manchester threaten a decade of chaos in the city centre with vast swathes of land becoming a building site.

10 of the headline acts at this year’s Wimbledon

A few familiar names will be missing from Wimbledon this year but the competition is set to be just as fierce for the big titles.

Pride in Tennis optimistic Wimbledon will join bid to make sport more inclusive

Ian Pearson-Brown is spearheading a drive towards inclusion through Pride in Tennis and hopes Wimbledon will soon be on board.

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India vs England Test: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah And Others Begin Training In Leicester. See Pics

Commonwealth Games 2022: Manpreet Singh To Lead 18-Member Indian Hockey Squad

India name full-strength men's squad for CWG, Manpreet Singh returns as captain

Coach Jess Thirlby encourages England to forget 2018 and focus on Birmingham

Opinion: Why 29-y/o should jump at a potential chance to join Middlesbrough amid interest from elsewhere

Plans for HS2 on the cheap threaten to turn swathes of Manchester into a building site and botch a once in a lifetime opportunity

10 of the headline acts at this year’s Wimbledon

Pride in Tennis optimistic Wimbledon will join bid to make sport more inclusive