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Before Olympics, India Send 'Declaration Of Intent' To Host This Major World Sports Event

The Athletics Federation of India has submitted a letter of intent to host the 2028 Under 20 World Athletics Championships, the sport's world governing body head Sebastian Coe told PTI on Wednesday. World Athletics (WA) had, in August this year, invited bids for the 2028 and 2030 editions of the championships and Coe said he is happy that India has joined the process. "I'm pleased to say that I take home a declaration of intent, a letter of application to join the bidding discussions for the 2028 Under-20 World Championships," Coe revealed.

"No Hiding Behind..." Ben Stokes On Opting Out Of IPL 2025 Mega Auction

Captain Ben Stokes has revealed that he chose not to participate in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction in Jeddah to extend his England career. Stokes had previously played for Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL, and was named the most valuable player of the tournament in 2017. Stokes was a notable omission from the list of England players in the auction, and under new rules, if he had pulled out after being acquired by a team in the mega auction, provided it was for legitimate reasons, he would not have been eligible to participate in the next two seasons of the competition.

Uma Chetry Replaces Injured Yastika Bhatia For ODI Series In Australia

Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the three-match women's One-day International (ODI) series against Australia Down Under because of a wrist injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed on Wednesday. The BCCI informed that Uma Chetry has been called in as a replacement for the entire series. "The BCCI Medical Team has confirmed that Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Australia due to a wrist injury. Her recovery is being closely monitored," the BCCI statement said on Wednesday. "The All India Women's Selection Committee has named Uma Chetry as Bhatia's replacement in the squad," the statement said.

6, 6, 6: Ignored India Allrounder In 'Beast Mode' Against Hardik Pandya Days After IPL Auction. Watch

Fast bowling all-rounders are a rarity in Indian cricket. Like, Hardik Pandya. For the last few years, he has been the top contender for that role in the Indian cricket team. Shardul Thakur, Vijay Shankar, Nitish Kumar Reddy are some of the other names that are among the choices for the same role. In fact, a few years back, Vijay Shankar was tried at the 2019 World Cup also. However, his international career did not flourish much after that. At the IPL 2025 mega auction, Chennai Super Kings roped him for Rs 1.20 crore.

After Shock Loss In Game One, D Gukesh Notches Up First Win In World Chess Championship

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, outplaying the Chinese on time control in the third round to draw level on points here on Wednesday. Having lost the first game rather badly with black pieces, Gukesh struck gold thanks to his preparation that gave him a huge advantage on the clock as Liren spent a lot of time mulling his moves in the first phase of the game. Both players now have 1.5 points each after the second game ended in a draw on Tuesday.

Bengaluru will suit me better than Punjab in IPL, says Livingstone

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone expressed his excitement after he was bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, stating that his new team would be a better fit for his playing style next season.

D Gukesh Draws With Ding Liren In Second Game Of World Chess Championship

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh bounced back to draw a largely uneventful second game against defending champion Ding Liren of China in the World Chess Championship on Tuesday. Playing with black pieces, Gukesh made a comeback of sorts, having lost to Liren in the opener of the 14-game showdown, on Monday. It was a good recovery by Gukesh as Liren could do very little with his white pieces and had to share the point "Draw with black in the world championship match is always nice and it's too early, we still have a long match," the Chennai-based GM said in the post-game press conference.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Withdraw From Syed Modi International

India's star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Tuesday withdrew from the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament. The former world No 1 duo, touted as the favourites to win the men's doubles title here, had been sidelined from competitive action post the Paris Olympics due to Satwik's shoulder injury. They made their comeback at the China Masters Super 750 tournament last week where they reached the semifinals. However, B Sumeeth Reddy, who has been training the Indian pair ahead of the China Masters and also sat for their matches, informed that Satwik encountered "difficulty" in fully recovering.

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Before Olympics, India Send 'Declaration Of Intent' To Host This Major World Sports Event

"No Hiding Behind..." Ben Stokes On Opting Out Of IPL 2025 Mega Auction

Uma Chetry Replaces Injured Yastika Bhatia For ODI Series In Australia

6, 6, 6: Ignored India Allrounder In 'Beast Mode' Against Hardik Pandya Days After IPL Auction. Watch

After Shock Loss In Game One, D Gukesh Notches Up First Win In World Chess Championship

Bengaluru will suit me better than Punjab in IPL, says Livingstone

D Gukesh Draws With Ding Liren In Second Game Of World Chess Championship

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Withdraw From Syed Modi International