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India Win Two Shooting Golds In ISSF Junior World Championship

Indian shooters began their ISSF Junior World Championship (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) campaign in Peru on a good note, winning team gold in men's and women's 10m air pistol events, though a potential top-podium finish was lost in the individual category after a marksman was docked two points for reporting late for the final. The junior men's trio of Umesh Choudhary, Pradhyumn Singh and Mukesh Nelavalli topped the men's team competition in 10m air pistol with a tally of 1726 points. They finished 10 points ahead of second-placed Romania, while Italy took bronze with a score of 1707.

PCB Issues Stern Warning For Pakistan Cricketers, Says 'Improve Fitness Or..."

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a stern warning to 6-7 centrally contracted players, urging them to improve their fitness or risk losing their contracts. The Pakistan team fitness trainer and physiotherapist will conduct another round of fitness tests on Monday in Lahore after some players didn't meet the required benchmarks in the tests held earlier this month. “The players who have central and domestic contracts have been told in clear terms that there will be no compromise on fitness and they have to meet the benchmarks set by the team's fitness experts,” a board official said.

Indian Shooters Win Two Bronze Medals In Junior World C'ships To Stay On Top

Indian rifle and pistol shooters won two bronze medals in their respective 10m mixed team events at the ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru. The bronze medals on day two of the competitions at the International Shooting Sport Federation event took India's count to five medals (two gold and three bronze). The rifle shooters went first and Gautami Bhanot and Ajay Malik shot a combined score of 628.9 after 30-shots each to finish third among 34 pairs. The performance qualified them for the bronze medal match with fourth-placed Croatian pair of Anamarija Turk and Darko Tomasevic, which they won 17-9.

Injured Samit Dravid May Miss India U19s Four-Day Games Against Australia

Injured Samit Dravid is likely to miss India Under-19 side's two four-day matches against Australia, which is starting in Chennai from Monday. Samit is currently at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) recuperating from a knee injury that forced him to sit out of the three-match youth one-dayers against the Aussies recently. He was expected to make his India U-19 debut at Puducherry but did not feature in any of the three matches. India had won the series 3-0. “As of now he's at the NCA, recovering from his knee injury. So, I don't know yet. It looks unlikely,” head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

Watch: Rohit Sharma Plucks One-Handed Scorcher, Team India Players In Disbelief

India captain Rohit Sharma produced an absolute stunner in the field on Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. The match resumed after 2 days of non-action due to rain at the Green Park Stadium, with Jasprit Bumrah drawing the first blood for India. After Bumrah got rid of Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohamed Siraj got the better of star batter Litton Das to earn India their 5th wicket of the innings. But, Siraj's wicket might not have been possible had Rohit not managed to produce a one-handed stunner inside the 30-yard circle.

"Hosh Mein Nahi Tha": Neeraj Chopra's Honest Revelation Regarding Paris Olympics Javelin Final

India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has made an honest revelation regarding the javelin throw final at Paris Paralympics 2024. The athlete might have done his absolute best but it was not enough for him to bag his second Olympics gold medal in a row, as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem took the yellow metal with a record-breaking effort in the final. Nadeem managed an astonishing 92.97m in his second attempt to set the bar too high for the rest of the field, including Chopra, who seemed under pressure and managed just one legitimate throw -- the silver-winning 89.45m in the second round.

Ravindra Jadeja Rewrites Record Books, Beats R Ashwin, Kapil Dev To Script Test History

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja scripted history in Test cricket as he dismissed Bangladesh's Khaled Ahmed on Day 4 of the second Test in Kanpur. With the wicket, Jadeja reached 300 scalps in Test cricket, With the milestone, he became the fastest player from the country as well as from the continent to claim the double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket. Jadeja is also only the third Indian to complete this rare double, with Kapil Dev and Ravichandran Ashwin being the other two. However, the southpaw reached the milestone in fewer games in comparison to the other two.

Fastest 50 And 100: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal Combine As India Make Test History

India's opening batters Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes Test cricket world record as they came out to bat against Bangladesh on Day 4 of the second Test in Kanpur. After bowling out Bangladesh for 233 runs in the first innings, Rohit and Jaiswal showed attacking intent from ball one, smashing the opponent team's bowlers all across the park. Rohit and Jaiswal mostly dealt in fours and sixes as they brought up the 50-run mark in just three overs. It was the first instance of a team scoring 50 runs inside the first three overs in Test cricket history since data collection began in the sport.

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India Win Two Shooting Golds In ISSF Junior World Championship

PCB Issues Stern Warning For Pakistan Cricketers, Says 'Improve Fitness Or..."

Indian Shooters Win Two Bronze Medals In Junior World C'ships To Stay On Top

Injured Samit Dravid May Miss India U19s Four-Day Games Against Australia

Watch: Rohit Sharma Plucks One-Handed Scorcher, Team India Players In Disbelief

"Hosh Mein Nahi Tha": Neeraj Chopra's Honest Revelation Regarding Paris Olympics Javelin Final

Ravindra Jadeja Rewrites Record Books, Beats R Ashwin, Kapil Dev To Script Test History

Fastest 50 And 100: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal Combine As India Make Test History