Ireland to face India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Belgium at Paris Olympics
Ireland's senior men's hockey side will face India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Belgium in their pool at this summer's Olympic Games in Paris.
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"There Is Spin But...": Axar Patel's Honest Verdict On Pitch During First Test Against England
The best part of Yashasvi Jaiswal's entertaining unbeaten 76 was the manner in which he completely unsettled England's troika of spinners, India's left-arm slow bowler Axar Patel reckoned after opening day's play in the first Test. Riding on Jaiswal's 70-ball blitz, India closed the opening day at 119 for 1 while replying to England's first innings total of 246 all out. "We enjoyed the way Yashasvi was batting and he took on the spinners from the very first over. It was very good to unsettle them early," said Axar in the post-day press conference. Jaiswal hammered debutant England left-arm spinner Tom Hartley for two sixes in the second over of India's first innings to impose himself on the match.
"Where Is Your Bazball?": Crowd Trolls England After Poor Batting Display Against India. Watch
The crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad were at their hilarious best as a section of them chanted "Where is your Bazball?" after England were bundled out for 246 on Day 1 of the first Test match against India on Thursday. The aggressive approach towards Test batting was a major talking point ahead of the match but apart from skipper Ben Stokes, not a single England batter was able to cross the 50-run mark. Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow all got good starts but thanks to brilliant bowling by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, the visitors failed to post a big total.
Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat Bow Out Of Men's Singles Competition
India's Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat suffered straight-game defeats in their respective pre-quarterfinal matches to crash out of the men's singles competition of the Indonesia Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament in Jakarta on Thursday. Taking on eighth-seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark, Sen came up with a strong fight but went down 19-21 18-21. He had beaten Weng Hongyang of China in the opening round 24-22 21-15. Rajawat was up against Brian Yang of Canada after his conquest over Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in the first round 21-18 21-19.
IND vs IRE, Under-19 World Cup: Musheer Khan Stars As India Crush Ireland By 201 Runs
Musheer Khan gave ample display of his immense talent with a superb hundred as India steam-rolled minnows Ireland by a whopping 201 runs to virtually qualify for the Super Six round of the ICC U-19 World Cup in Bloemfontein, South Africa on Thursday. Courtesy Musheer's blitzkrieg -- 118 off 106 balls, India posted an imposing 301 for 7 against Ireland, which in any case, would have been an uphill challenge to surpass. In the end, Ireland managed a paltry 100 in 29.4 overs with medium pacer Naman Tiwari (4/53 in 10 overs) and left-arm spinner Saumy Kumar Pandey (3/21 in 9 overs) doing the bulk of the damage. Seven Irish batters failed to reach double figures.
England Wicket-Keeper Crashes Into Stumps In Bizarre Incident During First Test Against India - Video Is Viral
England cricket team wicket-keeper Ben Foakes was part of a hilarious sequence of events during Day 1 of the first Test match against India on Thursday as he crashed directly into the stumps while fielding. During the third over of the India innings, Rohit Sharma guided a delivery from Mark Wood to deep square leg and complete a simple run. The throw from Ben Duckett was a bit way ward and while gathering it, Foakes crashed directly into the stumps uprooting all three of them. The incident left his teammates in splits on the field and the video has already gone viral on social media.
Fan Invades Pitch Wearing Virat Kohli's Shirt, Touches Rohit Sharma's Feet During India vs England First Test
One of the most loved cricketers in India, Rohit Sharma arrived in the middle to bat with Yashasvi Jaiswal after the hosts bowled out England for 246 on Day 1 of the first Test in Hyderabad on Thursday. Rohit produced some fine shots with the bat, scoring 24 runs off 26 balls before getting caught by Ben Stokes on the 27th delivery on the bowling of Jack Leach. But, before departing, Rohit had a moment with a fan in the middle, who breached security to meet the India captain in the middle and touch his feet.
"I Was Misquoted": Boxing Legend Mary Kom Says She Hasn't Retired Yet
Indian boxing great Mary Kom seemed to have dropped a bomb on the sporting spectrum as she spoke about retirement because of the 'age limit' at an event on Wednesday. Mary, one of India's most popular sportspersons, highlighted how age limit prevents her from participating in most events. However, the interpretation of her talk at the event, turned out to be exaggerated. In a chat with NDTV, Mary confirmed that she hasn't yet retired but is planning to. "I was misquoted, I am on the brink of taking retirement but haven't retired yet," the iconic boxer confirmed.