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Good News For England! Jofra Archer "On Course For The World Cup"

The England cricket team has received a major boost ahead of this year's ODI World Cup in India. According to an ICC report, former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace has said that the star pacer Jofra Archer is on track to return from a long injury hiatus and is likely to play in the World Cup. Archer was a crucial factor in England winning the 2029 World Cup, when they beat New Zealand in the title clash. Archer claimed 20 wickets and was among the leading wicket-takers.

Height Of Superstition! Ex-India Star Ate 2-Day Old Banana For Wickets, Wasim Jaffer Reveals

Former India cricketers Wasim Jaffer and Zaheer Khan recently spoke about the superstitious practices, which some players do before going for a match. India is country with a diverse culture and a variety of languages and practices. As competition in every sport, especially cricket, is increasing day-by-day, players give their sweat and blood on the field to stay ahead in the game. Speaking on Jio Cinema, Jaffer narrated a story of S Sreesanth eating a two-day-old banana for good luck before a Test match in 2006 in Jamaica.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma On Cusp Of History, Need 2 Runs To Achieve Landmark Feat

As the India vs West Indies ODI series star, both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will have their sights set on an all-time record in the 50-over format. Together, the duo of Rohit and Kohli has done wonders for the Indian team, and now, they just remain 2 runs away from completing 5000 runs in ODI cricket as a pair. Going by the form Kohli has been in the 50-over format and the proficiency Rohit Sharma has shown in the Test series against Windies, the Hitman would also be eager to continue his hot form.

Decision On Dates For Holding Wrestling World Championship Trials After August 1: Ad-hoc Panel Member

The Indian Olympic Association-appointed ad-hoc panel for wrestling will likely announce the dates for holding trials and criteria for the World Championships between August 1 and 3 after getting a clarity on the number of nominations being filed for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections.

HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen And Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enter Quarterfinals Of Japan Open

India's HS Prannoy prevailed in the match of compatriots after Lakshya Sen and the in-form men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed into the quarterfinals of the Japan Open badminton in Tokyo on Thursday. The 21-year-old Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sen advanced to the quarters with a convincing pre-quarterfinals 21-14, 21-16 win over Japanese shuttler Kanta Tsuneyama in straight sets. Fresh from their triumph in the Korea Open, the Indian men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj and Chirag too secured progress to the last-eight stage with their dominant win over the Danish pair of Lasse Molhede and Jeppe Bay.

Asia’s ‘Three Musketeers’ set for big adventure at Senior Open in Wales

ROYAL PORTHCAWL: If an Asian version of Alexandre Dumas’ masterpiece “The Three Musketeers” was produced today, it would probably feature Jeev Milkha Singh, Arjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa. They may not wield swords like Athos, Porthos and Aramis, but they can swing a mean golf club.

Ireland's T20 World Cup qualification confirmed with a ball being bowled

Ireland's qualification for next year's T20 World Cup has been confirmed after today's match with Germany was rained off in Edinburgh.

Aditya Samant Becomes India's 83rd Chess Grandmaster

Aditya S Samant on Wednesday became India's 83rd chess Grandmaster. The 17-year old Samant, an International Master, became a GM when he started his ninth round game against compatriot Aryan Chopra at the BielChess MTO 2023 tournament. He had drawn from his eighth round game against Bu Xiangzhi and needed to achieve his final GM norm by playing the ninth round, no matter the result. Maharashtra player Samant had already crossed the 2500 Elo mark in the live ratings and had obtained two GM norms, Hence, the third and final norm was all he needed to become India's latest Grandmaster.

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Good News For England! Jofra Archer "On Course For The World Cup"

Height Of Superstition! Ex-India Star Ate 2-Day Old Banana For Wickets, Wasim Jaffer Reveals

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma On Cusp Of History, Need 2 Runs To Achieve Landmark Feat

Decision On Dates For Holding Wrestling World Championship Trials After August 1: Ad-hoc Panel Member

HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen And Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enter Quarterfinals Of Japan Open

Asia’s ‘Three Musketeers’ set for big adventure at Senior Open in Wales

Ireland's T20 World Cup qualification confirmed with a ball being bowled

Aditya Samant Becomes India's 83rd Chess Grandmaster