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National Games: Ram Baboo breaks national record in men's 35km race walk

Baboo, an unemployed physical education graduate, won the event in 2 hours 36 minutes 34 seconds, bettering the earlier national record of 2:40.16, which was in the name of Haryana's Juned Khan who finished second on Tuesday with a time of 2:40.51. It is the fifth national record set at the Games, and the third in track and field events, after the women's and men's pole vault national marks by Rosy Meena Paulraj (Tamil Nadu) and Siva Subramaniam (Services) respectively. The other two national records were in weightlifting competition.

In-form batter Jemimah Rodrigues enters top 10 in ICC T20I rankings

DUBAI: Enjoying a good run of form of late, India's Jemimah Rodrigues on Tuesday entered the top 10 in the ICC Women's T20I rankings for batters. She is currently placed eighth, having scored two fifties in four innings.

Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma combine to quell UAE hopes of an upset against India

Jemimah Rodrigues racked up a second player-of-the-match award in the space of three games as India overpowered the UAE in the Women’s Asia Cup in Bangladesh.

Women's Asia Cup: Jemimah, Deepti do star turns as India crush UAE by 104 runs

Jemimah and Deepti Sharma (64 off 49 balls) added 128 runs in 13.3 overs after UAE had briefly sent some shivers down the Indians' spine, reducing the tournament favourites to 20 for 3 inside the fifth over. However, the gulf in class between the two teams became more and more evident with India posting a challenging 178 for 5 in 20 overs.

Igor Stimac Signs Contract Extension Till AFC Asian Cup 2023

Indian men's football team head coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday signed a contract extension, which will keep him in charge of the 'Blue Tigers' till the end of next year's AFC Asian Cup. The decision to extend the contract was recommended by the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) technical committee last month, and was subsequently ratified by the executive committee in their respective meetings in Kolkata last month. The executive committee also accepted the recommendations of the technical committee that should India make it to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup, the coach's contract should be automatically renewed.

Watch: Mohammad Kaif recreates memory of Pakistan match in Legends League Cricket

Mohammad Kaif stunned the fans by showcasing glimpses of his old self, attacking the opposition bowling attack in style. During the match between Manipal Tigers and India Capitals, Kaif walked down the pitch to hammer the bowlers. This quickly reminded fans of his batting during India's tour of Pakistan in 2004 when kaif irked Shoaib Akhter with a similar batting approach. Kaif was brilliant in that ODI series which India won by 3-2. His series-levelling unbeaten knock of 71 in the fourth match is still fresh in fans' hearts. Kaif also revisited the memories when he later took to Twitter and posted a video of both the events. "Walking is good for health!! #never stop walking. Allahabad wale cricket aise hi khelte hain. #chora ganga kinare wala @llct20 ," he wrote in the caption.

Babar Azam Gets Trolled For "Beauty Of Cricket" Comment Post Defeat To England

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is the darling of cricket fans in the country but even he is not beyond criticism and trolling. The same was visible when Pakistani fans didn't take kindly a comment that Babar made during the post match press conference, after Pakistan surrendered the T20I series against England 3-4.

"Can't Ignore Such Brilliant Performers": Dinesh Karthik Backs These 2 Domestic Players To Make India's Test Squad

India on Sunday announced their squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa. The series that kicks off in Lucknow on October 6 will see Shikhar Dhawan lead the Indian side with Shreyas Iyer being his deputy. While many other old faces were named in the team for the series against the Proteas, the 16-member squad also included two new faces -- right-handed batter Rajat Patidar and right-arm pacer Mukesh Kumar. India's wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik expressed his excitement on the selection of the two players while he also named two domestic players -- Sarfaraz Khan and Baba Indrajith, who he feels are in line to make it to India's Test squad.

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National Games: Ram Baboo breaks national record in men's 35km race walk

In-form batter Jemimah Rodrigues enters top 10 in ICC T20I rankings

Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma combine to quell UAE hopes of an upset against India

Women's Asia Cup: Jemimah, Deepti do star turns as India crush UAE by 104 runs

Igor Stimac Signs Contract Extension Till AFC Asian Cup 2023

Watch: Mohammad Kaif recreates memory of Pakistan match in Legends League Cricket

Babar Azam Gets Trolled For "Beauty Of Cricket" Comment Post Defeat To England

"Can't Ignore Such Brilliant Performers": Dinesh Karthik Backs These 2 Domestic Players To Make India's Test Squad