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Anju Bobby George, first Indian winner, recalls her long jump medal at 2003 Paris WorldsBENGALURU: As the Tricolour went up at the World Athletics Championships at Oregon after nearly two decades with Neeraj Chopra bagging a historic silver, path-breaker Anju Bobby George, who opened India's account back in 2003 by winning the bronze in women's long jump, travelled down the memory lane on Sunday morning.
West Indies in the second ODI, India batter Shreyas Iyer said that he is hopeful of scoring a century in the next game. Chasing a mammoth 312 to win, half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel helped India win the second ODI of the three-match series against West Indies by two wickets at the Queens Park Oval stadium in Port of Spain on Sunday. Shreyas scored 63 runs off 71 balls before he got out LBW to Alzarri Joseph. "I was really happy with the score I got today, but really unhappy with the way I was dismissed. I thought I could have taken the team through easily but very unfortunate with the wicket. Hopefully, I score a century in the next game," said Shreyas in a post-match press conference. India have now taken a winning 2-0 lead in the series. Struggling at 79/3, a 99-run stand between Shreyas and Samson (54) provided stability to the visitors' innings.
Quinton de Kock believes it will become increasingly difficult for leading cricketers to play all three main formats, although he remains confident about the future for one-day internationals. The South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman, who made a fine unbeaten 92 before the third ODI against England at Headingley on Sunday was washed out, ended his Test career late last year, shortly before becoming a father for the first time.
Once an aspiring fast bowler, Grenadian is new 90m starNeeraj Chopra and Anderson Peters have one thing in common - both took to javelin for fun. Neeraj, once bullied for being overweight, wanted to lose flab and found his escape route in the sport. He would later end up being the country's first Olympic champion in athletics and only the second Indian track and field athlete to win a medal at the Worlds. Grenadian Anderson, hailing from a country with a population of 1.13 lakh, picked up the javelin in school at the age of 10 more as an extension of his childhood hobby of hurling stones at mangoes and apples hanging high on trees and later throwing cricket balls. He would become only the second athlete in javelin history to win back-to-back Worlds titles after Czech great Jan Železný.
It was a memorable Sunday for the Indian cricket team in Port of Spain, as they chased down a big target of 312 runs in 49.4 overs against West Indies. With the two-wicket win, India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel helped Team India to victory, after the Shikhar Dhawan-led side was struggling at 79/3. A 99-run stand between Iyer (63) and Samson (54) provided stability to their innings. In the end contributions from Deepak Hooda (33) and Axar Patel (64*) proved to be extremely vital in taking the visitors to a win. West Indies lost control of the match despite sending back the top order in the early stages of the match and despite posting a huge total on the board themselves.
In the second ODI between West Indies and India, the former won the toss and opted to bat. Kyle Mayers and Shai Hope made a good start and the duo put on 65 runs for the first wicket inside 10 overs, and it was Deepak Hooda who provided the first breakthrough as the off-spinner dismissed Mayers on the first ball of the 10th over. However, Hooda made news for some other reason, as the fans spotted him wearing the jersey of Prasidh Krishna.
She told Nikhat to drop the idea of becoming a boxer. For Nikhat, there were more pressing matters at hand. How to seek revenge from that boy and pay him back with interest. So, a young and pugnacious Nikhat called him up to spar with her when she returned to the Nizamabad stadium complex post her recovery from injury and left him with a bloodier nose than hers, forcing the coaches to stop the session.
India's Neeraj Chopra scripted history on Sunday as he became the second Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships after Anju Bobby George achieved the feat in 2003. Neeraj registered a throw of 88.13m in his fourth attempt and hence he secured the silver medal. Anderson Peters secured the gold medal after registering a throw of 90.54m.