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India Women's Hockey Team Lose Again, Outclassed 0-4 By Germany In FIH Pro League

The Indian women's hockey team continued to disappoint as it lost 0-4 to Germany in FIH Pro League here on Friday. The Germans controlled the match from the start to finish, scoring their first three goals -- all field efforts -- through Amelie Wortmann (3rd minute) and Sophia Schwabe (18th, 47th) before Johanne Hachenberg converted a penalty corner in the 59th minute. The Germans secured as many as 10 penalty corners in the match as against India's just two. The Germans struck in the third minute through Wortmann, who shot home from a goalmouth scramble.

"Trying Too Hard...": India Great Namedrops Rohit Sharma In Big Advice For Virat Kohli

Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble feels Virat Kohli is putting a "lot more pressure on himself" in his effort to get out of the lean patch, and advised the baittng icon to remain mentally relaxed. Since the 2023 ODI World Cup, Kohli has hit just one fifty while scoring 137 runs in six ODI innings. "I think he's trying a bit too hard. You can see that in the way he is going about his innings. He just needs to not worry about it," Kumble said on 'ESPNcricinfo'. "Rohit comes in there, has the freedom because there is plenty of batting and all of them are in great form. Similarly for Virat, he just needs to come in and not worry about anything else," he added.

Sports Ministry Want To Ensure Fair Selection In India, Set To Take Massive Step To Ensure It

In a bid to resolve Indian sports' perennial problem of selection furores, the sports ministry will push for trials that are video-graphed in the presence of an observer across disciplines. The move, ministry hopes, will ensure that no athlete feels aggrieved or hard done during the selection process. "All selection trials will be conducted under video surveillance to ensure transparency and fairness. You will see the turbulence in sports come down with these efforts," a ministry source said. The turbulence being referred to is the tug of war that often plagues selection processes in the country. Athletes from major sports like shooting and wrestling knocked on the doors of courts before the Olympics last year after complaining of bias and opaque policies.

Man Utd to face Real Sociedad in Europa League last 16, Rangers play Fenerbahce

PARIS: Manchester United were drawn Friday to play Real Sociedad of Spain in the last 16 of this season’s Europa League, while Rangers will take on Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, and Tottenham Hotspur face AZ Alkmaar. Ruben Amorim’s United are struggling in the Premier League this season but finished third in the league phase of the Europa League. They will travel to San Sebastian for the first leg on March 6 before the return a week later against a Real Sociedad side who reached this stage after beating Midtjylland of Denmark in the play-off round. The clubs have met several times in European competition in recent years, with United winning a Europa League knockout phase play-off tie in 2021 before both sides each won away from home in the group stage in 2022/23. They also faced off in the Champions League group stage in 2013.

Pat Cummins Eyeing IPL Return Ahead Of WTC Final And Caribbean Tour

Australian Test captain Pat Cummins is eyeing the upcoming Indian Premier League as his comeback platform from an ankle injury and has expressed confidence in regaining full fitness ahead of the World Test Championship final against South Africa starting June 11 at the Lord's. The 31-year-old, who led Australia to their first Border-Gavaskar Trophy win in more than a decade, battled through pain during the final Test against India in Sydney. He was subsequently ruled out of the two-Test series in Sri Lanka and the ongoing Champions Trophy in Pakistan. The injury layoff coincided with the birth of his second child -- daughter Edi.

Kerala Create History, Reach First-Ever Ranji Trophy Final After Dramatic Semi vs Gujarat

A resilient Kerala on Friday sealed their maiden Ranji Trophy final by taking a dramatic two-run first-innings lead over Gujarat, 68 years after making their debut in Indian cricket's premier domestic competition. Going into the final day at 429/7, the home side, who won the Ranji title in 2016-17, needed just 29 runs to take a first innings lead. However, left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate delivered under pressure, taking all three wickets to bowl Gujarat out for 455 in 174.4 overs to leave them two runs short of the mark.

"Despite His Obvious Talent...": Sanjay Manjrekar Makes Comparisons Between Shreyas Iyer And Shubman Gill

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes vice-captain Shubman Gill gives the impression of someone who will be around international for 10-15 more years, something which Shreyas Iyer doesn't give vibes of. Chasing 229 against Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium, Gill hit an unbeaten 101 off 129 balls, laced with nine fours and two sixes, and ensured India got a six-wicket win by completing the chase with 21 balls to spare. "He (Gill) is batting at the right position to make a huge impact. When he gets a hundred, like today, it seems like there is plenty left in the tank. It was like 60% of Shubman Gill is enough to get a hundred like this and he stays till the end."

He Is The Best Version Of Himself Right Now: Ricky Ponting Praises Mohammed Shami

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting hailed the resilience of Mohammed Shami, describing his "fantastic" five-wicket haul in India's Champions Trophy opener as evidence of the fast bowler now being the "best version" of himself following a long injury layoff. Shami marked his return to ICC tournaments with a brilliant 5 for 53, helping India bowl out Bangladesh for 228 on Thursday. He also became the fastest Indian and the second quickest overall to reach 200 ODI wickets during India's six-wicket victory.

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India Women's Hockey Team Lose Again, Outclassed 0-4 By Germany In FIH Pro League

"Trying Too Hard...": India Great Namedrops Rohit Sharma In Big Advice For Virat Kohli

Sports Ministry Want To Ensure Fair Selection In India, Set To Take Massive Step To Ensure It

Man Utd to face Real Sociedad in Europa League last 16, Rangers play Fenerbahce

Pat Cummins Eyeing IPL Return Ahead Of WTC Final And Caribbean Tour

Kerala Create History, Reach First-Ever Ranji Trophy Final After Dramatic Semi vs Gujarat

"Despite His Obvious Talent...": Sanjay Manjrekar Makes Comparisons Between Shreyas Iyer And Shubman Gill

He Is The Best Version Of Himself Right Now: Ricky Ponting Praises Mohammed Shami