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Women's ODI Rankings: Mithali Raj Maintains Seventh Spot; Smriti Mandhana Remains At Ninth

Mithali Raj continued to hold on to her seventh position while compatriot Smriti Mandhana also remained in the ninth position in the latest ICC Women's ODI batting rankings, released on Tuesday. Australia's Alyssa Healy continued to lead the rankings chart followed by England's Natalie Sciver. Both the batters had a superb show at the Women's World Cup held in New Zealand earlier this year. Veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami also continued to be on the fifth position in the bowling list.

Historic day as 24 netball stars rewarded with first-ever Proteas contracts

Proteas captain Bongi Msomi and stars Lenize Potgieter and Karla Pretorius were among the 24 players who became the first contracted national team players in the sport's history in this country.

Not one Welsh player in United Rugby Championship team of the season dominated by South Africans

Not a single Welsh regional player has made it into the United Rugby Championship Dream Team for the 2021-22 season. That comes on the back of no side from Wales figuring in the eight-strong play-offs, with all four of our regions finishing in the bottom half of the table.

Proteas had 'a point to prove' to take Irish T20s to decider, says Goodall

Proteas opener Lara Goodall says they wanted to prove a point as they cruised to victory in the second T20 against Ireland in Dublin on Monday.

India vs South Africa: Hardik Pandya Bowls Full Throttle In Nets Under Supervision Of Bowling Coach. Watch

Ahead of the five-match T20I series against South Africa, all-rounder Hardik Pandya bowled full throttle under the supervision of bowling coach Paras Mhambrey during a training session on Wednesday at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. Pandya had linked up with the Indian squad on Monday evening and had missed the side's first training session.

India vs South Africa: Hardik Pandya Part Of Leadership Group? What Rahul Dravid Said

India is all set to take on South Africa in a five-match T20I series starting Thursday and the Indian team came out for its first practice session on Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The focus was on all the newcomers who have been included in the team after good IPL performances. When you talk of IPL performance one has to talk about the man who led debutants Gujarat Titans to the title this season and that is all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

Understand my game lot better and that's how I handle pressure: David Miller

Miller is his ability to "understand the game a lot better" and handle pressure with consummate ease. Miller is enjoying every bit of his new-found star status after playing a pivotal role in Gujarat Titans' IPL triumph with 481 runs. More importantly, he won at least four games in a finisher's role.

Unwise to expect everyone to be available all the time: Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid on Tuesday said that it would be unfair to expect every player to be available all the time. Dravid's comments come after regular captain Rohit Sharma, senior batter Virat Kohli and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah were rested from the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, starting from Thursday.

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Women's ODI Rankings: Mithali Raj Maintains Seventh Spot; Smriti Mandhana Remains At Ninth

Historic day as 24 netball stars rewarded with first-ever Proteas contracts

Not one Welsh player in United Rugby Championship team of the season dominated by South Africans

Proteas had 'a point to prove' to take Irish T20s to decider, says Goodall

India vs South Africa: Hardik Pandya Bowls Full Throttle In Nets Under Supervision Of Bowling Coach. Watch

India vs South Africa: Hardik Pandya Part Of Leadership Group? What Rahul Dravid Said

Understand my game lot better and that's how I handle pressure: David Miller

Unwise to expect everyone to be available all the time: Rahul Dravid