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India's Sumit Antil Shatters Javelin Throw World Record, Claims Gold In Asian Para Games F64 Event

Sumit Antil and Pushpendra Singh dominated the podium standings by clinching gold and bronze medals respectively in the men's Javelin Throw-F64 final on Day 3 of the ongoing 4th Asian Para Games. Sumit broke the Asian Para Games record, World record and Asian record in the event with a throw of 73.29m. He reached the mark in his third attempt of the day and clinched a gold medal. Sri Lanka's Arachchige Samitha bagged the silver medal with an attempt of 62.42m while Pushpendra Singh settled for silver with a throw of 62.06m.

Netherland's Predicted XI vs Australia, Cricket World Cup 2023: Dutch Look For Redemption

Netherlands will square off against Australia in Match 24 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on October 25 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India. The match commences at 02:00 PM IST. The Dutch team struggled early on in the competition with massive defeats to Pakistan and New Zealand. However, they shocked South Africa with a 38-run win for their first victory of the tournament. The Netherlands head into the match against Australia following a five-wicket loss to Sri Lanka. However, despite the margin, the Dutch took the Islanders down to the wire.

Australia's Predicted XI vs Netherlands, Cricket World Cup 2023: Will Australia Continue With Winning Combination?

Australia will face the Netherlands in Match 24 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on October 25 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India. The match commences at 02:00 PM IST. The Australian cricket team heads into the match following their 62-run win over Pakistan. The win saw their top batsman David Warner return to form. The left-handed batsman scored a splendid century to guide Australia to a massive score of 367/9. After a poor start to their World Cup campaign, Australia registered dominating wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan and currently occupy the fourth spot in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 league standings with four points from four matches.

Ben Stokes 'completely committed' to England despite contract snub

England managing director Rob Key insists that Test captain Ben Stokes is “completely committed” to playing for his country despite turning down a three-year contract.

Ton-up Quinton De Kock Leads South Africa's Cricket World Cup Rout Of Bangladesh

Quinton de Kock hit a brilliant 174, his third century of the World Cup, as South Africa hammered Bangladesh by 149 runs in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Proteas were briefly in trouble at 36-2 after winning the toss but rallied strongly, taking 144 runs off the last 10 overs to finish on 382-5 amid a barrage of boundaries. It was a total Bangladesh never looked like chasing down as they collapsed to 58-5. That they were eventually dismissed for 233 was largely due to Mahmudullah's run-a-ball 111.

Mathews replaces Pathirana in Sri Lanka squad

All-rounder Angelo Mathews has been approved as a replacement for fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.

Cricket World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews Replaces Injured Matheesha Pathirana In Sri Lanka Squad

Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Tuesday replaced injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad ahead of their match against England in Bengaluru on Thursday. Pathirana had sustained a shoulder injury during Sri Lanka's match against Pakistan, and the 20-year-old did not play in the subsequent games against Australia and Netherlands. This is the fourth World Cup of Mathews since the 2011 edition, and the 36-year-old has played 221 ODIs for Sri Lanka. He has scored 5865 runs with three hundreds and 40 fifties and also has taken 120 wickets in the format.

Australia counting on Travis Head comeback at World Cup

Australia batsman Travis Head is close to making a return to the national team less than six weeks after fracturing his left hand.

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India's Sumit Antil Shatters Javelin Throw World Record, Claims Gold In Asian Para Games F64 Event

Netherland's Predicted XI vs Australia, Cricket World Cup 2023: Dutch Look For Redemption

Australia's Predicted XI vs Netherlands, Cricket World Cup 2023: Will Australia Continue With Winning Combination?

Ben Stokes 'completely committed' to England despite contract snub

Ton-up Quinton De Kock Leads South Africa's Cricket World Cup Rout Of Bangladesh

Mathews replaces Pathirana in Sri Lanka squad

Cricket World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews Replaces Injured Matheesha Pathirana In Sri Lanka Squad

Australia counting on Travis Head comeback at World Cup