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Under-19 World Cup: How Vicky Ostwal braved odds to get his action right

Under-19 World Cup once stood the risk of completely giving up on his bowling. It's a story that's played out well now, but there was a time when it all began quite painfully for him. Vicky Ostwal is 19-going on-20 right now. A World Cup winner already, this exciting young talent - who bowls left-arm slow - hails from Lonavala, a hill-station between Mumbai and Pune. Born to a local businessman there, Vicky was once branded a 'chucker' and almost not allowed to bowl in state selection matches. There was a time when he was dropped from the zonal Under-16 state team due to an action that was "deemed" suspect. Doubts were raised about his action in the zonal camps too.

NFL issues significant call to action after high injury rates on special teams, officials say

The NFL has issued a significant call to action in response to disproportionately high injury rates on special teams, league officials said this week. Rule changes and new training requirements are among the possible solutions that NFL medical staffers and competition committee members will discuss in the coming weeks.

Don't Leave Us Behind: Why babies like Polly need action now to give them a fair start in life

Just 20 minutes into 2022, Polly Hamilton was the first baby of this year to be born at the Royal Bolton Hospital.

Team Ireland Winter Olympics: Irish skiers in action

Today saw two Alpine Skiers in action for Ireland at the Winter Olympics, with Jack Gower competing in the Downhill event which was rescheduled from yesterday morning, and Tess Arbez in the Giant Slalom.

Auction Action: RCB may bid handsomely for Jason Holder

Jason Holder could well turn out to be one of the most expensive buys at this edition of Indian Premier League's mega-auction with Royal Challengers Bangalore expected to bid heavily for him. If sources privy to RCB's auction strategy are to be believed, the franchise that has Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj in its ranks as retained players, are likely to bid up till Rs 12 crore because of his multiple skill-sets, which is a rarity in this format. "Ben Stokes isn't available, Hardik Pandya and Marcus Stoinis are taken. Mitchell Marsh you never know whether he can survive a full IPL with his injury prone career, Holder has been phenomenal if one looks at his record. RCB will like to go the distance as some others will also pitch in," a source close to franchise told PTI on conditions of anonymity. It is understood that RCB, who have Rs 57 crore in their auction purse are interested about three players including Holder, former CSK batter Ambati Rayudu and young ex-Rajasthan Royals turk Riyan Parag.

Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘Exactly what you need’ – Bruce Mouat bullish after GB beat USA in mixed doubles action

Team GB pair Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds completed their mixed doubles round-robin matches with an 8-4 win against USA on Monday. The GB pair will now face Norway in the semi-finals. And Bruce Mouat said after the match that it was exactly the preparation they were after ahead of the semi-final against Norway.

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Day 3 live: All the action with short track, figure skating and snowboard medals up for grabs

Day three has arrived at Beijing 2022 as Australia basks in the glory of the country’s greatest single day of competition at a Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics 2022 live stream: How to watch today’s action from Beijing for FREE on TV and online in UK

The 2022 Winter Olympics are underway and after the opening weekend the action is really ramping up heading into the new week.

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Under-19 World Cup: How Vicky Ostwal braved odds to get his action right

NFL issues significant call to action after high injury rates on special teams, officials say

Don't Leave Us Behind: Why babies like Polly need action now to give them a fair start in life

Team Ireland Winter Olympics: Irish skiers in action

Auction Action: RCB may bid handsomely for Jason Holder

Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘Exactly what you need’ – Bruce Mouat bullish after GB beat USA in mixed doubles action

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Day 3 live: All the action with short track, figure skating and snowboard medals up for grabs

Winter Olympics 2022 live stream: How to watch today’s action from Beijing for FREE on TV and online in UK