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Virat Kohli Aces Yo-Yo Test Ahead Of Asia Cup 2023, Shares His Score
Gearing up for a busy period where the Indian team will be involved in the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli aced the Yo-Yo test score. Taking to Instagram, the talismanic Indian batter shared a picture of him on the ground right after the fitness test. With the picture, Kohli also revealed his Yo-Yo test score which came out to be 17.2. As per reports, the BCCI demands at least a score of 16.5 from players in Yo-Yo tests. Kohli is happily quite ahead of the mark.
Holder Swiatek faces US Open test with top ranking under threat
Poland's Iga Swiatek is favourite to defend her title at the U.S. Open but after a stellar 2022 season some cracks have appeared in the four-times Grand Slam champion's aura of invincibility.
India's World Cup Hopefuls To Undergo Fitness Test At Alur
The 18 players who are in contention to be in the World Cup squad will undergo extensive fitness and medical tests at Alur as the BCCI doesn't want to leave a stone unturned ahead of the marquee event. While most of these tests are routine in nature and are conducted by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) or BCCI's medical team from time to time, it assumes greater significance ahead of the World Cup, which will be held in October-November.
Steve Smith Reveals He Picked Up Wrist Injury During Ashes Test At Lord's
Premier Australian batter Steve Smith has revealed that he was nursing an injury for the better part of the Ashes series, having wounded his wrist during the Lord's Test. The 34-year-old had torn a tendon in his left wrist during the second Test at Lord's after making a match-winning 110 in the first innings. "I did it at Lord's. I don't actually know the moment, it was when we were in the field. It wasn't until that night I was like, 'Geez, what have I done here, it's a bit sore'," Smith told 'Fox Cricket'. "I played the next game and then I had a cortisone before Old Trafford. I got back (to Australia) and I was like, 'Still not quite right. I still can't do a lot of things properly'.
Asian Champions League: Ronaldo and Al Nassr face Shabab Al Ahli test to reach group stage
Cristiano Ronaldo's rollercoaster start to the season faces a fresh challenge when Al Nassr take on UAE champions Shabab Al Ahli in an Asian Champions League play-off clash on Tuesday evening.
Paris Olympics swimming test event cancelled over water quality fears
Worries about water quality forced the cancellation of another Paris Olympics test event in the Seine River on Sunday, as organisers called off a triathlon mixed relay.
Triathlon swimming leg cancelled in Paris 2024 test event
PARIS : The swimming leg of a triathlon test event ahead of next year's Olympic Games in Paris was cancelled on Sunday due to poor water quality in the River Seine, the third such decision this month.