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England's Jonny Bairstow ruled out until 2023 after surgery

Jonny Bairstow will be out of action until next year after successful surgery on a broken leg and dislocated ankle, he said on Monday. Bairstow was ruled out of the rest of the summer and the T20 World Cup by a freak injury suffered on the golf course in September. He will also miss the Test series against Pakistan in December. "The actual injury was ... a broken fibula in three places which required a plate, I dislocated my ankle which in turn meant I did my syndesmosis joint and lateral ligament along with a couple more bits," Bairstow wrote on Instagram.

Nick Kyrgios seeking to have assault charge dismissed on mental health grounds: Reports

mental health grounds, media reported on Tuesday. Kyrgios is facing a charge of common assault in relation to an incident in January 2021 which his barrister said involved a "domestic relationship". Kyrgios's lawyer, Michael Kukulies-Smith, requested an adjournment at the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday to allow time to prepare forensic mental health reports on his client, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

Missed flight costs West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer his place in T20 World Cup

Hetmyer's original flight was postponed at his request due to family reasons, which meant he would have had to skip the first of two T20 warm-ups against Australia on Wednesday. "It was made clear to him that if there were any further delays ...

Xavi Hernandez warns Barcelona must not 'fail' against Inter Milan

Xavi Hernandez warned his players they cannot fail on Tuesday when they face Inter Milan in the Champions League at the San Siro. Both Barca and Inter have lost to Group C leaders Bayern Munich, and head into the clash on three points from the first two games. The Champions League has proven a cruel place for Barcelona in recent years, since they won it in 2015, and last season they suffered a humiliating group stage elimination.

India vs South Africa: 'Instinct and hard work' fuel KL Rahul's fluid knock

With bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's injured back adding to Rahul Dravid-coached side's growing uncertainties over a perfect team combination going into the upcoming T20 World Cup Down Under, Rahul's coming back into his fluid best augurs well for the highest-ranked T20 team in the world. Much has been talked about his slow T20I half-century in Thiruvananthapuram – the slowest ever in T20I history by a player from a Test nation – but on Sunday the wristy Bangalorean rose to the occasion when India were asked to bat first and scored at a strike rate of 200-plus to set the platform for the next batters to take the score to 237. Some delicious hits by Rahul — flicked off the pads onto the stands — made not just the Guwahati spectators delirious with joy but the lanky batter assured that he is in a perfect head space and balance.

Higuain determined to end on high after confirming retirement

Miami striker Gonzalo Higuain is determined to end his career on a high in MLS after announcing his retirement at the age of 34 on Monday. The former Juventus, Real Madrid, Napoli and Argentina striker will see out the current season at Inter Miami and attempt to push Phil Neville's side into the play-offs before quitting the game. Ironically, Higuain has been in excellent form in MLS recently, the Argentine scoring 12 goals in the last 14 games including a match winning strike in Toronto at the weekend.

Pole-vaulter Siva Subramaniam, weightlifter Sambo Lapung break records on way to gold medals in National Games

While Siva from Services soared over 5.31m to break his own national record set four years ago, Sambo, representing Arunachal Pradesh, lifted 198kg to break the Clean and Jerk national mark in 96kg men's weightlifting. Egged on by a seizable crowd at the IIT Gandhinagar, Siva Subramaniam first broke the National Games record, set at 5.10m by Vijay Pal Singh back in 1987, by clearing 5.11m. He then soared over 5.21m and asked for the bar to be raised at 5.31m, with an eye on the national record.

Mitchell Johnson fined 50 percent match fees, gets warning for on-field misconduct in LLC

Mitchell Johnson has been handed a warning and docked 50 percent of his match fees for involving in a heated argument with Bhilwara Kings' Yusuf Pathan during a Legends League match here. The incident took place during the qualifier match between India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings where Johnson got engaged in a verbal exchange with Bhilwara Kings' batter Pathan and was seen pushing the latter away before the umpires intervened on Sunday.

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England's Jonny Bairstow ruled out until 2023 after surgery

Nick Kyrgios seeking to have assault charge dismissed on mental health grounds: Reports

Missed flight costs West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer his place in T20 World Cup

Xavi Hernandez warns Barcelona must not 'fail' against Inter Milan

India vs South Africa: 'Instinct and hard work' fuel KL Rahul's fluid knock

Higuain determined to end on high after confirming retirement

Pole-vaulter Siva Subramaniam, weightlifter Sambo Lapung break records on way to gold medals in National Games

Mitchell Johnson fined 50 percent match fees, gets warning for on-field misconduct in LLC