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Cairo on Wednesday as Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the men's individual 50m rifle 3-positions event.This was India's sixth medal, including four gold, in the tournament as the country strengthened its position at the top of the medals tally.Tomar got the better of Austria's Alexander Schmirl in the gold medal contest, winning it comfortably with a scoreline of 16-6.
Chennai Super Kings splurged a whopping Rs 16.25 to buy Stokes in IPL auction in December but they won't be able to have his services for the entire season. Stokes also missed the last two editions of the cash-rich league due to various reasons.Stokes made it clear that he will leave IPL early to lead his side in the one-off Ireland Test and prepare for the Ashes series.The IPL final is set to be played on May 28, four days before the one-off Ireland Test at Lord's on June 1, while the marquee Ashes series against Australia will begin on June 16.
Novak Djokovic on Wednesday said that his plans for the season depend on the United States and he is looking forward to a positive decision soon. He also thanked communities of the Indians Wells and Miami for their support, after applying for special permission to enter the United States to compete in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in the two cities that begin next month. "My plans after Dubai depend on the US. I'm waiting for a reply, it's not on me... I will know soon," world number one Djokovic told reporters after practice in Belgrade."Everything is in process. I'm thankful to the Indians Wells and Miami communities for their support. They would like me to be able to play in their tournaments... I'm looking forward to a positive decision coming soon, but it's not in my hands," Djokovic said.Djokovic, one of the most high-profile athletes unvaccinated against COVID-19, added he would return to the ATP tour in Dubai next week after winning a record-extending 10th Australian Open title and his 22nd Grand Slam last month.
India will lock horns with the Southern Stars in the semi-final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Thursday.Australia has been India's bogey team in recent years but Ghosh is confident that Meg Lanning's team is a beatable one. "Australia are beatable, in our last series we beat them and we have also done it before. They are a strong team but we can beat them," Ghosh said on the eve of their all-important semi-final at Newlands, Cape Town."We are trying to improve our mindset. Everyone has the game but the team that is mentally strong will win. We have been working on that," Ghosh added.
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha wants the team to do well in Tests and T20 Internationals too. Bangladesh have performed best in 50-over matches in recent years but Hathurusingha said the team needed to lift its game elsewhere."Test cricket is very competitive. T20 is more popular now. So we have to find our own game plan," Hathurusingha, who is returning as Bangladesh coach again, said."As a nation, we know how to play ODI cricket. We need to do well in other formats as well," he added.Hathurusingha said on Wednesday that he did not intend to shake up the team, despite his tempestuous relationship with top players during his first stint at the helm.
James Anderson is proving the said sayings true these days. The 40-year-old, who appears to be aging like a fine wine, has regained World No.1 spot in the latest ICC Test rankings for bowlers on Wednesday.Anderson is back to the top of the Test rankings for the sixth time in his illustrious career.At 40 years and 207 days, Anderson has knocked Australian paceman Pat Cummins off his four-year perch to become the oldest player to top the Test rankings.
Venkatesh Prasad and Aakash Chopra engaging in a bitter Twitter war with their own take on batter's form.Now, former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also joined the debate by appealing to the duo to leave Rahul alone without taking their names.Harbhajan took to Twitter on Tuesday to post: "Can we leave @klrahul alone guys ? He hasn't done any crime.He is still a top player. He will come back strong.we all go thru such patches in international cricket.he is not the first one and last one. so please respect the fact that he is our own player and have faith."
Australian team led by Pat Cummins is facing a lot of flak after the visitors lost the first two Tests of the four-match series inside three days on the turning tracks in India. Hosts India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after two matches, with their spin-bowling duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja doing the maximum damage to the Aussies.On Wednesday, Australia great Geoff Lawson has blamed captain Cummins' inexperience in leading a side on spinning tracks and assistant coach Daniel Vettori's inadequate inputs for the team's woeful performance.Australia lost the opening Test in Nagpur by an innings and 132 runs, while the second match in New Delhi saw the tourists fare a little better but the outcome was the same -- a six-wicket win for India.