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India vs West Indies 2022, 2nd ODI: Hope to score a century in the next game, says Shreyas Iyer after India's win

West Indies in the second ODI, India batter Shreyas Iyer said that he is hopeful of scoring a century in the next game. Chasing a mammoth 312 to win, half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel helped India win the second ODI of the three-match series against West Indies by two wickets at the Queens Park Oval stadium in Port of Spain on Sunday. Shreyas scored 63 runs off 71 balls before he got out LBW to Alzarri Joseph. "I was really happy with the score I got today, but really unhappy with the way I was dismissed. I thought I could have taken the team through easily but very unfortunate with the wicket. Hopefully, I score a century in the next game," said Shreyas in a post-match press conference. India have now taken a winning 2-0 lead in the series. Struggling at 79/3, a 99-run stand between Shreyas and Samson (54) provided stability to the visitors' innings.

I too won from fourth position: Anju Bobby George on Neeraj Chopra's silver

Anju Bobby George, first Indian winner, recalls her long jump medal at 2003 Paris WorldsBENGALURU: As the Tricolour went up at the World Athletics Championships at Oregon after nearly two decades with Neeraj Chopra bagging a historic silver, path-breaker Anju Bobby George, who opened India's account back in 2003 by winning the bronze in women's long jump, travelled down the memory lane on Sunday morning.

Anderson Peters, the friend and rival of Neeraj Chopra

Once an aspiring fast bowler, Grenadian is new 90m starNeeraj Chopra and Anderson Peters have one thing in common - both took to javelin for fun. Neeraj, once bullied for being overweight, wanted to lose flab and found his escape route in the sport. He would later end up being the country's first Olympic champion in athletics and only the second Indian track and field athlete to win a medal at the Worlds. Grenadian Anderson, hailing from a country with a population of 1.13 lakh, picked up the javelin in school at the age of 10 more as an extension of his childhood hobby of hurling stones at mangoes and apples hanging high on trees and later throwing cricket balls. He would become only the second athlete in javelin history to win back-to-back Worlds titles after Czech great Jan Železný.

Quinton de Kock warns multi-format cricketers could be on way out

Quinton de Kock believes it will become increasingly difficult for leading cricketers to play all three main formats, although he remains confident about the future for one-day internationals. The South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman, who made a fine unbeaten 92 before the third ODI against England at Headingley on Sunday was washed out, ended his Test career late last year, shortly before becoming a father for the first time.

CWG 2022: In Nikhat Zareen's ring of fire, spirit soars while adversity melts

She told Nikhat to drop the idea of becoming a boxer. For Nikhat, there were more pressing matters at hand. How to seek revenge from that boy and pay him back with interest. So, a young and pugnacious Nikhat called him up to spar with her when she returned to the Nizamabad stadium complex post her recovery from injury and left him with a bloodier nose than hers, forcing the coaches to stop the session.

CWG 2022: Will rest and reset work for Lovlina Borgohain?

Olympic bronze winner keen to put behind World Championships setback"You learn more from a defeat than a victory," were Tokyo bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain's words after her shocking pre-quarterfinal exit from the World Boxing Championships in May, her first major tournament in 278 days post her heroics in the Olympic Games. Away from the ring for more than nine months, fulfilling sponsorship commitments and attending innumerable felicitation events, Lovlina, by her own admission wasn't mentally strong and was unable to handle match pressure at the Worlds in Turkey. The lanky Assamese pugilist did manage to cross the first hurdle by beating her old nemesis, former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of the Chinese Taipei by a split decision verdict, before going down 1-4 to Cindy Ngamba of the Fair Chance Team in the next round, to bring the curtains down on her maiden campaign in the 70kg class.

New Zealand name seasoned squad for tour of West Indies

Kane Williamson will captain New Zealand's 15-man squad for Twenty20 and one-day international matches in the West Indies next month on the Black Caps' first tour of the Caribbean since 2014, it was announced on Monday. Alongside Williamson, New Zealand Cricket selectors included bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee, who make up an experienced core while Finn Allen and Michael Bracewell were added on the back of strong performances in recent wins over Ireland. Black Caps coach Gary Stead is using the tour to help finalise his squad for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia this October.

Fire for world title will continue to burn bright: Neeraj Chopra

Oregon's World Championships campaign with two unfinished business - the title glory and the elusive 90m mark. While the 90m effort is within striking distance, it's the Worlds crown for which he now has to wait until August 2023 when it will happen in Hungary's Budapest. Still, Neeraj isn't complaining. He is happy with his show at Eugene but determined to change the colour of the medal next time around.

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India vs West Indies 2022, 2nd ODI: Hope to score a century in the next game, says Shreyas Iyer after India's win

I too won from fourth position: Anju Bobby George on Neeraj Chopra's silver

Anderson Peters, the friend and rival of Neeraj Chopra

Quinton de Kock warns multi-format cricketers could be on way out

CWG 2022: In Nikhat Zareen's ring of fire, spirit soars while adversity melts

CWG 2022: Will rest and reset work for Lovlina Borgohain?

New Zealand name seasoned squad for tour of West Indies

Fire for world title will continue to burn bright: Neeraj Chopra