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Pat Cash blasts Nick Kyrgios for 'cheating, gamesmanship' at Wimbledon

Pat Cash said fellow Australian Nick Kyrgios was guilty of "cheating" and "gamesmanship" in his ill-tempered third-round win over Stefanos Tsitsipas, and that his antics had damaged the sport's standing. Kyrgios, fined $10,000 after his first-round match for spitting towards a fan, was warned for swearing on Saturday and then called for Tsitsipas to be defaulted after the Greek hit a ball close to a spectator's head after losing the second set. Tsitsipas later labelled Kyrgios a "bully" with "an evil side", while the Australian said he did nothing disrespectful towards the Greek in the match.

Women's Hockey World Cup: India eye China scalp in second pool game

The Indians produced a superlative defensive performance, spearheaded by skipper and goalkeeper Savita Punia, in the drawn game against England in their opening Pool B match on Sunday. The likes of vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka, Nikki Pradhan, Gurjit Kaur and Udita dished out an excellent performance, denying England a single penalty corner in the entire 60 minutes. Their only blemish was the ninth minute goal they conceded when Isabella Petter neatly deflected in a pass from outside the 'D'.

India vs England 2022, 5th Test: Jasprit Bumrah sets new wicket record for India in a Test series in England

The bowling spearhead achieved this feat in the ongoing fifth Test, where he took three wickets and conceded 68 runs in England's first innings. His three-wicket haul took his tally against England in the Test series to 21, surpassing the 19 wickets Bhuvneshwar Kumar took during the five-match series in 2014.

Novak Djokovic 'intimidated' by son Stefan's Nadal-like forehand

Novak Djokovic says his seven-year-old Stefan tries to "intimidate" him by hitting the forehand like his arch-rival Rafael Nadal during their friendly practice sessions. The social media has been abuzz with Stefan joining his world famous father on the practice courts at Wimbledon this year and his follow-through has a striking resemblance to that of Nadal's. "He likes to do that. He likes to intimidate me on the court with finishing the swing here," the 20-time Grand Slam winner said after this 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Dutchman Tim van Rijthoven in a third round match on Sunday. "He knows I don't like that particularly. I'm trying to teach him to finish the hand here, the swing, over the shoulder. He does that, but he does this as well. "Whenever he does that he always laughs because he knows. We have this kind of funny moments on the court."

India vs England: Verbal exchange with Virat Kohli part and parcel of game, says Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow has played down the heated verbal exchange he had with senior India player Virat Kohli during the third day of the rescheduled fifth Test, saying it was part and parcel of the game. During the morning session on Sunday, Kohli had something to say to Bairstow about his 'play and miss' game but the England batter wasn't someone to take it lightly. At one point, the umpires had to intervene to cool down tempers. "Nah, there was literally nothing to it," Bairstow, who hit 106 off 140 balls, said when asked about the heated exchange with Kohli. "We've played against each other for a solid 10 years now. It's a bit of craic (having good time, enjoyable social activity). We're fiercely competitive on the field and that's what it's about. "We're playing Test cricket and we're two competitors. It brings the best out of us. Whatever it takes, you want to get your team over the line and that's part and parcel of the game." After that altercation, Bairstow started chancing his arms and played a lot of lofted shots over mid-off and clipped a few towards the mid-wicket boundary. Asked at the press conference after the third day's play if Kohli was "poking the bear", Bairstow replied, "It's a nice pun that in it, really.

Harmanpreet Kaur to return in Melbourne Renegades colours in WBBL

Harmanpreet, who has represented India in over 200 matches across all formats, is an all-rounder, renowned for her destructive batting and handy off-spin. The 33-year-old was Renegades' leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in the WBBL last year. She scored 406 runs at an average of 58 -- including 18 sixes, the most in the competition -- and also claimed 15 wickets.

Tennis badboy Nick Kyrgios: Five controversial moments

The Australian's antics in his third-round win against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday grabbed the headlines, overshadowing some brilliant tennis. AFP looks at some of the other famous antics of the 27-year-old over the years. 1. Kyrgios took out his frustration on three tennis racquets after losing the first set to Borna Coric at the 2016 Cincinnati Masters He demolished the one he was playing with on the hard-court surface before removing two from his bag and destroying those as well. After mangling his racquets he towelled himself dry. Kyrgios levelled the match but blew an advantage in the decider, losing it on a tie-break. 2. One of Kyrgios's most dramatic outbursts came at the 2019 Italian Open during a match against Casper Ruud after he was given a game penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. He threw his racquet onto the clay court in fury, kicked his water bottle and hurled a chair on the court to gasps from the crowd before shouting expletives. Kyrgios, who was disqualified and fined, shouted "I'm done".

Seniors forced me to give them massage: Dutee Chand

suicide, following ragging, caused a huge uproar in Odisha. Dutee recounted her stay at the sports hostel in Bhubaneswar from 2006-2008, where she was harassed and ragged by seniors. “Seniors used to force me to massage their bodies and wash their clothes at the sports hostel.

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Pat Cash blasts Nick Kyrgios for 'cheating, gamesmanship' at Wimbledon

Women's Hockey World Cup: India eye China scalp in second pool game

India vs England 2022, 5th Test: Jasprit Bumrah sets new wicket record for India in a Test series in England

Novak Djokovic 'intimidated' by son Stefan's Nadal-like forehand

India vs England: Verbal exchange with Virat Kohli part and parcel of game, says Jonny Bairstow

Harmanpreet Kaur to return in Melbourne Renegades colours in WBBL

Tennis badboy Nick Kyrgios: Five controversial moments

Seniors forced me to give them massage: Dutee Chand