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India have earned plaudits for a lion-hearted effort despite being ravaged by injuries with Thakur and Washington being the latest set of newcomers to rise to the occasion

No false rails

Tournament was thrown into disarray on Saturday when three people tested positive to Covid-19 on two of the 17 charter flights bringing players and their entourages

After losing set batsman Mayank Agarwal and Rishabh Pant early in the session, Sundar and Thakur shared an unbeaten stand of 67 runs to help India reach 253/6 at Tea, still trailing by 116 runs.

The visitors from Leipzig caught a perfect opening on Saturday evening though as they marked the opener with only four minutes gone when Emil Forsberg's square pass into the box allowed Nordi Mukiele to tap home at the far post

Sevilla, on Saturday, dominated the ball for nearly all of their game against second division Leganes, but it wasn't until five minutes from time that the Argentinean's strike broke down their stubborn rivals, reports Xinhua news agency.

"I learnt a lot last year. The first thing was patience, because we had no tournaments for a couple of months. We couldn't step out or play badminton, and we needed to have patience," Sindhu said.

In a match where both the teams failed to convert many chances, it was Hyderabad who turned up stronger on the day, denying any goal to the relentless Mumbai attack

Root's 228 had provided England a strong total of 421 and a meaningful first innings lead of 286, but Thirimanne stood firm for two sessions to remain unbeaten on 76 off 189 balls

Rohit looked in good touch during his 44 off 74 balls but was dismissed trying to loft Lyon over mid-wicket, the kind of shots that has often brought about his dismissal

Indian rookie bowling attack restricts Australia to 369; rain washes out final session

While chasing the target of 153, Tamil Nadu's N Jagadeesan scored an unbeaten 78 while captain Dinesh Karthik hit unbeaten 40 to see his side home

A total of 47 players from the two affected flights — arriving from Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi — are now in strictly enforced 14-day quarantine without the ability to leave their hotel rooms

No false rails

Hyderabad: Forever Splendour, Augensteen, Agni, Ayur Shakti, Lightning Pearl, Sharp Mind, Egyptian Prince, Jarvis and Paladino impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Saturday morning. SAND 600m: Nefertiti (RB) 46, handy. Castlerock (RB) 47, moved easy. Nayadeep (RB) (From 1200/600) 47, eased up. That’s My Magic (RB) 46. moved easy. […]

Krishna Kumar, who lives in Sydney, has lodged an official complaint saying he was targeted after attempting to bring four banners into the ground on the fifth day on Monday

Two-time MVP winner Antetokounmpo hit 14-of-21 shots from the floor and Khris Middleton finished with 25 points for the host Bucks, who have won seven of their last eight games

You really feel for him, I was there in Sydney when he took those 5-6 wickets, and that was when Ravi Shastri actually said, ‘he is our number 1 overseas,’ and I don’t know whether he has actually played a Test match since then.

Playing his first Test, Natarajan picked up two wickets in an impressive spell. Former Indian bowler Zaheer Khan heaped praises on the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler. It was a very good first day for him, picking two wickets.

Krunal Pandya has left the bubble in order to be with his family and as a result, he would not be playing for Baroda in the ongoing Indian T20 tournament.

With 15 points from 10 matches, Hyderabad FC is placed at fourth while Mumbai, with 25 points, are unbeaten in their last nine matches

Thaniya Sarai defeated Durganshi 6-3, 6-3 in the final for the title

Batting first, Delhi rode on Shikhar Dhawan’s 77 and Lalit Yadav’s unbeaten 52 to post 212/4 in 20 overs and Kerala achieved the target in 19 overs

Rahane's inexperienced attack keeps the home side in check on Day One