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Argentines dance, cry and cheer in streets as World Cup winners return | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES: Hundreds of thousands - millions by some estimates - of ecstatic Argentines flooded onto the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to cheer the country's World Cup-winning soccer squad led by Lionel Messi after their plane landed in the pre-dawn hours.The team arrived in the early hours at Ezeiza airport where despite it being around 3am (0600 GMT) thousands were waiting with banners, flags and flares, and howling in joy after 36 years since the country's last World Cup victory.By around midday hundreds of thousands had congregated in downtown Buenos Aires, with major roads shut down for the parade. People held up banners of Messi and late icon Diego Maradona, played instruments or climbed lampposts or bus stops."It's crazy, it's incredible, it's the best thing that can...

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Delhi to host IBA Women’s World Championships from March 15

[ad_1] The 2023 women’s World Boxing Championships will take place from March 15 to 31 here, as India gears up to host the biennial event for the third time in the tournament’s history. Since the inception of the tournament in 2001, the prestigious event has taken place twice in India previously in 2006 and 2018, both times in the capital. Besides this, India has also hosted the Women’s Youth World Championships in 2017 in Guwahati.However, India has never conducted the men’s world championship. That Delhi will host the event for the third time was announced last month. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) had signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Boxing Association (IBA) last month in Delhi when the world body’s president Umar Kremlev visited the country. “...

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Delhi to host Women’s World Boxing Championships from March 15 | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The 2023 edition of IBA's women's World Boxing Championships will be hosted in the national capital from March 15 to 31. It will be the third time New Delhi will host the biennial event since its inception in 2001. The national capital has previously hosted the competition in 2006 and 2018. Besides this, India has also hosted the Women's Youth World Championships in 2017 in Guwahati.However, India has never conducted the men's world championship.That Delhi will host the event for the third time was announced last month.The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) had signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Boxing Association (IBA) last month in Delhi when the world body's president Umar Kremlev visited the country."The countdown to one of the world's...

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Ranji Trophy | Suryakumar Yadav smashes 80-ball 90 on First-Class return

[ad_1] Mumbai’s Suryakumar Yadav during the Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad, at BKC Ground in Mumbai, on December 20, 2022 | Photo Credit: PTI Suryakumar Yadav made an 80-ball 90 in his first Ranji Trophy game in almost three years while skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Yashasvi Jaiswal struck fine hundreds to take Mumbai to 457 for three against Hyderabad on day one of the Group B contest here. Yadav, who has arguably been the best batter in white-ball cricket over the past 12 months, approached the red-ball game with the same aggressive intent that he is known for in the shorter formats. His knock comprised 15 fours and a six. The stylish batter has time and again expressed his desire to play Test cricket for India. He last played a first-class game way back in February 2020. Jaiswal ...

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David Warner has no plans to retire from Test cricket, says his agent | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Australian batting stalwart David Warner has no plans to retire from Test cricket, his agent has said following calls from some former players that the cricketer review his stance.Warner was out for duck and scored three runs in the first Test against South Africa at Brisbane, which the hosts won by six wickets inside two days. He last scored a Test century in January 2020 and prior to the first Test against the Proteas he had scores of 5, 48, 21 and 28 in the four innings this summer.But Warner's agent, James Erskine, said he didn't believe the opener will quit Test cricket at the conclusion of the three-Test series against the Proteas at Sydney."No, it won't be his last Test, I don't think. It's news to me if that's the case," Erskine was quoted as saying by Sydney Mo...

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England’s tactical moves in Test series paid off in Pakistan, says Ben Stokes

[ad_1] England’s skipper Ben Stokes shakes hand with Pakistani players after winning the test cricket match against Pakistan, in Karachi. | Photo Credit: AP Captain Ben Stokes believes England adapted well to the conditions in Pakistan with its aggressive and bold tactical moves to register the country’s only second 3-0 test series sweep in the subcontinent. Stokes’ predecessor Joe Root led England to its only other sweep on the subcontinent when it beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in 2018. And England’s ‘Bazball’ approach to test cricket under new coach Brendon McCullum, a long-time star for New Zealand, was the determining factor in Pakistan losing a three-test home series 3-0 for the first time. England signed off on its first test tour to Pakistan in 17 years with an emphatic eight-wicket win on ...

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Leave it alone — it’s a subtle art, but there’s some danger too

[ad_1] No one wakes up in the morning and decides to go for a cricket match hoping to see batsmen leaving the ball alone (‘shouldering arms’). Yet it is one of the subtler arts of a fascinating sport, and one that is on the verge of disappearing from white ball cricket. In red ball cricket, it was calculated that nearly a quarter of all deliveries are left untouched by batsmen. A ball not played does not indicate an uneventful moment in the game. Cricket is unique in that it is as much about batsmen leaving the ball as hitting it. You can’t refuse to hit a good serve in tennis, for example, simply because you think it might send the ball out. Batting specialty Voluntary non-playing is a batting specialty. A form of passive aggression, if you will. A fast bowler comes thundering in off a...

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Ranji Trophy: Suryakumar Yadav smashes 80-ball 90 against Hyderabad | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Returning to first-class cricket after almost three years, Suryakumar Yadav fired an 80-ball 90 against Hyderabad in on Day 1 of Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Yashasvi Jaiswal also hit tons as as Mumbai got to 396 for three at the close of play. Surya, who is the No.1 T20I batter, approached the domestic red-ball game with same fearlessness and intensity as his knock comprised 15 fours and a six. The stylish batter has time and again expressed his desire to play Test cricket for India. He last played a first-class game way back in February 2020.Jaiswal continued his rich vein of form with a sublime 162 off 195 balls while Rahane was batting on 139 at stumps.Prithvi Shaw was out for 19 after Hyderabad opted t...

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Babar rues injuries to pacers after 3-0 defeat vs. England

[ad_1] Pakistan captain Babar Azam was left to rue injuries to his key fast bowlers after England completed a sweep of their test series on Tuesday. “We were unfortunate that our main fast bowlers were not fit,” Babar said after England recorded an emphatic eight-wicket win in the third and final test and handed Pakistan its first 3-0 whitewash in a home test series. “The new players did perform but couldn’t execute the way we wanted. When things were in our hands we had soft dismissals in those times and due to that we couldn’t win matches which we should have won.” Pakistan’s premier fast bowler Shaheen Afridi was ruled out for the series because of knee injury while Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah also sustained injuries during the first test which ruled them out for the last two matches....

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SA20 league to have prize purse of Rs 33.5 crore | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The inaugural edition of the SA20 league, scheduled to be held from January 10 till February 11 is set to have a a total prize purse of 70 million rand (Rs 33.5 crore approx). The latest addition to the domestic T20 leagues, the South African franchise cricket will be a six-team affair and the sides are backed by Indian Premier League franchises."We have worked hard to offer a rewarding and unprecedented incentive in the first season of SA20. This is a first for South African cricket, we have never had this type of competitive incentive in our domestic cricket and it is a further indication of SA20's ambitions to positively impact South African cricket," said SA20 league commissioner, Graeme Smith, in a statement on Tuesday.Six teams -- Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town,...

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty attain career-best No. 5 spot in BWF world rankings | Badminton News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ace Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty jumped two places to attain the career-best world number five spot with 75,806 rating points in the latest BWF World Rankings issued on TuesdaySatwik and Chirag had a great run in the 2022 calendar year as the duo won two world tour titles at Indian Open Super 500 and French Open Super 750 and also claimed a maiden gold at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the World Championships.HS Prannoy also made gains in the latest ranking as he once again broke into the top 10, grabbing the world number 9 place after starting the year at world number 26.✅ Sat-Chi entered 🔝-5✅ Prannoy back in🔝-10Checkout this week's ranking updates 🏸📸: @badmintonphoto… https://t.co/g7Rax2LeRz— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) 167152777...

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Ben Duckett’s selflessness is exactly what we are as a team: Ben Stokes | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] KARACHI: England captain Ben Stokes believes Ben Duckett's peerless innings in the third Test against Pakistan "absolutely vindicated" the opener's selection in the side and the "selflessness" he showed was something to be proud of.England defeated Pakistan by eight wickets at the National Stadium here on the fourth morning of the Test on Tuesday to make a 3-0 series sweep, with Duckett scoring an unbeaten 82 off 78 balls.Stokes and Duckett slammed the 55 runs England needed to complete the chase of 167 on the fourth morning.On Monday, Duckett and Zak Crawley had smashed an opening partnership of 87 inside 12 overs, giving the tourists a chance to finish the game inside three days."We are absolutely vindicated (by Duckett's inclusion in the side). Duckett is very well known in Eng...

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Babar Azam still wants to captain Pakistan despite England whitewash | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] KARACHI: Babar Azam has no intention of giving up the Pakistan captaincy despite overseeing a first-ever 3-0 Test series whitewash at home, saying that leading the side was "a matter of honour".Pakistan lost to England Tuesday in the third and final Test in Karachi by eight wickets, after going down in the first two matches by 74 runs in Rawalpindi and 26 in Multan.It was also the first time Pakistan have lost four Tests on the trot, having been beaten by Australia in Lahore in March.Asked if he would quit the captaincy to concentrate on batting, Azam told a news conference he still enjoyed the challenge."Captaincy is a matter of honour for me. I will do whatever best I can for my country and for myself," he said."I enjoy it more when under pressure and it doesn't affect my battin...

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Rehan Ahmed: The spin sensation who helped England whitewash Pakistan | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Teenage sensation Rehan Ahmed, who became England's youngest Test debutant hogged the limelight with his maiden fifer on Day 3 of the third and final Test against Pakistan as the visitors completed a memorable 3-0 whitewash.With an eight-wicket win in the Karachi Test, England became the first team to sweep Pakistan on their home soil.Rehan, who made his debut for Enghland in the final Test, stole the show with his impactful leg-spin bowling as he bagged 7 wickets including 5 for 48 (second innings) in his first game that helped England clinch series.(Getty Images)With the fifer in the second innings, 18-year-old Rehan became the youngest debutant in men's Test history to take five wickets in a single inning, beating the previous record held by Australia's Pat Cummins.(...

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Gabba pitch rated below average by ICC after Brisbane Test ended in two days | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Brisbane's Gabba pitch has been rated "below average" by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday after the first Test between Australia and South Africa ended in two days.The Brisbane cricket ground has been given one demerit point as per the rating. Venues can be suspended for a year if they pick up five demerit points and for two years if they pick up 10. Demerit points remain active for a rolling five-year period.Australia won the game by six wickets after South Africa managed 152 and 99 in their two innings. Australia made 218 in their first innings.The second Test of the series will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from December 26.The pitch at the Gabba for the first #AUSvSA Test has received a 'below average' rating. Details 👇https://t.c...

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‘You are Arjun first and then Arjun Tendulkar; he will become one of the best cricketers in the world’: Yograj Singh | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer,coach and actor Yograj Singh was busy packing his bags, preparing itineraries of meetings ahead of his tour to the United Kingdom. His phone rings. The call was from his son Yuvraj - former India star all-rounder. 'Haan Yuvi, bol, Mai apna bag pack kar riha haan (Yes Yuvi, tell me. I am packing my bags). Yuvraj said 'Papa, Sachin paaji will call you. He will talk to you about his son. Please help him, Yuvraj said. A few moments after Yuvraj's call, Sachin Tendulkar called and greeted Yograj. Tendulkar requested if he could train his son, Arjun, for a few days ahead of the Ranji Trophy. Yograj had to fly to the UK but had 20 days in hand. Yograj, who is himself a former India cricketer, having played 1 Test and 6 ODIs for India between 1980 and 198...

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Young Richa Ghosh gains 4 places in ICC women’s T20 rankings | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] DUBAI: Fresh from her 19-ball unbeaten 40 in the fourth T20I against Australia, India's wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has gained four places in the ICC women's T20I ranking for batters to reach 40th position.India's Deepti Sharma moved up a place to 32nd spot.Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has made notable progress in the latest weekly update after helping her team score a series-clinching seven-run win in the fourth match against India last Saturday.Gardner, who was named Player of the Match for scoring 42 runs and grabbing two for 20, has advanced one place to ninth in the list of batters.Having also taken two for 21 in the preceding match, she has gained nine places to reach 17th in the rankings for bowlers. The 25-year-old is also up one place to fourth among all-rou...

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‘Not really’: Carlsen on comparison between his rivalry with Nakamura to Messi-Ronaldo

[ad_1] The rivalry between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura has been intense since the pandemic struck and made chess a serious online sport. On Sunday, Hikaru Nakamura finally defeated the one player to have defeated him in the format — Magnus Carlsen. He has now registered 5 chess Speed Titles under his name. Hikaru started off on a stunning start 6.5:2.5in the 5-minute section in a match that right down to the wire. “I can’t believe how much I enjoyed the match,” said Magnus despite losing the game. Lately, people have been comparing the Carlsen-Nakamura rivalry to the legendary footballer’s Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s launched a campaign which features both Messi and Ronaldo playing chess which is inspired from the game between Magnus Ca...

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Removing fear of failure has helped England: Brendon McCullum | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] England head coach Brendon McCullum said removing the fear of failure has helped the talent in his team come through after they became the first Test side to complete a 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan on Tuesday. England comfortably chased a target of 167 to win the third and final match in Karachi, adding to their wins in Rawalpindi and Multan. The high-risk high-reward approach that has brought England nine wins from 10 Tests has been dubbed 'Bazball' in a nod to McCullum's style but the New Zealander shifted the credit to new captain Ben Stokes. "The side is very much in the image of the skipper," McCullum told Sky Sports. "He wants the guys to go out there and play with as much freedom as they can. "He has identified that taking away that pressure and fear of failure allows the tale...

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Rohit Sharma and Navdeep Saini ruled out of second Test

[ad_1] India captain Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Navdeep Saini has been ruled out for the second Test against Bangladesh, starting from Wednesday. Rohit Sharma is under the care of the BCCI Medical Team following his left thumb injury, which he sustained during the 2nd ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka. “The Medical Team is of the opinion that the injury needs some more time to heal completely before the Indian captain can bat and field with full intensity,” BCCI said in a release. NEWS – Rohit Sharma and Navdeep Saini ruled out of second Test against Bangladesh. More details here – https://t.co/CkMPsYkvFQ #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/qmVmyU5bQ6 — BCCI (@BCCI) December 20, 2022 “He will continue his rehab and will not be available for the second and final Test against Bangladesh” The BCCI...