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Non-protesting wrestlers demand resumption of national camp | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The national camp shut and the controversy surrounding WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh still raging, several non-protesting wrestlers on Tuesday demanded that the SAI must reopen its centres for grapplers since the lack of proper training is having an adverse impact on their preparations for the Asian Games.The men's national camp for free style and greco roman wrestlers is held at Sports Authority of India's centre in Bahalgarh (Sonepat) while the women's camp is organised in Lucknow.The country's premier wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, have levelled sexual harassment allegations against the Wrestling Federation of India chief and resumed their protest at Jantar Mantar on April 23.The national camp was closed on April 8, a day before the Asian Champ...
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IPL Live Score, Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals 2023: It’s table toppers vs bottom dwellers – The Times of India

LIVE NOWTHE TIMES OF INDIA | May 02, 2023, 18:26:33 ISTT20 MATCH LIVE UPDATES Delhi Capitals will need their under-performing Indian batters to deliver when they take on the mighty and versatile Gujarat Titans in the IPL tonight. Delhi are in deep trouble and they are up against an opponent in Gujarat Titans who have built a reputation of winning a game from any situation.Read Less!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n...
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Ashish advances to pre-quarters of World Boxing Championships | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Ashish Chaudhary moved into the 80kg pre-quarterfinals of the Men's World Boxing Championships 2023 after recording an emphatic victory against Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Tuesday.Ashish secured a 4-1 victory against the 2021 Asian Championships silver medallist Gheshlaghi.The 28-year-old dynamic pugilist from Himachal Pradesh displayed his attacking intent from the word go by landing powerful jabs to keep his opponent at bay in the first round.The Indian, who has a 2019 Asian Championships silver medal to his name, utilised his smart movement and supreme technical ability to edge past the Iranian pugilist in the next rounds and eventually sealed the win. Ashish will now face a tough challenge from the two-time Olympic champion Arlen Lope...
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LSG vs CSK IPL 2023: Injury-hit Lucknow Super Giants host Chennai Super Kings | Cricket News – Times of India

Lucknow Super Giants have their fingers crossed over the availability of injured skipper KL Rahul, who has joined Jaydev Unadkat in the recovery room, as they host four-time champions Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.It will be a slightly nervous Lucknow dressing room against CSK, especially because their famed batting line-up failed to chase a total of 126 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the same venue on Monday. Rahul sustained injury on his right thigh during the match against RCB, while Unadkat slipped badly while bowling at the nets, resulting in a nasty fall on Sunday.The extent of both the injuries is yet to be ascertained but Rahul came out to bat at No. 11 in LSG's unsuccessful run chase, facing three balls without opening account. His inclus...
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ICC Test Rankings: India regain No. 1 Test spot after overtaking Australia | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Following the annual update that drops results from the 2019-20 season and reflects all series completed since May 2020, India regained the number one position in the ICC men's Test team rankings after overtaking Australia.The rankings assess series completed prior to May 2022 at 50 per cent and subsequent series at 100 per cent and India's rating points have moved up from 119 to 121 as their 2-0 defeat to New Zealand in March 2020 no longer figures in the rankings.India were last at the top for a month in December 2021.Australia have slipped from 122 to 116 rating points as their home series wins over Pakistan (2-0) and New Zealand (3-0) in 2019-20 no longer figure in the rankings, while their 4-0 win over England in 2021-22 has its weighting halved to 50 per cent.Australia,...
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India overtake Australia to become No. 1 Test side

Indian cricket team with the Border-Gavaskar trophy after the fourth Test against Australia in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji India have overtaken Australia to regain the number one position in the ICC men's Test team rankings following the annual update that drops results from the 2019-20 season and reflects all series completed since May 2020.India's rating points have moved up from 119 to 121 as their 2-0 defeat to New Zealand in March 2020 no longer figures in the rankings, which assesses series completed prior to May 2022 at 50% and subsequent series at 100%.India were last at the top for a month in December 2021.Australia have slipped from 122 to 116 rating points as their home series wins over Pakistan (2-0) and New Zealand (3-0) in 2019-20 no longer figure in the ranki...
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IPL 2023: PBKS vs MI | Punjab to test Mumbai’s class in crucial game

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians' class and pedigree will once again be tested when they take on an unpredictable Punjab Kings in a crucial Indian Premier League match in Mohali on May 3. A win will give MI the much-needed push on the points table, while a loss will see them slip further and chart a familiar course like the previous edition. MI had finished 10th and last in the previous edition. The Mumbai team is currently placed seventh with eight points from eight matches and things are not looking great for Rohit Sharma's side. The win against Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium on April 30, though, would have instilled a fair bit of confidence in the MI team after it chased down a massive 212 with three balls to spare to earn two valuable points. The win was crafted by Singa...
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LSG vs CSK | Rahul’s injury big concern for Lucknow as they get ready for Chennai challenge

Hit by injuries to skipper KL Rahul and seamer Jaydev Unadkat, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) would be wary of Chennai Super Kings' ability to bounce back when the two sides face each other in an Indian Premier League match in Lucknow on May 3. LSG would also be facing the heat after failing to chase down a meagre total of 126 in their own den, getting bundled out for just 108 in 19.5 overs by Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. Rahul sustained injury on his right thigh during the match against RCB here on Monday, while Unadkat slipped badly while bowling at the nets, resulting to a nasty fall on Sunday. The extent of both the injuries is yet to be ascertained but Rahul came out to bat at No. 11 in LSG's unsuccessful run chase, facing three balls without opening account. His inclusion in...
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Mohammad Rizwan unhappy with number five slot in Pakistan order | Cricket News – Times of India

KARACHI: Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan said he is not happy with being pushed down the order to number five for the first two one-day internationals against New Zealand and the wicketkeeper-batsman wants to move back up a slot.The 30-year-old has made the number four slot his own since 2019, scoring both his ODI hundreds at that position, but Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique have been given the place in the opening two games of the five-match series.While Rizwan has excelled in the finisher's role at five, helping his team win both games, he said he did not want to stay there."If you ask me honestly, I am not happy batting at number five (in ODIs), because I want to bat at number four," he told a news conference on Monday."But it is not important that I get what I want."The captain and co...
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IPL 2023: New kids on the block – 5 exciting cricketers who could earn a senior India call-up in the future | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The biggest T20 cricket extravaganza in the world -- the Indian Premier League -- over the last 16 editions has consistently produced incredible home-grown talents like a well oiled machine.Year after year, there have been unknown names, coming from unlikely places, who have taken the league by storm with their incredible performances and have become household names.IPL 2023 SCHEDULE | IPL 2023 POINTS TABLEKeeping aside the coalition of international cricketing superstars which has made the league what it is today, raw, unknown talents have been unearthed on the IPL stage as it continues to be the biggest platform of opportunities. Over the years, the IPL has opened the gates to national selection for many youngsters. From the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, the Pan...
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KL Rahul probably pulled his hip flexor, medical team assessing him, says Krunal Pandya | Cricket News – Times of India

LUCKNOW: Lucknow Super Giants' stand-in captain Krunal Pandya on Monday said regular skipper KL Rahul pulled his hip flexor muscle but the extent of his injury is yet to be ascertained.LSG lost a low-scoring IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore here by 18 runs.Asked to bowl first, LSG suffered a big blow early in the game when Rahul pulled his right thigh muscle while chasing a ball towards the extra cover boundary, and then limped off the ground.With LSG needing 24 runs off eight balls, an injured Rahul came out to bat at number 11 but failed to open his account in the three deliveries he faced."It is a sad thing. He (Rahul) pulled his hip flexor, I guess. I do not know how bad it is. The medical team will assess it," Pandya said at the post-match presentation.Pandya, however,...
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Virat Kohli says night after fight with Gautam Gambhir: ‘Not a fact, not the truth’ | Cricket News – Times of India

The night after a verbal altercation with Lucknow Super Giants' mentor and former India teammate Gautam Gambhir, Royal Challengers Bangalore icon Virat Kohli shared a comment on social media, seemingly reacting to the incident after the IPL match on Monday. RCB defeated LSG by 18 runs in a low-scoring game, but what made more news than RCB's win is the altercation between Kohli and Gambhir, which reminded of their long-standing animosity that first showed up on the field in 2013, when Gambhir was also an active player, leading the Kolkata Knight Riders.The former India captain Kohli shared a story on Instagram and made an indicative comment following his spat with Gambhir, possibly calling the reactions to the incident as "opinion" and "perspective" instead of "fact" and "truth. "Everyt...
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Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir fined 100% match fees for verbal spat

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Virat Kohli celebrates a wicket in a match against Luckow Super Giants during Indian Premier League 2023, at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow on May 1. | Photo Credit: ANI Cricketers Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have been fined 100% of their match fees for breaching the Code of Conduct during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) held in Lucknow on May 2.The RCB batter and the LSG's Team mentor admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct during the match at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. LSG bowler Naveen-ul-Haq was also fined 50% of his match fees for breaching the Code of ...
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Message in a bottle: How the water bottle helped Jordan Pickford make penalty save and keep Everton’s survival hopes afloat

As the relegation battle intensified in the English Premier League, 19th-placed Everton had to thank goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for the point against fellow strugglers Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Pickford, the England number 1, thwarted a penalty of James Maddison in the first half to prevent the Foxes from taking a 3-1 lead. The intimidating Pickford, though, had to thank the water bottle by the side of the pitch in which there was a graphic showing that Maddison tends to go down the middle with 60% of his efforts, and to ‘stay centre’. Pickford did just that—after shuffling to his left and then the right, he stood at the center—and Maddison crashed his shot straight at his England colleague. After the match, Pickford had a message to Maddison. “Madders needs to learn his...
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Novak Djokovic prepared to miss Grand Slams rather than have Covid vaccine

Novak Djokovic is prepared to miss the French Open and Wimbledon rather than have a COVID-19 vaccination but is not an anti-vaxxer, the world number one said in his first interview since his failed attempt to play at the Australian Open. After an 11-day rollercoaster involving two visa cancellations, two court challenges and five nights in two stints at an immigration detention hotel, the unvaccinated Djokovic was deported before the tournament began. The debacle deprived the 34-year-old the chance to win a record-extending 10th Australian Open and a men’s record 21st Grand Slam title. Instead career-rival Rafa Nadal won the title and moved to 21 and with Djokovic unwilling to have a vaccine limiting where he might be able to play, the Serb is jeopardising his dream of ending his career...
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IPL 2023: Why MS Dhoni isn’t batting up the order for Chennai Super Kings | Cricket News – Times of India

Injury, discomfort in running between wickets have forced talismanic skipper to bat lower downCHENNAI: The whispers are slowly taking the shape of a rant. "Why isn't MS Dhoni batting up the order?" Fans and critics seem to be on the same page as Chennai Super Kings suddenly find themselves in an air-pocket during a bumpy IPL journey.Two back-to-back losses have left CSK on par with a bunch of other teams in a close struggle for top-four berths. And during the course of these two losses, in which CSK struggled to push the accelerator at crucial junctures of their innings, Dhoni batted a total of four balls.IPL 2023 SCHEDULE | IPL 2023 POINTS TABLEWhat's baffling is the fact that 'Captain Cool' hasn't been struggling for form, yet he is reluctant to promote himself up the order. Even in t...
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LSG vs RCB IPL 2023: Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir fined 100% match fees after altercation | Cricket News – Times of India

The altercation between former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain captain Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants' mentor Gautam Gambhir has cost them 100 per cent of their match fees, as both have been fined for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct after the match in Lucknow on Monday.Kohli and Gambhir have admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct.Meanwhile, LSG bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who was involved in a verbal duel with Kohli during the 17th over of Lucknow' run-chase, has also been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for a Level 1 offence.RCB defeated LSG by 18 runs while defending a below-par total (126/9). The altercation between the two India stalwarts, who were part of the 2011 World Cup-winning team, took place while the players were shaking hand...