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I think I just ran out of gas: Auctioneer Hugh Edmeades talks about his fall during the IPL Mega Auction

Auctioneer Hugh Edmeades who collapsed on stage during the 2022 IPL Mega auction, is back to head the IPL mini auction in Kochi on Friday, a Twitter post shared by the Indian Premier League revealed. In the post titled, “Hugh Edmeades is READY – ARE YOU?”, Edmeades talks about what happened on that day in Bengaluru. “My fall came totally out of the blue in Bengaluru. In 2,700 auctions I have never fallen off the stage in my life. I am fine now, no recurrence. I think I was just physically unprepared. Not enough sleep, not enough food. I think I just ran out of gas. I felt it coming on and I thought I would have a break after I have sold Hasaranga but the next thing I knew I was being picked off the floor. That was unexpected. Touching wood, I am very fit, thank you,” he said in the vide...
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French minister wants FIFA probe as team targeted by insults at home and abroad

The distasteful taunting of France striker Kylian Mbappe by some Argentina fans amid celebrations in Buenos Aires to welcome back the World Cup winners should be investigated by soccer’s world governing body FIFA, a senior French cabinet minister said. During Argentina’s jubilant homecoming a group of fans set alight a makeshift coffin lid adorned with a cross and picture of Mbappe. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez also clutched a toy baby with Mbappe’s face on during an open-top bus parade through the capital. Images of both went viral on social media. Meanwhile, France’s soccer federation and an anti-racism charity will file legal complaints against individuals who hurled racist insults at Mbappe and his team mates on social media following the World Cup final defeat on penalties. Asked f...
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What’s There in a Name: CVs of Tendulkar, Dhoni, Sehwag for national selectors’ posts sent from spam emails | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: When the BCCI mandarins opened the mail box to check the CVs of prospective national selection committee candidates, they were in for a shock to find applications from Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virender Sehwag.And if that wasn't enough, there was Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq also offering his candidature for the position.Only that all these CVs were posted using spam email ids from imposters wanting to have some fun at BCCI's expense.The BCCI has received over 600 e-mail applications for the five-member selection panel and some of them have come from fake ids claiming to be Tendulkar, Dhoni, Sehwag and Inzamam.On a serious note, the Cricket Advisory Committee is expected to shortlist 10 names for the high-profile positions."Around 600 applications have bee...
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Hooda’s second century of the match puts Rajasthan in a strong position

Rajasthan pacer Aniket Choudhary picked up the 13th five-wicket haul of his career. | Photo Credit: File photo: M. PERIASAMY Deepak Hooda’s dream year continues. The year saw him make his India debut in both the short formats and score runs aplenty for Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. Now he has twin hundreds on his return to First Class cricket. His second century of the match put Rajasthan in a strong position on the third day of the Ranji Trophy match against Kerala at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Worryingly for the visitors, Hooda will return to the middle on the final morning on Friday, batting on 106 (122b, 6x4, 3x6). Rajasthan was 278 for five at stumps, a lead of 309. Hooda, who had scored 133 in the first innings, has so far put on 111 for the sixth wicket with wicketkeeper Ku...
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Kuldeep Yadav should stop taking five-wicket hauls to not get dropped, quips Harbhajan Singh | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian team management's call to drop Kuldeep Yadav for the second Test against Bangladesh created a stir with Harbhajan Singh becoming the latest former player to slam the decision.Kuldeep was adjudged man of the match for his role in India's 188-run win in the first Test. He took a match haul of eight wickets including a career-best 5/40 and scored 40 crucial runs. But this seemed to have not been enough to earn a place in the second Test as seamer Jaydev Unadkat was picked ahead of him in the playing eleven.Kuldeep's shocking exclusion has made Harbhajan wonder if the left-arm wrist spinner "would be better off" if he is not winning 'player of the match' awards.Harbhajan, one of India's greatest spinners, was completely baffled by the call to drop Kuldeep."I think from...
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Perfect time for Ruturaj Gaikwad’s inclusion in Team India, says Yusuf Pathan | Cricket News – Times of India

LUCKNOW: Former cricketer Yusuf Pathan, known for his hard hitting, is now focusing on nurturing new talent through cricket academies which he is setting up along with his brother, Irfan Pathan. Yusuf, who was in Lucknow for the inauguration of his cricket academy in Malihabad, spoke to TOI about his childhood memories, the current form of Team India and emerging players. Excerpts:How do you remember your childhood, growing up in the mosque and playing cricket with your brother Irfan Pathan?I still cherish the moments I spent playing with Irfan. We had limited resources. We didn’t even have a proper bat. But we neither complained to our parents about anything nor did we make any demand. My parents supported us with the best they could and always motivated us. The credit for our success ...
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Governments in both countries have to be consulted when it comes to bilateral cricket: Najam Sethi | Cricket News – Times of India

KARACHI: The head of Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) management committee Najam Sethi on Thursday made it clear that he would act on the advice of the government when it comes to cricket relations with India.Sethi was on Wednesday appointed chairman of a 14-member committee to run the affairs of the game in the country for the next four months after Ramiz Raja was removed as PCB chief."Governments in both countries have to be consulted when it comes to bilateral and other cricket relations between Pakistan and India," Sethi told reporters in Lahore.India hasn't travelled to Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup, and after the Mumbai terrorist attack on November 26 that year, the scheduled bilateral series in early 2009 was cancelled.Pakistan did travel to India for a short six-match white-bal...
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Spin duo Mulani and Kotian bowl Mumbai to an emphatic win over Hyderabad

Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani, who had a match haul of 11 wickets, and off-spinner Tanush Kotian with an impressive spell of five for 82 in the second innings fashioned Mumbai’s thumping, innings and 217-run win over Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Sharad Pawar Academy (Bandra) here on Thursday.Resuming at the overnight score of 173 for six, Hyderabad folded up for 214 in the 16th over of the day with Mulani returning figures of seven for 94. With the exception of Rohit Rayudu (77, 151b, 9x4), none of the other Hyderabad batters showed the desired technique or inclination to stay put at the crease. It was a dismal performance on a pitch that was never unplayable.Forced to follow-on, the visitors put up another disappointing performance despite a decent start by ...
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Nikhat Zareen, Manju Rani storm into quarters at Women’s National Boxing Championships | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: World Championships medallists Nikhat Zareen and Manju Rani continued their good run in the 6th Women’s National Boxing Championships as they registered thumping 5-0 victories in their respective bouts to enter the quarter-finals of the tournament in Bhopal on Thursday.The reigning world champion Nikhat, representing Telangana, thrashed Meghalaya's Eva Waynie Marbaniang in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout, while Railways Sports Promotion Board's (RSPB) Manju Rani, who won the silver medal in the 2019 World Championships, also came up with an equally dominating performance to defeat Uttarakhand's Kavita comprehensively in the 48kg last-16 contest.Meanwhile, another RSPB boxer Jyoti Gulia, the 2017 youth world champion, also progressed into the 52kg last-8 after beating Jharkhan...
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Gharami’s ton helps Bengal set a stiff target for Himachal Pradesh

Sudip Gharami anchored Bengal’s second innings, with a well-crafted century, in the Ranji Trophy match against Himachal Pradeh at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. | Photo Credit: File photo: S.S. Kumar Sudip Gharami’s fluent century enabled Bengal to set a huge target for Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy Group-A match at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.The home team, beginning its second innings at 89 for one, declared at 291 for five. Himachal, chasing an improbable 472 in four sessions, was at 79 for one at the draw of stumps on the penultimate day.Bengal made steady progress without conceding much ground to Himachal in the opening period. Overnight batter Kouchik Ghosh fell to Rishi Dhawan in the first hour and Anustup Majumdar (38, 64b, 5x4), who added 52 with Gharami, lost his ...
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‘You have to go with the team’s requirements’: Umesh Yadav on Kuldeep Yadav exclusion | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: When a player is adjudged the man of the match for his heroics, it is all but sure for him to retain his place in the following match but that was not the case with Kuldeep Yadav.The Indian team management sprung a major surprise by excluding the left-arm spinner Kuldeep from the Indian playing eleven for the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh and opted for an extra pacer in Jaydev UnadkatKuldeep played a decisive role in India's 188-run win in the first Test with his five-wicket haul in the first innings besides scoring a useful 40 runs. He also chipped in with three wickets in the second innings.The move also did not go well with former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar, saying "Dropping a Man of the Match, that is unbelievable. That's the only word I can use and it's a gen...
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Tymal Mills withdrew from BBL due to 2-year-old daughter’s stroke

England fast bowler Tymal Mills revealed that his 2-year-old daughter Delphi had suffered a stroke which lead to his withdrawal from this season’s Big Bash League. The Perth Scorchers player also posted a photo on his Instagram account of him leaving the hospital alongside his daughter which was captioned, “Home for Christmas after the most horrible 11 days.” “As we were at the airport about to leave for Australia our daughter suffered what ended up being a stroke,” Mills said in the Instagram post. “She lost complete use of the left side of her body and we were told they couldn’t predict how much she would regain,” he added. “Despite all of the challenges she faced our little girl has amazed everyone with her recovery to (the) point where we were discharged with her hopping and ski...
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World Cup winners Argentina up to second in FIFA rankings | Football News – Times of India

PARIS: World Cup winners Argentina have risen to second in the FIFA rankings with quarter-finalists Brazil still top, the global governing body announced on Thursday.Lionel Messi's side, who lifted the trophy in Qatar on Sunday, move up one place, as do runners-up France, who are now third, with Belgium dropping to fourth.Seven teams have risen by more than ten places in the #FIFARanking since December 2021 ⬆But @EnMaroc are the year's highest climbers! 🇲🇦🙌— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) 1671701383000Last weekend's final was decided on penalties and if one side had won the match after 90 minutes then, according to FIFA regulations, they would have gone above Brazil.Croatia have moved from 12th to 7th after finishing third in the tournament with fourth-placed Morocco now 11th as the hig...
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Rudrankksh Patil’s success story only bright spot in otherwise sedate year for Indian shooting | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rifle shooter Rudrankksh Patil's success story has been the only standout event in an otherwise sedate year for marksmen, where they even missed the high of the Commonwealth Games after the sport was given a short shrift by the Birmingham organisers.The 10m air rifle exponent from Maharashtra conquered the field in Cairo to emerge world champion with the added bonus of an Olympic quota place, and has now emerged as a hot contender to emulate 2008 Beijing Olympics champion Abhinav Bindra's feat in 2024 Paris Games.The bespectacled Bindra and double-trap marksman Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore -- silver medallist at the 2004 Athens Games -- have been icons when it comes to setting the standards for youngsters to follow.And youngsters like Rudrankksh needn't look beyond these two bi...
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England recall Jofra Archer for South Africa ODI tour

England have named fast bowler Jofra Archer in their 14-man squad for the three-match One-Day International series in South Africa next month, while there is a first call-up in the 50-over format for in-form batsman Harry Brook. Archer had been sidelined by an elbow problem but is fit again and hoping to push for a place in England’s Ashes test series in June. He has not played ODIs since March 2021. Archer has been signed by the Cape Town Indians Twenty20 franchise and will play in the SA20 league from early January, though the competition will break for a little over a week so as not to clash with England’s tour. Brook has been rewarded for his superb recent test form in Pakistan, while opener Ben Duckett could play his first ODI since 2016. England have also included seamer Reece Top...
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Rohit Sharma is a fantastic player and a good leader, says new Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: New Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher is looking forward to the challenge to mentor five-time champions in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2023.Boucher heaped praise on MI skipper Rohit Sharma, who is ruled out of the ongoing two-match Test series against Bangladesh due to a thumb injury, saying the India captain is a "fantastic player" and a "good leader".The former South African coach has replaced Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene, who has moved into the role of MI's global head of performance with added responsibility of overseeing MI Emirates (ILT20) and MI Cape Town (SA20).Rohit has guided Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles but they finished 10th and last in the 2022 edition of the tournament.Boucher also highlighted the similarities between...
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IND vs BAN 2nd Test: Umesh Yadav, R Ashwin shine as India skittle Bangladesh out for 227 on Day 1 | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian bowlers fired in unison as they skittled out Bangladesh for 227 runs on the opening day of the second Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. At stumps, India 19 for no loss with stand-in skipper KL Rahul (three) and Shubman Gill (14) seeing off the final eight overs. The visitors were still trailing by 208 runs.Umesh Yadav (4/25) and Ravichandran Ashwin (4/71) picked up eight wickets between them, while comeback seamer Jaydev Unadkat (2/50) grabbed the remaining two as India bundled out Bangladesh in 73.5 overs.Unadkat, who made his debut against South Africa at Centurion in December 2010, returned to Test format after a gap of 12 years. In between, he missed 118 matches, the highest by an Indian and the second highest in world cricket.For Bangladesh, Mominul ...
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England recall Jofra Archer for South Africa ODIs | Cricket News – Times of India

LONDON: Jofra Archer was recalled by England for the first time in over a year after being named on Thursday in a 14-strong squad for an upcoming three-match one-day international series in South Africa.Sussex fast bowler Archer was one of the stars of England's 2019 50-over World Cup triumph but his career has since been blighted by elbow and back injuries.The 27-year-old Barbados-born quick last played for England in a Twenty20 international against India at Ahmedabad in March 2021, but it is more than two years since the most recent of his 13 ODIs.But having missed the whole of the 2022 English season through injury, Archer played for the second-string England Lions in a warm-up match against the Test side in Abu Dhabi last month ahead of their 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan.Just six ball...
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Sunil Gavaskar slams ‘unbelievable’ exclusion of Kuldeep Yadav | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday slammed the "unbelievable" exclusion of left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav from the India playing XI for the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Kuldeep had career-best figures of 5/40 in the first innings in the opening Test at Chattogram and backed it up with three wickets in the second innings for a career-best match figures of 8/113 as India defeated Bangaldesh by 188 runs.But Kuldeep was replaced by left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat in the second Test, which got under way at Mirpur on Thursday, making Gavaskar, former Test bowler Dodda Ganesh and former women's captain Anjum Chopra wonder why the team management had taken such a decision."Dropping a Man of the Match, that is unbelievable. That's the only word I can use ...
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