A historic second consecutive Olympic medal after a hiatus of five decades marked the resurgence of hockey in the country, which also witnessed the revival of the much-awaited Hockey India League (HIL) after seven years.
India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana is within touching distance of top spot of both the T20I and ODI batting rankings after strong performances against the West Indies across both formats.
The decision to host India's matches away from Pakistan, the official host country, was finalised after Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman, met with Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak in Pakistan. Sheikh Nahyan is a senior UAE minister and also the head of the Emirates Cricket Board.
Two days ahead of the Boxing Day Test, Rohit Sharma insisted he was “fine” after a nasty knock to his knee while batting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground nets on Sunday even as he preferred to keep discussions regarding India’s batting order to the confines of the dressing room.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has thrown his support behind top-order batter Usman Khawaja to retain his form in the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after an underwhelming start to the series against India.
Nadal defeated Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 6–7 (8–10), 9–7 in a match that lasted four hours and 48 minutes.
She reportedly has a fever and is put under home isolation as per the protocol.
Resuming from their overnight total of 15/0, the openers were calm and determined and looked in control for the most part of the morning.
Chopra noted that it will take time for incredibly talented Babar Azam to reach the level at which Kohli has been operating for a long time now.
Spurs last major trophy win dates back to 2008 when they won the League Cup under then-manager Juande Ramos.
