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In an intriguing encounter blighted by rain throughout the five days at Lord’s, Root rolled the dice with England 258-5 and Stokes unbeaten on 115 in a bid to level up the series, giving his bowlers 48 overs in which to dismiss the tourists. However, a victory target of 267 was also tantalising enough for Australia to think they could end up victorious. Yet they were missing star batsman Steve Smith after it was confirmed he would play no further part in London due to the delayed concussion he suffered having been struck on the neck by a Jofra Archer bouncer on Saturday....

At present, umpires are only allowed to stand in Tests providing they do not hail from one of the countries involved. However, this significantly restricts the number of officials available for the Ashes, given seven members of the ICC’s 12-man elite panel are English or Australian. Pakistan’s Aleem Dar and the newly promoted Joel Wilson of West Indies have been guilty of a host of errors during the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston....

Steve Smith was the catalyst for triumphs at Edgbaston and Old Trafford but, in the main, ball dominated bat. Pitches offered some assistance to the two high-quality seam attacks and with the English weather occasionally getting involved, there was rarely a dull moment across the five matches between the old rivals. After the first drawn series since 1972, we have picked some of the notable numbers from Opta… 2 - In making scores of 144 and 142 in the opening Test in Birmingham, Smith became the fifth player to record two centuries in the same Ashes Test....

In the 63rd over of Australia’s innings, Broad ran into bowl to Mitchell Starc. However, just before releasing his delivery, he pulled out and yelled: Cricket.com.au shared a video of the incident on their official Twitter handle with a cheeky caption, which read: Twitter reacts to Stuart Broad’s angry antics There were some interesting reactions to Broad’s antics on Day 2 in Hobart. Few brought in the DRS controversy featuring Indian Test captain Virat Kohli and advised the England fast bowler to talk to the stump mic....

While speaking to journalists before the third T20I between India and Australia, Nehra said: “I have spoken to the team management as well as the chairman of selection committee. It can’t get bigger than getting to retire in front of your home crowd”. Earlier, reports had suggested that Nehra had intimated his plans to the coach and captain. “Yes, Ashish has told both Ravi (Shastri) and Virat (Kohli) that he does not want to continue beyond November 1 when India plays New Zealand at the Feroz Shah Kotla....

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Following series defeats in both the ODI and Test format in England, fans will be longing to see the Men in Blue add another piece of silverware to the cabinet. India’s first hurdle in the Asia Cup will be in the form a triumphant Hong Kong, who will want to avenge the 2008 Asia Cup drubbing against the Indians. The Indian team management, though, shouldn’t take anything for granted and field the best possible XI right from the start....

Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma will lead the defending champions in the absence of Virat Kohli. Ahead of the bitter rivalry, which is set to take place on September 19, let us take a look at important statistics, head-to-head and past battles between the neighbours: #1 Out of the 12 times India and Pakistan met in the Asia Cup, the Men in Blue have won six times, the Green Army were victorious five times with one being declared No Result....

In addition to the aforementioned two teams, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh’s participation in the continental competition has been confirmed. The sixth and final side will be decided after the Asia Cup qualifiers, which will be held in Oman from August 20. While it would be interesting to see the six teams fight it out for the coveted title, a few high-profile players will not be part of Asia Cup 2022 despite turning out for their respective countries in the previous edition four years ago....

In fact, Japan is one of the main contenders to lift the title, having some wonderful players in the ranks and an intelligent coach at the helm. The four-time Asian Cup winners have played superbly in the World Cup and will try to add another feather in the cap of the country. With all group stage opponents relatively lower ranked than them, Japan might have already started preparing for the pre-quarterfinals....

Anton Zemlianukhin and Mirlan Murzaev scored for the hosts but Jeje Lalpekhlua netted a late consolation to end the group stage with India at the top of the table. Assessing the performance of his side, gaffer Stephen Constantine was satisfied with the efforts of the boys. ‘’We scored an away goal against a very good team like Kyrgyzstan. I don’t think that the players didn’t live up to the expectations....

For India, singles stars Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu had comfortable victories while doubles pair of N. Sikky Reddy and Pradnya Gadre won convincingly in the third match of the tie. London Olympic 2012 bronze medallist Saina set the ball rolling for her team as she thrashed Wong kit Leng 21-6, 21-4. World No. 7 Saina, who came into the tournament, trained under Vimal Kumar at the Prakash Padukone Academy in Bangalore....

“As you know, the camp started on 10th May. But these wrestlers did not report to camp. Neither did they intimate us why they were not joining the camp,” Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of WFI, told Sportskeeda. “How can we tolerate this?” he asked. “The problem which arises due to this is that the partners suffer. Each wrestler has a sparring partner with whom he or she trains. Now, when one of the partners does not show up, the other suffers....

India has always been a tough competitor to other nations in the Asian Games. 572 Indian athletes, participating in 36 sports, would hope to increase the medal tally for their country in comparison to the 2014 Asian Games held in South Korea, where India bagged 57 medals; 11 Gold, 9 Silver, 37 Bronze. Though Indians would be hoping to win a medal in every event and will fight hard for the same, there are some events where they are the outright favourites to finish on the podium....

Bhaker is 16 and Bhanwala 15. They both hogged the limelight at the Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the 10m air pistol and 25m rapid fire pistol respectively. While Bhanwala is training with the senior squad, Bhaker is in Bhopal with India’s junior national coach Rana. “Everyone is expecting too much from these kids. There is too much focus on them when it should be on the seniors. They are like any other 15-16-year-olds....

Chao Minghsiu of Chinese Taipei became the first player to be sent off from the Asian Games after he received his second yellow card in the 88th minute. Hong Kong had 21 shots out of which 7 were on target. In the second match of the group Palestine (99) played against hosts Indonesia (164). Palestine ended the host’s dream run with a 2-1 victory. Dabbagh Oday 16’ and Darwish Mohamed 51’ scored the goals for Palestine....

The Chennai lad who trains at the Indian Squash Academy is also the second Indian to win this title,the earlier one being Ravi Dixit in 2010. Incidentally, Dixit was also a trainee at the ISA. In what was a long drawn final, Velavan came back from two games down to beat the Jordanian Mohammad Al-Sarraj 12-14, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7. In terms of seedings, Velavan being second and Sarraj, fourth this was an expected outcome but the Jordanian had in the semi-final accounted for the top seed and reigning world junior champion Ng Eain Yow of Malaysia and looked in fine nick for more....

Will Hudson, an entomologist for the University of Georgia, said that he’s killed more than 300 Joro spiders on his property in Winterville. His front porch was also rendered unusable after the spiders filled it with webs 10 feet deep. “The webs are a real mess,” Hudson said. “Nobody wants to come out of the door in the morning, walk down the steps and get a face full of spider web....

Asthma often starts at a young age and can be triggered by viral respiratory infections, allergies, obesity, and other factors. Genetics also plays a big role—people who have a parent with asthma are 3 to 6 times more likely to develop asthma. Where you live and work can make a difference, too. Occupational exposure to certain dusts and chemicals in the workplace can cause adults to develop asthma later in life....

Jose Mourinho opening a can of worms at press conferences or airing his grievances in the open is often the talk of the town and as such, his character has come under question more than it ever should. However, the fact that Jose Mourinho is adored by several of his players is a testament to the reality that things may not exactly be as we perceive them. The latest player to come out and declare his admiration for Jose Mourinho is none other than former Chelsea and current Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic....