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Raphael Varane had been expected to make it, but ultimately missed out through injury and with Jesus Vallejo still sidelined as well, coach Zinedine Zidane was forced to pick Casemiro in central defence. Valencia, a struggling side in recent seasons, also regularly raise their game for meetings with Madrid and had drawn four of their last six at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga. An improved team since the arrival of Marcelino Garcia Toral as coach in the summer, they gave Real a tough test....

England currently lead the five-Test match series 2-1 after a superb all-round effort at Edgbaston cricket ground enabled them to win the third match by eight wickets. England answered all their critics again with a brilliant performance in the third clinching the Test by 8 wickets but the batting effort from both sides was not up to the mark. Batsman Joe Root has been England’s star along with veteran willower Ian Bell so far in the series....

Hughes, attempting a hook shot off a bouncer from Sean Abbott, was hit just below the ear and immediately lost consciousness on the pitch, despite the fact that he had been wearing a helmet at the time. It emerged Hughes had suffered a form of cerebral haemorrhage, and although attempts were made to save him after he was placed in an induced coma, Hughes succumbed to his injuries on this day in 2014....

The tourists dominated Thursday’s play in the second Ashes Test as they targeted a 2-0 series lead, bowling England out for only 258 and closing on 30-1. With wet weather expected for the rest of Friday, Joe Root’s home side needed to do damage before lunch and duly reduced Australia to 80-4 at the interval. Debutant Archer removed Cameron Bancroft before Chris Woakes saw off Usman Khawaja (38) and Travis Head fell to Stuart Broad, but England were unable to claim the prized scalp of Steve Smith (13 not), who scored a century in both innings in Australia’s win at Edgbaston....

Pattinson returned to the Test fold for the first time since 2016 in the series opener, having dealt with a number of injury problems in recent years. The paceman claimed 2-82 and 0-29, as well as contributing a handy unbeaten 47 in the second innings after a first-innings duck, as Australia beat England by 251 runs at Edgbaston. However, despite being available for selection, the visitors have opted against calling on Pattinson again at Lord’s, with the second Test beginning on Wednesday....

In the last Ashes in 2017/18 in Australia, the hosts steamrolled the defending ‘Urn’ holders by 4-0. Steve Smith was the leading run-getter with 687 runs and three centuries to his name and four Aussie bowlers picked up more than 20 wickets. Australia will be hoping for a repeat performance, though it seems a bit unlikely. England have home advantage, since the 2005 Ashes, They have dominated Australia when playing at home....

Hong Kong was set 179 to win from 24 overs. Aizaz Khan was the pick of the bowlers with a five-wicket haul. In reply, Hong Kong never really felt comfortable in the chase but still managed to win the match. For the host nation UAE, opener Ashfaq Ahmed had scored 79 off just 51 balls while the rest of the batsmen failed to put up a decent contribution. Hong Kong shattered the dream of the host nation to play at the Asia Cup 2018 in front of their home crowd....

Background The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a strong 16-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup which is set to start on15th of September in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The only major surprise in the team was the omission of current India captain Virat Kohli due to excessive workload. However, rest of the players in the squad were pretty much expected. India are the defending champion and despite the omission of a champion player like Virat Kohli, Team India will look to defend their crown....

• India and Pakistan have faced each other 12 times in Asia Cup. The score stands at 6-5 in favour of India. The India-Pakistan match in the 1997 Asia Cup had to be abandoned due to rain and bad light. • Shoaib Malik of Pakistan has scored the most number of centuries (2). He scored these centuries in the 2004 & 2008 editions. • Virat Kohli’s 183 against Pakistan in 2012 is the highest individual score....

Hong Kong’s openers Anshuman Rath and Nizakat Khan have their side off to the perfect start and they are cruising along at 89/0 after 15 overs. While Nizakat has already brought up his fifty, the Hong Kong skipper has slowly made his way to 29 and both are currently at the crease. Let us take a look at three things you might have missed in the first 15 overs of Hong Kong’s innings....

Ahead of their opening game against Pakistan, the Indian team management has a problem of plenty when it comes to certain positions in the XI. This also means that with multiple players competing for the same spot, the chances given might be few and far between. With the Men in Blue likely to press the reset button on their shortest format plans after the T20 World Cup 2022, here are three players who might have a make-or-break Asia Cup:...

The Men in Blue head into the tournament as hot favorites with a record seven Asia Cup titles to their name. The Rohit Sharma-led unit will commence on Sunday (August 28), as they square off against their arch-rivals, Pakistan. The iconic fixture between India and Pakistan has produced some of the most memorable games in the tournament and is set to be a mouth-watering fixture yet again. The matches between India and Pakistan are not for the faint-hearted....

(EDs: Correcting typo in headline) Jakarta, Aug 18 (PTI) In-form PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to break new grounds as they spearhead India’s charge for an elusive gold at the 18th Asian Games badminton event which begins with the team competitions here tomorrow. India ended a 28-year-old medal drought when the women’s team, led by Saina Nehwal and Sindhu, clinched its maiden bronze medal at the 2014 edition at Incheon, South Korea....

Indian women made sure that they again bagged the first medal and gold of the day as 21-year old Archana Adhav the Sri Lankan duo of Konda and Thushari to win the 800m final. India’s Lili Das finished fifth and just two seconds behind Adhav while the veteran Tintu Luka did not finish the race. However, after complaints from the Sri Lankan team, Adhav has been stripped off her medal and investigations are going on....

The sanctions which have been prevalent over the past few years in the form of monetary fines have been collected for breach of discipline like arriving late for sessions, carrying mobile phones for meals, wearing the wrong attire, etc. The head coach Stephen Constantine decided to contribute the money gathered from these sanctions to the Blind Football team, which will go towards the purchase of footballs. ALSO READ: Abhishek Bachchan, Chennai City FC come together for fan’s treatment...

The former Brazilian attacking midfielder has signed up for his first Indian engagement as the coach of Indian Super League (ISL) team FC Goa, after a string of assignments in-charge of Asian teams in Uzbekistan, Japan, Iraq and Qatar, among other countries. “Asia is getting stronger and I have not come here to be a passenger. I have come here to be a part of the development of the game,” Zico told IANS during an interaction here....

Luka was scheduled to appear for a confirmatory trial, along with three other athletes, in Thiruvananthapuram on August 15 if she was to be considered for the Asian Games, but now she has pulled out of it. Her mentor and sprint legend P T Usha has written to the AFI, saying that her ward will not be able to take part in the confirmatory trial as she has not recovered from her heel injury....

Dr. Shepherd: The first and most important step in getting HIV stabilized is to make sure that you have a good relationship with your healthcare provider. Today, after so much HIV research has been done, an undetectable viral load is possible. It really comes down to being consistent with your healthcare provider visits and making a commitment to taking your medication as prescribed. HIV is not what it used to be....

The emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is raising some alarms about our ability to combat the virus and reach herd immunity. While mutations in the virus’ genetic material are expected, especially given the amount of time it’s circulated in our population, the potential vaccine-evading aspects of these variants has prompted public concern. The United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, and Japan are all places where new strains developed, with some strains proving to be more transmissible and infectious than the original strain....