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Showers initially postponed the toss and came back shortly after Joe Root had inserted Australia under gloomy skies in Leeds, meaning play did not start until 12:10 local time (11:10 GMT), a delay of 80 minutes. Root’s decision to try to take advantage of the day-one conditions looked wise when an out-of-sorts David Warner played and missed at a series of deliveries from his recent nemesis Stuart Broad, but it was Archer who claimed the first wicket, Harris nicking behind when on eight with the final ball of the fourth over....

Stone, who made his Test debut against Ireland last month, was ruled out of the second Ashes match against Australia at Lord’s due to a back problem. The 25-year-old initially sustained the injury in England’s tour of West Indies earlier this year. Warwickshire ruled Stone out for two weeks following a reoccurrence of the issue in training at Edgbaston, but it has now been announced he will not return this season, meaning he will miss the rest of the Ashes....

Burns averaged just 22 from seven Tests ahead of his Ashes debut, but the Surrey opener picked an opportune time to assuage doubts over his credentials at the highest level, as his side replied to Australia’s first-innings total of 284. The left-hander shared 132 with captain Joe Root (57) following Jason Roy’s early departure, but then lost Joe Denly and Jos Buttler in quick succession after tea as a change of ball heralded an improvement in fortunes for Australia....

Though Anderson batted as England were bowled out for 374, giving them a first-innings lead of 90, he did not join the hosts as they returned to field on day three. In his absence England reduced Australia to 124-3, the tourists 34 runs ahead when bad light stopped play, with Steve Smith unbeaten on 46 having rescued them with a remarkable 144 in the first innings. England need to find a way of dislodging Smith if they are to set up a manageable run chase, and Woakes indicated they will have to do so without their leading Test wicket-taker....

The Indians have thus taken a 200-run lead. Ben Stokes top scored for the visitors with 70 while Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root also notched up half-centuries with identical scores of 53. Ashwin ripped through the England batting line up to return figures of 5/67. Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Jayant Yadav bagged a wicket each. Resuming at the overnight score of 103/5, Bairstow and Stoke survived the occassional scare to complete a 110-run partnership....

With the games coming thick and fast, one can expect the battle for Asian supremacy to heat up in the coming days, with the showpiece clash between India and Pakistan scheduled for the 19th of September. The Asian cricketing giants have put on a spectacle for the cricketing fraternity over the years. The event has provided a platform to numerous individuals to announce themselves on the big stage. Whenever the Asia Cup comes around, fans wait with bated breath to catch a glimpse of their favourite cricketing stars locking horns with each other....

Khan and Co. opened their Asia Cup campaign with a convincing eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Dubai on Saturday (August 27). They restricted the island nation to a paltry 105 before chasing down the target in only 10.1 overs. Speaking ahead of their second game, against Bangladesh, Khan said that despite the Afghanistan players playing plenty of franchise cricket, international cricket is their top priority. The youngster said, as quoted by NDTV:...

Karam Singh, 54, breathed his last on Monday at a military hospital in Panchkula. He was suffering from cancer for the past few years and Toor had spoken about his struggle to manage his career in view of his father’s ailment after winning the Asiad gold in Jakarta. It was a tragic turn of events for Toor, who returned to India the same day his father passed away. After winning the gold medal at Asian games, the native of Khosa Pando village in Punjab’s Moga district, had dedicated the medal to the ailing Karam Singh....

Indian Women’s Basketball team is up for the challenge and ready to face big Asian countries after the memorable shot by Shireen Limaye during FIBA Asia Cup 2017 Division B final against Kazakhstan and got promoted to the Division A. After promoting to Division A for upcoming Asia Cup Indian Women’s Basketball team lost all the pool matches during Commonwealth Games 2018 against Jamaica, Malaysia, and New Zealand. After Commonwealth Games Indian Women’s Basketball team travel to Taiwan for William Jones Cup where they lost all the matches against Korea, Japan,New Zealand and China....

There are also some champion athletes in our contingent, who are expected to win gold medals, in their respective individual events. In this article, we look at the top 5 Indian stars who can bring glory to the country, in the 2018 Asian Games. #5 Deepika Kumari (Archery) Former World number 1, Deepika Kumari (WR #7) will be leading the Indian recurve archery contingent in the 2018 Asian Games. She will be participting in both the individual as well as the team events....

Minami Shimizu scored the first goal through a penalty corner as she drove to the corner which beat the Indian goalie Savita. India equalized by the end of the first half through a 1-2 pass from the right with Goyal converting the opportunity into the net. Japan converted a penalty corner in the 44th minute to claim their first Gold medal at Hockey at the Asian Games. India had 9 circle penetrations but were able to get only one penalty corner, which is an area that they need to work upon in the future....

The Indian women’s badminton team lived up to its potential to reach the semi-final at the Asian Games at the Gyeyang Gymnasium here Saturday. The shuttlers first beat Macau 3-0 in the Round of 16 and then came up with a brilliant performance to oust a strong Thailand 3-2 in the quarter-finals. Reaching the last four, where they will take on South Korea Sunday, assured India of at least a bronze, their first in the discipline since 1986....

The lawyer was reportedly targeted outside a Stockholm apartment complex. He suffered gunshot wounds to the head and the chest, according to Swedish newspaper Expressen. Despite his injuries, he managed to call emergency services and is said to be alive in a local hospital, although the state of his current condition is unknown. Swedish police already have a suspect in custody and said on their website the incident is being investigated as an attempted murder....

Rocky, who is facing assault charges following the attack of a 19-year-old Mustafa Jafari, said he and his entourage were enjoying a day of sightseeing in the capital city when they were confronted by Jafari and another man. Rocky said he tried to reason with the young men before a fight ensued. “We pleaded and we begged and we said, ‘Look man, we don’t want to fight y’all. We don’t want any more problems....

TV Tokyo executives recently discussed the Pokemon anime and its future following Ash Ketchum’s Pokemon World Championship victory that capped off the latest season of Pokemon Journeys. Ash Ketchum has been the protagonist of the Pokemon anime series since its beginning, and although he’s undergone multiple design changes, he’s maintained the lead role. While other Pokemon game protagonists like Dawn from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl or Brendan from Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire have appeared in the Pokemon anime over the years, none have taken over for Ash in the 25 years of the anime’s run, but that could change soon....

Michael Clarke’s decision to bat after winning the toss in the cloudy weather condition at the Edgbaston proved costly as Steven Finn struck in the third over of the match itself to give England the start they needed. Australia’s batting line-up fell like nine pins, only Chris Rogers showed some patience and kept scoring runs. Wickets kept falling on the other end after regular intervals. Anderson was well supported by Stuart Broad and Finn as the latter two picked two wickets each....

Burns’ 53 was crucial to England on day two of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s, with the hosts stumbling to 258 all out. Jonny Bairstow also scored a half-century before being caught by Usman Khawaja - who squandered a great chance to dismiss Burns earlier in the day. England finished the day on a high, Stuart Broad dismissing David Warner as Australia managed to get to 30-1 at stumps....

England went out under grey London skies on Friday needing to make inroads with Australia, 1-0 up after their victory at Edgbaston last week, 30-1 in reply to 258. Cameron Bancroft became debutant Jofra Archer’s first Test victim before Chris Woakes got rid of Usman Khawaja (36) and Stuart Broad (2-26) saw the back of Travis Head as three wickets tumbled for only 11 runs. England failed to claim the prized scalp of former captain Steve Smith, but Australia were 80-4 - trailing by 178 - at lunch and poor weather prevented the players from taking to the field again on Friday....

On the ground where they helped England to Cricket World Cup glory against New Zealand last month, the duo dug in to stretch their fifth-wicket partnership to 86. After a delayed started due to rain, England’s batsmen rode their luck at times but escaped unscathed, in the process extending the lead to 165. Steve Smith was absent from the field after the tourists confirmed he would play no further part in the contest due to a delayed concussion, Marnus Labuschagne cleared to replace the batsman for the remainder of the contest....