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Following a first-day washout, visiting captain Tim Paine won the toss and inserted England, with the frailties exposed in their 251-run defeat at Edgbaston again evident in the face of some supremely disciplined Australian bowling. The tourists’ attack was spearheaded by Josh Hazlewood (3-58), who missed out in Birmingham but set the tone with a high-class opening burst that accounted for Jason Roy and England captain Joe Root. Pat Cummins (3-61) executed a short-pitched ploy impressively on a surface that showed a few signs of being two-paced, while England’s first-Test tormentor Nathan Lyon (3-68) found turn to claim three scalps, including dismissing Ben Stokes for 13....

The opening day at Edgbaston came just 18 days after an amazing Lord’s final against New Zealand, as England became world champions following a dramatic Super Over. Six members of that ODI side featured in Birmingham, although their stand-out performers against Australia, Stuart Broad – who took 5-86 in the first innings – and centurion Rory Burns, were not among them. Root, however, instead blamed an inability to capitalise on an early position of strength, having reduced Australia to 122-8 in their first innings, for England’s 251-run defeat....

Last year, he paired with 22-year-old Valeria Nepomnyaschaya to take the Duet gold in the qualification event for Ashgabat 2017, and, come September, Sisekin and Valeria will be competing in Latin dances. Alexander said he was confident of doing well in front of his home fans: “I’ve been dancing with Valeria for a very long time and we’re very comfortable with each other. Since each of us knows the other’s moves well, we’re able to execute our steps perfectly....

Nehra, who retired from all forms of cricket in 2017, played over 160 games for India across three formats, in an international career that started in 1999. Commenting on his inclusion in the RCB coaching leadership team, Nehra said, “I had the privilege to join the coaching team of RCB last season and feel very passionately about the team. I want to thank the team management for considering me in a leadership position with the franchise and look forward for the successful seasons ahead....

“It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of former Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter shares that Secretary Carter passed away Monday evening in Boston after a sudden cardiac event at the age of 68,” Carter’s family said in a statement. “[He] devoted his professional life to the national security of the United States and teaching students about international affairs. He was a beloved husband, father, mentor, and friend....

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Emirates Cricket Board signed an agreement today for the United Arab Emirates to host the 2018 edition of the Asia Cup,” the BCCI stated in a release. The agreement was signed in Dubai with the BCCI being represented by its acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary and CEO Rahul Johri. The chairman of the Emirates Cricket Board, His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, signed on their behalf....

India starts this tournament as favorites even though Virat Kohli has been rested. Let’s have a look at 5 reasons why we might end up seeing India lifting the coveted trophy. #5 Deadly opening combination The unique selling point of India which other teams fear the most is their opening combination, and the possible circumstances if they get going. Even though Dhawan might not be in the best of form going into the tournament, the ball change (red to white) shall be a welcome factor for him....

The Indian team is without the rested Virat Kohli, and while Rohit Sharma is the designated captain, Dhoni’s role as the senior statesman cannot be undermined. In the absence of coach Ravi Shastri, who landed late in Dubai, Dhoni was at the helm of affairs recently, heading Team India’s net session at the ICC Academy. And now, Dhoni the batsman has been fine-tuning his skills ahead of the all-important clash against Pakistan....

India, who qualified for this Asian Cup after eight years, are pooled alongside UAE - the hosts, Thailand and Bahrain. Qualifying from this group is not impossible but the task will be tricky for India. Only UAE are ranked above India according to FIFA rankings at the 79th position, 18 spots above India. Thailand are 118th, while Bahrain are five spots above them. Going by rankings alone, India can qualify as the second-best team from the group....

It has all the bearings of a glorious sporting event, with the sporting powerhouses of the world’s most populous and biggest continent set to lock horns across a grand total of 40 sporting disciplines over a period of just more than two weeks. India has sent across a contingent of 543 athletes to Indonesia, who will be competing in 34 sports at the momentous sporting event. The 2018 Asian Games will be providing a chance for a large number of Indian athletes to assert and extend their dominant showing at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Australia....

In a game of many ‘firsts’, the headlines have been snatched by Paragliding, which will be making its debut in Asiad for the first time since 1951. For the first time ever, the paragliding pilots will be among the thousands of athletes competing, as air sports takes its place alongside more than 40 other genres of sports involved in this action-packed, pan-Asian extravaganza. It should naturally strike the audience why Paragliding has been included all of a sudden, in spite of not being the most popular Asian Air-sport?...

Till the 1980s, India used to be consistently in the top 5, in the Asian Games. However, with the rise of China and Korea as sporting superpowers, and with the induction of countries like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, India slowly but surely lost its position as one of the major sporting nations in Asia. In the 1990 Beijing Games, they even lost out on a top-10 finish and ended their campaign with a solitary gold medal in kabaddi....

Deepak always stood in the medal contention during the game. Along with Deepak, another shooter Ravi Kumar was also there representing India but ended up at the fifth position. Lakshya Sheoran: Shooting After Deepak Kumar, Lakshya Sheoran went on to provide India with another silver medal to India in shooting at the Men’s Trap Event. It came out to be India’s third medal in shooting and fourth overall. Lakshya began very well after staying in the top position after the first round before losing the pole position to Chinese Taipei’ s Yang....

At their groundbreaking summit on Friday, the latest step in a rapidly moving diplomatic sequence, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s president Moon Jae-in agreed to show solidarity by “jointly participating in international sports events such as the 2018 Asian Games”. The phrasing left open whether it was a reference to unified teams, or marching together at opening ceremonies, as they have done at several past Olympics, including this year’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang in the South....

Coming into New York, as he weaved his way through the airport, skyscrapers and multitude of fans chanting his name, his calm demeanor was evident. It was more so Wednesday at Madison Square Garden; despite being surrounded by reporters, he was like any other kid, hands in his pockets as he leaned back and offered a smile to the scrum before him. Not much overwhelms him – not even becoming the new face of a franchise....

Saturday’s statement comes a day after an anti-abortion march in Washington, DC where activists expressed hope Supreme Court justices weighing up a Mississippi case would eventually overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling made on January 22, 1973. Tens of thousands of people joined the annual March for Life protest where the group’s president Jeanne Mancini told the crowd “we are hoping and praying that this year, 2022, will bring a historic change for life....

Asensio struck with a tremendous 30-yard effort as Madrid returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory on Sunday. Real 16/5 to beat Atleti to nil in derby A clearance fell to the Spain international, who unleashed a first-time left-footed strike into the top corner to double his side’s lead. “I scored another good goal. I was able to hit the ball well, it went in and was a great goal,” Asensio said....

Anderson who set up the win at Edgbaston with a hypnotising exhibition of swing and seam bowling. Anderson who lifted dead English souls after a 405-run drubbing at Lord’s. It was the venerable Anderson who bowled England to victory and himself to the proverbial stretcher in a stomach turning ordeal at Trent Bridge (the venue for the fourth Test) two summers ago. At the same venue, Anderson has snaffled 53 wickets in just eight matches at a god wooing average of 19 and a quarter....