The opening day of the second Test between Australia and India was a tale of two parts.
The first revealed a vulnerable Indian stint and the second highlighted Australia’s desire to fight back in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024.
✍️ K.C. Vijaya Kumar
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With India having no wins and also losing its Intercontinental Cup crown this year, along with facing a future without Sunil Chhetri, the #IndianFootball scene has never been grimmer.
✍️ Neeladri Bhattacharjee | 📜 #ISL Diary: Amitabha Das Sharma
Full story: bit.ly/3CY3G1A
In this episode of the Sportstar Podcast, host Nihit Sachdeva is joined by K.P. Mohan, former deputy editor of The Hindu and Sportstar
Talking points:-
* Anti-doping rule violations - cases of V.K. Vismaya & Bajrang Punia
* Technicalities of Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) and whereabouts failure
* Why India continues to be amongst the topmost doping offenders?
* Does NADA need to increase the level of dope testing? Before that, does NADA need to sort out its administrative issues?
Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/4igkHnT
Lionel #Messi and Inter Miami will open the #ClubWorldCup against Egyptian club Al Ahly, with Palmeiras and Porto also part of that group for the tournament that will take place in the U.S. next year.
#FIFACWC
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Australia seeks to extend its pink-ball supremacy as it hosts India in a day-night Test at Adelaide.
Read K. C. Vijaya Kumar's #AUSvIND preview 👇 bit.ly/4f2760C
#PinkBallTest: Pranay Rajiv does some number-crunching to figure out why the ‘twilight phase’, a comparitively newer element of Test cricket, makes it difficult for batters to survive.
#AUSvIND
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India and Australia gear up for an epic battle under lights at Adelaide!
Whose side are you on in the #PinkBallTest?
#BorderGavaskarTrophy | #AUSvIND
🗣️ Anjali Joshi
D. Gukesh and defending world champion Ding Liren have played out a sixth consecutive draw in the 9th round of the FIDE #WorldChessChampionship final.
#DingGukesh ♟️
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Bengal stormed into the #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy knockouts, topping Group A and defeating Rajasthan by 7 wickets in their final league game at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.
✍️ Sahil Mathur
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"It was actually pretty simple. Personally, not easy but for the team, it made a lot of sense" - Rohit Sharma on the decision to keep KL Rahul in the opening slot and moving to middle order himself for the 2nd Test
✍️ K.C. Vijaya Kumar
#AUSvsIND | Read: https://bit.ly/3VmPLYY
Pacer Deepak Chahar will play for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025 but before that, he plans to catch up with MS Dhoni, the former skipper of his previous team Chennai Super Kings
✍️ Shayan Acharya
#FromTheMagazine | Full Interview ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4fZRwUf
Time for Game 9 of the FIDE World Chess Championship between defending champion Ding Liren🇨🇳 & D. Gukesh🇮🇳 in Singapore
Gukesh to play with white pieces today
The 14-game match is currently tied at 4⃣-4⃣
#DingGukesh Live Updates⬇️
https://bit.ly/3OGSyIN
🔹Lost his place in Mumbai's #RanjiTrophy squad
🔹Went unsold in IPL auction
🔹Struggling for form in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Still, it’s not a point of no return for #PrithviShaw at all because he has age on his side. At 25, he still has time to make a comeback
✍️ Jatin Paranjape
Read ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3D2sdm8
Punjab's Abhishek Sharma equals Gujarat's Urvil Patel's record of fastest T20 century by an Indian man as he scores 106* (29) in his side's seven-wicket win over Meghalaya in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Details: https://bit.ly/41ffxlV
#MEGvPUN #SMAT
Punjab's Abhishek Sharma equals Gujarat's Urvil Patel's record of fastest T20 century by an Indian man as he scores 106* (29) in his side's seven-wicket win over Meghalaya in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Details: https://bit.ly/41ffxlV
#MEGvPUN #SMAT
Fitness + Recovery = Performance. This is the mantra to follow when embarking on a training journey. It’s essential to train hard, train smart, and recover smart, writes Ramji Srinivasan
🔗 bit.ly/3DbMOUU
"i'M OnlY BeLieVe ON JasSi BhAi beCaUSE GaMe chAngEr pLayER hE Is oNly OnE gUy iS tHE JaSpRiT BuMRAh."
#HappyBirthdayBumrah 🐐
Starc gets Kohli for 7️⃣ as India loses its third wicket at 77. #INDvsAUS
Follow live updates here: bit.ly/3ZFui02
🔴First-ever red card
❌Suspension for ‘unsportsmanlike conduct’
But the 2014 World Cup winner will not serve the ban until next season.
Find out why 👉 bit.ly/3Bjbiep
Ahead of the #AUSvIND D/N Test, the pitch curator at Adelaide informed that the pitch will have something in it for both the pacers and spinners.
✍️ K. C. Vijaya Kumar
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#FromTheMagazine: Paul Fein pays a tribute to Rafael Nadal - the ultimate tennis warrior in the latest issue.
READ: bit.ly/3BgKfR6
#FromTheMagazine 📚
Experts weigh in on the evolution and impact of the #ProKabaddi League, a tournament that has changed the face of the sport forever since its inception 10 years ago.
✍️ Lavanya Lakshmi Narayanan writes the cover story for the latest issue.
READ: bit.ly/3VnEyHP
#OnThisDay 20 years ago, #IndianFootball witnessed one of its darkest days when what was supposed to be a celebratory evening for Dempo SC, turned into one of mourning.
Remembering Cristiano Sebastião de Lima Júnior, who succumbed to his death after clashing with goalkeeper Subrata Pal during a Federation Cup fixture.
READ: bit.ly/3B4lnfj by Neeladri Bhattacharjee and Aashin Prasad
The first numbered event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) of 2025 will feature two title bouts
Lightweight: Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan
Bantamweight: Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov
#UFC311 | Details ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3OIvERs
🚨𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘌𝘗𝘐𝘚𝘖𝘋𝘌🚨
#SportstarPodcast | In this episode, Nihit Sachdeva & K.P. Mohan discuss why India continues to be amongst the topmost offenders when it comes to #doping
Listen ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4iiiesX
𝐇𝐀𝐓-𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊!!!
UP captain and pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who will play for RCB in IPL 2025, claims a hat-trick against Jharkhand in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match in Mumbai
#JHAvUP | #SMAT | Details ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3ZE88vi
Megan Schutt's five-for and debutant Georgia Voll's unbeaten 46 leads Australia to a five-wicket win over Indian women's team in first ODI in Brisbane
#AUSWVSINDW Highlights ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3Znulfv
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma confirms that KL Rahul will continue to open the innings during the pink-ball Test in Adelaide while he will bat "somewhere in the middle order"
#AUSvIND | Read ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3VmPLYY
🚨Baroda creates history🚨
Baroda's score of 349-5 against Sikkim in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament is the highest-ever team total in men's T20s
Details: https://bit.ly/4iwUZeW
#BDAvSIK #SMAT
Josh Hazlewood❌
Scott Boland✅
Pat Cummins confirms the only change in Australia's playing XI for the pink-ball Test against India in Adelaide, which begins tomorrow
#AUSvsIND