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ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup 2019: Saurabh Chaudhary cuts out the noise to claim Tokyo Olympics 2020 quota with world record score
Amit Kamath And Shantanu Srivastava • 6 years agoOnly 16, Saurabh Chaudhary drowned out the noise of the shooting range to clinch a World Cup gold, a world record and a Tokyo Olympics quota with peerless shooting.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: From Ricky Ponting's marauding 140 to MS Dhoni's memorable 91, top 10 knocks from showpiece event
Yash J • 6 years agoThere is no greater stage in world cricket than the World Cup. Stars may be born year in, year out, but this is where legends are created and we have had the privilege of witnessing some great knocks over the 11 editions. Here, we bring you the top 10 knocks in World up history.
Is Dhoni about to call it a day? His declining performance, absence from matches causes speculation
Austin Coutinho • 5 years agoAt what age will Dhoni retire? is a question most followers of the game are now asking. Or would it be more appropriate to ask him at what income he’ll consider hanging up his cricketing boots?
Yuzvendra Chahal: I was trying to hold back my tears when MS Dhoni got out in World Cup semi-finals
• 5 years agoChasing 240, Chahal walked into bat after Dhoni fell in the 49th over against New Zealand in the rain-affected semi-final which India lost by 18 runs.
Rugby World Cup 2019: Teams clean up dressing rooms, bow to fans and sport traditional outfits to endear themselves to Japan
• 5 years agoFrom bowing deeply to the crowd after a game, to emerging from the team bus in full Japanese outfits, players have been getting into the swing of a Rugby World Cup with a distinctly "made in Japan" flavour.
Eoin Morgan interview: 'It wasn't hugely challenging to get players to buy-in to the aggressive brand of cricket'
Jigar Mehta • 5 years agoFirstpost sits down with England captain Eoin Morgan to understand how England's fearless approach came about, the challenges he faced while instilling this approach, what makes Jofra Archer special and more.
Mohammad Shahzad gets one-year suspension from all forms of cricket by Afghanistan Cricket Board for violating disciplinary rules
• 6 years agoShahzad's contract was "suspended for indefinite period" for breaching the ACB Code of Conduct but the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Sunday fixed the term of his suspension, which will now last one year
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Narendra Modi in Man vs Wild, Imran Khan on Kashmir, India's economic slowdown; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoFirstpost Editor's Picks: Narendra Modi in Bear Grylls' Man vs Wild, Imran Khan's 'indignant' statements on Kashmir, need for meaningful transition policies amid economic slowdown; today's must-read stories.
MCC to review overthrow incident involving Ben Stokes and Martin Guptill from World Cup final in September
• 6 years agoThe overthrow rules drew MCC's attention after New Zealand were left to rue a fortuitous, last-over overthrow that went for four after getting a deflection off Stokes' bat, helping England take the match into Super Over and eventually lift the trophy via boundary count.
Vijay Shankar returns to action in TNPL after suffering injury during World Cup 2019
• 6 years agoVijay Shankar made his TNPL debut in the fourth season, playing for former champions Chennai Super Gillies against Tuti Patriots in Tirunelveli.