The second Test begins on Thursday, with a third and final Test scheduled at Birmingham starting on July 26.
'I find it ridiculous what happened, so why should I then give full answers?'
Wood injured his thigh during the first Test and has been ruled out for the rest of the series.
Sinner advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favorite Bu Yunchaokete and No. 2 seed Alcaraz held off No. 3 Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3 in Tuesday's semifinals.
Woakes returned to the test squad for the first time since July 2023 in what will be England pace great James Anderson's farewell series.
Forest were good value for the win, though Ipswich came close to opening the scoring midway through the first half.
The bids on Rishabh Pant could well soar like his audacious no-look six in the ongoing Perth Test, as he seems poised to become the highest paid player among the 577 who will go under the hammer at the two-day IPL mega auction, starting in Jeddah on Sunday.
IMAGES from the second Test between England and the West Indies in Nottingham on Thursday.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open on Sunday to capture his 200th career tour victory.
Fast bowler Gus Atkinson and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will make their red-ball debuts for England in the first of the three-match home series
"You can't compare anyone in India at the moment with Ben Stokes. Absolutely not, because Ben Stokes is in his own league," Gautam Gambhir said.
Four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz said a tight tennis calendar makes it difficult for players to stay motivated throughout the year and increases the risk of injuries.
Thiem said he had no regrets retiring at 30.
Michael Vaughan called on Stokes to forgo the IPL to boost his chances of being fully fit for the Ashes
Images from the US Open men's singles third round match at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
Sachin Tendulkar received a standing ovation from the capacity crowd at Centre Court
Kane Williamson is a doubt for the Test series against India due to a groin injury sustained in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
The war game held under the leadership of the Director General of the Ministry of Transportation and Road Safety, Moshe Ben Zaken, was attended by the Deputy Minister of Transportation, Rabbi Uri Makleb, the management of the National Authority for Public Transportation, representatives of the Home Front Command, chairmen and CEOs of all the public transportation companies, during which a photo was shown.
Alastair Cook backs Joe Root to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as leading run-getter in Test cricket
Mohamed Salah's late equaliser earned Liverpool a 2-2 draw with rivals Arsenal in an entertaining Premier League encounter.
Jos Buttler will miss this month's three-match Twenty20 series against Australia due to a right calf injury, with Phil Salt leading the side in his absence, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.
Tracking the key moves this week in the European transfer market
Cameron Green will change Australia's bowling dynamics for the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy and may increase spinner Nathan Lyon's workload
England's stand-in captain Ollie Pope has no doubt that Chris Woakes will expertly spearhead their pace attack in the three-test series in Pakistan beginning in Multan on Monday.
With 10 centuries in just 54 innings over the past two and a half years, Root has gone past Sir Alastair Cook as England's highest Test run-scorer.
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka due to a thigh injury.
The 33-year-old said his rehabilitation was going well and that he would undergo a scan on Wednesday.
Ollie Pope reckons England can make 600 Test runs in a day's play
England star Joe Root is cementing his status as one of the greatest players as he achieved new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings.
Brook's average of 62.54 is the second highest in Test history among players with a minimum of 20 Test innings. His average is only second to the incpmparable Australian batter Sir Don Bradman, who scored 6,996 runs in 52 Tests at an average of 99.94, with 29 centuries and 13 fifties.
Ben Stokes, who missed England's final two Test matches against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton earlier this month, travelled to New Zealand citing family reasons.
Sri Lanka's decision to bat first backfired when they were all out for 236 on Day 1 of the first Test.
The England all-rounder sustained the injury while taking a diving catch to dismiss West Indies dasher Chris Gayle.
'We felt like we had a lot of different wicket-taking opportunities. The odd ball was staying low, we got the ball reversing a little bit, and got the odd ball to spin as well. It's never an easy position.'
The 24-year-old Hima was last year provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabout failures in a span of 12 months. She was, however, cleared by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) following a hearing in March.
Team Europe and Team World are tied at 2 after one day of the Laver Cup after play opened Friday in Berlin.
Styris did not have any doubt over Pandya's talent but the Kiwi wanted him to infuse more consistency into his performances.
Joe Root and Harry Brook's centuries powered England's strong reply on Day 3 of the first Test in Multan.
England's aggressive approach will help when they face spin-friendly conditions in Pakistan during their Test series in October, the country's former bowler Stuart Broad has said.
Kriti Sanon's Greek holiday is certainly making a lot of news.
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