In the Nagpur Central Jail, a COVID-19 patient who has been complaining since the last 10 days of high fever, breathlessness, joint pain, cold and sore throat, is being treated in jail quarantine. The prisoner is Professor G N Saibaba, 90% handicapped, wheelchair-bound, with a damaged heart and pancreas; dependent on others even for his essential bodily functions.
Dhoni fetches 'Spirit of Cricket' honour.
Johnson, 56, a known cycling enthusiast, was seen riding on a Hero Viking Pro bike to Canalside Heritage Centre at Beeston in Nottingham, central England, on Tuesday when he unveiled plans for thousands of miles of new protected bike lanes, cycle training for everyone and bikes available on prescription as part of a new fitness strategy.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Friday.
The new variant is said to be 70 per cent more transmissible, though health experts say there is no evidence that it is more deadly or would react differently to vaccines.
Shakib Al Hasan is the name on all Bangladesh supporters' lips and wicketkeeper Alex Carey admits the star all-rounder is earning extra attention behind the Australian scenes. Shakib boasts an unmatched 384 runs this ICC Men's Cricket World Cup but batting is far from the only string to his bow, taking five wickets in his four matches to date.
Sarwan, who scored nearly 12,000 international runs across formats, joined the camp in Barbados where West Indies are currently preparing for the tri-nation series with Bangladesh and Ireland in Dublin next month.
He, along with teammate Alex Hales, could yet be fined and suspended, however it will be some time before that conclusion can be reached.
Fourth-tier Newport County stunned former FA Cup winners Leeds United with a last-gasp 2-1 win in the third round to spark a joyous pitch invasion at their Rodney Parade ground on Sunday.
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Where did India go wrong in the second Test? How did England win in four days? Bikash Mohapatra, who was at Trent Bridge for the Test, identifies the turning points in the game.
The Indian team, which arrived in Nottingham on Wednesday, was quite unhappy with the rooms provided at Crown Plaza, a five-star hotel in Nottingham.
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell became only the second player to hit 50 sixes in an Indian Premier League season, matching the achievement of compatriot Chris Gayle.
Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure scored an extra-time winner as they edged Rotherham United 2-1 in an absorbing FA Cup
India suffered a humiliating 319-run defeat at Nottingham. This was despite the fact that India gained first innings lead of 67! The margin is the biggest ever in Test history for a side that conceded first innings lead.
England posted a world record 481 for six before they demolished Australia by 242 runs in the third match of their ODI series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Tuesday.
England bowler Graeme Swann has been charged with drink-driving, police said on Monday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni went through a rigorous net session at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, far from public gaze, ahead of the upcoming England tour.
West Indies great Michael Holding slammed what he saw as "atrocious" umpiring during his country's 15-run defeat by Australia in the Cricket World Cup at Nottingham's Trent Bridge.
Spanish second division side Rayo Vallecano refused to turn up for the first day of group training due to a dispute with the club hierarchy over a pay cut for staff and players, a club source said on Monday.
Parthiv Patel, one of the youngest to have played Test cricket for India at the age of 17, on Wednesday, announced his retirement from all forms of the game, three month's short of his 36th birthday.
India captain Virat Kohli would benefit from a stint in the county championship before this year's Test series against England, former skipper Kapil Dev said.
Mumbai fast bowler Shardul Thakur will replace injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah in India's ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against England, starting July 12. Bumrah injured his left thumb during India's first T2OI against Ireland in Dublin and was ruled out of the ongoing T2OI series against England.
Cheteshwar Pujara completed his 39th class hundred on his home debut for Nottinghamshire in the County Championship Division Two, in Nottingham, on Friday.
In doubles, probably for first time, six players are featuring in the men's draw.
Fast bowler Mark Wood, who took the final wicket in the fourth Test to seal England's Ashes triumph, expects to be dropped for the fifth and final match against Australia at The Oval on Thursday.
A livid BCCI made it clear that it was not satisfied with the verdict of imposing a fine on Ravindra Jadeja for his on-field spat with England pacer James Anderson and said it reserved its right to appeal against the sentence.
Images from Day 1 in the second Test between England and India, at Lords, on Thursday.
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It is learnt that Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has been kept on standby for the limited overs series against England in case Rohit Sharma fails to clear the 16.1 qualifying mark.
Statistical highlights of the third ODI between India and England in Nottingham.
'All of our lives are going to be changed in a permanent way...' 'We just have to ride out the tide right now and we will see a rainbow at the end of this.'
Footage showed the Leeds players in an open-top double-decker bus, surrounded by a swarming mass of chanting fans enveloped in smoke from flares and fireworks.
India's 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup will be selected on April 15 in Mumbai.
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Having made a commendable comeback from the brink of a series defeat, India will look to increase their stranglehold on hosts England to draw parity when the two teams square off for the fourth Test, in Southampton, on Thursday.
'I have seen him evolve and mature, both as a person and a captain.'
'I'm in the team to take wickets and I've had two wicketless games, so we'll see how we go.'
Pant is also the first Asian wicket-keeper to take five catches in an innings on Test debut.
The heatwave, brought on by a mass of hot air flowing north from Africa to Europe in recent days, has enveloped Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and northern Italy, and is expected to last several days and extend further north.
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