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England should drop , Sprinter Hima takes to to stay fit NEW DELHI, JULY an injury during the race at 12: Star sprinter Hima Das the Asian Games and she feels former Vaughan is not losing her sleep over pulled out midway into the qualifying for the Olympics, individual 400m race in the On the other hand, 22- having included cycling and Asian Championships in year-old Crawley scored his a bit of cricket in her Doha in April last year. She second half-century in five "medium-intensity" train- was later dropped from the Tests with a superb 76-run ing regime while taking care team for the World Cham- knock in the second innings to avoid the sweltering pionships. at the Ageas Bowl on Satur- summer heat. After treatment on her in- day. “It’s not even a conver- "There are no immediate jured back, Hima won six sation. You could argue that competitions and so we are low-grade races in Poland Denly was very lucky to neither doing low level and Czech Republic in July have played 15 Test training nor intense. We are and August last year. But matches. There are a lot of just doing medium inten- she ran just one 400m race players who have played sity training. Let us see the whole of last year and only eight Tests and got when we pick up our train- There is a year still to go. However, Hima clarified four out of those five wins hundreds,” said Vaughan, ing," Hima said from NIS "Let us first pray that this that the decision rests with came in 200m. who led England in 51 of his Patiala. pandemic ends quickly. her coaches and the Athlet- The Athletics Federation 82 Tests. “He has missed his "It is very hot here and so Then athletics season be- ics Federation of . "I of India has tentatively chance and they have to we do only morning train- gins (on December 1) and am recovering (from the in- fixed September 12 to start stick with Crawley. I’m ing. In the evening we have there is a lot of time next jury). I will do whatever is the domestic season, but an sorry for Denly - he’s just spare time and I do cycling year to qualify for the decided by my coach and upsurge in COVID cases in not good enough,” he (in the velodrome) and even Olympics," she said, exactly the AFI. They will decide the country leaves a cloud of added. do bowling with cricket two years after she won the (which one I will run)." uncertainty over it. Asked to speculate on the balls. gold in the World Junior Asked if she has fully re- Asked if starting the do- SOUTHAMPTON, missed the series-opener to Denly, who plays at No. 3, player who would make way "I try to enjoy life as much Championships in Finland. covered from the injury, she mestic season in September JULY 12: Former England be with his wife for the de- struggled with the bat in the for Root at the Old Trafford, as I can. My motto is 'be The 20-year-old Hima, said, "It is in the process but is feasible, Hima said, "We captain Michael Vaughan livery of their second child. opener, scoring 18 and 29 in Crawley said it is a “tough positive and be happy'," known as 'Dhing Express', I am fit to undergo outdoor are doing training keeping feels the out-of-form Joe “England have a decision the first and second innings, scenario”. added the reigning junior is the first Indian woman to training and we have been in mind the tentative sched- Denly should be the one to make on Denly. Crawley respectively. The 34-year- “That’s not my place to world champion in 400m. win a gold in a world cham- doing that for the last 30 to ule. But, on the other hand, making way for skipper Joe surely has to stay in the old has failed to breach the say. My job is to score runs, The pandemic has pionships and holds the na- 40 days." COVID-19 cases are in- Root in the second Test side,” Vaughan told ‘BBC 40-run mark in eight in- and that is what I will try to pushed back the Tokyo tional record (50.79 sec- She won a silver in the in- creasing, even in Patiala, against the West Indies in- Sport’. nings. Denly, who made his continue to do as long as I Olympics by a year and the onds) in 400m. dividual 400m race at the and a lot of athletes will stead of young Zak Crawley. “Joe Denly played the way debut last year, averages get a chance,” Crawley said. international season stands A lower back injury has 2018 Asian Games and was have to come (for the na- In the second Test, sched- he has played in all of his 15 29.53 in 15 Tests and has “It is for the powers that suspended till November been troubling her for some a part of the gold-winning tional meet). uled to begin on Thursday Tests. It’s been the same failed to capitalise on good be to decide. Joe has done 30. time, leading to specula- quartets in the women's "Ultimately, the AFI will in Manchester, either Denly story. He did the hard yards starts. His highest score of extremely well over the past "I am not worried about it tions that she may not run 4x400m relay and mixed take a decision on the issue, or Crawley is expected to be then make a mistake,” 94 came against in year and it’s a tough sce- (Olympics qualification), it 400m in future and switch 4x400m relay events. taking into account the cir- replaced by Root, who Vaughan added. 2019. nario,” he added. will only create tension. to 200m. Hima, however, suffered cumstances." Barcelona grind out narrow win; Army first priority, shooting 2nd, says Jitu Rai NEW DELHI, JULY second. But I do my dry 12: Not content with bring- practice and carry my pistol Ronaldo double saves Juve ing home sporting laurels, wherever I go." BARCELONA, JULY awarded for handballs and one of India's most accom- Though he has not been 12: Lionel Messi notched a the second in the last plished shooters Jitu Rai able to taste success in 20th assist of the season to minute, as Serie A leader has taken to serving the na- shooting for a while, Rai is help a lacklustre Barcelona Juventus twice hit back to tion as a newly-promoted continuing to practice hard secure a 1-0 win away to draw 2-2 with Atalanta to Subedar Major in the In- and has his eyes trained on a Real Valladolid on Satur- move closer to a ninth suc- dian Army in Manipur. comeback. day, maintaining the pres- cessive Serie A title on Sat- The sincere man that he "I have not done that sure on La Liga leaders urday. is, as acknowledged by his badly and I am still in na- Real Madrid. The Portuguese forward coaches, the 33-year-old tional ranking in air pistol. Chilean midfielder Ar- took his league tally to 28 brushed up his knowledge I am trying my best and I turo Vidal struck the only goals this season as Juven- on one of India's most sensi- am confident that I will be goal of the game in the 15th tus went eight points clear tive regions before taking able to do well again," said minute, firing into the net of second-placed Lazio off for the northeast. the multiple World Cup Major does, they lead teams them again when I am al- off the post after being with six matches to play. It's been a month since gold-winner. at the front where they play lowed to take leave." played in by Messi, who Atalanta are a further point Rai joined his regiment -- 11 "I will train hard for a a critical role, and I am al- "My work here is differ- now has 20 assists in the back in third after being de- Gorkha Rifles -- in a state comeback into the national ways ready to serve Indian ent," Rai, who has to wear league to go with his 22 nied a tenth successive that has, in the past, en- team and also aim for the are 14th on 39, seven above shot, moments after Kike Army, serve my country," protective vests during goals. league win. dured insurgency. Olympics," Rai, who the relegation zone. Perez had missed the target said the 2016 Khel Ratna mock drills, said. Yet Barca failed to build Both handballs were "You must have read it reached the final of the Rio "It was a very difficult from inside the area as the awardee, who was hon- The winner of multiple on their early advantage clearly accidental but, un- (insurgency in the north- Games in 2016, added. game against a team who home side made a lively oured with the Padma Shri medals at top international and were forced to grind der the current rules, ref- east), I read about it and I Rai never forgets to thank know how to play well and start after the break. this year. events, including World out the victory in the sec- eree Piero Giacomelli had know we have to be on his seniors in the Indian did just that today. The hot Ter Stegen was forced To a question on fear, Championships, Asian ond half as Valladolid took no option but to award the guard all the time. I am im- Army who encouraged him conditions also compli- into action once again in Rai's prompt retort was, Games and Commonwealth the game to them. penalties. mensely proud about that. I to take up shooting seri- cated things for us but I'm added time to repel a shot "No, there is none. Games, the Olympian is at The win took second- It was rough justice on am loving my job, how ously, the result of which pleased we won," said from former Barca forward His wife and a 14-month- ease in his new assignment. placed Barca on to 79 Atalanta. The team, which many people get such op- was half a dozen World Cup match-winner Vidal. Sandro Ramirez as the visi- old son are currently sta- "I like it very much, and points after 36 games, one leads Serie A in scoring, portunities," Rai said. medals, including two gold "We knew that we'd have tors were left begging for tioned in Indore, where Rai moreover, I have often vis- behind Real Madrid who would have climbed into As an armyman, he is also medals, a World Champi- to work very hard and the final whistle to arrive. was posted before he was ited the northeast in the can restore their four-point second place and cut the a keeping a tab on the devel- onship silver, two Com- wouldn't be able to main- The scrappy victory fol- asked to leave for Manipur. past so I am fine here." advantage when they visit gap between themselves opments on the Indo-China monwealth Games gold, tain our pace throughout, lowed Wednesday's narrow "I miss them very much And the passion for the Granada on Monday. and Juventus to six points border and, without any and a couple of medals at we know we want to im- derby win over Espanyol but then this is what I have new job has made shooting Should Real beat if they had won. hesitation, said he will be the Asian Games. prove but we've kept our- and their mesmerising 4-1 chosen to do and I love do- secondary. Granada and follow that Juventus, humbled 4-2 ready to go to the front if the Born in Nepal, Rai mi- selves in the title race that's thrashing over Villarreal ing this. I speak to them reg- "Army is first priority at with victory at home to Vil- at AC Milan on Tuesday, call comes. grated to India and joined the important thing." last week feels like an "This is what Subedar ularly and I will go and meet the moment and shooting is the Army in 2006. larreal on Thursday, they Valladolid's Turkish for- anomaly in a downward dropped Miralem Pjanic will be crowned champions ward Enes Unal forced trend of performances but were quickly forced for the first time since Barca's goalkeeper Marc- from Quique Setien's side. onto the back foot by a typ- 2017. Andre ter Stegen to stretch Cristiano Ronaldo con- ically audacious Atalanta Saurashtra's Jackson moves to Puducherry Valladolid meanwhile side. across goal and tip away his verted two penalties, both has also returned to Puducherry after tic cricket over the years. Ganguly wants shorter missing the last season due to injury "Signed contracts with Sheldon while Paras Dogra, another prolific Jackson, Paras Dogra and Pankaj David Beckham's son Brooklyn gets engaged quarantine for Team scorer in domestic cricket, has been Singh for 2020-21 season as guest NEW DELHI, JULY 12: Brook- India in Australia retained as the third guest player, players. All three have established lyn Beckham, the oldest son of former NEW DELHI, JULY Cricket Association of Pondicherry themselves as top performers for a footballer David Beckham and his 12: BCCI president Sourav Secretary V Chandran said. long period of time in ," Ganguly wants a shorter wife, fashion designer and former pop Jackson made his debut for the CAP official said. than mandated quarantine Saurashtra in 2011 and scored 5634 "We opted for Jackson as he is a star Victoria Beckham, has been period for the Indian team runs in first-class cricket at an average great batter and has done well in Ranji telling his friends he has asked his when it travels to Australia American actress girlfriend, Nicola for a Test series this year as of 49.42, including 19 hundreds and Trophy on a consistent basis and Peltz, to marry him. "we don't want the players 27 half-centuries. helped Saurashtra win the title with Beckham and Peltz both posted the to go that far and sit in hotel Jackson has got the No Objection his superb ," he added. news on their Instagram accounts on rooms for two weeks". Certificate (NOC) from SCA to play Dogra, a heavy scorer for Himachal The COVID-19 pandemic NEW DELHI, JULY 12: Prolific domestic cricket from other associa- Pradesh, amassed 967 runs from nine Saturday. has changed the rules of the "Two weeks ago I asked my soul- batsman Sheldon Jackson, who tions. matches at an average of 80.58 with game, which restarted with "The journey so far has been fantas- four hundreds in the 2019-20 season. mate to marry me and she said yes," played a pivotal role in Saurashtra's the ongoing Test series be- tic and I am thankful to everyone at Chandran said the team has enough the 21-year-old wrote. tween England and the maiden Ranji Trophy triumph in the Saurashtra Cricket Association for resources this season to do well and "I am the luckiest man in the world. West Indies. Players have season gone by, will compete for standing by my side in my good and qualify for the knockout stage. I promise to be the best husband and to be in quarantine for two Puducherry in the domestic circuit bad times," the 33-year-old said. "CAP has enough resources this sea- the best daddy one day." weeks and be tested for the this season, a decision which the crick- virus before they can take "I am very thankful to Mr Niranjan son to do well and qualify for the quar- They posted the same picture of eter said was "not easy". the field in empty stadiums Shah (SCA secretary) and Mr Jaydev ter-finals and take it from there. The themselves standing in a field and em- "This has been one of the hardest for now. decisions that I had to make and it's Shah (SCA president) who have been selectors unanimously picked the bracing — he wearing a blue suit and But Ganguly is hoping not been easy for me but I feel its the father figures to me on and off the field three guest players-Jackson, Dogra she in a yellow dress. that the Indian team will and have been my constant support in and Singh," he added. get some relaxation during right time for me to move on and play Nicola, 25, has starred in films like my times of darkness and when I was Pankaj Singh is back to represent Transformers: Age of Extinction and its tour of Australia, com- as a professional in some other team or state," Jackson stated in a release low in my performances," he added. Puducherry after having missed out The Last Airbender, while Brooklyn prising four Tests, includ- issued by Saurashtra Cricket Associa- CAP secretary Chandran said signing on the 2019-20 season owing to injury has taken an interest in modeling and ing a day-night match with the Pink ball, later in the tion (SCA). up Jackson was an easy decision con- when former India bowler Vinay Ku- photography. year. Former Test bowler Pankaj Singh sidering his superb record in domes- mar replaced him.