India will play twice against France (August 3, 5) before taking on Spain (August 10, 12, 13) in the tour to prepare for the Hockey World League (HWL) Final to be held in India in November-December. “During our practice at Shilaroo, we have been working on our attack as well as defence and in the process inculcating in us the attitude to win. Defending we do with 11 players and attacking we do with 11 players....
He made the tennis world hyperventilate with his torn meniscus in January. He made heads turn at this year’s Oscars in February. He made his fans cringe by pulling out of Miami in March. And now with his much awaited comeback at Monte Carlo, he has made the most endearing gaffe, at least for his fans, at the official players’ party – a gaffe which is making news everywhere....
Reigning champion Federer, on the comeback trail after back problems, was looking to reach the final of his traditional pre-Wimbledon tune-up in Germany for an unprecedented 11th time, but found the big-serving 19-year-old home favourite too formidable. The Swiss world number three had not lost to a teenager for nearly 10 years since the young Andy Murray beat him in Cincinnati in 2006, which gives an indication of Zverev’s considerable potential....
Rohit Sharma aims to keep setting short-term goals Rohit Sharma spoke about how it was vital for him to make his plans according to the circumstances that he was playing in. He stressed on the importance of analysing the team he was up against and sorting out batting strategies and goals accordingly. The Mumbai Indians captain would ideally have been leading in the Indian Premier League (IPL) right now if the Covid-19 pandemic had not struck....
Rohit stressed upon the fact that the players should not cross the boundary when it comes to sledging, but the on-field banter at the heat of the moment can be ignored. The initiative from the BCCI to have one of the skippers explaining the perspective of a player seems to have worked especially since there are going to be a lot of Indian umpires involved in this year’s edition....
In fact, from Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 “American Psycho” to Susanna Moore’s arty 1995 thriller “In the Cut,” what was once the stuff of pulp fiction has become a small literary subgenre. Like Joyce Carol Oates’s serial-killer novel “Zombie” (1995), “The End of Alice” is unmistakably art. But while Oates’s Quentin is an inarticulate loser–and therefore more believable–Homes’s nameless narrator is a debased variant of Nabokov’s Humbert Humbert: a wordy autodidact with a yearning for little girls and a sexual disgust for mature women....
A little more than a month later, he signed with Nykopings, a third-tier team in a city of about 30,000 on Sweden’s Baltic coast, south of Stockholm. With no place to stay at first, he moved into a room in the house of the club’s chairman. “My path was different because I went down three levels to then come back up,” he said Tuesday. “I don’t think a lot of people are willing to do that or even have the idea of doing that....
“I was confused at first,” Reigns said. “I thought Bray hit me in the head with the kendo stick. So immediately I was like, ‘Aww man. You’re about to get it, brother. Aww, you’re about to get your [butt] whooped,’ but then I looked down, and I could see the briefcase. So then I’m trying to piece this thing together. If you see the video, you see me stand up to where I kind of got a little bit hot....
WWE Tag Team Champion Roman Reigns joined Doug Mortman and Dave Lagreca on SiriusXM’s Busted Open. You can hear Busted Open on Sports Zone; Sirius 92, XM 208 and on the app. They sent us these highlights from the interview: Going against the Rhodes family: “Not only with the rich tradition in my family but our group we have a lot of pride in what we do, we worked hard this whole year to set a standard and for guys like Cody (Rhodes) and Dustin (Rhodes) being Goldust....
This was the first meeting between the two players and a critical moment for one of them to make a stand at the start of the tournament. Barty made her first appearance in the main draw and found herself pitted against the 2015 champion who last season couldn’t make it beyond the second round. While the Aussie doesn’t have the best record on clay, she had the chance to counter any problems that the former number one rolled into like she did last week in Madrid....
John McCain is opening his lead in the polls, and cementing the impression that he may well emerge from Super Tuesday as the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee. Which makes life especially challenging at the moment for McCain’s principal rival, Mitt Romney. As he heads into the final stretch before some 22 states make their preferences known, Romney’s aides say the former Massachusetts governor is benefiting from a tide of anti-McCain Republicans coming his way-and making inroads with backers of Mike Huckabee, who are suddenly panicking at the idea of a McCain presidency....
Mona Hardin’s comments come following the release of more body camera footage capturing the circumstances of the violent and fatal arrest of Greene on May 10, 2019. Police had initially said that Greene died from injuries after crashing his car into a tree following a high-speed chase near Monroe after he failed to pull over for an unspecified traffic violation. But video made public this week showed Greene emerging from the car and then being tased, dragged face first, and choked....
A five-time Ballon d’Or winner continues to set the standard for rivals around the world, with his exploits for Real Madrid and Portugal showing what can be achieved when hard work is combined with God-given talent. Rashford is hoping that he can one day get close to the levels of Ronaldo, with the 33-year-old having put in another talismanic display for his country against Iran on Wednesday. The former United winger is now the highest scoring European player in history – with 85 international goals to his name – and is showing no sign of slowing down as he continues to amaze both fellow professionals and a global fan base....
Cristiano Ronaldo has said he cannot wait to take on some old friends when Real Madrid host Manchester United in the Champions League next week. The clash between two sides that have won the competition a combined 12 times is by far the stand-out tie of the last 16 and Ronaldo said his wish was granted when the Spanish champions were paired with his old club back in December....
Ronaldo scores twice in 3-3 draw Just over a week ago, Madrid were sitting pretty at the top of the table with one point more than Barcelona and two games in hand. But after their 2-1 loss to Valencia last Wednesday and now this surprising draw at home to Las Palmas, Zinedine Zidane’s side are down in second place, a point adrift of their fierce rivals - and with only one game to make up....
The fight got to the eighth round. They were in close contact against the ropes, and Rocky slipped in a tremendous left hook. Louis suddenly became almost paralyzed–his arms dropped and his chin was exposed. As quickly as bing-bang, Rocky hit him with a straight right hand that sent Louis out of the ring. He knocked him out. I think after the fight Rocky had second thoughts about that second punch....
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Rodgers has made his first public statements since the Packers traded up four spots to draft Utah State quarterback Jordan Love at No. 26 overall three weeks ago. “My general reaction at first was surprise, like many people,” Rodgers told reporters in a conference call on Friday. “Not going to say I was thrilled by the pick necessarily, but I understand the organization is thinking not only about the present, but about the future....
A non-roster invite to spring training, Rodriguez finally got the call to the majors in late May. Since then, he’s sparkled. Rodriguez threw seven innings of two-hit ball to continue his fine rookie season and San Francisco beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday. “He finds a way,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “He’s just been so consistent getting us deep in the game. What a job he’s done since he’s come up....
The closure is expected to remain until further notice, according to the department. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police Department initiated a full departmental activation through Tuesday in response to the protests at the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a statement by the D.C. police department. The department added that the D.C. Homeland Security and the Emergency Management Agency are actively monitoring the situation and sharing information with federal partners. The law enforcement response came shortly after the Supreme Court ruled Friday morning in Dobbs v....
