Stone thrown at Aussie team bus in Chittagong
The Australia cricket team suffered a major scare on their ongoing Test tour of Bangladesh after a small rock or stone was thrown at their bus in Chittagong on Monday. As per Cricket Australia, the window of the bus was broken by a "small rock or stone" as the players were returning to the team hotel after Monday's opening day in the ongoing second Test in Chittagong. However, no one was reported to be injured.
Ali, Stokes rested for lone T20 against Windies
All-rounder Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes have been rested for England's lone T20I against West Indies on September 16 at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street. The pair will return for the ODI series which begins in Manchester three days later. Middlesex batsman Dawid Malan, who impressed with a half-century on his T20 debut against South Africa this summer, has also been included in the 14-man T20 squad. However, the most notable omission from both lists is right-arm pacer Mark Wood, who was a central figure in England's Champions Trophy squad but who has since suffered with a heel injury which interrupted his Test summer and has kept him out of action since mid-July.
Sakshi to sing National Anthem in Haryana leg of PKL
Rio Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik will sing the National Anthem on the inaugural day of the Haryana leg of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Motilal Nehru School Of Sport in Sonepat, it was announced on Tuesday. The Indian freestyle wrestler along with Miss India Manushi Chillar will be a part of the PKL contest on the opening day on Friday to support their home team Haryana Steelers.
Over 70 riders to join in Himalayan bike race
More than 70 riders will participate in the 13th Hero Cycles MTB Himalaya, a mountain bike race, that will commence from here this month, rally organisers said on Tuesday. The race, touted as one of the toughest across the globe, is being organised by Shimla-based Himalayan Adventure Sports and Tourism Promotion Association (HASTPA) from September 28 to October 7.
Germany crush Norway 6-0 in World Cup qualifier
Reigning FIFA World Cup champions Germany reaped their eighth win in as many games after crushing Norway 6-0 in Group C of the 2018 football World Cup qualifiers. The Germans on Monday showed no mercy with hapless Norway and establish a four-goal lead within 40 minutes to smooth the way for the win owing to Timo Werner' s first-half brace. Joachim Loew's men took the reins from the kick-off to break the deadlock with just ten minutes played when Mesut Oezil had all time and space inside the box to make the most out of Jonas Hector's assist.
Indian shuttlers off to good start in Vietnam Open
Indian shuttlers Abhishek Yelegar and Lakshya Sen reached the second round of Vietnam Open Grand Prix after notching up contrasting wins in men's singles competitions, in Ho Chi Minh City. The 16-year-old Lakshya, who won the Bulgarian Open last month, brushed aside Singapore's Chuang Jin Lei 21-9 21-4, while 15th seed Abhishek eked out a hard fought 21-15 14-21 21-11 win over Thailand's Adulrach Namkul in a 50-minute match at the Nguyen Du Indoor Stadium. Rahul Yadav Chittaboina, who had won the Mauritius International last year, defeated Indonesia's Nathaniel Ernestan Sulistyo 21-11 21-9. Lakshya, who had reached the finals of Senior Nationals Championship, will next take on compatriot Abhishek.
La Liga asks UEFA to investigate Man City over transfers
The Spanish football league, La Liga, has asked European football's governing body UEFA to open an investigation into whether big-spending Manchester City have breached Financial Fair Play regulations. La Liga, outspoken over what it dubs "state-aided financial doping", "is pleased that UEFA has opened a formal Financial Fair Play (FFP) investigation into Paris Saint- Germain. The investigation comes after La Liga formally requested such probes into PSG and Manchester City FC in August". La Liga made two requests on August 22 that UEFA probe PSG and City, laying out the financials of both clubs, which it argues have "no basis in the realities of the market. Specifically, both PSG and Man City benefit from sponsorships that make no economic sense and lack any fair value".
