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Ashes 2019: Stokes is the 'Special One' for England cricket, says Botham

Until Stokes lit up Headingley on Sunday with his series-saving 135, Botham's titanic 149 not out in the second innings of the 1981 Test against the Australians had been the benchmark

Winning an Olympic gold in Tokyo next year is my top priority: PV Sindhu

With an eye on Olympics, Sindhu is confident that she can add a few more dimensions to her game

Was expecting 2017-like long match with Nozomi Okuhara, says PV Sindhu

While Sindhu and Okuhara battled for 110 minutes during the 2017 World Championships final match, the duration of Sunday's match was just 38 minute

Sumit Nagal, Prajnesh Gunneswaran have great future ahead: Kiren Rijiju

In the first round match of the US Open, Sumit Nagal faced a defeat at the hands of Switzerland's Roger Federer 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 on Tuesday

After a scare from Sumit Nagal, Federer predicts a 'solid career' for him

Asked what he thought was the standout feature of Nagal, Federer said, 'I guess maybe how he handled the moment.'

US Open 2019: Sumit Nagal takes a set from Roger Federer before exiting

Only Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni have managed to win a set in a Grand Slam main draw before Nagal, in the last two decades

US Open 2019: Sumit Nagal goes down fighting as Federer wins in 4 sets

Nagal won the first set and managed to make Federer sweat for his win

US Open 2019: When and where to watch Sumit Nagal vs Roger Federer match

22-year-old Sumit Nagal will face Swiss legend Roger Federer in the main draw of the 2019 US Open

Sumit Nagal to make Grand Slam debut against Roger Federer in US Open

The 22-year-old Indian has become only the fifth Indian player to feature in a Grand Slam singles main draw in this decade

Why the G.O.A.T. question in men's tennis may be settled very soon

Dhruv Munjal on why Novak Djokovic may yet win that highly contested title

CHESS #1365

The St Louis time control, with 30 seconds delay per move rather than increment, imposes odd constraints

Self-driving cars to javelin cart: Toyota's robots set for Olympic debut

In addition to the javelin-collecting robot, the manufacturer will have a humanoid robot, a robot to assist disabled spectators, and a telepresence robot that lets people talk with and see each other

Months ahead of Tokyo Olympics, WADA suspends India's dope testing lab

The NDTL has been instructed to stop all testing procedures with immediate effect and all the samples need to be safely moved to an accredited lab

Sakshi issued show cause notice by Wrestling Federation for indiscipline

25 out of of the 45 women grapplers, who train at the SAI centre in Lucknow, reported absent from the national camp without taking permission from the National Federation

Australia PM condemns crowd for booing Smith during 2nd Ashes Test

Smith had to deal with two blows on day four of the second Test match at Lord's Cricket Ground

Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson becomes MCC Honourary Life Member

The club made the announcement on Sunday, at Lord's, during the second Ashes Test between Australia and England which ended in a draw

CHESS #1364

The St Louis Grand Chess Tour concluded with Levon Aronian winning with 22/28, ahead of Yu Yangyi, Ding Liren and Maxime Vachier Lagrave

Umpire Aleem Dar equals Steve Bucknor's record of officiating 128 Tests

Dar made his Test debut in a match between Bangladesh and England in Dhaka in October 2003 and officiated in 376 matches across three formats.

Wrestler Bajrang Punia to be awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Punia along with Vinesh Phogat was recommended by the Wrestling Federation of India for the prestigious award

Govt has no say in India's Davis Cup participation in Pakistan: Rijiju

India's participation in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 Davis Cup tie, scheduled on September 14 and 15 in Islamabad, is uncertain owing to high political tensions with Pakistan