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India have proposed conducting the event for either men or women in the January 13 to 29, 2023 window, which has also been preferred by Australia and New Zealand. India have hosted the men’s World Cup thrice, the latest being last year in Bhubaneswar. Spain, Malaysia and Germany have proposed organising the event in the July 1 to 17, 2022 window. “Bidding countries had to indicate until the deadline of 31 January 2019 also their preferred time window, either 1-17 July 2022 or 13-29 January 2023,” the FIH said in a statement....

Trump won the state by roughly 10,700 votes, or just 0.24 percent, even though Michigan stayed solidly blue with a win by Obama—who bested Mitt Romney in 2012 by a 450,000-vote margin—and a Sanders sweep of 68 Michigan counties during the 2016 primary. Tuesday’s contested election also drew the second-highest number of voters in the state, placing it behind the state’s 2016 primary, the Detroit Free Press reported. So far, unofficial counts show that about 29 percent of Michigan’s registered voters—or 2....

A customer at the Katy, Texas location filmed the incident in a viral video that has receivedmore than 1.2 million views since it was posted to TikTok on December 29. Joshua Kramer, who goes by @gemini_josh on TikTok, said the driver of a large black pickup truck was “wasted,” as was their female passenger. “Hey, you guys don’t have to leave,” Kramer said to the people inside the truck. “You can stay right here....

In MMA, brain trauma is potentially as serious. UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt is one who not only doles out the punches to the head but also has taken plenty of shots there. Last month, Hunt did an interview with the Players Voice in Australia and described what he’s went through in his nearly 20-year career in kickboxing and mixed martial arts. “I will probably end my life fighting,” Hunt wrote....

The Associated Press reports on troubles with training the Iraqi Navy and Marine Corps, and cites recent issues with Iraqi Army troops fighting in Basra as indicative of the overall training situation. As the rebuilt Iraqi navy is tasked with defending the country’s two vital oil platforms, the AP tells of a disconnect between the reality of the situation and how it is perceived by the navy recruits: The San Francisco Chronicle reports on a series of grass-roots efforts aimed at joining Iraq veterans in need with U....

The great flood of ‘93, which has claimed more than 40 lives, uprooted 31,000 people in eight states and caused an estimated $10 billion in damage, is far from over. This weekend the Mississippi River will reach 48 feet at St. Louis, its third crest of the month. Reservoirs upstream are full, and tributaries such as Missouri’s River des Peres remain out of their banks. The Corps of Engineers now worries less about the height of river crests than how much longer the levees will hold....

He made this observation during a discussion on the Sony Sports network about the Australian all-rounder’s vast difference in returns while playing for the country and in the prestigious league. Virender Sehwag replied in the negative when asked if Glenn Maxwell feels more pressure in the IPL because of which his performances are not up to the mark. He added that the maverick Victorian involves himself in all activities other than contributing in the middle....

He made this observation during a discussion on the Sony Sports network about Shreyas Iyer not being included in the Indian team for the first T20I against Australia. Mohammad Kaif questioned the exclusion of the Delhi Capitals skipper from the first T20I against Australia. He highlighted that the middle-order batsman proved his credentials as a No. 4 batsman both in the IPL and in the series against New Zealand earlier this year....

Virat Kohli did a reasonable job with the bat in the ODIs. He scored 173 in two games at a strike rate of 93.01. However, he failed to score a hundred, thus ending the year without a three-figure score in one-dayers for the first time since his debut in 2008. More than his batting though, it has been Virat Kohli’s captaincy that has come under fire. Be it giving Jasprit Bumrah a two-over opening spell in the second ODI or making frequent bowling changes, former cricketers have not been pleased with Virat Kohli’s leadership....

Speaking after the end of the day’s play, the Australian middle-order batsman said that it is always special to play at the SCG. He was quoted as saying in this regard: Steve Smith had a tough time going into the Sydney Test, having managed only ten runs in four innings in the series. There were question marks raised about his struggles against Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who had dismissed Steve Smith twice in the series cheaply....

Joe Root will lead the England cricket team in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) series against India. This series is set to decide England’s fate in the tournament. Team India holds the number one position on the WTC standings at the moment. Cheteshwar Pujara has played a vital role in India’s success, scoring eight fifties in the competition. Pujara had played with Joe Root for Yorkshire in county cricket....

Off-spinner Dominic Bess gave the ball decent flight outside off-stump and invited Rahane to have a go at him. The Indian vice-captain obliged and absolutely middled the ball on the full towards covers. It would have been a certain boundary, but Joe Root had other ideas. Almost parallel to the ground, Root stretched out his left hand and took a blinder to send Rahane back to the dressing room. Here is the video of that sensational catch:...

Sir Don Bradman holds the record for having scored the most number of double centuries in Test cricket. No surprises there. In 52 matches, the Australian legend notched up 12 double hundreds. Bradman ended his career with 6996 runs at a legendary average of 99.94 with 29 hundreds and 13 fifties. Former Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara is second on the list with 11 double centuries from 134 matches followed by West Indian legend Brian Lara (9)....

Play was stopped for around 10 minutes in the afternoon session after Mohammed Siraj brought to his captain and umpires’ notice that he was made the target of racial abuse while fielding close to the boundary. The latest incident occurred just a day after India complained that two of their players, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, were subject to racial abuse on Day 3 of the Sydney Test. After umpires and security guards investigated Mohammed Siraj’s allegations, the NSW police removed six people from their seats....

Anderson rocked the Indian batting line-up with a five-wicket haul in the first innings of the second Test. The spell restricted the visitors to 364 runs when they seemed all set to post a much bigger score. During a discussion on Sony Sports, Sehwag joked that the only way to play Anderson was by having prayer on your lips. He elaborated: The former Indian opener highlighted that while Anderson had dismissed Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara umpteen times, he got the better of Ajinkya Rahane this time around....

The team management backed Rahul to play at the top of the order and made their intentions clear that he will start the innings throughout the tournament. However, the Karnataka batter once again failed to make an impact following a below-par ODI series against Zimbabwe, in which he registered scores of 1 and 30, respectively. Fans on Twitter were completely disappointed with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain and trolled him mercilessly....

Despite losing Quinton de Kock to an injury, South Africa managed to beat India by four wickets in the second T20I last Sunday. They now have a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. With the series on the line at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Rishabh Pant and his men will be keen to bring their ‘A’ game to the table. Before the game gets underway, here’s a look at some important numbers you need to know from previous T20Is played at this venue....

Kohli has been rested for India’s ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa at home. Whereas Suryakumar, after scoring 303 runs from just eight IPL 2022 matches, is out with an injury. In their absence, Iyer batted at No. 3 and racked up 36 (27) and 40 (35) in India’s first two T20Is against South Africa before scoring 14 (11) in the third game. In an interaction with ESPNcricinfo after the third match, Jaffer was asked whether Iyer would lose his place if Kohli and Suryakumar return....

After two thrilling T20Is, it all comes down to the third and final match of the series between India and Sri Lanka. Team India have shown glimpses of their ability but have not clicked as a unit so far. India will bank on their senior players Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav to step up as they seek a series-defining win. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have been the better of the two sides in the series with captain Dasun Shanaka leading from the front....

The visiting Windies were bowled out for 176 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series. The underwhelming target was easily chased down by the hosts to take a 1-0 lead going into the second game on February 9 at the same venue, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Reflecting on the game in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra highlighted that the West Indian batting performance did not give him any enjoyment....