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Aug 13, 2018

First to Take 100 Test Wickets at Lord's

James Anderson became only the second player to take most Test wickets at a single ground. He also became the first player to take 100 wickets at Lord's during day four of the second Test against India.

He joins the elite league of bowlers to take most wickets at a single ground, which is topped by former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.

Aug 12, 2018

New Delhi to Host World Cup in 2020

The Indian shooters preparing for the Tokyo Olympics will have top-class competition at home as the International Shooting Federation (ISSF) has awarded a World Cup in principle to India in 2020.

The assurance was given to the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president, Raninder Singh, during the ISSF's ongoing executive committee meeting in Vienna.

Aug 11, 2018

Neeraj Chopra to be India's Flag-bearer at Asiad

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was named the Indian contingent's flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony to be held on August 18 in Jakarta.
The Games will be held from August 18 to September 2 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.

Aug 06, 2018

BWF World Championships

Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu lost to Spain's Caroline Marin in the BWF World Championships' women's singles clash and settled for a silver.

This is the second time that Sindhu settled for a silver as she lost to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara at Glasgow last year.

Sindhu also became the only Indian to have four podium finishes at BWF World Championships.

Marin became the first woman shuttler to win the world championships thrice. She had won the title in 2014 and the 2015 Jakarta edition.

Aug 03, 2018

Badminton World Championships

Saina Nehwal entered the Badminton World Championships 2018 quarterfinals in Nanjing after beating Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon.

Nehwal will now face Spain's Carolina Marin in the quarterfinals.

The Indian mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa also entered the quarterfinals of the World Championships.

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