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Captain Rohit Sharma shed light on India’s recent change in approach in T20Is, the transition after the T20 World Cup last year and his relationship with Rahul Dravid.Ever since Rohit Sharma took over as captain of India in the shorter format, there has been a visible change in the style in which they play T20Is. The Indian team had come under criticism in the past for their restrained approach...

TNN/QNAKonya (Turkey) Qatar athlete Tosin Ogunode set the track ablaze in the 100m heats with a time of 9:98 seconds at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya on Monday. The Games officially open on Tuesday. Ogunode, who has participated in the same event at the 2018 Asian Games, qualified for the 100m semi-finals.Team Qatar excelled in athletics with Bassem Al Hemida (400m hurdles), Abu Bakr...

Tribune News NetworkChennai Qatar maintained its seat in the International Chess Federation (FIDE), after Zhu Chen was re-elected as the treasurer of FIDE and a member of the Presidential Council for the next four years 2022-2026, provided that some other positions and committee memberships are determined soon, this came during the elections held on the sidelines of the 44th World Chess Olympiad...

Tribune News NetworkDohaAl Sadd will take on Umm Salal in the second round of the QNB Stars League 2022-2023 season on Tuesday aiming to return to winning ways.The kick-off is at 5.30pm at the Khalifa International Stadium.Defending champions Al Sadd enter the clash smarting from their opening round 3-4 defeat to Al Markhiya while Umm Salal are aiming to recover from their 0-1 loss against Al...

PA Media/dpaLondon Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton admits he has considered extending his stay in Formula One beyond the end of next season.The Mercedes driver has had to make do with fighting to be the best of the rest this season, with his 2021 title rival Max Verstappen seemingly on course to retain his crown.Hamilton, 37, won six drivers’ championships in seven years between 2014...

Berlin: Germany winger Jonas Hofmann has agreed a new contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach to stay until 2025, the Bundesliga club said on Monday. Hofmann, 30, joined Gladbach from Borussia Dortmund in 2016 and his previous deal was due to expire at the end of this season. “Jonas has become one of the faces of the team during his six and a half years with us,” said sporting director Roland...

Frankfurt: Spanish defender Angeliño has joined Hoffenheim on an one-year loan from RB Leipzig, both Bundesliga clubs said on Monday. “The fact that a player of this level consciously and with full conviction chooses Hoffenheim, is something special and shows what kind of status we have earned in the meantime,” Hoffenheim sporting director Alexander Rosen said in a club’s statement. ...

Cologne (Germany): Borussia Dortmund are on the verge of signing Cologne striker Anthony Modeste as cover for Sebastien Haller, who is expected to be sidelined for several months after a removed tumour turned out to be malignant. Haller was a headline signing from Ajax in summer but was diagnosed late last month before playing a competitive game for his new club. (dpa)

LondoncTypeface:> Serena Williams won her first singles match since last year’s French Open with a first-round victory over world number 57 Nuria Parrizas Diaz in Toronto. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, whose long-awaited return from injury this year ended in an early exit at Wimbledon, won 6-3, 6-4 in just under two hours at the National Bank Open. It was the first time Williams, in only her...

ANIBirminghamIndia’s campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2022 officially came to an end, with 61 medals on the last day of the prestigious multi-sport event.While the figure is five short of last edition’s tally of 66, the Indian contingent can certainly be pleased with the number, given that shooting was not a part of this edition at Birmingham. India had a fruitful campaign at Birmingham...