Decision on day-night Test soon: BCCI
new delhi: BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary on Tuesday said a decision on hosting the first ever day-night Test in India will be taken soon. "This question has been popping up every now and then (about playing and hosting day-night Test) and rightly so. A decision will be taken sooner than later but not in the context of this Test match against Afghanistan," said Choudhary. Eight out of the 12 Test playing nations have been part of day-night cricket but not top-ranked India. The first five-day game under lights was played between Australia and New Zealand in 2015.
Indo-Afghan Test from June 14 in Bengaluru
new delhi: India will host Afghanistan's maiden Test match from June 14 to 18 in Bengaluru, a massive fillip to the war-ravaged country's cricketing profile. The decision was taken after officials from the BCCI and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) met here on Tuesday. BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary said Bengaluru emerged as the best-possible venue for the historic match. "Bengaluru because at that time of the year, there will be rains almost everywhere and where it will not be raining, there will be such heat that cricket will be practically impossible during day time. Considering all the factors Bengaluru was the finest choice," said Choudhary.
I was abused by USA gymnastics doctor: Biles
los Angeles: Olympic gymnastics superstar Simone Biles revealed she was sexually abused by disgraced former USA team doctor larry Nassar, who was last month jailed for 60 years on child porn charges. In a statement posted on Twitter, Biles said she had wrestled with her decision to go public with her story since the scandal broke. "Most of you know me as a happy, giggly, and energetic girl," the 20-year-old reigning Olympic all-around champion wrote. "I too am one of the many survivors that was sexually abused by larry Nassar," the 10-time World Championship medallist added. Nassar has been accused of sexually assaulting more than 100 young girls including several US Olympians. Biles's team-mates Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Gabby Douglas are among the members of USA Gymnastics squads who have said they were sexually assaulted by Nassar.
Pooja stuns Olympic champion in PWl
new delhi: latvia's Anastasija Grigorjeva and India's Pooja Dhanda powered Punjab Royals to a scintillating 4-3 victory over Haryana Hammers in the Pro Wrestling league here on Tuesday. Needing a point to close the tie, World championship bronze medalist Grigorjeva delivered, scoring a comfortable 6 -0 victory over Sarita in the 62-kg competition to steer Punjab to their second victory of the league with a bout remaining. A couple of bouts before that, Pooja recorded probably the biggest victory of her career, when she defeated reigning World and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis of USA 7-6 (57 kg) in the fourth bout of the day. It gave Punjab a crucial 3-1 lead in the seven-bout duel.