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Reading Time: 3 minutes Manchester, Aug 8 (IANS) Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler led England to an extraordinary three-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test between the two sides at Old Trafford on Saturday. Finding themselves at 117/5 while chasing a target of 277, Woakes and Buttler’s ballistic 139-run stand for the seventh wicket brought England right back into the chase.
Read moreReading Time: < 1 minute Tokyo, Aug 8 (IANS) The Tokyo Olympics organising committee said on Saturday that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee becomes the second positive test on consecutive days from Tokyo 2020’s Harumi office in the Japanese capital’s Chuo ward.
Read moreReading Time: 2 minutes Brno (Czech Republic), Aug 8 (IANS) Johann Zarco (Esponsorama Racing) took a shock pole at the Czech Grand Prix after a late crash from Fabio Quartararo on Saturday at Brno. His Petronas Yamaha team mate Franco Morbidelli will start P3, 0.311 seconds behind poll.
Read moreReading Time: 2 minutes Manchester, Aug 8 (IANS) Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes’ counter-attacking partnership for England stopped the Pakistan charge in the second session on Day four as the first Test between the two sides gears up to a dramatic conclusion at Old Trafford. While England need 110 more runs to win, Pakistan need 5 more wickets.
Read moreReading Time: < 1 minute New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Fabled opening pair of batting greats Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag joined hands once again, this time to bless Yuzvendra Chahal after the India leg-spinner announced his engagement with choreographer and YouTube personality Dhanashree Verma.
Read moreReading Time: < 1 minute Silverstone, Aug 8 (IANS) Valterri Bottas beat his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to pole with a sensational final lap while Nico Hulkenberg, who is filling in for Sergio Perez at Racing Point, took a remarkable third place at Silverstone in qualifying ahead of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. It is the first time since the 2016 Austrian GP that Hulkenberg has managed to finish in the top three at the end of qualification.
Read moreReading Time: 2 minutes London, Aug 8 (IANS) Just-relegated English football club AFC Bournemouth on Saturday roped in Jason Tindall as the club’s new manager.
Read moreReading Time: < 1 minute New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar felt that Jasprit Bumrah will find it difficult to sustain himself in all formats of the game due to his unique action. Bumrah averages in the early 20s in all formats of the game and has 68 wickets in Tests alongwith 104 in ODIs and 59 in T20Is.
Read moreReading Time: < 1 minute Turin, Aug 8 (IANS) Juventus on Saturday sacked head coach Maurizio Sarri after he failed to guide the Italian champions to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, losing to Lyon in the last-16 stage.
Read moreReading Time: < 1 minute Silverstone, Aug 8 (IANS) Lewis Hamilton finished P1 in the third free practice ahead of qualifying for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone while his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was 0.163s behind in second place. McLaren’s Lando Norris put his hat at the top of the grid as well, finishing third, +0.581s behind Hamilton.
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