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The Will Jacks promise that started on school battlefields trip and led to T20 World Cup glory

The Will Jacks promise that started on school battlefields trip and led to T20 World Cup glory

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Long before holding his nerve and winning matches for England at the T20 world cup, Will Jacks was walking across the First World War battlefields in France when he heard the voice of his history teacher behind him. “Oh, you haven’t bowled at me yet, sir,” Jacks said, turning around. “I’ll hit you for six.” Matt Barham laughed. The boy was 13, maybe 14. A left-arm spinner himself, Barham had bowled at most of the St George’s School boys over the years. Most he could keep quiet. But Jacks had already scored a double century in the under-14s off 80 or 90 balls. Everyone on that trip knew how good Jacks was. “And to be fair to him, he did regularly hit me for six,” Barham says now to The Indian Express. “Most schoolboys I could bowl quite well at, but he hit me for huge sixes. At school, if you hit straight down the ground, you reach the hockey astroturf, which is a massive hit. He managed to hit me onto the astroturf quite …

Sania Mirza on teaching her son how to tackle defeat: ‘I have to tone it down and tell him, ‘It’s okay if you lose” | Feelings News

Sania Mirza on teaching her son how to tackle defeat: ‘I have to tone it down and tell him, ‘It’s okay if you lose” | Feelings News

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Sania Mirza doesn’t do easy wins, even if it’s against her son! In conversation with football legend Sunil Chhetri on her podcast Serving It Up With Sania, the tennis ace revealed how she is extremely competitive with her child when playing sports. “I don’t let him win,” she shared, adding: “He legit beats me at football because he is that good. I have two left feet, if that’s possible as a tennis player, But I do.” Mirza further mentioned that she plays a variety of sports with her son, from padel to tennis, and praised his hand-eye coordination. In fact, she also pointed out that her kid is so smart, he likes to team up with her in order to win. When Chhetri asked if he gets angry when Mirza beats him at a game, she replied, “Very. He gets very upset. I have to tone it down and tell him, ‘It’s okay if you lose’.” Learning to handle loss is a crucial part of a child’s emotional development, and a psychologist weighed in on …

Ludhiana: Harleen, Vani shine at GCG’s annual sports meet  

Ludhiana: Harleen, Vani shine at GCG’s annual sports meet  

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The 82nd annual athletic meet of Government College for Girls (GCG), Ludhiana, concluded on Saturday with Harleen Kaur being adjudged the best athlete while Vani Puri being honoured as the best player of the meet. Students celebrate after receiving the best parade trophy at the Government College for Girls in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Manish/HT) The chief guest, Deepak Chopra, principal of Government College (East), Ludhiana, encouraged the students to embrace sportsmanship highlighting the importance of discipline, hard work and perseverance in life. GCG principal Suman Lata expressed her gratitude to the guests and praised the students for their dedication towards sports. Sharanjit Kaur Parmar, principal of Government College, Raikot, was the guest of honour. Nivedita Sharma, head of the physical education department, highlighted the achievements of GCG’s athletes at the international, national, state, regional, inter-college and inter-university levels. Principal Parminder Gill and Gurpreet Kaur, sports coaches Gursharan Singh, Balbir Singh, Surjeet Kaur, Jaspal Singh and Anita Malhotra, along with members of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) were present at the event. In the 3,000m race, Raveena …

Sportsmanship at National Games. July helps injured Annu off mat

Sportsmanship at National Games. July helps injured Annu off mat

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The ongoing National Games has given the fans and followers plenty of excitement and drama, with athletes across various sporting disciplines giving it their all. Wednesday, however, provided a heartwarming moment of sportsmanship. On day 15, the Wrestling event were underway and as expected the competition was fierce but a moment of warmth that caught everyone’s attention. Annu beaten by July In the women’s 53kg first round, Annu of Bihar was up against July of Uttar Pradesh, and the match in itself had no big drama, with July winning 10-0. The bout was over very soon, with July imposing four consecutive back rolls on Annu, giving her the 10 points needed to win by technical superiority. But during the commotion, Annu seemed to have injured herself and was struggling to find her feet. July, having seen this, helped her opponent by carrying her off the mat and into the players’ area where she received further treatment. In doing so, not only did July showcase her wrestling prowess but she also displayed an unwavering quality of …

Sportsmanship headlines India’s victory over the Czech Republic at the Chess Olympiad

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On Thursday, day two of the Chess Olympiad resumed per schedule and the top-seeded Indian Women posted a 3.5-0.5 victory over the Czech Republic. While the outcome wasn’t a surprise owing to the superiority of the Indian women, the victory would not have been possible had it not been for an extraordinary piece of sportsmanship by the Czech team. As it turns out, the Indian Women arrived late at the venue for the second round match against the Czech Republic owing to delayed bus commute to the venue in Budapest, Hungary. With the Czech team at the board per the designated time, they were well within their right to start the clock and use it to their advantage with the Indian team not having turned up. But they declined to do and instead insisted on waiting for the Indian women to arrive. In a video posted by Chessbaseindia, the Indian women are seen arriving late to the venue and the arbiter walks up to Tania Sachdev asking for Vantika Agarwal. Due to conveyance issues, the …

WATCH: Kuldeep Yadav and Ravi Ashwin’s heartmelting camaraderie, a juggle between who takes the match ball home | Cricket News

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After a morning where dark clouds hovered over Dharamsala’s HPCA Stadium, and England won the toss and opted to bat first, it was Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin who gave India a way back into the fifth Test. Following a 64-run stand between the English openers, and a punchy 79 from Zak Crawley, Ashwin and Kuldeep split nine wickets between each other as the hosts bundled the visitors for 218. While Ashwin – playing his 100th Test – snapped four wickets to overtake Tom Hartley as the leading wicket taker in the series (21), Kuldeep one upped him with a fifer, his first in the series. It was after England were bowled out that the two shared a heartwarming moment on their way back to the dressing room. To mark his 4-fer on a 100th Test appearance, Kuldeep threw the ball to Ashwin – to take back to the dressing room as souvenir, as is custom for the best bowler – but the offie returned it back to India’s pick of the bowlers from the …

Display Of Sportsmanship After Bizarre Run Out In ILT20 Goes Viral – Watch

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Desert Vipers captain Colin Munro won hearts for his incredible gesture towards his New Zealand teamate Martin Guptill. Munro showed great sportsmanship by withdrawing a run out appeal against Guptill during an International T20 league match between the Desert Vipers and Sharjah Warriors. On the first ball of the 12th over, England batter Joe Denly smashed Shadab Khan‘s full-length delivery down the ground. However, his attempt hit Guptill instead. The ball hit Guptill on his gloves and deflected towards Shadab, who took out the bails with the non-striker out of his crease. While Shadab made a half-hearted shout for a run-out, even though Guptill was out of his crease, Guptill decided to withdraw the appeal.  Being a good sport goes above being good at the sport. Hats off to the @TheDesertVipers skipper for playing a fair game#DPWorldILT20 #AllInForCricket #DVvSW pic.twitter.com/IotodgnKs7 — International League T20 (@ILT20Official) January 28, 2024 Captain Tom-Kohler Cadmore, through an aggressive 68 off 34 balls studded with eight sixes and two boundaries, guided the Sharjah Warriors to a …

Virat Kohli’s Strong Reaction As Rohit Sharma, Mohammad Nabi Argue Over ‘Sportsmanship’. Watch

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India captain Rohit Sharma was involved in an intense chat with Afghanistan veteran Mohammad Nabi during the first Super Over of the 3rd T20I in Bengaluru on Wednesday. A throw from India wicket-keeper Sanju Samson hit Nabi’s pad from behind and resulted in a big deflection, with Afghanistan deciding to make the most of the opportunity by running two extra runs. Rohit, fuming at the ‘unsportsmanlike’ decision, argued with both Nabi and the umpire about the unfair advantage that the visiting team got. But, the runs continued to be counted.  Nabi, on his part, seemed to have put forth the point that he didn’t deliberately come in the line of the throw, and hence, he had the right to make the opportunity count.  Here’s the video: pic.twitter.com/GoR7Y0f1KI — Nihari Korma (@NihariVsKorma) January 18, 2024 Even Virat Kohli, who stopped the ball after the deflection, pointed at legs, signalling that Nabi shouldn’t have taken the additional double as the ball had hit him. Former India cricketer, Aakash Chopra suggested that the Men …