Kumar Rupesh

Afghanistan are heading into this Test match against New Zealand without their star players like Rahamnullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad who have made a name for themselves with match-winning performances in white-ball cricket.

The pair of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson won the men's doubles title whereas Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jeļena "Aļona" Ostapenko clinched the women's doubles title. Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori secured the mixed-doubles title.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Medal Tally: India's campaign at the global event began with a gold medal in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 and came to a halt with Navdeep's gold in the men's javelin throw F41 category.

During the closing ceremony, the chief organiser Tony Estanguet said, "This summer, France had a date with history, and the country showed up." Estangued supervised the entire ordeal during the ceremony.

India played like a defending champion and scored as many as three goals to deflate China's hopes of challenging them in the contest. Abhishek looked at his attacking best and also scored the final goal of the match.

Andy Roddick was the last male player to win a major from the United States of America (USA). Roddick had won the US Open in 2003 and it was also his only Grand Slam title. If Taylor Fritz goes on to beat Jannik Sinner then it will be his first Grand Slam title.

Rishabh Pant played an impactful knock in the second innings of the ongoing Duleep Trophy match between India A and India B. Pant scored 61 off just 47 balls with the help of nine fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 129.78.

Shakib Al Hasan has not returned to Bangladesh since the beginning of the civil unrest and the student-led protests which forced Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. He was a part of the Bangladesh team that won the Test series against Pakistan.

India enjoyed its best-ever outing in the history of the Paralympics in Paris. Pooja Ojha is the only Indian who will be in action at the Games on September 8, Sunday in the Women's Kayak Singles 200m KL1 semifinals.

Dhruv Jurel had a horrid outing with the bat in hand while playing for India A against India B in the first round of the Duleep Trophy. Jurel was pinned in front of his stumps in the first innings at a score of two and bagged a duck in the second innings.

The Indian men's hockey team has won the Asian Champions Trophy a total of four times and is the most successful team in the history of the prestigious tournament. Pakistan have won the tournament thrice.

India TV Sports Wrap on September 8: From all the tennis action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on September 8.

Abrar Ahmed made his Test debut for Pakistan against England in Multan on December 9, 2022. He had a decent debut as he claimed 11 wickets while conceding 234 runs.

Avani shattered the previous Paralympics record to create a new feat at the Paris Paralympics to successfully defend her gold medal in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 final event.

Virat Kohli is senior to Babar Azam. Virat played and led India at the ICC Men's U19 World Cup 2008 in Malaysia whereas Babar represented Pakistan at the 2010 and the 2012 U19 Men's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and Australia respectively.

India TV Sports Wrap on September 7: From all the tennis action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on September 7.

Though the Italian registered his win in straight sets, the match turned out to be a high-voltage encounter and Jack Draper kept pushing Sinner to his limits. Sinner will now face the winner of the second semifinal between Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz.