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Losing the toss was one of the only two things which probably didn't go right for the Aussies. The other was losing 3 wickets with 76 runs on the board

WTC final 2023, IND vs AUS: Steve Smith & Travis Head tame India on Day 1

Travis Head smashed 146 not out and Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 95, as a stand of 251 between the two helped Australia end Day 1 at 327/3 vs Team India in the WTC final 2023

Here is how the day unfolded

Losing the toss was one of the only two things which probably didn't go right for the Aussies. The other was losing 3 wickets with 76 runs on the board

The opening day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final may have begun on a great note for India but Australia made sure they ended Day 1 in command.
Losing the toss was one of the only two things which probably didn't go right for the Aussies. The other was losing 3 wickets with 76 runs on the board.
It was all Australia from there on. Travis Head tamed Team India with a counter-attacking 146 not out to put his side back on track. He became the third cricketer to hit a ton in the WTC final.
Steve Smith proved to be a willing ally as he too scored an unbeaten 95. A stand of 251 between the two helped Australia end Day 1 at 327/3.
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The 17-year-old wrestler's father also clarified that they changed their statement without any greed, pressure, or fear

Wrestlers' protest | 'Charges against BrijBhushan Singh made in anger,' -minor wrestlers' father: reports

In a  chat with News18 and India Today, the father of the minor wrestler said that they had levelled allegations of sexual assault against BrijBhushan Sharan Singh in a state of anger after WFI discriminated against his daughter.

Here is his full statement

The 17-year-old wrestler's father also clarified that they changed their statement without any greed, pressure, or fear

Father of the minor wrestler, who accused former Wrestling Federation of India chief BrijBhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment, made a contrasting statement on Wednesday.
In a&nbsp; chat with News18 and India Today, the father of a 17-year-old wrestler said that they had levelled allegations of sexual assault in a state of anger after WFI discriminated against his daughter.
'We have changed my statement under Section 164 before a magistrate on June 5. I was alone in this fight as nobody helped me at that time, except the wrestlers&rsquo; fraternity. My family has been living in trauma since the matter was reported. On June 5, we clarified in the Supreme Court that there was no sexual assault by the WFI chief. But, there are allegations of discrimination against WFI,' he added.
Her father also clarified that they changed their statement without any greed, pressure, or fear. 'It is absolutely correct that my daughter is a minor. We have not withdrawn the case, just changed the statement,' he concluded.
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Messi's agreement to join Miami comes as the Argentina national team plans to build a training facility in South Florida

Lionel Messi likely to join Inter Miami: Reports

Lionel Messi is not going to Saudi Arabia nor is he heading back to Barcelona. According to reports in BBC, the Argentine is likely to join Major League Soccer.

Here is what we know

Messi's agreement to join Miami comes as the Argentina national team plans to build a training facility in South Florida

According to BBC, Lionel Messi has made up his mind and is likely to join the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
The Argentina great, fresh off winning the World Cup in December, became essentially a free agent after bidding adieu to Paris Saint-Germain.
The possibility of Messi moving to the Saudi Pro League was also on the cards but the Argentine rejected it as reportedly Messi and his wife didn't want their kids to live in Saudi Arabia.
A possible return to Barcelona also did the rounds but that too didn't progress.
The murmurs of Messi moving to MLS are quickly becoming a reality and if it happens, it will be a major boost for American soccer, which has attracted superstars like Pele, Beckham and Thierry Henry over the years.

Govt is ready to accept wrestlers' demand but action against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh will be only after the chargesheet

Wrestlers' protest: Govt sets June 15 deadline for chargesheet against Brijbhushan Singh

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has ensured the protesting wrestlers that a chargesheet will be filed against BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh by June 15. 

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<h2>Govt is ready to accept wrestlers' demand but action against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh will be only after the chargesheet</h2>

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has ensured the protesting wrestlers that a chargesheet will be filed against BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh by June 15. The government asked them to not hold any protest rallies till police completes its probe into sexual harassment allegations against Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by June 15.
The wrestlers, after a nearly five-hour meeting with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, said the government has also assured them that the police will withdraw the FIRs filed against them.
The wrestlers were booked for violation of law and order on May 28 when they marched towards the new Parliament building without permission to hold 'Mahila Samman Mahapachayat'.
The meeting was attended by Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, her husband Satyawart Kadiyan and Jitender Kinha.
"We were told that police investigation will be complete by June 15. Till then, we have been asked to wait and suspend the protest," Sakshi Malik told reporters after the meeting.
"The Delhi police will also withdraw the FIRs filed against the wrestlers lodged on May 28," she added.
Both Malik and Punia asserted that their agitation was not yet over and they have suspended their protest only till June 15 as requested by the government.
Later addressing a press conference, Thakur said the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections be held by June 30.
The crucial meeting was called by Thakur to break the deadlock.

Labuschagne's wicket helped India bounce back in the contest as the Aussie batter was well settled on a 62-ball 26

Watch! Mohammed Shami cleans up Marnus Labuschagne in WTC final Day 1

During the second session on Day 1 of WTC final between India and Australia, Mohammed Shami bowled the number 1 batter in Test cricket, Marnus Labuschagne with a peach of a delivery.

Watch it here

Labuschagne's wicket helped India bounce back in the contest as the Aussie batter was well settled on a 62-ball 26

An in-swinging delivery, cleaning up the batter through his bat and pad, is a dream ball for any pacer and Mohammed Shami gave Marnus Labuschagne a first-hand experience of it.
During the second session on Day 1 of WTC final between India and Australia, Shami bowled the number 1 batter in Test cricket with a peach of a delivery.
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It helped India bounce back in the contest as Labuschagne was well settled on a 62-ball 26. The wicket reduced Australia to 76/3 at the Oval.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first on a wicket that had some juice for the pacers.&nbsp;
Mohammed Siraj removed Usman Khawaja for a duck but David Warner and Labuschaagne fought back with a 69-run stand.
It was Shardul Thakur who proved to be the partnership breaker and removed a dangerous-looking Warner for 43 as Australia went into lunch at 73/2.
TEAM INDIA PLAYING XI FOR WTC FINAL 2023
RG Sharma*, Shubman Gill, CA Pujara, V Kohli, AM Rahane, KS Bharat&dagger;, RA Jadeja, SN Thakur, UT Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
AUSTRALIA PLAYING XI FOR WTC FINAL 2023
DA Warner, UT Khawaja, M Labuschagne, SPD Smith, TM Head, C Green, AT Carey&dagger;, MA Starc, PJ Cummins*, NM Lyon, SM Boland

As per reports, Amit Shah & the protesting wrestlers discussed the status of the investigation against Singh.

Wrestlers Protest: Government is willing to have discussion- Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said that the government is willing to have discussions with the protesting wrestlers again...

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As per reports, Amit Shah &amp; the protesting wrestlers discussed the status of the investigation against Singh.

Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said that the government is willing to have discussions with the wrestlers who are protesting against Bhartiya Janta Party MP and former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.&nbsp;
The Sports minister took to Twitter to inform about the decision past midnight. In his Teeet, Thakur wrote, 'The government is willing to have a discussion with the wrestlers on their issues. I have once again invited the wrestlers for the same'
The Tweet came four days after the wrestlers' meeting with Amit Shah where as per reports they discussed the status of the investigation against Singh.
The top wrestlers have levelled the allegation of sexual harassment and misconduct against the 6-time MP.

Vinesh Phogat, a prominent face of the protest, is not attending the meeting as she is in her village Balali in Haryana to attend a pre-scheduled 'panchayat'.

Wrestlers Protest: Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik meet sports minister Anurag Thakur

To break the deadlock between the protesting wrestlers and the government, a crucial meeting between the top wrestlers and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur began at the minister's residence.

Vinesh Phogat, a prominent face of the protest, is not attending the meeting as she is in her village Balali in Haryana to attend a pre-scheduled 'panchayat'.

A crucial meeting between the top wrestlers, led by Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia, and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur began at his residence on Wednesday morning as the government continued its effort to strike a deal with the protesting grapplers, who are demanding the arrest of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The meeting was called upon by Thakur to break the deadlock as the wrestlers have been adamant that they will continue their agitation till Singh, who they have accused of sexual harassment, is arrested.
Vinesh Phogat, a prominent face of the protest, is not attending the meeting as she is in her village Balali in Haryana to attend a pre-scheduled 'panchayat'.
Punia, Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and her wrestler husband Satyawart Kadiyan, arrived at the minister's house for the meeting.
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait, who has been supporting the wrestlers in their protest, is not part of the meeting.
The wrestlers resumed their protest against Singh and the national federation on April 23 at Jantar Mantar.
They were removed from the protest site on May 28 when the police detained them for violation of law and order after they began their march to the new Parliament building without permission.
It is the second round of meeting between the government and protesting wrestlers in a space of five days. The wrestlers had met Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday night and apprised him of their demands.
While the government is willing to accept most of their demands, the arrest of Singh, who is also a BJP MP, remains the bone of contention.
The wrestlers had also resumed their duties with the Northern Railways, last week. Sakshi Malik and Punia are attached with Railways as OSD.
"The wrestlers look positive in their approach. We are hoping for a resolution today. The idea is that the sport should not suffer," said a sports ministry official ahead of the meeting.

Both Rohit and Virat have now represented India in 6 ICC finals, which is the joint second-most for the subcontinental giants

WTC final 2023, IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli break MS Dhoni's unique record

As Team India took the field in WTC final vs Australia, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli broke MS Dhoni's record of playing the most ICC finals for India.

Here is who tops the list

Both Rohit and Virat have now represented India in 6 ICC finals, which is the joint second-most for the subcontinental giants

MS Dhoni may be the only captain to have won all ICC trophies up for grabs back when he was playing international cricket but Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli went mast MSD in a special ICC record.
As Team India took the field in WTC final vs Australia, the current and former India skippers broke Dhoni's record of playing the most ICC finals for India.
Both Rohit and Virat have now represented India in 6 ICC finals, which is the joint second-most for the subcontinental giants.
Yuvraj Singh still tops the charts and has played 7 ICC finals for India.
Rohit has played the finals of 2007 T20 World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy, 2014 T20 World Cup, 2017 Champions Trophy, 2021 WTC and 2023 WTC. Similarly, Kohli has played 2011 World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy, 2014 T20 World Cup, 2017 Champions Trophy 2021 WTC and 2023 WTC.
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The wrestlers who have levelled allegations of sexual harassment against the BJP MP have made 5 major demands.

Wrestlers' protest | Grapplers meet Anurag Thakur - Make 5 major demands

Union Sports minister Anurag Thakur invited protesting grapplers to his residence to resume talks and the wrestlers made 5 major demands.

Let's take a look at them

The wrestlers who have levelled allegations of sexual harassment against the BJP MP have made 5 major demands.

Union Sports minister Anurag Thakur invited protesting grapplers to his residence to resume talks with the top wrestlers who are demonstrating against former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers who have levelled allegations of sexual harassment against the BJP MP have made 5 major demands. Let's take a look at them-- 1- Wrestlers have reiterated their demand of arresting Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh against whom FIRs have been lodged by Delhi Police.&nbsp;&nbsp; 2- The Wrestlers who were detained on the day of the new parliament's inauguration for allegedly violating law and order want the FIRs against them to be revoked. 3- The Wrestlers have demanded that a woman should take over the position of the WFI chief
4- The protesting wrestlers have also demanded that neither Brij Bhushan nor any of his family members should be a part of WFI.
5- The grapplers have demanded free and fair elections of the wrestling body whose leadership has been accused of mismanagement and corruption&nbsp;

Moeen Ali had retired from Test cricket after the series vs India in September 2021 and has not played a first-class match since then

Ashes 2023: Moeen Ali comes out of retirement, added to England's Test squad

ECB asked Moeen Ali to reverse his retirement decision and the all-rounder agreed. He has now been added to England's Ashes squad for the first 2 Tests.

Here is why he came out of retirement

Moeen Ali had retired from Test cricket after the series vs India in September 2021 and has not played a first-class match since then

The murmurs of Moeen Ali considering a return to Test cricket were true.
The all-rounder came out of retirement and was added to England's Test squad for the Ashes series vs Australia.
After off-spinner Jack Leach was ruled out of the Ashes due to a lower-back stress fracture, the England and Wales Cricket Board had asked Moeen Ali to consider reversing his retirement decision.
The 35-year-old agreed and was added to England's squad for the first two Ashes Tests at Edgbaston and Lord's.
Moeen Ali had retired from Test cricket after the series vs India in September 2021 and has not played a first-class match since then.
England Ashes squad for first two Tests
Ben Stokes (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

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In the absence of Shreyas, Suryakumar Yadav failed miserably as he got dismissed with three consecutive golden ducks against Australia, thus failing to grab the vacant number 4 spot in batting order

'We are in the same boat again' - Zaheer Khan on number 4 conundrum ahead of ODI World Cup

India's former pacer Zaheer Khan cautioned the Rohit Sharma-led side ahead of ODI World Cup later in the year, stating the team is in the same boat as in the 2019 ODI World Cup. 

In the absence of Shreyas, Suryakumar Yadav failed miserably as he got dismissed with three consecutive golden ducks against Australia, thus failing to grab the vacant number 4 spot in batting order

India's former pacer Zaheer Khan cautioned the Rohit Sharma-led side ahead of ODI World Cup later in the year, stating the team is in the same boat as in the 2019 ODI World Cup.&nbsp;
Leading to the mega event four years ago, India were struggling to find a permanent batter at the number 4 position.&nbsp;
In a conversation with Cricbuzz, Zaheer said the management is in the same boat as in 2019, they have to figure out the number 4 option again.&nbsp;
He also stated that the management has to look beyond Shreyas Iyer, India's designated number 4, given he has been nursing his injuries and is expected to be on a long break.&nbsp;
In the absence of Shreyas, Suryakumar Yadav failed miserably as he got dismissed with three consecutive golden ducks against Australia.
Also read: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/cricket/surya-will-rise-again-yuvraj-singh-bats-for-misfiring-suryakumar-yadav-1679726464149">'Surya will rise again' - Yuvraj Singh bats for misfiring Suryakumar Yadav</a>

Camp Nou in a statement said that they were informed about the decision by the Argentine great's father Jorge Messi and his agent.

Lionel Messi Inter Miami transfer: Barcelona wishes good luck

Here's how La Liga side Barcelona reacted to the development of Lionel Messi joining Inter Miami after turning down their proposal of returning to Camp Nou

Camp Nou in a statement said that they were informed about the decision by the Argentine great's father Jorge Messi and his agent.

La Liga side Barcelona who wanted Lionel Messi to return have wished good luck to the 35-year-old on his decision of joining Major League Soccer's Inter Miami. Camp Nou in a statement said that they were informed about the decision by the Argentine great's father Jorge Messi and his agent. While the contract has not been signed yet, Messi told a Spanish news outlet that he is considering joining Inter Miami over returning to Barcelona.&nbsp; The Spanish side who parted ways with Messi in 2021 said that President Joan Laporte understood and respected Messi's decision to want to compete in a league with fewer demands, further away from the spotlight and the pressure he has been subjected to in recent years.&nbsp; Messi in his interview had accepted that if Barcelona did not work out he would leave Europe and would then work on shifting his focus towards his family. Inter Miami is partially owned by former footballer David Beckham and is currently languishing at the bottom of the MLS table.&nbsp;

Looking at the conditions in the morning we thought an additional seamer would be beneficial-- Bowling Coach

Not picking R Ashwin was purely based on conditions: Paras Mhambrey 

Looking at the conditions in the morning we thought an additional seamer would be beneficial-- Bowling Coach

India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said the tough decision to leave out the world's number one ranked bowler Ravichandran Ashwin from the World Test Championship final was based purely on conditions.
Conditions have been cold and overcast at The Oval, especially in the morning, over the past three days but day one saw bright sunshine in the afternoon and evening session.
"It is always a very difficult decision to drop a champion bowler like him. Looking at the conditions in the morning we thought an additional seamer would be beneficial.
"It has also worked in the past for us. Seamers have done well out here for us. You can always look back and say that additional spinner would have been beneficial but we took the call looking at the conditions," said Mhambrey, after Australia reached 327 for three on day one after being put in to bat.
Asked what kind of communications take place with the player who is not included in the eleven, he said: "When team discussion happens, we talk about composition over a period of days. We trained here for three four days before the game and seeing the wicket, conversations happen with players.
"The players also understand that (the importance of team combination)." The bowling coach said India can surely bounce back in the game.
"The second new ball did a bit. The morning session will be important. The wicket played better than our expectations in the last two sessions today,&rdquo; he said. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar slammed the Team's decision to drop Ashwin out of the Playing XI. While Gavaskar said, 'You are playing WTC final and you don't play the no. 1 test bowler, this decision is beyond my understanding. He added that Ashwin has traditionally performed well against Aussies and it is shocking taht there is no off spinner against this side.&nbsp; &nbsp;
Mahmbrey further informed that Umesh Yadav who bowled only 14 overs in the day had no fitness issues. He also felt bowlers could have done better.
"We could have been more disciplined. After 12-13 overs, we lacked discipline. I felt we conceded more runs that we would have preferred," Mhambrey said adding that they could have employed the short ball tactics earlier than they did.&nbsp;

Virat Kohli: The consistency and impact with which he scores runs, I haven't seen any Test player doing that in the last 10 years

Steve Smith is best Test batter of this generation: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli: The consistency and impact with which he scores runs, I haven't seen any Test player doing that in the last 10 years

Virat Kohli has rated Australian Steve Smith as the best Test batter of this generation, considering his consistency and "unbelievable" average of scoring runs.
Kohli's comments on Smith would be a huge accolade on the Australian as it came from another batting stalwart of the current generation.
"According to me, Steve Smith is the best Test player of this generation. He has displayed that, his adaptability is absolutely brilliant. You take any cricketer of this generation," Kohli said ahead of the ongoing World Test Championship final between India and Australia.
"Everybody knows his record, in 85-90 Tests, he has an average of 60 which is quite unbelievable. The consistency and impact with which he scores runs, I haven't seen any Test player doing that in last 10 years. It is credit to his skill and temperament," Kohli Star Sports.
Coming into the WTC final, the 34-year-old Smith has scored 8792 runs from 96 Tests at an average of 59.80 with 30 hundreds and 37 fifties.
The 34-year-old Kohli, arguably the best all-format batter of this generation, has scored 8416 runs from 108 Tests at an average of 48.93 with the help of 28 hundreds and 28 fifties.&nbsp;

Messi said he really wanted to return and was very excited about the prospect but he said that he was afraid of facing the same problems again.&nbsp;

Here's why Lionel Messi does not want to join Barcelona

'I was very excited about it but...'

Tap to know why Lionel Messi does not want to return to his former La Liga team Bracelona

Messi said he really wanted to return and was very excited about the prospect but he said that he was afraid of facing the same problems again.&nbsp;

Although Argentina's Lionel Messi wants to associate himself with his beloved former team Barcelona in future, he does not want to return for now. The 35-year-old in an interview with a Spanish news outlet accepted that while he really wanted to return and was very excited about the prospect but he said that he was afraid of facing the same problems again.&nbsp;
He told Mundo Deportiva, 'I really wanted to return [to Barcelona], I was very excited to be able to return, but, on the other hand, after having experienced what I experienced when I left, I didn't want to be in the same situation again. I didn't want to leave my future in someone else's hands. The 6-time Ballon d'Or champion who has recently left Paris Saint Germain after the completion of his 2-year contract also noted that while he had heard La Liga had accepted everything, he said there were still some other things that need to happen.&nbsp; 'Although I heard that it was said that La Liga had accepted everything and that everything was fine for me to return, there were still many other things that had to happen.' He also told the news outlet that he had heard that to bring him the club will have to reduce players' salaries or sell players, which he said, he did not want.&nbsp; He further added, 'I have already been accused of many things that were not true in my career at Barcelona and I was already a bit tired; I did not want to go through all of that While he acknowledged his sound relation with Xavi he accepted that he spoke very little with President Laporta.&nbsp; 'Actually, I spoke very little with President Laporta, once or twice at most. With Xavi, I do have a lot of communication. With Xavi, we talked about the possibility of me coming back. We were very excited. We kept in communication."
The football ace who has now also snubbed Al Hilal's expensive contract confirmed that he had other offers from Europe, but he didn&rsquo;t evaluate them because of Barcelona.&nbsp;

Messi said that he planned to sign a contract with the MLS team, which is partially owned by David Beckham.

Lionel Messi set to join Inter Miami? 

Argentina star and World Cup-winning footballer Lionel Messi has reportedly confirmed that his next stop after leaving Paris Saint Germain would be Inter Miami. 

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Messi said that he planned to sign a contract with the MLS team, which is partially owned by David Beckham.

Argentina star and World Cup-winning footballer Lionel Messi has reportedly confirmed that his next stop after leaving Paris Saint Germain would be Inter Miami.&nbsp; In an interview with a Spanish news outlet, Messi said that he planned to sign a contract with the MLS team, which is partially owned by David Beckham. However, he further stated that he hasn't closed the deal 100% and that he is missing some things but he has decided to go to the United States.&nbsp; Messi said, 'I made the decision that I am going to go to Miami, but I still haven't closed it 100%. I am missing some things but we decided to continue the path'&nbsp; MLS too acknowledged Messi's decision in a statement and said, 'We look forward to welcoming one of the greatest soccer players of all time to our league', but also informed that no deal had been completed. With this statement, Messi quashed the news of his return to Barcelona. The 35-year-old also snubbed a reportedly$500 million deal which would have made him join Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal

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