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The following are the top/expected stories at 2100 hours: EXPECTED STORIES: *Report of IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in Sharjah.

*Report of Wrestling world championships.

STORIES ON THE WIRE: SPO-HOCK-IND-2NDLD CWG Hockey India withdraws from 2022 Birmingham CWG; cites COVID concerns, discriminatory quarantine rules (Eds: Adds more inputs) New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) India on Tuesday pulled out of next year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games' hockey competition, citing COVID-19 concerns and UK's discriminatory quarantine rules for travellers from the country, a day after England's withdrawal from the junior men's World Cup in Bhubaneswar over similar reasons.

SPO-CRI-CURRAN-LD WC Sam Curran ruled out of T20 World Cup after suffering back injury during IPL game (Eds: Adds Sam Curran's quotes) London, Oct 5 (PTI) All-rounder Sam Curran has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup with a lower back injury, which he sustained during an Indian Premier League game for Chennai Super Kings, the England & Wales Cricket Board said on Tuesday.

SPO-CRI-IPL-RCB-SRH-PREVIEW Play-off berth secured, RCB eye SRH scalp to remain in top-2 fray Abu Dhabi, Oct 5 (PTI) Assured of a play-off berth, Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to inch closer to a top two finish in the league stage when they play Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here on Wednesday.

SPO-CRI-IPL-ASHWIN-MORGAN Definitely not a personal battle, everybody is different: Ashwin on Morgan Dubai, Oct 5 (PTI) Senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has sought to end the controversy surrounding his on-field showdown with England skipper Eoin Morgan over an extra run during an IPL match, saying it was not a personal battle but a difference of opinion on how the game should be played.

SPO-CRI-AKMAL Umar Akmal leaves Pakistan to play league cricket in California Karachi, Oct 5 (PTI) Controversial Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal has left the country to play league cricket in the United States.

SPO-CRI-IPL-TEAMS-WADIA Rs 2000 crore a conservative number, I see new IPL teams going for Rs 3000-4000 crore: Ness Wadia By Bharat Sharma New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia feels Rs 2000 crore base price for two new IPL teams is a conservative number which should go up by 50 to 100 per cent during bidding.

SPO-CRI-GAVSAKAR Hardik not bowling is a big blow for MI and also India: Gavaskar Dubai, Oct 5 (PTI) The legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels that swashbuckling all-rounder Hardik Pandya not bowling in the ongoing IPL is a ''big blow'' for not just Mumbai Indians but also the T20 World Cup-bound Indian team.

SPO-SHOOT-IND Shooter Aishwary Tomar smashes world record on way to gold in Junior World C'ship Lima, Oct 5 (PTI) Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships here.

SPO-BOX-IND-NATIONALS Boxing: Tokyo Olympics star Lovlina Borgohain gets direct entry in Indian team for World C'ship New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) has been handed direct qualification for the upcoming women's world boxing championships by the Indian federation, which has decided that the remaining squad will be made up of gold-winners from the upcoming nationals.

SPO-SHOOT-NAAMYA From uncle Sanjeev Rajput to sister Khushi, shooting runs in teen world champ Naamya's family By Abhishek Hore New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) It runs in the family for 14-year-old Indian shooting sensation Naamya Kapoor, who surprised almost everyone, except for her near and dear ones, by winning gold in the junior world championships in Peru.

SPO-CRI-IPL-ASHWIN-HETMYER Hetmyer's efforts being recognised in dressing room: Ashwin Dubai, Oct 5 (PTI) Delhi Capitals senior off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lavished praise on Shimron Hetmyer, saying that the swash-buckling West Indian has done well for the team this year and his efforts are recognised in the dressing room.

SPO-CRI-WOM-KARIM Women's IPL will happen at some point but having stronger domestic structure more important: Karim By Bharat Sharma New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) While clamour for a women's IPL gets louder, former women's cricket head at BCCI, Saba Karim, feels it is more important to have a stronger domestic structure including the resumption of multi-day red ball cricket.

SPO-CRI-WOM-LD RAMAN Mandhana is good candidate for India captaincy after World Cup: WV Raman (Eds: Adds more quotes) New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Flamboyant opener Smriti Mandhana should be handed over India captaincy after the upcoming Women's World Cup, regardless of the result in the mega event, the team's former coach WV Raman said on Tuesday.

SPO-CRI-T20-WC-LATIF India and England look most balanced for T20 World Cup: Rashid Latif Karachi, Oct 5 (PTI) Pakistan's former Test captain Rashid Latif believes India and England seem like the most balanced teams heading into the T20 World Cup this month.

SPO-KABADDI-PKL PKL season 8 to start on December 22 Mumbai, Oct 5 (PTI) The season eight of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will begin on December 22 in Bengaluru and will be held sans spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SPO-HOCK-CAMP-REID National hockey camp resumes, focus on future engagements Bengaluru, Oct 5 (PTI) Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid says the focus of the ongoing national camp will be on setting future priorities after the historic bronze medal-winning show at the Tokyo Olympics.

SPO-CRI-IPL-DC-PATEL Playing against Dhoni was ''fanboy'' moment for young DC batsman Ripal Patel Dubai, Oct 5 (PTI) An IPL debut against his idol Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a ''fanboy'' moment for young Delhi Capitals batsman Ripal Patel, who said the talismanic Chennai Super Kings skipper inspired him to pursue cricket.

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