We will look to strike early on day 2, initial one hour important, sa…

Seasoned India cricket all-rounder Deepti Sharma said the first hour of the second day will be crucial, adding that the visitors will look to strike early and put England under pressure in the one-off women’s Test here.

Invited to bat, India posted 285 in their first innings, courtesy half-centuries from senior batters Smriti Mandhana (83), Harmanpreet Kaur (58) and Deepti (57). The visitors then removed opener Tammy Beaumont before stumps, leaving England at 21 for 1. iwanktv.club

“Initial one hour is really important," Deepti said after the end of the opening day’s play on Friday.

“I think the total is decent. If there were 20-25 more runs, there would have been an extra margin. But the earlier we take wickets tomorrow, the better it will be for us," she added.

England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone claimed three wickets, exploiting variable bounce and turn on the surface and Deepti expects the pitch to continue assisting the bowlers.

“The wicket is turning slightly and sometimes keeping low. The wicket is not the same. We have to be prepared when the ball can bounce and when it can stay low. Tomorrow will be a very important day for us.

“We will focus more on our bowling strength. Like today’s wicket, we were getting a slight turn. But sometimes, the ball was staying low and sometime there was bounce. It will help us tomorrow. But we have to focus on our right areas. We have to continue to bowl back-to-back."

Deepti, who shared a crucial partnership in the lower-middle order, credited the top-order batters for laying the platform.

“It feels good that I was able to do this partnership at a crucial time. All credit goes to our 3-4 batters who gave a good start. Jemi (Jemimah), Hari di (Harmanpreet) and Smriti. They built the inning very well."

California [US], July 11 (ANI): Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia said his team had nothing to be ashamed of despite their FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal defeat against Spain, insisting the players could be proud of their campaign, according to The Athletic.

Speaking after Belgium’s loss, Garcia said the team learned from the defeat and gained valuable experience from their World Cup journey.

“It was really simple — that we could be proud of our World Cup. We learned through defeat. I don’t think we’ve got anything to feel humiliated about," Garcia said after the match, as quoted by The Athletic.

Garcia also pointed to a series of setbacks during the game, including injuries to key players, which disrupted Belgium’s plans against Spain.

“Unfortunately, the stars weren’t aligned. We lost our keeper, our captain. We had to sub out Kevin De Bruyne and that wasn’t part of the game plan. There were too many things. The ducks weren’t in a row," he added, according to The Athletic.

Garcia defended his decision to substitute goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois during clash against Spain, saying the move was made to protect the player from further injury.

Courtois was forced off in the 71st minute of Belgium’s quarter-final clash against Spain after appearing to suffer an injury, with Senne Lammens replacing him between the posts.

Garcia said players competing at the highest level must be fully fit and focused, and that Courtois was not at 100 per cent during the match.

“It’s part and parcel of high-level sport. You need to be 100 per cent focused and able to perform. From the beginning of the World Cup I didn’t want to have players who weren’t 100 per cent, and that was the case for Thibaut," Garcia said after the match, as quoted by The Athletic.

The Belgium coach praised Courtois’ contribution but said his injury forced the team to make a change.

“He was excellent across the board, especially with long balls. We didn’t want his injury to get worse either. That’s why I decided to sub him," he added.

Coming to the match, Fabian Ruiz, handed a surprise start ahead of Pedri, and substitute Mikel Merino scored for Spain, while Charles De Ketelaere found the net for Belgium in a match that also saw goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois forced off with an injury.

Ruiz opened the scoring after Belgian goalkeeper Courtois parried Dani Olmo’s effort into his path. Spain continued to threaten through Lamine Yamal, whose lively display earned him the Player of the Match award.

Belgium equalised just before halftime when Kevin De Bruyne released Timothy Castagne down the right, and the defender’s pinpoint cross was headed home by De Ketelaere, who timed his run perfectly to stay onside.

The goal also ended Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon’s remarkable run of 560 consecutive World Cup minutes without conceding, surpassing the previous tournament record of 517 minutes set by Italy’s Walter Zenga in 1990.

Belgium suffered a major setback in the 71st minute when Courtois was forced off with an apparent injury and replaced by Senne Lammens. The substitute goalkeeper was beaten soon after when he failed to hold Pau Cubarsi’s long-range effort, allowing Merino, who had only recently entered the game, to pounce on the rebound and score the winner.

The victory extended Spain’s unbeaten run to 36 matches since their defeat to Colombia, equalling Argentina’s unbeaten streak between 2019 and 2022 and leaving them just one game short of Italy’s world-record 37-match unbeaten run.

Spain will now face France in a highly anticipated semifinal as they continue their bid for another FIFA World Cup title. (ANI)

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2026ના ફિફા વર્લ્ડ કપમાં ફૂટબોલનો ઉત્સાહ ચરમસીમાએ છે ત્યારે આ વિશ્વવિખ્યાત ખેલાડીઓની અઢળક સંપત્તિ પણ બધાને આશ્ચર્યચકિત કરી રહી છે.આ સ્ટાર ખેલાડીઓ ફક્ત તેમની રમત દ્વારા જ નહીં,પરંતુ મુખ્ય બ્રાન્ડ્સ સાથેના સમર્થન,તેમના વ્યક્તિગત વ્યવસાયો અને નોંધપાત્ર રોકાણો દ્વારા પણ અબજો કમાઈ રહ્યા છે. રમતના મેદાનથી લઈને નાણાકીય બજાર સુધી,આ ખેલાડીઓએ પોતાના સામ્રાજ્ય બનાવ્યા છે.ચાલો જાણીએ કે આ વર્ષના વર્લ્ડ કપમાં ભાગ લેનારા વિશ્વના સૌથી ધનિક ફૂટબોલરોની યાદીમાં કોણ શામેલ છે અને તેમની પાસે કેટલી સંપત્તિ છે.

રોનાલ્ડો અને મેસ્સીની સંપત્તિ તમારા મનને ચકરાવે ચડાવી દેશે.

પોર્ટુગીઝ સ્ટાર ક્રિસ્ટિયાનો રોનાલ્ડો હાલમાં કમાણીની દ્રષ્ટિએ આગળ છે. સાઉદી અરેબિયન ક્લબ અલ નાસર માટે રમે છે, તેની કુલ સંપત્તિ $૧.૨ થી $૧.૪ બિલિયન (₹1ટ્રિલિયનથી વધુ) છે. તેના રમતના પગાર ઉપરાંત, તેનો નાઇકી સાથે આજીવન કરાર છે, જે હોટેલ ચેઇન, જીમ અને રિયલ એસ્ટેટમાં ફેલાયેલું વિશાળ વ્યવસાયિક સામ્રાજ્ય છે.બીજી બાજુ, આર્જેન્ટિનાને વિશ્વ ચેમ્પિયનનો દરજ્જો અપાવનાર લિયોનેલ મેસ્સી પણ પાછળ નથી. ઇન્ટર મિયામી માટે રમતા મેસ્સીની કુલ સંપત્તિ આશરે $850 મિલિયન છે. મેસ્સીની નોંધપાત્ર આવક તેના ક્લબ કરારો, એડિડાસ સાથેની ભાગીદારી અને હોટલ અને રિયલ એસ્ટેટમાં નોંધપાત્ર રોકાણોમાંથી પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.

નેમાર અને એમબાપ્પે અબજોપતિઓમાં સામેલ છે.

બ્રાઝિલિયન ફોરવર્ડ નેમાર પણ તેની પ્રભાવશાળી કમાણી માટે હેડલાઇન્સમાં રહ્યા છે. સાઉદી પ્રો લીગ ક્લબ અલ હિલાલમાં જોડાયા પછી તેની સંપત્તિમાં નોંધપાત્ર વધારો થયો છે. નેમારની કુલ સંપત્તિ હાલમાં $450 થી $500 મિલિયનની વચ્ચે હોવાનો અંદાજ છે. તેની રમતગમત કારકિર્દી ઉપરાંત, તે પુમા, રેડ બુલ અને ગેમિંગ કંપનીઓ પાસેથી નોંધપાત્ર રકમ મેળવે છે.

એમબાપ્પે વિશ્વના સૌથી મોંઘા ખેલાડી

ફ્રાન્સના યુવા સ્ટાર કાયલિયન એમબાપ્પેએ રીઅલ મેડ્રિડમાં જોડાયા પછી વિશ્વના સૌથી મોંઘા ખેલાડીઓમાં પોતાને મજબૂત રીતે સ્થાપિત કરી દીધા છે. વિવિધ અંદાજો અનુસાર, એમબાપ્પેની કુલ સંપત્તિ $250 થી $700 મિલિયનની વચ્ચે હોવાનો અંદાજ છે. તેણે આ સંપત્તિ તેના મોટા ક્લબ પગાર, બોનસ પર હસ્તાક્ષર અને નાઇકી અને હુબ્લોટ જેવી પ્રખ્યાત કંપનીઓ સાથેના સમર્થન દ્વારા મેળવી છે.

આ સ્ટાર ફૂટબોલરો પાસે પણ અઢળક સંપત્તિ

ઇજિપ્તના મોહમ્મદ સલાહ અને ઇંગ્લેન્ડના હેરી કેન પણ આ યાદીમાં અગ્રણી સ્થાન ધરાવે છે. લિવરપૂલના સ્ટાર મોહમ્મદ સલાહની કુલ સંપત્તિ આશરે $140 મિલિયન હોવાનો અંદાજ છે, જે તેમને આફ્રિકાના સૌથી ધનિક ફૂટબોલરોમાંના એક બનાવે છે. બેયર્ન મ્યુનિકના હેરી કેન પાસે પણ લગભગ $140 મિલિયનની કુલ સંપત્તિ છે. માન્ચેસ્ટર સિટીના કેવિન ડી બ્રુયને કુલ સંપત્તિ $130 મિલિયન છે, અને તે જ ક્લબના યુવા સેન્સેશન, એર્લિંગ હાલેન્ડની કુલ સંપત્તિ લગભગ $100 મિલિયન છે.

રીઅલ મેડ્રિડની $80 મિલિયન

આ ઉપરાંત, લોસ એન્જલસ એફસીના સન હ્યુંગ-મીન પાસે કુલ સંપત્તિ $100 મિલિયન છે અને તે એશિયાના સૌથી મોટા રમતગમતના ચિહ્નોમાંનો એક છે. અલ નાસરના સાદિયો માને પણ કુલ સંપત્તિ $100 મિલિયન છે. રીઅલ મેડ્રિડના ઉભરતા સ્ટાર વિનિસિયસ જુનિયર $80 મિલિયન છે, અને ક્લબના અનુભવી મિડફિલ્ડર લુકા મોડ્રિક, $75 મિલિયનની કુલ સંપત્તિ સાથે, વિશ્વના સૌથી ધનિક ખેલાડીઓની આ વિશિષ્ટ યાદી પૂર્ણ કરે છે.

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Cole Palmer was born on 6 May 2002. He is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger. He plays for Chelsea and the England national team.

His father’s family is of Afro-Kittitian descent. His great-grandparents were part of the Windrush generation and migrated to the UK in 1955. His grandfather followed in 1960. Palmer wears boots with the flags of England and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Palmer played for England at under-17 level. He made his under-21 debut in August 2021 and scored on his first appearance. He was part of the England squad that won the 2023 European Under-21 Championship.

He received his first senior England call-up in November 2023. He made his debut on 17 November 2023 in a 2-0 win over Malta. He scored his first senior goal in a pre-tournament friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2024. He was named in the final squad for Euro 2024.

At Euro 2024, he made his tournament debut against Slovenia. He appeared as a substitute against Slovakia and Switzerland, where he scored England’s first penalty in the shootout. He assisted Ollie Watkins’ winning goal in the semi-final against the Netherlands. In the final against Spain, he came off the bench and scored England’s equaliser. Spain won 2-1.

In October 2024, Palmer was named England Men’s Player of the Year for the 2023-24 season.

Cole Palmer Girlfriend: Who Is She?

Cole Palmer’s girlfriend is Olivia Holder. She is a model and influencer.

Holder is reportedly a devout Christian and regular churchgoer. She has over 24,000 followers on Instagram.

Palmer and Holder reportedly met when they were 17. Their first public outing was in December 2025 at Winter Wonderland in London’s Hyde Park. Since then, Holder has been seen supporting Palmer at Stamford Bridge and was also in the stands for Chelsea’s Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain in Paris in March.

More About Olivia Holder

Olivia Holder is a model and influencer with over 24,000 followers on Instagram.

Holder has been seen in executive boxes at Stamford Bridge wearing a see-through top with the words “you are not on my level.” Fans have praised her on social media with comments like “absolutely gorgeous” and “obsessed.”

Holder is a devout Christian. She is a regular churchgoer and insists on Sunday morning worship, even while on holiday. She has shared several photos of herself reading the Bible and attending church services. A source said church is a massive part of her life and that her faith is very important to her.

Palmer ended his previous relationship with Connie Grace in June last year. Grace had been at the Club World Cup final but was not among those celebrating on the pitch. The pair unfollowed each other on Instagram.

Is Olivia Holder on Instagram?

Olivia Holder is on Instagram under the username @oliviajewellholder. She has 67 posts, 28.1K followers, and follows 315 accounts.

The profile is listed as “Just for fun”, and the bio features the emojis .

How long have Cole Palmer and Olivia Holder been dating?

Olivia Holder began dating Cole Palmer in March last year. He had ended his three-year relationship with Connie Grace the previous summer.

Holder started posting pictures from Stamford Bridge in December 2025. The couple were said to have gone on a secret date to Winter Wonderland in London.

FAQs

Q. What does Olivia Holder do?

A. Olivia Holder is a model and social media influencer.

Q. When did Cole Palmer make his England senior debut?

A. Palmer made his England debut on 17 November 2023 against Malta.

Q. When did Cole Palmer score his first goal for England?

A. Palmer scored his first England goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2024.

Q. What award did Cole Palmer win in 2024?

A. Palmer was named England Men’s Player of the Year for the 2023-24 season.

Q. Is Olivia Holder on Instagram?

A. Yes. Her Instagram username is @oliviajewellholder.

Q. How long have Cole Palmer and Olivia Holder been dating?

A. They have reportedly been dating since March 2025.

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