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Welcome to Spodcast, the daily sports update on Firstpost where we discuss the big sports headlines of the day.

Today we discuss the first day of the Edgbaston Test, where India seized control by reducing England to 285/9. 

We also talk about Wrestling Federation of India's controversial quota policy for the Olympics.  

Welcome to Spodcast, the daily sports update on Firstpost where we discuss briefly the big sports headlines of the day.

Today, we preview the first Test between England and India that is set to take place at Birmingham today, with the match being the former’s 1000th Test, with inputs from South African pace great Dale Steyn and Network 18 Group Sports editor Gaurav Kalra.

In badminton, we look at the Indian contingent’s progress in the ongoing BWF World Championships in China, with the likes of Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth notching up comfortable wins in their respective matches on Tuesday. 

Last, but not the least, we discuss the Indian team’s entry into the quarter-finals of the ongoing Women’s Hockey World Cup in England after a 3-0 win over Italy.

Welcome to Spodcast, the daily sports update on Firstpost where we discuss briefly the big sports headlines of the day.

Today we look at the India-England Test series, the first match of which begins on Wednesday, as well as the predictions of Dale Steyn and Farokh Engineer for the series. 

From the world of badminton, we take a look at the events of the BWF World Championships in China, including the upcoming matches of Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu. 

And in tennis, we discuss Karman Kaur Thandi’s feat of becoming only the sixth Indian women to break into the WTA top 200.

Welcome to Spodcast, the daily sports update on Firstpost where we discuss briefly the big sports headlines of the day.

Today we discuss the Women’s Hockey World Cup, where Rani Rampal and Co made it through to the playoffs, Geraint Thomas’ 2018 Tour de France victory and Lewis Hamilton clinching the Hungarian Grand Prix.

We also talk about javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s Asian Games preparations in light of him winning a gold medal at the Savo Games in Lapinlahti, Finland.

Welcome to Spodcast, the sports update on Firstpost, where we do a quick run of the big sports news of the day.

Today, we are touching upon stories around Indian women's hockey team, India's tour of England, the Tour De France, MMA and boxing.

Welcome to Spodcast, the sports update on Firstpost, where we do a quick run through of the big sports news of the day.

In this episode, we look the opening day of India's tour game against Essex, Chris Froome's last minute stutter in the 17th stage of Tour de France, Serena Williams' complaint against being repeatedly subjected to dope tests as well as Saikhom Mirabai Chanu's confident statement of recovering from a wobbly back to make it to the Asian Games.

Welcome to Spodcast, the sports update on Firstpost, where we do a quick run through of the big sports news of the day.

Today, we’re touching upon the heatwave in England that forced the Indian cricket team to shorten a practice match, an existential threat to the Pune Challenger tennis tournament, farmer protests mark the 16th stage of the Tour De France, and Brazilian winger Malcolm, who was headed to AS Roma, is now with Barcelona.

Welcome to Spodcast, the sports update on Firstpost, where we do a quick run of the big sports news of the day. 

Today, we are touching upon the mixed reactions to Mesut Ozil's decision to leave the German national football team, Sri Lanka's Test series win over South Africa, the AIFF awards and American swimmer Ryan Lochte's suspension.

Welcome to Spodcast, the sports update on Firstpost, where we do a quick run through of the big sports news of the day.

Today, we’re touching upon Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen’s title win at the Asian Junior Badminton Championship, tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan’s defeat in the final at Newport, Mesut Ozil’s retirement and Lewis Hamilton’s decimation of the competition at the German Grand Prix.