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The following are the top/expected stories at 1930 hours.

EXPECTED STORIES *Interaction with India cricketer Vijay Shankar.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-IND-WOM-RANKINGS

Rodrigues, Mandhana move up to second and sixth in ICC rankings Dubai, Feb 12 (PTI) Indian batswomen Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday jumped four places to be second and sixth in the ICC T20 rankings despite their team's 0-3 loss in New Zealand.

SPO-LAUREUS-HOST

James Marsden to host 2019 Laureus Sports Awards Monaco, Feb 11 (PTI) Actor James Marsden, star of X-Men and Westworld, will host the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards here on February 18.

SPO-BAD-PRANEETH

Nationals will help in preparation for All England: Praneeth By Amit Kumar Das

Guwahati, Feb 12 (PTI) A crammed BWF calendar affecting his fitness last season, Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth says he will pick his tournaments carefully in the Olympic qualification year and is eyeing a national title to prepare for the All England Championship next month.

SPO-MIRABAI-INTERVIEW Mirabai aims to break world record before Tokyo Olympics

By Philem Dipak Singh New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) She made a successful comeback after an injury lay-off, but India's top weightlifter Mirabai Chanu realises that she needs to improve her performance by a few notches if she wants to claim gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

SPO-HOCK-NATIONAL-WOM

Odisha beat Coorg 3-0 in stay afloat in Senior National Women's Hockey Hisar (Haryana), Feb 12 (PTI) Odisha defeated Coorg 3-0 in their last Pool A match to stay in contention for a place in the quarterfinals of the ninth Hockey Senior Women National Championship (Division A) here Tuesday.

SPO-ISL-LD-MUMBAI-PREVIEW

ISL: Mumbai, North East in battle to enhance playoff hopes Mumbai, Feb 12 (PTI) After two back-to-back defeats, Mumbai City FC would be keen to get back to winning ways when they clash with an equally strong North East United FC in an Indian Super League encounter here on Wednesday.

SPO-IND-SELECTION

Team selection on Feb 15: Rohit may be rested for T20Is, no experiments for ODIs New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) The national selection committee is unlikely to make any experiment when they pick the squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia on February 15 in Mumbai.

SPO-IND A-PREVIEW

2nd Unofficial Test: Rahul ready to continue good work, Aaron may get look in Mysuru, Feb 12 (PTI) Having found his mojo back, opener KL Rahul will like to continue his good form with an eye on the reserve opener's slot for the World Cup as he leads India A against England Lions in the second 'Unofficial' Test, starting Wednesday.

SPO-LAUREUS-WENGER

Arsene Wenger to attend next week's Laureus World Sports Awards Monaco, Feb 12 (PTI) Legendary football manager Arsene Wenger, who coached Arsenal for 22 years, including one entire season undefeated, will be attending the Laureus World Sports Academy in Monaco next week.

SPO-IRANI

Irani Cup: Vihari scores ton but Vidarbha restrict Rest to 330 Nagpur, Feb 12 (PTI) Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha managed to restrict Rest of India to a manageable 330 after orchestrating a middle-order collapse despite dogged hundred from Hanuma Vihari and a 95 by opener Mayank Agarwal on the opening day of the Irani Cup.

SPO-HOCK-WOM-IND A

India 'A' beat France 'A' 2-0 in women's hockey match Lucknow, Feb 12 (PTI) The India 'A' women's hockey team defeated France 'A' 2-0 in the third match to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series at the Padma Shri Mohammad Shahid Synthetic Hockey Stadium here Tuesday.

SPO-BHANDARI-ASSAULT

Bhandari assault: We will be imposing life ban on Anuj Dedha, says DDCA President Sharma New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) The Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) is all set to impose life ban on U-23 cricketer Anuj Dedha, who had physically assaulted former India pacer Amit Bhandari for not selecting him in the state U-23 side.