SPORTS

U19 Women's T20 WC Asia Qualifier: UAE, Thailand and Malaysia register wins on Day 4
IANS -
UAE, Thailand and Malaysia registered wins on the fourth day of the ongoing ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, here on Tuesday. UAE and Thailand continued their respective unbeaten runs at the tournament by beating Qatar and Nepal respectively while Malaysia notched up their second with a 8-wicket victory over Bhutan.
Nations League: Croatia score late to hold France 1-1
IANS -
Going into the match, both Croatia and France were reeling from defeats in their previous matches and that produced a cagey opening to the game. However, with France coach Didier Deschamps making 10 changes following his team's loss to Denmark, it was no surprise that it was the hosts who ultimately carved out the first real opportunity.
Manchester City's Gundogan turning into Germany's leader to beat England
IANS -
While German national coach Hansi Flick is making a secret out of his starting eleven for Tuesday night's match, the 31-year-old midfielder's inside knowledge of English football seems to turn him into a valuable force. Ahead of the 2014 World Champions' second appearance in this season's Nations League, Flick announced to change his first eleven. German media report, that Gundogan is going to start in the German shirt.
Nadal, Ruud, Cilic and Rune ride French Open performance to move up in ATP Rankings list
IANS -
Novak Djokovic remained at the top of the rankings chart with 8770 for one more week before his imminent drop from the chart as he loses points from last year's French Open and the upcoming Wimbledon Championship. Daniil Medvedev remained in second place with 8160 while Alexander Zverev, with 7795 points stayed in the third place while Nadal moved up one place and is fourth with 7535. Stefanos Tsitsipas, who dropped to a place to fifth position.
Malvika Bansod finishes second in Italian International 2022
IANS -
Malvika, who was given the top billing in the event, could not live up to her seeding as she lost to the Chinese Taipei shuttler in a one-sided encounter in just 27 minutes. This was Malvika's second loss to Wen-Chi Hsu in her career so far, after losing 16-21, 12-21 at the Wales International tournament last year.
James Milner signs one-year contract extension at Liverpool
IANS -
"I'm very pleased to be staying for another season. I have never taken playing for this club for granted and I never will. An overriding feeling for me -- and a vitally important one in the process -- was the belief I can still contribute to the team. The gaffer was clear what he thought and that was a big factor in me extending my contract," Milner told the Liverpool official website.
Players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and K.L Rahul need to decide their roles in the team: Kapil Dev
IANS -
The 1983 world cup-winning captain said that players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and K.L Rahul need to decide whether they want to play the role of an anchor or striker. "Reputation is quite big and maybe, the pressure is too much but that shouldn't be the case. You have to play fearless cricket. All these players (Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and K.L Rahul) can play at a 150-160 strike rate. They are such big players, but when the time comes to score runs, they all get out.
I always want to see India playing in Asian Cup, says Sunil Chhetri
IANS -
India take on Cambodia in their first Group D match of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup third-round qualifiers on Wednesday, followed by Afghanistan and Hong Kong. The national team is set to play for the first time on home soil in almost three years. Incidentally, the last time they played in the country was in Kolkata as well, in October 2019.
Foot injury spells further trouble as Nadal takes Grand Slam No.22
IANS -
He said he had to take multiple injections to last the tournament. At 36, Nadal became the oldest men's singles champion in French Open history, as he stormed past Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday. Sealing the victory with a down-the-line backhand against the world No.8, the Spaniard threw his racket to the red clay and tightly covered his face with both hands, of which four fingers were bandaged up.
Five key match-ups to watch out for in India-South Africa T20I series
IANS -
The first match of the series will act as a platform for the hosts to convert their 12-0 winning streak in T20Is into 13, a record in the format. But the series won't be a stroll in the park for the KL Rahul-led side, which is missing players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar.
Advertisement