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Sense of calmness is a must in a pressure-cooker environment like the IPL: RCB's du Plessis
With high-pressure situations being the norm in the lucrative league, du Plessis, who has played a vital role in the side making the grade in IPL 2022, added that maintaining sanity in the dressing room is something which isn't easy. And with him not reacting to situations, he ensures players are in the right environment and right mental frame to perform their task.
French Open: Nadal cruises past Thompson at Roland Garros
The Spaniard will now seek to join Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the 300-plus club in a second-round meeting with French wild card Corentin Moutet.Nadal spoke of a chronic foot injury hampering his movement in a third-round defeat to Denis Shapovalov in Rome just 10 days ago, but the Spaniard's movement and all-round game appeared in fine working order in a two-hour, two-minute victory on Court Philippe Chatrier.
La Liga: Four things we learned in Spain's Matchday 38
Villarreal's 2-0 win away to Barcelona highlighted the talent that Unai Emery has on his side and the fact that Barca needs to hit the 'reset' button over the summer. It's hard to imagine that the beaten Champions League semi-finalists, who have players such as Arnaut Danjuma, Dani Parejo, Pau Torres and Gerard Moreno in their squad (although Moreno has had injury problems) were close to missing out on Europe, but goals from Moi Gomez and Antonio Pedraza.
French Open: Fritz survives a five-set thriller, Opelka crashes out
The American was made to work for every point in a 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over the World No. 201, who gave little away in his first main draw match at a major. The reigning Indian Wells champion snagged the opening set in a tie-break after 55 minutes of play. Rodriguez Taverna served for the first set but Fritz broke back when he needed to.
Asia Cup hockey: Profligate India concede late goal in 1-1 draw with arch-rivals Pakistan
India had to thank goalkeeper Suraj Karkera who pulled off at least five superb saves to keep India in the hunt before they conceded a late goal. Selvam Karthi opened the score for India in the eighth minute when his drag flick on India's second penalty corner took a deflection off a defender's stick and went into the goal to make it 1-0.
Spanish GP: Finishing 5th gives me hope that at some stage we'll be fighting for win, says Hamilton
Hamilton impressively fought back, after a puncture on the first lap saw him drop to 19th, to finish fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver, who was one of the fastest drivers on track on his way back to contention, felt that finishing at 5th is better than a win.
French Open: Swiatek cruises to second round, Osaka ousted by Anisimova
Swiatek needed just 54 minutes to get past her opening round opponent on Day 2 of the competition, beating Ukraine's Lesia Taurenko 6-2, 6-0 under the roof at the Court Philippe-Chatrier. The 2020 Roland-Garros champion extended her current streak to 29 match wins in a row and is searching for a sixth consecutive title this fortnight. Tsurenko now falls to 0-7 lifetime against reigning world No.1.
Man City players hail Premier League title win as 'unbelievable achievement'
City came from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium to become 2021-22 Premier League champions, beating Liverpool to the title by one point. Sterling was introduced from the bench and made an immediate impact, providing the assist for Ilkay Gundogan to score the first goal for Pep Guardiola's side. The 27-year-old Sterling said that the team's consistent success is something to be appreciated.
IPL 2022: Debutants Titans face off against Rajasthan Royals in direct ticket to final
Hardik Pandya-led side now has a chance to make their debut IPL season even more memorable when they face inaugural winners Rajasthan Royals in a clash for a direct ticket to the final on Tuesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The team which wins Qualifier 1 on Tuesday goes straight into the final while the team on the losing side will get another shot at making the final when it faces the winner of the match between teams placed third and fourth in Qualifier 2 at Ahmedabad.
AC Milan roar back to win Serie A title after 11 years
AC Milan had not won the Italian league since 2011, and the club's last major title was the Supercoppa in 2016. The two Milanese clubs had secured a one-two finish on the table before Sunday's games, as AC Milan had a two-point advantage and a superior head-to-head record over their city rivals, meaning one point would be enough for the Rossoneri to end their championship drought.
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