SPORTS

It will take some time for the feeling of getting selected in India squad to set in: Arshdeep
IANS -
The 23-year-old Arshdeep finished the IPL 2022 season with 10 wickets from 14 matches, with his best being 3/37, and an economy rate of 7.70. He was rewarded for his consistent performance in the domestic season and the IPL by being included in the squad to face the Proteas in the five-match series beginning in New Delhi on June 9.
IPL 2022: Agarwal, Bhuvneshwar look back at the season after tournament ends for SRH, PBKS
IANS -
"We couldn't stitch two back-to-back wins. We lost wickets in a cluster, and that at times derailed us. We have played an aggressive brand of cricket overall. We are going to sit and discuss now after the IPL. We were here to get two points and we were here to enjoy ourselves. We meant business and looked to execute things to the best of our ability," said Agarwal after the match.
IPL Turning Point: Harpreet Brar breaks the back of Hyderabad's batting
IANS -
Coming into this game, Brar had picked just one wicket in four matches but here against Hyderabad, he turned the match for Punjab. But Brar didn't have the best of starts in IPL 2022's final league match. Abhishek Sharma, his team-mate in domestic cricket for Punjab, pulled his second ball on the backfoot over deep midwicket for a six in his first over which brought nine runs for no wicket.
Spanish GP: Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 after Leclerc retires from a rollercoaster race
IANS -
Soaring temperatures weren't the only problem on Sunday; huge gusts into Turn 4 caused both Carlos Sainz and Verstappen to go off track and drop down the order early on. That left Leclerc with a comfortable lead and a free pit stop by Lap 22, and it seemed a straightforward victory for Ferrari - until Leclerc's engine gave way on Lap 27.
French Open: Auger Aliassime survives Varillas scare, moves to second round
IANS -
The World No. 9 recovered from a slow start to overcome Peruvian qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas 2-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in a dramatic opening day encounter on Court Philippe Chatrier. In a tight match, the Canadian struggled to cope with the World No. 122's variety and intensity in the first two sets, with the Peruvian visibly pumped on what was his Grand Slam debut. However, Auger-Aliassime managed to turn the tables as he cut down on errors.
Man City claim Premier League title with dramatic 3-2 win at Aston Villa, Liverpool end one point behind
IANS -
Having gone 2-0 down midway through the second half Pep Guardiola's side looked to be in danger of losing the crown to Liverpool, who beat Wolves 3-1 However, in amazing scenes reminiscent of their first Premier League triumph 10 years ago, with the same uncanny scoreline, City staged the most unbelievable of comebacks to seize the crown, as a brace from substitute Ilkay Gundogan and a Rodrigo strike lifted the lid off the Etihad.
IPL 2022: Punjab register 5-wicket win over Hyderabad, finish tournament on a high
IANS -
In the pursuit of 158, Jonny Bairstow began with five boundaries off Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Washington Sundar in the first two overs. Despite getting a reprieve from Umran Malik in the second over, Bairstow couldn't make much of the chance as left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqui flattened his off-stump.
French Open: Magda Linette ousts Ons Jabeur in first-round upset
IANS -
World No 56 Linette was only 2-16 against Top 10 opponents coming into the match, and she had lost to Jabeur in the Roland Garros third round last year. But this time, Linette pulled off a comeback against Jabeur, who won the WTA 1000 Madrid title earlier this month.
India take on arch-rivals Pakistan in Asia Cup hockey opener
IANS -
The opening day will also witness Malaysia take on Oman, who are riding on the success of their Asian Games Qualifier in Thailand a fortnight ago, while Asian Champions Trophy title holders South Korea will play Bangladesh in Pool B matches. Japan, who are also the reigning Asian Games champions, will take on hosts Indonesia.
IPL 2022: No doubt in my mind that Rishabh is the right person for captaincy, insists Ponting
IANS -
Ponting's backing comes after Pant had appealed for a caught behind dismissal of Tim David but didn't go up for the review despite having a full quota of their reviews in hand. But replays later showed that David had nicked the ball behind to Pant, which proved to be very costly as the big-hitting batter smacked 34 runs off the next ten balls at a strike rate of 309.09 to play a decisive hand in Mumbai's five-wicket win.
Advertisement