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Italian Open: Tsitsipas overcomes Zverev to reach maiden final
The victory was Tsitsipas' 31st of 2022, extending his lead over second-placed Carlos Alcaraz (28) on the leaderboard for most match wins for the season. His run to the semi-finals in Rome has moved the Greek up one place to No 4 in the Live ATP Rankings, and Tsitsipas' outstanding form on the clay has put him among the favourites for the French Open at Roland Garros in a week's time.
IPL 2022: All-round Russell leads Kolkata to a 54-run win over Hyderabad
Fighting knocks by Andre Russell and Sam Billings (34 off 29) guided Kolkata Knight Riders to 177/6 in 20 overs. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, KKR were struggling for 94-5 after 11.3 overs but Russell and Billings stitched a partnership of 63 runs for the sixth wicket and ensured their team had a solid total on the board.
Thomas Cup: India up against strong Indonesia in historic final
India had defeated Malaysia and Denmark by identical 3-2 margins in the quarterfinals and semifinals to storm into the final for the first time in the history of the tournament. Prannoy played a crucial role in both those rubbers. Prannoy, who had suffered a nasty slip in the match deciding encounter with Rasmus Gemke after India had fought back to level the rubber 2-2.
Formula 1: Hamilton will be fined if he wears jewellery during Monaco race, says FIA president
F1 has already made the rules for drivers wearing jewellery for several years now, but it's only this year the FIA has appeared to stamp down on those regulations. Ben Sulayem has now spoken publicly for the first time on the jewellery ban being enforced by the FIA. And, while the FIA president stopped short of saying whether Hamilton would be banned from driving in Monaco, he did confirm that fines will be issued.
IPL 2022: Russell, Billings help Kolkata post 177-6 against Hyderabad
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, KKR were struggling for 94-5 after 11.3 overs but Russell and Billings stitched a partnership of 63 runs for the sixth wicket and brought their team back into the game. Apart from Russell and Billings, Ajinkya Rahane (28 off 24) and Nitish Rana (26 off 16) also made vital contributions with the bat for KKR.
Brendon McCullum will bring a sense of security, identity to England: Abhishek Nayar
It is widely expected that McCullum will leave his coaching roles in the T20 franchise world, including being Kolkata's head coach, once IPL 2022 is over to commit himself to England's Test coaching role. It will be the first time that McCullum, a former New Zealand captain, will take up an international coaching assignment, that too in red-ball cricket.
We are looking for trophy, not sympathy, says Chelsea coach Tuchel ahead of FA Cup Final
Branding Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp "the master of being the underdog", Tuchel praised his compatriot for fostering a countrywide "sympathy" for Liverpool. "We don't want to have the sympathy of the country today. We want to have the trophy," Tuchel said ahead of the team's FA Cup final against Liverpool on Saturday at Wembley Stadium.
IPL 2022: Nitish, Rinku exploits will give Shreyas Iyer confidence to bat freely, says Gavaskar
"Shreyas Iyer is a premier player for KKR, he's been a premier player for whichever franchise he's played for. It's good to see that Shreyas doesn't have to share all the burden in the batting department. The recent exploits of Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh will give him the confidence to bat freely and play those big shots early in the innings," said Gavaskar on Cricket Live show on Star Sports.
Junior Trap teams pick two silver medals at Suhl Junior World Cup
Presently India is well clear of the field with eight gold and eight silver medals to their name, while Australia and USA lie in joint second place with one medal of each colour. First it was the Women's Trap trio of Preeti Rajak, Sabeera Haris and Bhavya Tripathi who went down 2-6 to the Italian women's team. Then Shardul Vihaan, Arya Vansh Tyagi and Vivaan Kapoor lost their gold medal encounter against the United States by a narrower margin of 4-6.
Could help a team win IPL if had the opportunity to play regularly: Tabraiz Shamsi
While IPL 2022 has seen leg-spinners like Yuzvendra Chahal, Wanindu Hasaranga top the wicket-taking charts, Shamsi, the top-ranked bowler in T20Is, went surprisingly unsold in IPL Mega Auction. He had represented Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2016-18 as an injury replacement of West Indies' leg-spinner Samuel Badree and was called up as a replacement for Andrew Tye by Rajasthan Royals in 2021 edition but played just one match.
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