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IPL 2022: Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets
After Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers made full use of the conditions, bowled good line and length and restricted Rajasthan Royals to a modest 152/5 in 20 overs, skipper Shreyas Iyer (34 off 32), Nitish Rana (48 not out off 37) and Rinku Singh (42 not out off 23) batted sensibly in the low-scoring match to seal a fine win for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Naomi Osaka brushes off injury, reveals surprising plan for Wimbledon
The 24-year-old Japanese said on Sunday that she has been trying to focus on her net game as the four-time Grand Slam champion is preparing to play in the mixed doubles in Wimbledon.
Hockey Rankings: India men move up to third, women ride Pro League show to best-ever seventh position
Three wins and a draw over England (3-3 and 4-3) and Germany (3-0 and 3-1) helped India, with 2503.349 points, move ahead of the Netherlands, who dropped to fourth with 2465.707 points.
IPL 2022: Samson, Hetmyer take Rajasthan Royals to 152/5 against KKR
Asked to bat first by KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer, Rajasthan Royals struggled to maintain a good pace on a pitch that was hosting its second match after Sunday's afternoon clash between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. Though the pitch looked dry and firm, it was slow and did help the spinners a bit, and Rajasthan Royals batters barring Samson and Hetmyer failed to get going.
Stokes has got chance to shape England Test team, says Atherton
Last week, on Thursday, Stokes was appointed as the Test captain after Joe Root stepped down from the role in April. His first assignment as the full-time Test captain will be a three-match home Test series against current World Test Championship (WTC) winners New Zealand, starting at Lord's from June 2.
Anand to be mentor as AICF names biggest-ever Indian squad for 44th Chess Olympiad
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Monday announced a 20-member squad, the country's biggest-ever, for the mega event that India is hosting for the first time. India being the host is entitled to field two teams each in the Open category as well as the women's section for the first time.
Streaming platform FIFA+ goes live with first Indian sports documentary 'Maitanam'
With this documentary backed by RISE Worldwide, it throws a light on the 'beautiful game' as played in India. The 40-minute documentary, Maitanam, comprises six inspirational stories from the Indian state of Kerala where football is a way of life. The docu-film is now available for streaming worldwide on FIFA+.
When Dhoni lost his cool on Mukesh Choudhary but later complimented him
With hard-hitter Nicholas Pooran going great guns -- the West Indian ended up smashing an unbeaten 64 off just 33 deliveries at a strike rate of nearly 194 -- every ball was crucial, but Choudhary angled one towards the leg side of the batter, which unfortunately was called a wide by the umpire. Apparently, Dhoni wanted the pacer to bowl wide of the off-stump as the skipper had fortified the field placement on the off side.
IPL 2022: Whatever we do, do it smarter; will try keep the pressure on Rajasthan, says Andre Russell
Their retentions barring Sunil Narine haven't clicked in the season. Venkatesh Iyer, one of their main catalysts for becoming runners-up in 2021, has been out of form and change in batting slots from opening to middle-order and back at the top haven't got his mojo back.
IPL 2022: Kumar Kartikeya emerges as yet another exciting youngster for Mumbai Indians
On Saturday, Kartikeya showed why Mumbai fast-tracked him from a net bowler to a replacement player and then gave him an IPL debut against Rajasthan Royals at DY Patil Stadium.
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