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Rublev defeats Djokovic to clinch Serbia Open title
In a hard-fought summit clash, Rublev dug deep against Djokovic as he hit with relentless power and intensity to outlast the home favourite 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0 at the ATP 250 clay-court event. The 24-year-old saved five set points in the second set to force a tie-break and while he was unable to prevent Djokovic from levelling the match, Rublev regrouped in the decider as he looked the fitter of the two to triumph after two hours and 29 minutes.
IPL 2022: Rahul's unbeaten ton helps Lucknow reach 168/6 against Mumbai Indians
Rahul, who had scored his first century of IPL 2022 against Mumbai Indians in his 100th match a few days ago, played a well-controlled innings on a sluggish track to finish with an unbeaten 103 off 62 deliveries. He reached the three-figure mark off 61 balls in the final over of the innings, hitting 12 fours and four sixes. Rahul (103) waged a lone battle, struggling for help from the other end as the other batters came in and went out in a procession. Manish Pandey was the second highest scorer.
Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar| 10 Best innings of 'God of Cricket' (Watch Video)
Sachin Tendulkar played 664 international matches out of which he played 200 tests, 463 ODIs, and only one T20I. He made 51 Test 100s and 49 ODI 100s in addotion to 119 Test 50s and 145 ODI 50s. The records tell us how great cricketer Sachin was. Here are some of the best innings played by Sachin Tendulkar:
Barca take on Rayo amid Super Cup controversy
The fact that Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is one of the owners of Kosmos and the RFEF stands to earn around 10 million euros more if Barca and Real Madrid play in the Super Cup, has led to obvious allegations of a major conflict of interest for the body that runs Spanish football. This is without even mentioning that Real Madrid and Barca could earn up to eight times more than the other two teams in the Super Cup.
Manchester City cruise while Arsenal beat Man Utd to move fourth in Premier League
The Brazilian netted in the fourth, 23rd and 52nd minutes, and scored a 49th minute penalty as Pep Guardiola's side warmed up for Tuesday's Champions League semifinal first leg against Real Madrid with a comfortable 5-1 win at home to Watford, who look increasingly set for a quick return to the Championship. Hassani Kamara gave Watford brief hope with his goal in the 28th minute, but Rodri's 34th minute goal for City quickly put the game out of reach.
This MI squad is definitely capable of stacking up wins together: Zaheer Khan
With the IPL season reaching the half-way mark and the five-time champions showing no signs of returning to winnings ways, Zaheer said that in terms of preparations and the capabilities, the side was second to none, adding that the boys could still "stack up wins together" and make a fresh bid in the tournament.
India to play five-match T20I series vs South Africa from June 9
The five matches will take place across 11 days, concluding with the final game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
IPL Turning Point: Jansen's early triple strikes set Sunrisers on course to victory
On a pitch that looked firm, had a slight green tinge and was expected to offer movement early on, Sunrisers captain Kane Williamson won the toss and invited RCB to bat first at the Brabourne Stadium here on Saturday. It was an uneventful first over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar in which RCB skipper Faf du Plessis scored five runs including a boundary.
Serbia Open: Djokovic beats Khachanov to set up final with Rublev
Djokovic made a slow start in the semi-final clash as Khachanov came out striking cleanly off both wings. But the top-seeded responded in style to storm back for a one-hour, 59-minute victory and extend his winning record in Serbia to 37-5.
IPL 2022 playoffs to be held in Kolkata, Ahmedabad
Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 24 and 26 while Eliminator 2 will be in Ahmedabad on May 27 and the final of the cash-rich league will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium on May 29. The decision on the venue was taken by the Apex Council of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday, which also confirmed that a full house will be allowed for the play-offs matches.
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