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Women's World Cup: Meg Lanning's batting master-class guides Australia to another easy win
Australian skipper Meg Lanning made a tricky chase look easy as the 29-year-old batting stalwart hammered an unbeaten 135 off just 130 deliveries against South Africa to guide the six-time ICC Women's World Cup champions to their sixth consecutive win in the tournament at the Basin Reserve on Tuesday.
Richarlison ready for Brazil return, eyes World Cup
The iconic venue is set to be the stage for his return against Chile on Thursday (March 24). "I was left with a feeling of sadness (at not being a part of the squad)," Richarlison, who has suffered knee and calf problems in the past six months, told a virtual news conference on Tuesday (IST), reports Xinhua. "My (injuries) were serious and there were people saying that I wasn't going to go to the World Cup. But I'm at ease."
Richardson setback for already depleted Aussie white-ball side for Pakistan series
A report in cricket-com.au said on Tuesday that Australia will field "one of their most inexperienced pace attacks in more than 50 years of ODI cricket" during the white-ball tour of the subcontinent, comprising three ODIs and a one-off T20I. Left-arm fast bowler Ben Dwarshuis will make his limited-overs debut in place of the 31-year-old Richardson, who suffered the injury during training here on Monday.
Anderson makes peace with England omission; says he's in a good place mentally
England pace bowling stalwart Jimmy Anderson has made peace with the shock exclusion from the squad for the ongoing three-Test away series against the West Indies, saying that the omission was completely out of his control. The 39-year-old Anderson -- the highest wicket-taker in the world among pace bowlers with 640 scalps in 169 Tests.
Women's World Cup: Yastika, Sneh, Pooja guide India to competitive 229 in must-win game
India's top-order batter Yastika Bhatia scored a patient fifty, while Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar came up with late-innings flurry as the Mithali Raj-led side posted a respectable 229/7 against Bangladesh in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup league game at Seddon Park on Tuesday.
The story of Lakshya Sen's journey from Almora to badminton stardom
Coming from a badminton family -- his grandfather was a national-level player, father D.K Sen is a senior coach with Prakash Padukone Academy in Bengaluru and brother Chirag Sen is a player and was ranked World No 2 in Junior Rankings in 2016 -- Lakshya was a successful junior player who is now blazing a trail in the senior circuit.
La Liga: Four things we learned in Spain's Matchday 29 (analysis)
Dembele, Aubameyang make the difference Two players stood out for Barcelona among a magnificent team performance: Ousmane Dembele and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Dembele assisted Aubameyang for Barca's opening goal and then provided the corner that allowed Ronald Araujo to double their lead in the 38th minute. The Frenchman looks to be on his way out of the club in the summer, but with displays like this, it is obvious why Xavi still picks him when many would have left him in the stands.
China upgraded to historic bronze in Tokyo Olympic men's 4x100m relay
The Chinese sprinters also simultaneously posted their new status as Olympic bronze medallists on their Chinese social media accounts on Monday. The foursome originally finished fourth in the Olympic race in 37.79 seconds on August 6, 2021, behind Canada when Britain took silver, reports Xinhua. But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced in February that Britain were stripped of its silver medal after Ujah was confirmed to have violated anti-doping regulations.
Virat Kohli joins Royal Challengers Bangalore preparatory camp for IPL 2022
With RCB fans seeking information regarding Kohli's plans for the last many days as the other players had joined the preparatory camp, the RCB on Monday tweeted the much-anticipated good news on Monday. "King Kohli has arrived! That's it. That's the news," tweeted the official social media handle of the Bengaluru-based IPL franchise.
WTA Tour: Halep makes it to Top 20 after Indian Wells success
A semi-finalist at Indian Wells, former World No.1 Simona Halep of Romania has returned to the Top 20, jumping seven spots from No.26 to No.19 in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday. Halep, who won the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon in 2019 and was World No 1 in the week starting from October 9, 2017, also successfully defended her position as the top-ranked Romanian with a win over countrywoman Sorana Cirstea in the fourth round at Indian Wells.
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