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CLOSE-IN: IPL 2022 has a nice twist to it
One, at times, wondered as to why unproven and upcoming Indian players were much in demand and why so much money was being splurged on them to win the bid. With 24 matches having already been played in this year's IPL, the importance of many of the unknown cricketers and the desire to own them has become self-evident.
La Liga: All set for key matches this weekend with focus on Europe (Preview)
Friday night sees sixth-place Real Sociedad entertain fifth place Betis in a game between two sides who still have hopes of sneaking into the top-four and qualifying for next season's Champions League.
Monte Carlo Masters: Tsitsipas, Zverev advance to quarterfinals (Ld)
Alexander Zverev too reach the quarterfinals after defeating 13th seed Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 7-5. The second seed will face fifth seed Andrey Rublev or ninth seed Jannik Sinner for a spot in the last four.
FIH Hockey Pro League: Harmanpreet stars again as India blank Germany
Penalty Corners once again proved to be India's greatest ally as they converted from 3 of their 6 opportunities from the set pieces. Harmanpreet got the first two goals, taking his season tally to 16 goals, with player of the match Abhishek getting the 3rd goal, by getting a deflection on another Harmanpreet penalty corner attempt.
IPL 2022: Hardik, Ferguson lead Gujarat to 37-run win over Rajasthan
It was Gujarat's fourth win of the IPL 2022 season and they climbed to the top of the points table with 8 points. A sensational unbeaten half-century by Hardik (87 not out off 52) powered Gujarat Titans to 192/4 in 20 overs. Apart from Hardik, Abhinav Manohar (43 off 28) and David Miller (31 not out off 14) also made valuable contributions with the bat for Gujarat.
IPL 2022: Hardik's unbeaten 87 powers Gujarat Titans to 192/4 against Rajasthan Royals
Apart from Hardik, Abhinav Manohar ( 43 off 28) and David Miller (31 not out off 14) also made valuable contributions with the bat for Gujarat, who were invited to bat first. On the other hand, Kuldeep Sen (1/51), Yuzvendra Chahal (1/32) and Riyan Parag (1/12) picked one wicket each for Rajasthan.
Indian batter Pujara, Pakistan's Rizwan make Sussex debut together
Salisbury is delighted to be able to call upon the two new overseas players who recently joined up with the team this week. "I am extremely excited to be able to bring in players of Rizwan and Pujara's quality into the side. Not only are they absolute world-class cricketers that will boost our performances on the pitch, but to have them around the boys and in the dressing room can only be a positive," he said in a statement.
IBC to organise a six-team league for pro boxers in August 2022
"Though it will be managed and governed by TIAR and IBC, each team in the league will be jointly owned and collectively managed by 1500 people, who invest in the league. Shares of the six franchises to people will be sold to all those who will invest in the NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) through TIAR, which is a web3 startup based in India which aims to bring innovation to the art, sports and entertainment industry in India through blockchain," the IBC said in a release here on Thursday, calling the ownership pattern as a "first-of-its-kind" for Indian sports.
England pacer Anya Shrubsole retires from international cricket
The 30-year-old finished with 173 international games for England, picking 227 wickets and was also a part of two Ashes-winning and two World Cup-winning campaigns. Shrubsole bagged nine wickets at 29.66 at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022, during England's run to the final. Her best performance in the tournament came in the final against Australia, in which she registered figures of 3/46 in England's 71-run defeat.
IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals are five times better than they were in previous season: Graeme Swann
Royals are currently placed at the top of the points table with three wins in four games in the IPL. "Rajasthan Royals are playing very good cricket at the moment. They look five times better than they were last year. They've done very well at the auction (to put together a strong side)," Swann said on Cricket Live on Star Sports.
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