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Pink Ball Test: Karunaratne's century goes in vain as India beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs to win series 2-0
Karunaratne put up a defiant show against a relentless India bowling attack as Sri Lanka began day three on a positive note. The visitors showed some fight in the start of day's play as Karunaratne used his feet straightaway to take two boundaries off Ravindra Jadeja through the off-side. Runs began to flow for the visitors' as Kusal Mendis glanced and lofted Ravichandran Ashwin for boundaries.
India batter Shreyas Iyer named ICC Men's player of the month for February 2022
Iyer earned the award on the back of his brilliant white-ball exploits during the home series against West Indies and Sri Lanka respectively in February 2022.
Pink Ball Test: Karunaratne reaches fifty but India strike back with three wickets
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne reached his half-century but India struck back with three wickets on day three of second Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. At tea break, Sri Lanka are 151/4 in 39 overs and trail by 296 runs, with Karunaratne unbeaten at 67.
Women's World Cup: Bangladesh make history with 9-run win over Pakistan
Debutants Bangladesh eked out a nine-run victory against favourites Pakistan to make history at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, with Fargana Hoque and Fahima Khatun playing crucial roles to negate a fine century from top-order batter Sidra Ameen at the Seddon Park here on Monday.
Spanish Para Badminton: Pramod Bhagat bags 2 silver, one bronze
World No 1 Pramod Bhagat has won two silver and a bronze medal at the recently concluded Iberdrola Spanish Para Badminton International 2022. World No 2 Sukant Kadam also ended up with a bronze. The Padma Shree Awardee went down to World No 2 England's Daniel Bethell in straight sets, the score line read 9-21, 13-21. The match seemed much closer than what the score line reads and lasted for 39 minutes.
Premier League: Havertz's late goal seals 1-0 home win for Chelsea
The Blues were playing at Stamford Bridge for the first time since Roman Abramovich decided to sell the club following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Chelsea managed to secure their fifth straight league victory with a brilliant finish. The win took Chelsea to 59 points from 28 matches and they remained in the third position in the league. Newcastle, who suffered their first loss in 10 games, were 14th with 31 points from 28 matches.
Women's World Cup: Beaumont, Jones help England set competitive total vs SA
Fine half-centuries from Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones helped England set a competitive target of 236 in their crucial ICC Women's World Cup match against South Africa at the Bay Oval here on Monday. Defending champions England are still in search of their maiden win in the tournament here as they have lost the first two games.
Sevilla held, Barca cruise and Real Madrid can go 10 clear in La Liga
Real Madrid will move 10 points clear at the top of La Liga later on Monday if they win away to Real Mallorca, after second-placed Sevilla were held to a 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Thomas Delaney's 63rd minute goal gave Sevilla a point with a smart far-post finish, after Bebe's control and powerful finish had put the home side ahead a minute into the second half.
IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans launch their jersey at Narendra Modi Stadium
The Ahmedabad-based franchise will make its IPL debut alongside Lucknow Super Giants in the upcoming season to make the cash-rich league a 10-team affair. The Hardik Pandya-led side will open their IPL 2022 campaign on March 28 with the clash against Lucknow franchise at the Wankhede Stadium. However, before that they will have a pre-season camp at their iconic home stadium in Ahmedabad.
Brilliant Lahiri takes one-shot lead as he chases career breakthrough at The Players Championship
India's Anirban Lahiri took a slender one-shot lead over the American duo of Harald Varner III and Tom Hoge on 9-under through 11 holes of his third round at The Players Championship, which was suspended late in the evening on Sunday due to darkness following multiple weather disruptions since Thursday.
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