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German Open, Lakshya Sen beats Axelsen, storms into final
India's Lakshya Sen stormed into the men's singles final at the German Open 2022, stunning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the semi-finals of the BWF World Tour Super 300 event here on Saturday.
I-League 2021-22: Marcus Joseph stars as Mohammedan beat Arrows 4-0, retain top spo
Mohammedan SC maintained their 100 percent record by winning four out of four matches with a tremendous 4-0 win against Indian Arrows FC in the 2021-22 I-League at the Naihati Stadium, here on Saturday.
Pink ball Test: Sri Lanka 86/6 at stumps, trail India by 166 runs on Day 1
Sri Lanka were 86-6 in their first innings at stumps, trailing by 166 runs against India on the opening day of the second and final Test (pink ball game) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Saturday. Niroshan Dickwella (13 off 29) and Lasith Embuldeniya (0) were unbeaten at the crease at the end of the day's play in Bengaluru.
Asian Youth & Junior Boxing: Vanshaj, Aman cruise into final; 15 juniors to fight for gold on Sunday
In the matches played late on Friday night, the last edition's silver medallist Vanshaj (63.5kg) knocked out Syria's Ahmad Nabaa with the referee stopping the contest verdict in the first round itself while Aman too produced an equally aggressive display to secure a convincing 4-0 win over Kazakhstan's Tim Ofeypotashov in the +92kg semi-final.
Faf du Plessis named RCB captain for IPL 2022
His name was announced at an event called 'RCB Unbox' here on Saturday. The event was also attended by Dinesh Karthik and Harshal Patel. Du Plessis, who represented Chennai Super Kings until last year, was purchased by the Royal Challengers for Rs 7 crore at the mega auction last month. RCB have been looking for their new leader since Virat Kohli stepped down from the post last year, citing workload management. Kohli had led the side since 2011.
Pink ball Test, Day 1: Sri Lanka bowl out India for 252 despite Shreyas Iyer's brilliant 92
Resuming the second session at 93/4, runs came quickly for India as Rishabh Pant played some attacking shots. With seven boundaries, Pant raced to 39 off 26 balls before being cleaned up by Embuldeniya. Ravindra Jadeja (4), who came to bat next didn't last long as Embuldeniya scalped another wicket. R Ashwin then joined Shreyas Iyer at the crease and helped the hosts regain stability.
Women's World Cup: Smriti shares 'Player of the Match' award with Harmanpreet after India beat West Indies
While Smriti hit 123 runs in 119 balls, Harmanpreet slammed 109 in 107 balls. The duo was also involved in a 184-run partnership, rescuing India from 78/3 to posting 317/8 in 50 overs, their best-ever total in the history of World Cup and highest total of the ongoing edition of the tournament. In the post-match presentation ceremony, one was curious over Smriti and Harmanpreet standing together in front of the Player of the Match trophy.
Pink Ball Test, Day 1: Sri Lanka reduce India to 93/4 at Tea
Rishabh Pant (16 off 9) and Shreyas Iyer (1 off 6) were unbeaten at the crease when Tea was taken on Day 1.After winning the toss and opting to bat first, India got off to a poor start as Mayank Agarwal was run-out on 4. In the second over of the innings, there was an appeal for a leg-before against Agarwal that was turned down. Indian batters thought they could sneak in a run and Mayank ran down the pitch.
Suspense over India hosting the Chess Olympiad continues
Suspense continues as to the venue of the 44th Chess Olympiad that was shifted out of Moscow, Russia by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) following the Russian military operations in Ukraine. The All India Chess Federation (AICF) was the first to submit its bid to host the Olympiad, a sort of bail out for FIDE at the last moment.
Women's World Cup: Smriti, Harmanpreet hammer centuries in India's 155-run thrashing of West Indies
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur hammered centuries as India emerged triumphant over the West Indies by a huge margin of 155 runs in the third match of their campaign at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at Seddon Park on Saturday.
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