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IPL 2022 to begin on March 26; 70 matches across 4 venues with teams divided in two groups
The IPL Governing Council, in a meeting on Friday, also said that the 15th edition of the IPL will be played in a bio-secure environment at a single hub to avoid air travel, considered as a major threat for the spread of COVID-19 infection, thereby affecting the players and tournament. The tournament will be held entirely in the state of Maharashtra with 55 matches in Mumbai and 15 matches in Pune.
Loss to India in 2017 World Cup semis had a big impact on team: Meg Lanning
India had defeated Australia by 36 runs in the 2017 women's 50-over World Cup semifinal. The Mithali Raj-led side then lost to England in the final at Lord's. Ahead of the opening match of the 2022 edition of the women's World Cup against England on March 5, Lanning said during an interaction organized by the ICC that the current bunch was completely different from the one that lost to India in 2017.
Rohit Sharma has told me to try out rotating strike at the nets: Ishan
In the knock where Kishan toyed with Sri Lanka's bowling attack, he hit 10 fours and three sixes while taking 17 singles and seven twos. It was welcome change from Kishan, who struggled to get going against the West Indies, making just 71 runs in three innings. In the virtual press conference, Kishan disclosed how Sharma told him to work on his strike-rotation ability.
PVL: Shon T John's spectacular spikes take Ahmedabad Defenders to final
Shon T John's blistering performance helped Ahmedabad Defenders book a place in the final of the Prime Volleyball League after they beat Hyderabad Black Hawks 15-13, 15-12, 9-15, 15-12 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, here on Thursday. The Defenders will play the winner of the match between Kolkata Thunderbolts and Calicut Heroes in the final on Sunday.
ISL 2021-22: ATK Mohun Bagan share points with Odisha FC
Redeem Tlang (5th) opened the scoring for Odisha, who are already out of contention for a semifinal race, but Joni Kauko (8th P) made it 1-1 from the spot. The second half saw no goals from either side with Liridon Krasniqi finding the woodwork and Roy Krishna given the marching orders picking up two yellow cards.
Dubai Tennis C'ships: Vesely stuns Djokovic in quarters, Medvedev to become new No 1
After Medvedev reached the quarter-finals at the Abierto Mexicano tournament in Acapulco on Wednesday, Djokovic had to advance into the last four at the Dubai Tennis Championships if he wanted to continue his bid to remain atop tennis' mountain.
1st T20I: Kishan, Iyer and bowlers help India register convincing 62-run over Sri Lanka
India struck with a wicket on the very first ball as Pathum Nissanka played on to his stumps off Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The ball kept low and Nissanka, in a bid to defend, didn't realise that the ball rolled on to hit the stumps. Kamil Mishara struck some boundaries and was even dropped by Venkatesh Iyer at mid-wicket. But two balls later, Kumar got Mishara to miscue a slog straight to mid-wicket.
Ukraine crisis: UEFA to move Champions League final from Russia
"As the governing body of European football, UEFA is working tirelessly to develop and promote football according to common European values such as peace and respect for human rights, in the spirit of the Olympic Charter. We remain resolute in our solidarity with the football community in Ukraine and stand ready to extend our hand to the Ukrainian people," skysports.com reports on Thursday.
IPL 2022 to kick off on March 26, final on May 29
The meeting, held virtually, also decided that the league phase of the IPL will be staged in Maharashtra, with 55 games in Mumbai and 15 in Pune. As reported earlier, four stadiums have been identified for the league matches, with the break-up of the games being 20 at the Wankhede, 15 at Brabourne Stadium, 20 more at DY Patil Stadium and finally 15 at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) ground in Gahunje, in the outskirts of Pune.
Adhiban gets top billing for Senior National Chess Championship
In all 184 players from across the country including 23 Grandmasters and 30 International Masters, will be seen in action in the one-week long tournament, formerly known as National Premier Chess Championship. The championship will be conducted under the Swiss League System with 11 rounds with a time control of 90 minutes with a 30-second increment from move one.
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