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Bengaluru Open 1: Chun-Hsin Tseng emerges as singles champion
While this was the second ATP Challenger title for the 20-year-old, this was the best performance of his rival who has never surpassed the second round in his earlier Challenger stints. Chun-Hsin Tseng won the final in pulsating 1 hour-and 44 minutes. Despite the fact that there was no Indian involved in the final, a sizeable crowd had gathered to witness the title clash.
IPL Mega Auction: End of an era? 'Mr. IPL' Suresh Raina goes unsold
After going unsold on the first day, the veteran batter, who had a base price of Rs 2 crore, was ignored by franchises on the final day of the auction as well, which meant that Raina went unsold for the first time in an IPL auction. This will only be the second IPL season Raina would miss since the competition began in 2008. He had also missed the IPL 2020 season after returning home from UAE due to personal reasons.
IPL Mega Auction: Faf du Plessis sends emotional message for CSK fans after getting picked by RCB
A bidding war had ensued for du Plessis between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), and Delhi Capitals (DC), with Bangalore eventually succeeding in picking him.
PVL: Hyderabad Black Hawks make history, register 5-0 clean sweep against Chennai Blitz
Hyderabad picked up three points from this match (two points for the win and an extra point for winning the match 5-0) and Hyderabad Black Hawks' SV Guru Prasanth was adjudged the Player of the Match. Naveen Raja Jacob and Bruno Da Silva got the Chennai Blitz off to a strong start as the side took the lead at 6-2.
IPL Mega Auction: Ishan, D Chahar, Shreyas biggest earners, complete squads of 10 franchises; hits and misses!
A total of 204 players were picked by the 10 franchise after shelling out a total of Rs 551.70 cr during the enthralling two day IPL 2022 mega auction with Ishan Kishan (Rs 15.25 cr), Deepak Chahar (Rs 14 cr) and Shreyas Iyer (Rs 12.25 cr) emerging as top-three earners, ahead of the exciting 15th season of cash-rich league.
FIH Pro League: Near-perfect India thrash South Africa 10-2 again
Harmanpreet Singh, the FIH Player of the Year for 2021, scored in the 36th minute off a penalty corner, converted a penalty stroke in the 52nd minute, completed scored his third in the 56th minute off another short corner and rounded off his tally with his fourth goal seconds before the long hooter.
Shilanand Lakra scored a brace (27th & 48th min) after Surinder Kumar (15th min) had cancelled Daniel Bell's 12th-minute strike for South Africa in the first quarter.
PKL 8: Bharat, Pawan shine as Bengaluru beat Jaipur, stay alive in playoffs race
Jaipur dominated the early stages of the match, but a series of multi-point raids by Bharat helped Bengaluru stage a comeback. The eight-point margin of the loss means Jaipur didn't get a single point in the playoffs race. Arjun Deshwal was the lone star for Jaipur with another Super 10 (16 points). Both, Bharat (15 points) and Pawan (10) scored Super 10s as the Bulls clinched an important victory in their fight for a spot in the playoffs.
Hamilton looks 'totally focused' on the 2022 campaign, says F1 CEO Domenicali
"From what I see in the picture he has posted, he seems to be totally focused on this year's challenge that, sporting-wise, will be very interesting. We are all looking forward to seeing how the new cars behave and sure this will be as exciting as the last one," he said. Since that photo, Hamilton has started posting more regularly, with a series of images showing what he's been up to over the last few weeks
2nd T20I: Hazlewood stars as Australia beat Sri Lanka in Super Over thriller
Sri Lanka, who lost the opening T20I match on Friday, decided to bowl first after electing to bat first. They managed to restrict Australia to 164/6 in their allotted 20 overs thanks to a knock of 48 by Josh Inglis with Dushmantha Chameera (2/30) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2/33) leading the bowling efforts for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka made a match of it as they rode on a 53-ball 73 by Pathum Nissanka and 19-ball 34 by skipper Dasun Shanaka helping them reach 164/8 in 20 overs.
ICC Women's World Cup: New Zealand to aim for glory again after 22 years
As the preparations for the mega event continue in full swing, the omens are good for the White Ferns as, over the years, they have drastically improved they infrastructure and now boast of 70,000 registered players, a 12 per cent increase in the number of female participants playing the game fro
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