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PVL: Angamuthu's spikes power Ahmedabad Defenders to 3-2 victory over Calicut Heroes
Ahmedabad Defenders took down Calicut Heroes 12-15, 15-11, 10-15, 15-12, 15-11. Ahmedabad picked up two points from this match. Ahmedabad Defenders' Angamuthu was adjudged the Player of the Match. The Hyderabad Black Hawks will take on the Ahmedabad Defenders on Thursday.
Delhi name squad for Ranji Trophy, Yash Dhull included
After leading the Indian team to victory in the Caribbean last week, Dhull has not had any time to rest. He along with his teammates landed in India on Tuesday morning and they went to Ahmedabad on Wednesday to witness the second ODI against West Indies.
The Delhi team will leave for Guwahati on Thursday and Dhull is all set to join the squad for the tournament.
PKL 8: Raiders shine as UP Yoddha beat Tamil Thalaivas
The result will help Yoddha increase their chances of making it to the Playoffs. Tamil Thalaivas matched UP blow for blow throughout the match but their lack of ALL OUTs eventually affected the outcome of the game. Manjeet scored a Super 10 (13 points) for the Tamil team. Both raiders secured Super 10s in a high-scoring game that was only decided in the final minute.
ISL 2021-22: Ortiz shines as FC Goa thrash Chennaiyin FC to keep playoff hopes alive
Jorge Ortiz (20th, 41st, 53rd) scored a hat-trick after Makan Chothe (6th) opened the scoring for the Gaurs with Narayan Das (45th OG) putting the ball in his own net, to sum up Chennaiyin's night.
2nd ODI: India beat West Indies by 44 runs, take unassailable 2-0 series lead
Riding on some fine bowling performances, West Indies restricted India to 237-9 in 50 overs despite a gritty fifty by Suryakumar Yadav (64 off 83) after winning the toss and opting to field first. Apart from Suryakumar, KL Rahul (49), Deepak Hooda (29), Washington Sundar (24) also played some vital knocks but West Indies bowlers particularly Odean Smith (2/29), Alzarri Joseph (2/36) struck back with wickets at regular intervals to keep India under a below-par target.
2nd ODI: West Indies restrict India to 237-9 despite Suryakumar fifty
Apart from Suryakumar, KL Rahul (49), Deepak Hooda (29), Washington Sundar (24) also played some vital knocks but West Indies struck back with wickets at regular intervals to keep India under a below-par target.Put into bat first, India in a surprise move sent Rishabh Pant to open the innings along with skipper Rohit Sharma. It was the first time Pant was opening the batting in ODIs.
'Remember the name': Carlos Brathwaite names his daughter after Kolkata's Eden Gardens
The 33-year-old batter took to Instagram to announce the arrival of his baby daughter and revealed that he had named her Eden Rose after Kolkata's Eden Gardens, the most memorable venue of his cricketing career.
Ahmedabad-based new IPL franchise to be called Gujarat Titans
The naming of the Ahmedabad franchise comes days after the Lucknow-based team announced its official name as Lucknow Super Giants. Both Ahmedabad and Lucknow are two new entrants to the IPL and were bought by CVC Capital Partners (Irelia Company Pte Ltd) and RPSG Group respectively, last October.
Explained: Why Ronaldo hasn't worked out for Man United
Despite spending more than 150 million euros in the summer transfer window, United have not turned into world beaters they were expected to become with the signings of Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and the Portuguese superstar, Ronaldo. Thanks to Tuesday's match, United now languish in fifth place on the league table, leaving them worse off than their second-place finish last season.
India Women lose one-off T20I to New Zealand by 18 runs
Bates and Devine put on 60 for the opening wicket, scoring better than a run a ball, as New Zealand posted an impressive 155/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Jess Kerr (2/20), Amelia Kerr (2/25) and Hayley Jensen (2/25) then picked up two wickets each in a strong team effort with the ball as the tourists fell well short of the required target as they staggered to 137/8 in reply.
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