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ATP backs WTA, asks China to come clean on tennis player Peng Shuai's wellbeing
WTA chief Steve Simon recently said that he has "serious doubts" that Peng was "free, safe and not subject to intimidation". He also announced suspension of all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, with immediate effect till the country investigates in a full, fair and transparent manner the allegation of sexual assault made against a former senior politician by the 35-year-old doubles player.
IND v NZ, 2nd Test: India reach 111/3 at tea on Day 1
Opener Mayank Agarwal was batting on 52 while Shreyas Iyer was not out on 7 as the hosts lost their way after a good start. Ajaz Patel claimed all three wickets in the space of 15 balls as India slumped from 80/1 in the 28th over to 80/3 at the end of the 30th over.
IND v NZ, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli opts to bat after winning the toss
Jayant Yadav will come in place of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who picked up a niggle during the Kanpur Test, said the skipper leading the side. Virat resumed his captaincy after taking a break in the first Test. He also said that the wicket and the weather both looked nice and favorable for bating in the first innings.
Vital Champions League ties on horizon in La Liga week 16
Real Madrid rode their luck after being outplayed by Athletic Club Bilbao for much of their 1-0 win in the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, and they will probably have to play a lot better if they want to win away to Real Sociedad on Saturday.
Rashid's hat-trick propels Delhi Bulls to second spot on points table
Team Abu Dhabi's strong batting line-up required 108 to finish in the top-two but they collapsed like ninepins in the middle overs. After a strong start, they slipped from 41/1 to 67/7 in a matter of 10 deliveries giving Delhi Bulls a 49-run win. The result of this match meant Delhi Bulls finished in the top-two while Team Abu Dhabi along with Bangla Tigers occupy the third and the fourth place on the points table.
Ishant, Rahane, Jadeja ruled out of 2nd Test due to niggles
As the start of the match was delayed by wet ground conditions caused by rains on Wednesday and Thursday, the BCCI put out the news that three senior players will not be available for the match. Sharma is out with a dislocated left little finger, Jadeja has a right forearm injury while Rahane has a slight left hamstring strain -- all three getting hurt during the final day of the first Test at Kanpur, BCCI secretary Jay Shah informed in a release on Friday.
Shreyasi Singh crowned National Champion in Women's Trap for second year running
This was Shreyasi's fifth individual career National title and her second in Women's Trap. The reigning Commonwealth Games Champion won with a finals score of 34, ahead of Madhya Pradesh's Pragati Dubey and ONGC's Shagun Chowdhary, who ended with scores of 31 and 27 respectively. In the Junior Women's Trap, Aadya Tripathi from Delhi bagged the gold with a final score of 38 ahead of Delhi's Divya Singh and Bhavya Tripathi with scores of 36 and 28 respectively.
Football: India women lose 1-2 against Venezuela
Forward Dangmei Grace put India in front with a first-half header but Venezuela came out all guns blazing in the second session and goals from Mariana Speckmaier and Barbara Olivieri helped them claim victory. Venezuela started the brighter of the two sides and tested India goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan from distance a number of times in the opening 15 minutes.
ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur and Hyderabad play out gripping 1-1 draw
Greg Stewart (41') scored a goal of the highest order for the Red Miners while Bartholomew Ogbeche (56') equalised in the second half. Both sides failed to enter into the top four spots as Jamshedpur with 5 points are placed 5th as Hyderabad follow with 4 points. Eli Sabia was handed the Jamshedpur FC armband for the first time as regular captain Peter Hartley started from the bench. Manolo Marquez fielded the same XI that won against Mumbai City over the weekend.
England wary of David Warner, says Anderson
Warner's heroics at the T20 World Cup signalled he is back to his explosive best. "His record in Australia is ridiculous, so we know it's going to be a different animal to the one we faced in 2019 in our summer. We've played so much cricket against Warner, we know you can never say you're actually on top of him -- he's that good of a batter, he's got that much quality," Anderson told Fox Sports.
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