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Gambhir critisises Shastri for his 'best team in the world' remarks
Shastri's remarks did not go down well with Gambhir saying, we w'n't hear this kind of statement from newly-appointed coach Rahul Dravid. Shastri's tenure as head coach ended after India's forgetful campaign in the recently-concluded ICC Men's T20 World Cup. One of the most celebrated batsmen and legendary cricketer Dravid was appointed as the head coach of Team India.
China releases video of missing tennis star Peng Shuai attending tournament, IOC confirms talks with her
Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of state-run newspaper Global Times had released footage of Peng on Twitter which showed her attending her fans in the tennis court on Sunday. Hu has shared several footages of the Peng Shaui from the tournament. “Peng Shuai showed up at the opening ceremony of a teenager tennis match final in Beijing on Sunday morning,” he tweeted with yet another clipping.
Wasn't 100 per cent there mentally: Medvedev after ATP Finals loss
Medvedev looked on course to defend his Nitto ATP Finals title on Sunday evening, having beaten the German 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6(6) in the 'Red Group' play of the WTA Finals, but he was at a loss to explain why his service deserted him in the title clash. "It's tough to say, maybe some tiredness of the body, maybe mentally I wasn't 100 per cent," Medvedev told atptour.com. "Not that I didn't want to be, but definitely something was missing. I don't have the answer, but it made the difference.
T10: Morgan, Bravo heroics help Delhi Bulls clinch thriller
The Delhi Bulls suffered a huge blow when Munaf Patel removed Rilee Rossouw and Sherfane Rutherford in the second over. Roman Walker made matters worse when he dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mohammad Hafeez in the fifth over. Thereafter, Captain Bravo got things moving with the Bulls as he smashed three boundaries off Dasun Shanaka's bowling in the sixth over. Curtis Campher kept The Chennai Braves' hopes alive when he removed Bravo in the ninth over. However, Morgan and Romario Shepherd scored 14 runs in the last over and closed out the game for the Delhi Bulls with two balls to spare.
Premier League: Manchester City beat Everton, move to second in the table
Pep Guardiola's side rode on goals by Raheem Sterling (44'), Rodrigo Hernandez Rodri (55.) and Mota Bernardo Silva (86') as they won their eighth win out of 12 games, moving up to 26 points, three points behind Chelsea in the race for the top spot. Liverpool are at 25 points. It was another masterful performance from the defending champions, who replicated the dominant display against Manchester United a fortnight ago to claim a deserved victory. Sterling gave the Citizens the lead at the Etihad Stadium when he converted Joao Cancelo's superb cross to mark his 300th Premier League appearance with a goal.
La Liga: Real Madrid go top with a 4-1 win at Granada
Marco Asensio, Nacho Fernandez, Vinicius Junior and Ferland Mendy scored a goal each for Real Madrid while forward Luis Suárez scored the lone goal for Granada. It was a very good performance by Los Blancos as they picked up all three points at Los Carmenes, and moved up the top of the table. Suarez scored for Granada and made things interesting at 2-1, but Los Blancos reasserted their control after Vinicius' goal.
ATP Finals: Alexander Zverev beats Daniil Medvedev to win title
The German defeated World No. 1, Novak Djokovic, in the semi-finals and backed that up against World No. 2 Medvedev, capitalising on his powerful game to secure victory in 75 minutes. With his victory, Zverev became just the fourth player in the tournament's history to earn semi-final and final wins over the top two players in the ATP Rankings. The World No. 3 fired seven aces, hit 22 winners, and did not face a breakpoint in his statement win over the Russian. It was Zverev's second ATP Finals title and he ended his standout 2021 season in style in Turin.
Need to keep our feet on ground, Dravid after India's 3-0 series win over NZ
Rohit Sharma's fantastic fifty and a clinical bowling performance led by Axar Patel (3/9), powered India to a convincing 73-run win over New Zealand in the third and final T20I, helping the hosts complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match series at the iconic Eden Gardens on Sunday. Speaking after the win, Team India head coach said New Zealand had arrived in India immediately after a World Cup final loss and it wasn't easy for the visitors to play back-to-back matches.
3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma, bowlers lead India to 3-0 sweep against New Zealand
This was India's second-successive clean sweep victory against New Zealand in a T20I series, having registered a 5-0 win over the Kiwis at their own turf in January 2020. It was also the first series win for Sharma as full-time skipper and newly appointed head coach Rahul Dravid and they passed the test with flying colors. A fifty by captain Sharma (56 off 31 balls) and some late charge by the lower-order guided India to a competitive 184-7 in 20 overs. Apart from Sharma, Ishan Kishan (29), Venkatesh Iyer (20) and Shreyas Iyer (25) also got good starts but they failed to capitalise.
Ahead of World Championship, charm of table tennis in Houston fans' eyes
As a game for both recreation and competition, table tennis has been booming in Texas' largest city and across America in recent years, members of a Houston table tennis club told Xinhua earlier this month. "I think American people are starting to play ping pong more than before," said club owner Dylan Nguyen. "We have exactly 12 tables right now and are looking into increasing by eight more tables during the first quarter of 2022."
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