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National Tennis Championship: Sharmada, Zeel, Nikki, and Digvijay enter finals
Continuing her fairytale run in the championship, Sharmada outgunned second seed Vaidehi Chaudhari 6-4, 6-3 in the women's singles semi-finals. Her opponent in Saturday's final will be top seed Zeel Desai, who showed zeal in getting past Samhitha Sai Chamarthi 6-2, 6-2. "I think I played really good today. My opponent was no pushover but my game was in place.
U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India in do-or-die clash with Kyrgyz Repu
Having beaten Oman 2-1 and lost to hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of a late penalty. As India had won and lost one match, so did the Kyrgyz Republic (beat UAE, lost to Oman). Igor Stimac's side are in an interesting situation as all four teams in the group have the same number of points, have scored, and even conceded the same number of goals.
Imran Khan takes note of argument between Shoaib Akhtar, PTV host
Pakistan Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan revealed that the premier has also taken notice of the issue and has directed the committee to take immediate action. He said that Imran Khan was also upset that the host of the show insulted the national star, the report said. "You cannot ask anybody to leave the show on the air, this is arrogance," he said, adding that Niaz should have evaluated his and Akhtar's value.
T20 World Cup: West Indies stay alive with 3-run win over Bangladesh
After West Indies rode on some lusty hitting by Nicholas Pooran (40) and Roston Chase (39) to put together 142/7, which looked like a par score for this track, Bangladesh were restricted to 139/5 in 20 overs thanks to some disciplined bowing by the winners. Chasing 143, Bangladesh lost both openers Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Naim in successive overs of the power-play.
Opportunity to strike psychological blow: Cummins on clash vs England
Asked if it is possible to strike any sort of psychological blow ahead of the Ashes series, Cummins said on the eve of the 'Super 12' game that, "I mean, perhaps, but as I said, I think there's only a couple of players (here) that will (play the Ashes) -- the majority of the side are mainly white-ball players (here). Yeah, maybe one or two players, but different format. I wouldn't read into it too much.
Quite funny when people talk about my form: David Warner
On Thursday, Warner guided Australia to an emphatic seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka, scoring a 42-ball 65 as former T20 World Cup champions Sri Lanka were beaten with three overs to spare in their 'Super 12' game. The opener had posted scores of 0, 2, 0, 1 and 14 heading into this match across various T20 levels.
T20 World Cup: Bowlers, Warner shine in Australia's 7-wicket win over Sri Lanka
This was Australia's second win in a row and they are now placed second in the Group 1 table with four points, only behind England who are ahead on net run rate. Riding on some fighting knocks by Kusal Perera (35), Charith Asalanka (35) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (33), Sri Lanka posted 154/6 in 20 overs. Mitchell Starc (2/27), Pat Cummins (2/34) and Adam Zampa (2/12) were the wicket-takers for Australia.
IPL 2022 auction: Old teams can retain 4 players; Lucknow, Ahmedabad can get 3 early picks
"The purse for the IPL 2022 auction is likely to be Rs 90 crore (USD 12 million approx), it was Rs 85 crore in the 2021 auction. In the 2018 mega auction, the teams had Rs 80 crore, of which they could spend a maximum of Rs 33 crore on retained players, the teams were then allowed to buy back five players through a combination of retention and two right-to-match (RTM) cards.
Warner says he will go into IPL auction for next season
Warner, who turned 35 on Thursday, said he will definitely go into the auction pool as he does not expect to be retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad and with two new teams coming in next season, it was time to make a fresh start. Warner, who was stripped of the Sunrisers captaincy earlier in the season, said being left out of the squad for the final six games of the UAE leg of IPL 2021 was a "tough pill to swallow".
Quinton de Kock terms it a 'misunderstanding', says ready to take the knee
De Kock had decided to withdraw from the match against West Indies after the Cricket South Africa Board issued a directive asking all players to take the knee before the start of the match. Terming the entire episode as a misunderstanding. de Kock said that he was sorry for "all the hurt, confusion and anger" that his decision has caused. "If me taking a knee helps to educate others. and makes the lives of others better. I am more than happy to do so. I did not in any way mean to disrespect anyone by not playing against West Indies, especially the West Indian team themselves. Maybe some people don't understand that we were just hit with this on Tuesday morning, on the way to a game," de Kock said in a statement on Thursday.
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