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Didn't show much courage, says a dejected Kohli after second loss
RCB came up with a much improved performance the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings on Friday, notching up 156/6 thanks to half centuries from Devdutt Padikkal (70) and Kohli (53), but still lost by six wickets after some incisive bowling by Dwayne Bravo and Shardul Thakur.
Adapting to the dew and strategising bowling was the key: Dhoni
On the back of a brilliant bowling performance by Dwayne Bravo and Shardul Thakur, Chennai Super Kings registered an assertive six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. With this win, Chennai have now moved back to the top of the points table with 14 points from seven wins out of nine matches. Though they are tied with Delhi Capitals for points, Chennai are on top due to superior net run rate.
Chelsea-Man City, Arsenal-Spurs key games in Premier League this weekend
Chelsea go into Saturday lunchtime's clash with Manchester City on the back of a convincing 3-0 win away to Tottenham last weekend and knowing they have beaten their rivals in the semi-final of last season's FA Cup and also in the Champions League.
Weeks after US Open triumph, Raducanu splits with coach
Richardson had accompanied Raducanu to New York for the year-end Grand Slam where she had beaten 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez of Canada in straight sets to become an overnight celebrity.
Jobs on the line in La Liga this weekend (preview)
One of those is Alaves boss Javier Calleja, whose side began the 2021/22 campaign with five consecutive defeats. Alaves take on an Atletico Madrid side that has looked slightly out of sorts in the past fortnight, but who still should have more than enough to take three points from their visit to Vitoria.
IPL 2021: Chennai register an assertive six-wicket win over Bangalore
Chasing 157, Chennai got off to a good start and cruised to victory with 157/4 in 18.1 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad (38) and Faf du Plessis (31) put up on 71 for the first wicket, hitting some superb shots around the wicket. However, both Gaikwad and du Plessis got out on the same score in successive overs.
After Tokyo success, want to be ready for tests that lie ahead: Simranjeet
Simranjeet was part of the successful Olympic campaign where he played a key role in the bronze-medal match against Germany. He scored twice in the encounter and introspecting on his performance, Simranjeet said he is fortunate to have earned the opportunity to represent India at the greatest sporting event in the world.
Sourav Ganguly has played a huge role in my batting: Venkatesh Iyer
Picking up from where he had left off against RCB, where he had clobbered an unbeaten 41 off 27 deliveries to guide KKR to a nine-wicket win with 10 overs remaining, Iyer scored his maiden IPL century and guided his side to a 7-wicket victory against MI on Thursday evening.
KKR skipper Morgan fined Rs 24 lakh; others fined Rs 6 lakh each
"As it was the team's second offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan was fined Rs 24 lakhs," an IPL statement said. "The rest of the members of the playing XI were each fined lesser of either Rs 6 lakhs or 25 per cent of their individual match fee," the statement added.
Not weighed down by pressure, says Verstappen ahead of Sochi race
On arriving in Sochi, Hamilton was asked if he thinks the pressure is catching up with Max, to which he replied, "Obviously he won't admit to it and I'm not going to make an assumption but I'm just saying I remember what it was like when I had my first one and it definitely mounted up."
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