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Fifth Ashes Test likely to go ahead at Perth as planned: CA boss Hockley
Reports have been emerging from Australia that the fifth Test, scheduled in Perth, could be moved to Sydney, as Western Australia grapples with the pandemic and their vaccine programme lags behind other states, leading to stringent quarantine rules for tourists even from within the country.
Morgan places faith in KKR's top order to deliver against RCB
With the two-time champions set to take on the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sharjah Cricket Ground later on Monday, captain Morgan said that the mood in the camp was "quite confident" and "we are looking forward to the game immensely".
Murray, Tsitsipas secure third-round berths at Indian Wells
The Scot, in his 13th Indian Wells appearance, advanced to the third round of an ATP Masters 1000 for the first time since 2016 with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Alcaraz. Murray finished with 18 winners to his opponent's 36, but his 29 unforced errors were 13 fewer.
T20 World Cup: Pak TV Channel pays hilarious tribute to Shoaib Malik
Soon after his return, netizens had mixed reactions to it. However, a truly befitting 'tribute' to Malik's four-decade-long legacy was given by a Pakistan TV channel 'Samaa TV'. They played a hilarious video, which talked about the changes the country witnessed as the veteran cricketer remained a constant figure in their nation's cricketing setup.
T20 World Cup: BCCI have five more days to make any changes to the squad; report
An ICC official confirmed to The Times of India, saying: "Teams can change their teams seven days prior to the start of their support period. I'dia's support period starts with the Super 12 which begins on October 23. So, they have time to change the team till Oct 15 midnight."
There was nothing much in the mind: Dhoni on his match-winning cameo
While the task was enormous, the skipper added that the only thing relevant at that stage was to "just watch the ball and hit the ball". Dhoni led three-time champions CSK to their ninth IPL final, smashing an unbeaten 18 off six deliveries in a chase of 173 in the Qualifier 1 in Dubai. The charismatic wicketkeeper-batter hit Tom Curran for three consecutive boundaries in the final over to take CSK over the line.
SAFF Championship: Chhetri scores as India overcome Nepal 1-0
With this win, India broke the sequence of draws and are now in the third spot on the group table with five points, one behind Maldives and Nepal, both of whom have six points aprice. India started off on the front foot late on Sunday evening, winning their first corner of the match as early as in the third minute. The Nepali defence was up to the task though, as they cleared the ball that was swung in by Brandon Fernandes.
Colombia halt Brazil's perfect 2022 World Cup qualifying run
The visitors had most of the early scoring chances with Lucas Paqueta shooting just wide after combining with Neymar and an unmarked Fred thumping an effort from 16 yards over the bar. Colombia rallied after halftime, with Mateus Uribe forcing goalkeeper Alisson to make a finger-tip save with his shot from the edge of the 18-yard box after Radamel Falcao's back-heel.
Dhoni always motivates me, try to learn as much as possible from him: Gaikwad
Gaikwad, who is the leader of the 'Orange Cap' charts with 603 runs, anchored the chase against Delhi Capitals on Sunday with a 50-ball 70, smashing five fours and two sixes as the three-time IPL champions won the high-scoring match by four wickets with two balls remaining.
Mooney and McGrath set up Australia's 14-run win over India in final T20I
Chasing 150, Smriti Mandhana smashed 52 off 49 balls after starting slow in the power-play and losing Shafali Verma cheaply. She also shared a stand of 57 runs with Jemimah Rodrigues (23 off 26 balls) for the second wicket to keep India in the hunt. Earlier, Beth and Tahlia scored critical knocks to post a respectable total for Australia, who were 73/4 in 11.1 overs.
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