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Qualifier 1: Chennai beat Delhi by four wickets, reach IPL 2021 final
Chasing Delhi's score of 172/5, Chennai reached 173/6 with two balls to spare. CSK needed 13 runs to win from the last six balls and Dhoni saw them through despite losing Moeen Ali on the first ball of the final over. Delhi Capitals 172/5 in 20 overs lost to Chennai Super Kings 173/6 in 19.4 overs.
Valtteri Bottas wins Turkish GP, Verstappen in lead as Hamilton finishes 5th
Light rain peppered the track well before the race and while the rain stopped, conditions called for intermediate tyres throughout. With his second-place finish, Verstappen overtook Hamilton at the top of the table with 262.5 points, six points ahead of close rival Hamilton (256.5 points). Bottas is in third place with 177 points.
I should have gone with my gut feeling, says Hamilton about late tyre change
By in the latter stages of the race, Hamilton would make it as high as third position, behind eventual winner and teammate Valtteri Bottas and title rival Max Verstappen. But as several drivers around Hamilton, on an advice by his team, opted to pit for new intermediate tyres in the semi-damp conditions.
David Warner shares a heartfelt post, hints at parting ways with SRH
Taking to Instagram, Warner shared a heartfelt post, which included glimpses of his journey at the Orange Army. "My favourite moment!! Plus, A few pics from our journey, but the last pic is a big thank you for the support shown to us," he captioned his post. Notably, the first pic of the post featured him holding the IPL trophy, which SRH won in 2016.
Uber Cup finals: India women beat Spain 3-2 in opener, Saina injured
London 2012 Olymoics bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal played the first match for India and she conceded it after retiring hurt with an unknown injury against Spa'n's Clara Azurmendi. The Indian had lost the first game 20-22 at that point and it's not clear if she will be fit enough to play the next tie.
Men's T20 World Cup winner to receive cash prize of 1.6 million dollars
All the 16 competing teams in the tournament will receive part of the 5.6 million dollars allocated as prize money for the tournament, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17 to November 14. Just like the 2016 edition of the tournament, there will be a bonus amount for every match that a team wins in the Super 12 stage.
UAE not to give us any advantage; India game like any other: Pakistan's Md Rizwan
For nearly a decade following the terror attack, the UAE -- especially Dubai and Abu Dhabi -- became the 'host' venue for Pakistan against touring sides. "I have never been a believer in the fact that any one side, including Pakistan, has any special advantage in (the) UAE or anywhere else.
Will give it everything to win in Turkey: Lewis Hamilton
The qualifying on Saturday saw Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas to first position by over a tenth of a second, but the Briton will start 11th having taken a grid penalty for a new Mercedes engine. Instead, it'll be his team-mate Bottas who will start first on Sunday and Hamilton will have to emulate his 2020 Turkey performance and recover from the midfield on Sunday once again.
When crowds used to tease Pant with 'Mahi Mahi' chants! Chahal recalls Rishabh's initial struggle
"Actually, everyone wanted him (Pant) to be like Mahi bhai. The way MSD was behind the stumps. I remember if Pant would ever drop any catch or the DRS went wrong, then the whole ground would start shouting 'Mahi Mahi'. "So, there was a lot of pressure on that child (Pant)… because he was only around 19 or 20 years old at that time. We would tell him to ignore all these things and focus on your game. He was under tremendous pressure...then he was also out of the team for a while," Chahal told SGTV.
Great opportunity for Dhoni to set things right this IPL season
The Super Kings went on to finish second on the points table in the UAE this season and will take on Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 1 in Dubai later on Sunday. The team won five matches in the India leg of the tournament and followed it up by winning four in the UAE leg.
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