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Champions League: Ronaldo strikes late to win it for Man United
On a day he celebrated a Champions League appearance record, Ronaldo sensationally won Manchester United's first points in Group F in the dying seconds to beat the Spaniards 2-1 in a thrilling finale on Wednesday.
Winter Olympics will be held in closed-loop system; domestic spectators will be allowed
Participants who are not fully vaccinated will have to undergo a 21-day quarantine upon arrival in Beijing for the Games that will be held from February 4-20, 2022. The Winter Paralympic Games will be held from March 4-13, 2022. As of now, the Organising Committee has decided to only allow domestic spectators, and tickets will be sold only to those from mainland China that are fully vaccinated.
IPL 2021: Slowly but surely, we are getting in groove: Virat Kohli
"The break was tough as you saw initially. We were blown away in game 1. That defeat gave us confidence though. The second game we were not quite there either, left 25-30 out there with the bat. But the last two games we are going in the right direction. Slowly but surely, we are getting in groove," Kohli said after the match.
Women's National Boxing Championships to be held in Hisar from October 21
This event will also mark the return of Elite Women's National Championships after a gap of more than one year due to Covid-19 pandemic. It will also provide a great opportunity for the domestic pugilists to showcase their game as the performances will be considered when the selection committee will meet to finalize the squad for the upcoming AIBA World Championships which is scheduled later this year.
IPL 2021: Bharat, Maxwell clinch an easy win for Bangalore
Chasing 150, Bangalore were off to a flying start as Virat Kohli slammed Chris Morris for three boundaries in the opening over. Devdutt Padikkal crunched Kartik Tyagi for two boundaries in the second over before slamming Mustafizur Rahman for a brace of boundaries in the next over. Bangalore were 48 for no loss in five overs before Padikkal, dropped at six, swung across the line, only for Rahman to disturb the stumps.
IPL 2021: Bangalore trigger post-powerplay collapse to restrict Rajasthan at 149/9
It was quite a fall for Rajasthan, who were 100/1 in eleven overs. But the 2008 champions lost eight wickets for 49 runs in the last nine overs to end at a below-par total after being asked to bat first. Openers Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed seven boundaries between each other to take Rajasthan to 56/0 in power-play. Five of those boundaries belonged to Lewis, who was the more aggressive of the two.
IPL 2021: DC captain Rishabh Pant breaks Sehwag's record
On Tuesday, Pant scored 39 runs against KKR in their IPL game and while batting, he broke a record of former DC captain and legendary cricketer Sehwag. The former cricketer had for long been the highest run-getter for the franchise, having scored 2382 runs in 85 innings. Pant went past Sehwag and now leads the chart with 2390 runs in 75 innings.
Rohit Sharma will be my choice for captaincy in next two T20 WCs: Gavaskar
"I think Rohit Sharma for the next two World Cups. You could say they (World Cups) are back-to-back, one starting in a month and another exactly a year from now. So clearly, yes, you don't want to change too many captains at this particular stage. Rohit Sharma would definitely be my choice for captaincy of the Indian team for both these T20 World Cups," said Gavaskar on 'Cricket Connected' show on Star Sports.
Harder to hit spinners than fast bowlers in Sharjah: Karthik after KKR's win
In a low-scoring match, Kolkata Knight Riders registered their fifth win in the tournament, and third in the UAE, as they defeated Delhi Capital by three wickets chasing 127 on a difficult track. Nitish Rana's unbeaten 36 and Sunil Narine's 21-run cameo down the order enabled the two-time champions notch up two points at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium to take their tally to 10 points from 11 games.
Not in the best possible place, but squad ready to fight: Rohit Sharma
On Tuesday, a clinical show by bowlers along with an unbeaten 40 from Hardik Pandya helped five-time champions Mumbai Indians seal a six-wicket win over Punjab Kings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. This was Mumbai's first win in the UAE leg of the tournament and places the defending champions at fifth place in the points table, thereby keeping their playoffs hopes alive.
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