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Virat faces mutiny in the ranks; Ashwin leads the revolt?
Since the tour of England, speculation had started that Virat would be removed from white ball captaincy. It was said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was 'unhappy' with the skipper, but when the IANS spoke to BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal, he flatly denied the news. The very next day, the 32-year-old stylish batsman came forward and announced his decision to leave India's T20 captaincy.
IPL 2021: All-round Jadeja delivers in CSK's nail-biting win
In a match full of twists and turns, it was Chennai who came out on top when it mattered the most. Chasing 172, Jadeja smashed 22 runs off eight deliveries and smacking Prasidh Krishna for two sixes and as many fours in the 19th over, after taking 1/21 in four overs. With a hat-trick of wins in the UAE leg of IPL 2021, Chennai re-gain their top position on the points table, demoting Delhi Capitals to second place.
Post knee surgery, Federer hoping to return at 'some point next year'
Federer, who made a late decision to attend this year's Laver Cup in Boston -- a tournament held between teams from Europe and the rest of the world -- said on the sidelines of the event that the recovery and rehabilitation are "going to take me a few more months and then we'll see how things are at some point next year".
Mandhana, Deepti signed up by WBBL champions Sydney Thunder
The pair will replace the English duo of Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont who have declared their inability to participate in the tournament. Sydney Thunder coach, Trevor Griffin, said his team's title defence "had received an extra edge with Indian superstars Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma signing on for the club's WBBL-7 campaign".
Man City get revenge over Chelsea, Villa end Man United jinx
Gabriel Jesus' neat turn and finish in the 53rd minute saw Pep Guardiola's men take a deserved win as they dominated possession against a below-par Chelsea and had it not been for a couple of excellent saves from Edouard Mendy, Manchester City would have won by a clearer margin.
McLaren's Lando Norris takes pole for Russian GP; Hamilton 4th
Fresh from the team's first one-two in over a decade at the Italian Grand Prix two weeks back, Norris claimed pole position, stringing a fast lap to claim his first-ever career pole position. With heavy rain on Saturday morning forcing the cancellation of Free Practice 3, qualifying marked the first track action of the day for the F1 drivers.
Jyothi loses final, wins silver in World Archery Championship
Jyothi, who had won silver medals in the Compound Women's Team competition and Compound Mixed Team event on Friday, lost to the Colombian archer, the world No 1 in compound section, 146-144 in the 15-arrow final in South Dakota.
IPL 2021: Hope the TRP is up due to Punjab Kings, says KL Rahul
After the match here, Punjab captain KL Rahul was happy and relieved. He also said his team was used to such tight games. "Used to these games. Hope the TRP is up due to Punjab Kings. I'll take the win - nothing else to say," said Rahul.
India's Jyothi storms into the final in World Archery Championships
Jyothi, who had won two silver medals in the competition so far in the Compound Women's Team and Compound Mixed Team on Friday, defeated her Italian opponent 148-146 in a closely-fought last-four encounter. The 25-year-old Indian seeded sixth following the ranking round will meet top-seed Sara Lopez of Colombia in the final. Sara defeated Slovenia's Toja Ellison 150-147 in the other semi-final.
IPL 2021: Shami and Bishnoi script narrow five-run win for Punjab
Hyderabad had a horror start as David Warner (2) was dismissed on the third ball of the chase. On a short and outside off delivery from Shami, Warner nicked behind to keeper KL Rahul. Shami had his second wicket of the match when captain Kane Williamson (1) chopped on to his leg-stump while going for the drive. Shami was brilliant in the power-play, conceding only five runs for big scalps of Warner and Williamson.
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