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La Liga: Real Madrid look to extend lead against Mallorca
The first of three consecutive matches in the Santiago Bernabeu sees Carlo Ancelotti's side look to build on their positive start to the season against a rival that has made a solid return to the top-flight.
We will not only survive but thrive as well, says Pak skipper Babar
England withdrew from the proposed tour of Pakistan by its m'n's and wom'n's teams in October. The decision came just days after New Zealand cancelled their tour just hours before the start of the 1st match, citing security reasons.
My celebrations are muted because I don't want to get carried away: Varun
Chakravarthy first got rid of the dangerous Australian player Glenn Maxwell for 10, and then accounted for Sachin Baby (7) and Hasaranga de Silva (0) as the Virat Kohli led RCB were bundled out for just 92 runs in 19 overs.
1st ODI: Rachael, Alyssa power Australia Women to 9-wicket win.
After a quick start by openers Shafali Verma (8) and Smriti Mandhana (16), who both added 31 for the first wicket in 3.2 overs, India lost two quick wickets as the openers fell. India were 38/2 after the first ball of the sixth over.
Pak cricketing greats hit out at England, NZ for cancelling tours
After New Zealand Cricket (NZC) withdrew its side hours before the opening match at Rawalpindi a couple of days back due to 'security concerns', the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) too cancelled the men's and women's team tours saying that the "mental and physical well-being of our players and support staff remains our highest priority and this is even more critical given the times we are currently living in"
IPL 2021: DC take on SRH in teams' first match on resumption
Before Covid-19 in the IPL teams' camps hampered the season in early May, postponing the remaining matches, DC had won six out of eight matches and had 12 points.
Five Eyes: Know all about the intelligence alliance whose 'serious threat' alert prompted New Zealand to call off Pakistan tour
This threat report was shared by an international intelligence agency called “Five Eyes,” (FVEY), whose origin can be traced long back to World War II. The New Zealand board promptly opted out of the series and held a meeting with the Pakistani counterparts to discuss the situation, however, the Blackcaps only stated “security threats” as the sole reason and restricted further information. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Officer Wasim Khan confirmed the report after saying that the Blackcaps received a "direct and imminent" threat to its team, conveyed by the Five Eyes.
IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine wickets
With this stunning win, the Eoin Morgan-led KKR rose to the fifth spot in the points table. The Virat Kohli-led side is still at third place in the points tally and looking good to qualify this year with six more games in hand. Varun Chakravarthy and Andre Russell were the stars for KKR as they scalped three wickets each which helped restrict the batting-heavy RCB to a paltry 92 runs in the first innings.
England cancel men's and women's tours to Pakistan
"The ECB has a longstanding commitment to tour Pakistan as part of the Men's Future Tours Programme in 2022. The ECB Board convened this weekend to discuss these extra England Women's and Men's games in Pakistan and we can confirm that the Board has reluctantly decided to withdraw both teams from the October trip," read the ECB.
Adaptability to conditions holds the key in IPL
Mumbai and Chennai are the two most accomplished sides in IPL history till date. It's fair to say that when they are up against each other, you expect nothing short of a cracker of a game. The last time these two sides faced each other was in Delhi, just prior to the adjournment of the tournament earlier this year. The sheer muscle power displayed by launching the ball into the stands to set up a high-scoring and entertaining affair was outstanding.
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