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Rajasthan Royals buy majority stake in CPL's Barbados franchise
"We are delighted to acquire a majority stake in the Barbados CPL franchise. We are extremely grateful to the Barbados government for their continued support, and we look forward to making a positive impact on both cricket and tourism for the country. We have ambitious plans for the Royals brand globally, and this is an important strategic step," said Manoj Badale, the owner of Rajasthan Royals.
Tokyo Olympic: Croatians Mektic-Pavic win men's tennis doubles gold
Mektic and Pavic took away the first set 6-4. After Cilic-Dodig levelled the score at 6-3, Mektic-Pavic emerged victorious in the deciding set at 10-6, reports Xinhua. The bronze medal went to Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus, as they defeated Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren 7-6(3), 6-2 to capture an historic first Olympic tennis medal for New Zealand.
Marcus Rashford to undergo shoulder surgery, confirms Manchester United
The operation means that the forward will miss the start of the upcoming season. Rashford was due to report for pre-season training with United on Monday after having three weeks of holiday following England's loss in the Euro 2020 final. "Following consultation between Marcus, the manager, club medical staff and specialists, Marcus will undergo surgery imminently to resolve his shoulder injury."
Smart ball to be used in next month's Caribbean Premier League
"The Kookaburra Smart Ball looks, feels and plays exactly the same as a regular ball but there is a state-of-the-art core that registers many more data points than using radar or ball-tracking technology," according to a Cricket West Indies statement which announced the development. The ball sends back significant information on each delivery including the speed, distance, power and spin of a ball at release, when it bounces and when it reaches the batsman.
Tokyo Olympics: Djokovic's Golden Slam hopes come crashing after defeat to Zverev
Djokovic, who was aiming to become the first tennis player to win all four Grand Slams and Olympic Games gold in a season, lost to world No. 5 Zverev 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a two hours and three minute contest. Zverev won 71 per cent of his points on first serves and converted three of five break points, while the Serbian world No. 1 failed on all four attempts. Djokovic had seven unforced errors, compared to his German opponent's three.
Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu storms into the semis in women's singles
Sindhu, looking to add a gold medal to the silver she won in Rio, dominated her Japanese rival at the net, created points with her disguised shots, and completed straight game wins. The Indian 26-year-old Indian shuttler from Hyderabad was in total control of the first game and then quelled a strong fightback by Akane to reach the semifinals for the second successive Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom says was made to change ring dress minute before PQF bout
"Surprising...can anyone explain what will be a ring dress. I was ask (sic) to change my ring dress just a minute before my pre qtr bout can anyone explain," she claimed in a Tweet, tagging the office of Indian Prime Minister (@PMOIndia), Sports Minister Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) and his predecessor Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Tokyo Olympics : Indian women Hockey team beat Ireland, keep alive hopes of spot in quarters
Forward Navneet Kaur scored a beautiful goal in the 57th minute off a superb pass from the right flank by skipper Rani Rampal to seal the victory for India. This is only the third win for the Indian women's team in the three appearances in the Olympics. The first two wins came in 1980 Olympics in Moscow while in the 2016 edition at Rio de Janeiro India could manage only one draw in five matches.
Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari loses in quarterfinals, out of Tokyo Olympics
The world No. 1's campaign in Tokyo was brought to an end with a 6-0 loss to the rankings round topper An at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field. An started off with a perfect set of three 10s. Deepika got a 7 and two 10s to finish the first set with 27 as the Korean took a 2-0 lead. Deepika began the second set with 10 while An shot a 9. But the Indian could not follow up her 10 with a strong score, hitting just 7.
Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat fail to make it to 25m pistol finals
This was the Indian pistol shooters' final event at Tokyo 2020. India's gold drought in shooting, which started at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has continued in Tokyo so far and only a few events are left for the country's shooters to salvage their pride. Before taking aim at the Akasa Shooting Range on Friday, Manu was placed fifth in the overall standings with a score of 292/300 .
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