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Liverpool co-owners buy 15% stake in Rajasthan Royals
London-based venture capitalist Manoj Badale's investment firm Emerging Media owns the majority stake. "Such an investment is testament to the global standing of the IPL and India as an attractive investment destination," Badale said. Gerry Cardinale, founder and managing partner of RedBird, said, "The IPL is a dynamic league with a global audience and forward-thinking mindset regarding fan and player engagement."
England thrash Sri Lanka, take 2-0 lead in T20I series
The visitors' batting was exposed again in seaming conditions with the Kusal Perera-led side only managing 111/7 in the allotted 20 overs. Kusal Mendis was the highest scorer with 39 runs. Six Sri Lankan batsmen couldn't cross the single-digit mark. In reply, England scored the winning revised target of 103 (D/L Method) in 16.1 overs with 11 balls to spare. England managed 108/5 in 16.1 overs.
Williamson's boys, best players is our history: NZ greats
Leading former New Zealand cricketers such as Brendon McCullum and Richard Hadlee are awestruck with the showing of skipper Kane Williamson's boys in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India here and feel this is probably the country's greatest-ever team. New Zealand had, on Wednesday, become the first World Test Championship winners.
Almiron guides Paraguay into Copa America quarterfinals
Paraguay went ahead just after the half-hour mark when Braian Samudio powered in a header at the far post following Almiron's in-swinging corner on Thursday, reports Xinhua. The Newcastle United midfielder then converted a penalty after Gary Medel was deemed to have brought down Carlos Gonzalez.
Lorenzo Sonego enters semi-finals of Eastbourne International
Sonego took a 3-0 lead, winning 65 percent of his first-service points in the opening set. He broke Bublik twice in the second set to battle through in 79 minutes. "I am really happy with the match because it is not easy playing against Bublik, because he is an amazing talent. It was really tough in the second set, but I am happy with the match," Sonego said after the match.
Daniil Medvedev enters Mallorca Open tennis semi-finals
The Russian, who had lost in the first round of the Halle Open, has been in dominant form and has moved into the last-four stage without dropping a set. "I feel like it was a funny match. Maybe [it was] not the highest level, but I'm really happy to win and be in the semi-finals here. I'm looking forward to tomorrow," Medvedev said after the match.
Powerful BCCI fails to ensure warm-up games for Team India in England
India's loss in the World Test Championship (WTC) final exposed chinks in its batting against the moving ball as New Zealand bowlers made the ball talk and picked wickets regularly, skittling out India for 170 on the sixth -- reserve -- day and putting their team on road to victory when it looked like the Test would end in a draw.
Last chance to qualify for Olympic: Spotlight on men's, women's relays
The goal of the women's 4x400m relay team, comprising Dutee Chand, Hima Das, Archana Suseendran, and S Dhanalakshmi, is to clock 43.05 seconds to win a smooth passage for the Olympics. Only top 16 world ranking teams in the women's 4x100m will be eligible to compete at the Olympics starting on July 23. India's current world ranking is 20.
India the new 'chokers' of international cricket?
The last decade had begun well and offered hope to India, promising a decade of dominance in which they bagged multiple tournaments. India won the 2011 50-over World Cup and followed it up with the 2013 Champions Trophy. But since 2014, India have tripped at the final hurdle several times.
India fail to crack the NZ code again in ICC tournaments
The last time India managed to beat New Zealand was back in the 2003 50-over World Cup under Sourav Ganguly when left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan took four wickets as India skittled out the Kiwis for 146 and won by seven wickets in Centurion.
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