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MI look to get back to winning ways
After two successive losses, Mumbai Indians (MI) would like to turn it around when they face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an afternoon encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. MI were thrashed by Punjab Kings by nine wickets. Prior to that, they lost to Delhi Capitals by six wickets.
DC skipper Pant urges Covid survivors to donate plasma
In a video message posted on the franchise's website, the wicketkeeper-batsman said, "In the last few months, the number of Covid-19 cases in India has gone up. If you have recovered from Covid, please go and donate your plasma." Pant also requested people not to spread misinformation about the disease.
Indian fencers fail to qualify for Olympics
"Since it was one last chance to make the cut for the Olympics, the players wilted under pressure. Instead of staying calm and playing their natural game the fencers became a bit error prone that spoiled their chances," a national level coach told IANS. The two-day tournament, held last weekend, offered six quota places, including three in the women's category for the Tokyo Olympics.
Australia athletes travelling for Olympics prioritised for vax
The federal government has announced that approximately 2,050 athletes and support staff travelling to Japan for the delayed Olympics and Paralympics will be considered a priority group in the troubled vaccine rollout, Xinhua reports. Greg Hunt, the Minister for Health, said that vaccines would safeguard Australians traveling to Tokyo in July and August.
Chelsea earn 1-1 draw at Real Madrid in Champions League semis
American forward Christian Pulisic gave the English visitors a 14th-minute lead but striker Karim Benzema levelled in the 29th for Real in the teams' first-ever Champions League meeting on a wet Tuesday night in Spain, DPA reports. Benzema now has 71 goals in the elite event for joint-fourth all-time with former Real legend Raul Gonzalez.
IPL table: RCB take back top spot after thrilling win over DC
RCB are on 10 points, thus leading second-placed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by two points. CSK, however, have a game in hand on RCB, which they will be playing on Wednesday against bottom-placed SunRisers Hyderabad. A win would send CSK back to the top of the table as their net run rate (NRR) of +1.612 is higher than that of RCB's +0.080.
IPL 2021 probably most vulnerable bio-bubble: Adam Zampa
"I just feel like because it's India, we're always being told about the hygiene over here and being extra careful ... I just felt like it was the most vulnerable. The IPL that was held in Dubai six months ago didn't feel that way at all. I felt like that was extremely safe. Personally, I feel like that would have been a better option originally for this IPL but obviously, there's a lot of political stuff that goes into it," said Zampa.
Doesn't feel like AB has retired: Virat Kohli
DC, who are third after their second loss in six games, had their backs to the wall at 92 for four in 12.4 overs. However, Hetmyer turned it on and added 78 runs in 44 balls with skipper Rishabh Pant (58 not out off 48 balls) to take the team within striking distance of victory.
IPL 2021: RCB survive scare, beat DC by one run
This was RCB's fifth win in six matches and put them back on top of the points table after a huge loss to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their previous match had displaced them from the top spot. DC, who are third after their second loss in six games, had their backs to the wall at 92 for four in 12.4 overs. However, Hetmyer turned it on and added 78 runs in 44 balls with skipper Rishabh Pant.
After Cummins, Lee contributes towards India's Covid fight
The former Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player is the second Australian after pacer Pat Cummins to donate money to aid India's response to the pandemic. Cummins, the most expensive buy during the IPL 2020 player auction, donated US $50,000 to the PM Cares Fund for the purchase of oxygen and medical supplies for hospitals across India.
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