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Cummins' battle with Maxwell, AB to dominate show| Preview
RCB, who sit pretty with 10 points from five wins in seven games, have however been struggling in recent games. They have lost two out of their last three matches, the latest against Punjab Kings by 34 runs on Friday night. KKR, on the other hand, have won just two out of their seven matches and have odds stacked heavily against them.
Orange cap stays with Rahul, Purple with Harshal
The former Proteas skipper, who averages 64, still trails Punjab Kings skipper K.L. Rahul by 11 runs. Rahul is the current holder of the cap with 331 runs. He averages 66.2. Delhi Capitals batting duo Shikhar Dhawan (311 runs) and Prithvi Shaw (269 runs) are third and fourth in the list. Rohit Sharma, who scored 35, moved ahead of Sanju Samson and into the fifth position with an aggregate of 250 runs.
Former national selector Kishan Rungta no more
Rungta, who also played first-class cricket between 1953 and 1970 for Maharashtra and Rajasthan, served as the national selector in three phases and for a total of eight years. He also served as the chief selector for a year. "He passed away last night (Saturday night) at a local hospital," Mukund Rungta, his son, told IANS from Jaipur on Sunday.
Neymar leads champions PSG to crucial win over Lens
Neymar scored the opener and crossed for Marquinhos to head in the champions' second as they responded well to their 2-1 home loss to Manchester City in the Champions League this week. Ignatius Ganago pulled a goal back for European hopefuls Lens, but Mauricio Pochettino's men held firm for a morale-boosting win ahead of their second-leg clash with City in England next Tuesday.
IPL 2021: Kieron Pollard's power-hitting upstages Rayudu's as MI clinch thriller
Both Pollard and Rayudu butchered the bowlers who struggled to get their lengths right on a batting surface. Chasing 218, MI got off to a flying start with openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock adding 71 in 7.4 overs. But three quick wickets brought CSK back into the match.
Williamson replaces Warner as SRH captain
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday announced that Kane Williamson will take over captaincy from David Warner for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Warner led SRH in the first six matches. The franchise lost five of those matches and is at the bottom of the points table.
India to begin Hockey Pro League campaign vs New Zealand
Men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh said his teammates are excited at the prospect of taking on New Zealand and Australia in away games as they launch their FIH Hockey Pro League 2021-22 campaign in February. The FIH announced the schedule for the 2021-22 season on Friday. This year's edition of the home-and-away League will start on 6 October when reigning women's world champions, the Netherlands, face Belgium.
Evans rescues point for Leicester against 10-man Southampton
Jonny Evans' 68th-minute header earned the third-placed Foxes a point on the south coast following James Ward-Prowse's penalty opener for the battling hosts, DPA reports. Saints played 80 minutes with a man down after Jannik Vestergaard was sent off for bringing down Jamie Vardy on the edge of the hosts' 18-yard box.
Messi, Neymar to get Chinese Covid-19 vaccines
Footballers Lionel Messi and Neymar are among hundreds of South American players that will receive Covid-19 vaccines donated by China's Sinovac Biotech in the coming weeks, according to regional football confederation CONMEBOL. The entity began distributing vaccines to its 10-member associations after a shipment of 50,000 doses arrived in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Two-time champ Zverev stunned by Ivashka in BMW Open
The Belarusian broke Zverev's serve to stay in the match at 4-5 in the second set and won nine of the final 12 games of the match to clinch a 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3 victory on Centre Court. Ivashka capitalised on double faults late in the second set from the two-time champion and claimed the crucial break of the decider at 4-3 to earn his maiden top-10 win.
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