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Wrestlers Anshu, Sonam lose final but secure Olympic quota
After securing Tokyo Olympics berth in the morning session of the tournament, the 19-year-old Anshu from Nidani in Haryana couldn't add a gold medal to her kitty in the evening session. Despite having a slender one point lead in the opening three minutes of the match, she conceded valuable points to her rival in the dying moments of an exciting contest to settle for silver.
Teams batting first will have to score 200: Dhoni
"A lot depended on how much dew you would get. That's the reason we wanted to get as much runs as possible. You have to look ahead, especially when you have dew, you have to get extra runs. The opposition have half an hour in a 7:30 start when the pitch is really sticky and the ball stops a bit. [A] 7.30 pm start means opposition will have less amount of dew and we have to score those 15-20 runs extra. After that you need to get early wickets also. Well, if we consistently keep getting dew, 200 is something all teams will have in mind," said Dhoni while speaking to the broadcasters after the match.
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan power DC to crushing win over CSK
Prithvi Shaw (72 off 38 balls) and Shikhar Dhawan (85 off 54 balls) put on a 138-run opening-wicket partnership in 13.3 overs that saw their side make a mockery of the challenging 189-run target set by CSK. DC chased the target in 18.4 overs.
AB's versatility unnerves opposition: Virat Kohli
Kohli said de Villiers is a batsman who can bat on any wicket due to his versatility. "The opposition gets nervous about AB," said Kohli, who is also the India skipper, and shares a deep bond with the South Africa batsman. "We have depth in the batting which we want to utilise. AB is probably the only one in the team who is so versatile. And he does it on slow wickets what not many can do."
London mayor wants IPL in English capital, in talks with franchises
Khan expressed interest in having IPL games in London in near future and said that he is in talks with the Indian cricket board (BCCI) for hosting the tournament. He said that Surrey County Cricket Club has also shown interest. "I'm really excited to be working with Surrey County Cricket Club and others to try to bring Indian Premier League to London," Khan told Press Association (PA).
No evidence of racist insult in Cadiz-Valencia game, says La Liga
The Valencia team walked off the pitch for 20 minutes in protest at the incident which saw Diakhaby react angrily after hearing the alleged insult, with the club giving their full backing to the player, Xinhua news reports. Meanwhile, Cala angrily protested his innocence in a press conference held on Tuesday.
4 Euro host cities yet to confirm allowing spectators
Earlier this week, the Football Association of Ireland said it was "not in a position at this point to provide assurances on minimum spectator levels" in Dublin, while Spanish city Bilbao is understood to be hoping to allow 13,000 fans inside the 53,000-capacity San Mames, but that is based on strict conditions laid out by the authorities which the Spanish Football Federation said will make it "impossible" to admit spectators.
Sumit Nagal to take on Travaglia in Monte Carlo qualifier
The tournament, headlined by the likes of Spain's Rafael Nadal -- who will open his 2021 clay-court campaign in Monte Carlo -- and Serbia's Novak Djokovic (winner in 2013 & 2015), will also see the likes of Italy's Fabio Fognini, Russian Daniil Medvedev, Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas and Germany's Alexander Zverev competing for the prized trophy in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament.
IPL 2021: Maxwell repays Kohli's faith as RCB clinch 2-wicket thriller against Mumbai in opener
Maxwell, who had failed to impress with the bat while turning out for the Punjab franchise in IPL 2020, hit a 28-ball 39 (4x3, 6x2) to help RCB clinch a 2-wicket thriller against Mumbai in the opening match of the season on Friday.
Covid-19 hurts MI, RCB as Padikkal, de Kock sit out
While South African wicketkeeping-batsman Quinton de Kock missed out for Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore were forced to pick a replacement for their opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal, who was a find for them last season."Quinny (Quinton de Kock) is in quarantine, so he isn't available. Lynn will make debut," said MI skipper Rohit Sharma ahead of the tournament opener.
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