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Harry Kane's double salvages a draw for Tottenham
Kane punished a Michael Keane error to reach 20 Premier League goals in a season for the fifth time, a record bettered by only Alan Shearer (seven) and Sergio Aguero (six), though their lead did not last long as Gylfi Sigurdsson equalised from the spot for an Everton side being orchestrated by the excellent James Rodriguez, DPA reported.
I had tears when Zak sir called my name: MI's Yudhvir Charak
"I knew that if my name came up, it would be among the last names. If not, I was okay with it. We all were sitting; me, my family, our eyes fixed on the television. Then, when my name came up and when Zak sir (Zaheer Khan) raised the paddle, tears started flowing down my cheeks," recalled Charak in a video posted by Mumbai Indians on Twitter.
IPL 2021: Deepak Chahar bags 4 as Chennai thrash Punjab by 6 wickets
The right-arm pacer's spell restricted Punjab to 106/8 in 20 overs, a poor score on a Wankhede pitch known to be good for batting. Chahar (4/13 from four overs) removed Mayank Agarwal (0), Chris Gayle (10), Deepak Hooda (10) and Nicholas Pooran (0) to leave Punjab tottering at 26/5 after 6.2 overs. Skipper K.L. Rahul (5) was dismissed run out.
Arsenal ease past Slavia to reach Europa League semi final
With the tie finely poised following a 1-1 home draw a week ago, the Gunners put in one of their best showings under Mikel Arteta to win 4-0 in Prague, DPA reported. Nicolas Pepe opened the scoring as his fine Europa League campaign continues, with an Alexandre Lacazette brace and a Bukayo Saka strike more than enough to see them through.
Not letting Ashwin bowl four overs was a mistake: Ricky Ponting
"He had bowled beautifully. Three overs, none for 14. Hadn't even conceded a boundary. Look he had a disappointing game in game one, but he has worked really hard in the last few days to make sure he adjusted and got things right in this game. I thought he bowled beautifully tonight. Probably a mistake on our behalf, and something we will be talking about later on," he further said.
Djokovic falls, Nadal beats Dimitrov at Monte Carlo Masters
World number one Djokovic, playing in his first tournament since winning a ninth Australian Open in February, suffered his first defeat of 2021 on Thursday, DPA reported. Evans, who had never before reached the last eight of a Masters 1000 tournament, won 6-4 7-5 with a performance that belied his relative lack of success on clay.
India women win gold, two bronze in Asian wrestling
The 25-year-old Haryana wrestler made a dramatic turnaround in the closing stages of the six-minute final bout to score a thrilling 10-7 win over Mongolia's Shoovdor Baatarjav. Trailing 1-4 after the opening three minutes, the Indian wrestler bounced back to level the score at 7-all in the second half of the contest. With just 12 seconds to go, she raced to a 10-7 lead to retain her crown.
IPL 2021: David Miller, Chris Morris take RR home after early scare
Things had looked difficult for RR as they lost three early wickets, including that of skipper Sanju Samson, and ended the powerplay period at an abysmal 26/3 while chasing DC's 147/8. The third over of the innings saw DC strike bowler Chris Woakes (2/22) take two wickets -- Manan Vohra and Jos Buttler.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah in BCCI's top grade of annual contracts
The trio, in the 'A+' category, will earn Rs 7 crore for the year. There are 10 players in the 'A' category who will get Rs 5 crore each while five players in category 'B' will get Rs 3 crore each. The 10 cricketers in the 'C' category will get Rs 1 crore each.
I know I am paid to slog: Chris Morris
Morris, who hit an unbeaten 18-ball 36 laden with four sixes, however, said he had no regrets on being denied strike although his reaction in Monday's match after being sent back by Samson was one of bemusement and a sarcastic smile.
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