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Gurkeerat Singh Mann replaces injured Rinku Singh at KKR
Rinku has been ruled out of the season due to his knee injury. Kolkata Knight Riders have signed up Gurkeerat Singh Mann as a replacement for batsman Rinku Singh, who will be unavailable for the entire season due to a knee injury," said the IPL in a statement.
Miami Open: Barty wins title after injured Andreescu retires
Barty completed the 6-3, 4-0 victory after Andreescu was forced to retire in tears with an injury to her right ankle in the second set on Saturday, Xinhua news reports. "It's never the way you ever want to finish a match, particularly in a final," Barty said.
City continue cruise, Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-0
Pep Guardiola fielded a strong starting eleven despite his side playing in the Champions League next week and after a goalless first half, his side took the lead after Benjamin Mendy's persistence saw him flash home a right-foot shot, Xinhua news reports. Kevin de Bruyne was the architect of the second goal of the game with a magnificent pass from Gabriel Jesus, who only had to slot the ball home from close range.
Sociedad beat Athletic to win delayed Copa del Rey final
The 2019/20 final was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic and continued to be pushed back in a bid to let fans attend, but they still cannot go to matches in Spain, Xinhua news reports. Athletic immediately have another chance to lift the trophy in this season's cup final on April 17, against Barcelona, also at Seville's La Cartuja stadium.
When adamant Sehwag taught Ganguly key captaincy lesson
"We were chasing 325 in that final. When we walked out to open, I was very disappointed and disturbed but Sehwag said we will win. We had a good start (82 in 12 overs) and I told him that since we had seen off the new ball bowlers, he should not lose his wicket and focus on singles," recalled Ganguly on Saturday in a Youtube chat.
FC Barcelona eye crucial win over Real Valladolid
The Catalans will be confident of earning three points after their 6-1 away win against Real Sociedad two weeks ago, which was arguably their best performance of the season. Valladolid's record in Cap Nou should also give Ronald Koeman's men hope, reports Xinhua. Real Valladolid has only won twice and drawn six matches in their 44 visits to Camp Nou, with their last win coming in 1997.
Djokovic pulls out of Madrid Open: Reports
It was expected that the Serb, fresh from his Australian Open triumph in February, would compete in the clay-court Masters 1000 event, which was called off last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But the winner of 18 Grand Slam titles, only two behind the joint record holders Switzerland's Roger Federer and Spain's Rafael Nadal with 20 Slam titles each, has decided to skip the tournament from May 2-9 where he is the defending champion.
Axar Patel tests positive for Covid
"Delhi Capitals all-rounder Axar Patel has tested positive for Covid-19. He had checked into the team hotel in Mumbai on March 28, 2021, with a negative report. His report from the second COVID test came positive," said a statement from the Delhi Capitals franchise.
I am obsessed with Rishabh Pant, says fit-again Ganguly
"All [among current cricketers] are fantastic players. As president of the BCCI, I shouldn't pick one over the other. I enjoy Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's batting. I am obsessed with Rishabh Pant. I like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. I like Shardul Thakur because has got guts," said Sourav Ganguly after he was asked to pick his favourite India cricketers on a Youtube chatshow by Classplus.
Steve Smith joins Delhi Capitals squad in Mumbai
"Delhi Capitals' batsman Steve Smith arrived at the team hotel in Mumbai on Saturday, 03 April 2021. Smith will be in quarantine for one week," said a statement from the Delhi Capitals franchise. Smith, who represented Rajasthan Royals in the last season and could make just 311 runs at an average 25.91, was released by the Jaipur franchise.
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