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EPL: Reds earn year's first home win; Leeds stun Manchester City
Kai Havertz scored his first Premier League goal since October as Chelsea got their top-four push back on track with a comfortable 4-1 win at Crystal Palace, reports DPA.Earlier, leaders Manchester City suffered a shock defeat as their seemingly inevitable march to the Premier League title hit a bump with a last-gasp 2-1 loss to 10-man Leeds United.
Real Madrid pull off thrilling Clasico win; Barca coach fumes
Madrid doubled the lead before the half-hour mark when Toni Kroos' freekick deflected against Sergino Dest's back and flew past Jordi Alba on the line, reports DPA. Barcelona fought back in the second half in torrential rain, with Oscar Mingueza pulling one back from close range. Substitute Ilaix Moriba almost equalised in stoppage time but hit the crossbar.
CSK skipper Dhoni fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate
A media advisory issued by the IPL on Sunday said, "Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on April 10.
He is my go-to man: Pant's tribute after besting Dhoni
"It was very special walking out for the toss with MS [Dhoni]. He has been my go-to man. I have learnt a lot from him," said Pant during the presentation ceremony after the match.Pant, who replaced the injured Shreyas Iyer as captain ahead of this season, said that he was under pressure at one point in time.
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.
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