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Miami Open: Barty into 2nd consecutive final
Barty, playing with intelligence, athleticism and a breathtaking diversity of shot, won the semifinal 63, 63 in one hour and 27 minutes on Thursday, Xinhua news reports. I think it was my best match in Miami, Barty said.
Switzerland could shift its National Day to Federer's birthday
To celebrate the tennis great's achievements, Federer's home country, Switzerland, is pondering postponing the National Day by a week -- to August 8, 2021 -- the day Federer turns 40. And, the people taking the lead are the Swiss parliamentarians. The nation is keen to honour the legend and former world No. 1 by giving a gift, which no country in the world would have given its sporting hero.
CSK market cap pegged at Rs 2,465 crore
Sandip Ginodia, CEO, Altius Investech said, "CSK started to trade in Jan 2019 at Rs 12 now it's 75/80 with 30 crore outstanding shares market cap comes to Rs 2,400/2,500 crore. With IPL in fray now and auction of two new teams, the scrip is likely to touch 3 figures soon".
IPL 2021: KKR Batsman Nitish Rana tests positive, undergoes quarantine
The 26-year-old batsman, who made 352 runs in 14 matches during the Indian Premier League 2020 season in the UAE, was holidaying in Goa before joining the team and his positive test report came two days ago, according to a report in Dainik Bhaskar. The franchise did not respond to calls from IANS asking for confirmation.
DC announce one-year partnership with online broker OctaFX
In the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League, the first edition of the tournament amid the coronavirus pandemic, Delhi Capitals launched DCTV, a video publishing platform that offers curated content to its combined 10.7 million social media followers. "DCTV's videos garnered a record 450 million views, the highest among all franchises, and the highest globally among all sports teams on Facebook and Instagram for September and October 2020," said the franchise in a statement.
3rd T20I: Allen blitz takes New Zealand to 65-run win
Bangladesh hardly got going in their chase with captain Tim Southee pegging them back in the very first over with back-to-back wickets of openers Soumya Sarkar and Liton Das. Todd Astle then took two wickets in the fourth over to reduce Bangladesh to 37/4 by which time the visitors needed 105 to win off 36 balls.
Kohli, de Villiers, reach Chennai for RCB camp
de Villiers and Kohli will quarantine for seven days before joining the rest of the squad in the training camp the at the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research. Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Rajat Patidar, Sachin Baby, Suyash Prabhudesai and KS Bharat are currently attending the camp.
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood pulls out of IPL
"It's been a long 10 months in bubbles and quarantine at different times, so I decided to have a rest from cricket and spend some time at home and in Australia in the next two months," Hazlewood told cricket.com.au.
FIFA announces 10 host stadiums for 2023 Women's WC
The other stadiums that have been announced as host venues are Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide), Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane), Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin), Waikato Stadium (Hamilton), Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne), Perth Rectangular Stadium (Perth), Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney) and Wellington Stadium (Wellington).
Euro football: Five substitutes, over 30% fans at venues
The Euro, which was originally scheduled for last year but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, starts on June 12 and ends on July 12. The UEFA executive committee decided to extend the rule allowing two more substitutes than usual "against the background of national and international football calendars affected by the Covid-19 pandemic," and because it was also used in World Cup qualifying, DPA reports.
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