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India could tour Sri Lanka for limited-over series in July
Going by the ICC's Future Tours Programme (FTP), India are scheduled to play three T20 matches in Sri Lanka this July. India was also due to play three T20Is and an equal number of ODIs last June in the island nation, but that tour was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic.
Bumrah can take 400 Test wickets if he stays fit: Ambrose
"India's got a few good fast bowlers. I'm a big fan of Jasprit Bumrah. He's so different than any bowler I have seen. He's so effective and I'm looking forward to him doing really well," Ambrose said on The Curtly & Karishma Show on YouTube. Ambrose said that Bumrah's short bowling action may put more strain on him.
Madrid Open: Matteo Berrettini beats Casper Ruud to set up final against Alexander Zverev
Eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, 25, has enjoyed a superb debut tournament in the Spanish capital, dropping just one set on his way to becoming the first Italian to make it to the Madrid Open final, DPA reports. Berrettini, who won the Serbia Open last month, is just the third Italian ATP Masters 1000 finalist since the series was established in 1990, after Fabio Fognini and Jannik Sinner.
Manchester City lose 2-1 to Chelsea, made to wait for Premier League crown
A win for Pep Guardiola's men would have assured the title, but now they need Manchester United to lose away to Aston Villa on Sunday to confirm their crown after losing to their fellow Champions League finalists at the Etihad Stadium Xinhua reports. Guardiola made plenty of changes to the side that beat Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday but saw his side take the lead through Raheem Sterling on the stroke of halftime.
Madrid Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats world No.1 Ashleigh Barty bags the title
Sabalenka, one of the biggest hitters on tour, powered her way through the final three games for a 6-0 3-6 6-4 triumph and a 10th career title. Barty had not lost a match on red clay for nearly two years since before she won her maiden grand slam title at Roland Garros in 2019. She had no answer to the power of her 23-year-old Belarusian opponent in the first set here, though, as Sabalenka produced the shots that have seen her tipped
Lewis Hamilton secures 100th career F1 pole in Spain
Lewis Hamilton has long held the record after beating Michael Schumacher's 68 career pole positions, while he still aims to beat four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel's record of 15 poles in a season, reports DPA. The seven-time world champion clocked 1 minute 16.741 seconds around the 4.655km Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Verstappen only 0.036 seconds behind.
Bayern win record-extending 9th straight Bundesliga title
Bayern, who host Borussia Moenchengladbach later, top the table by seven points from second-placed Leipzig with only two games left for Leipzig, reports DPA. Bayern coach Hansi Flick, leaving at the end of the campaign after winning seven trophies, said, "Of course we have celebrated a little. It has been great to coach this team for two seasons. We have a team with enormous quality."
La Liga: Advantage Real as Atletico, Barca draw
Ousmane Dembele might have won it for Barcelona, who moved second on 75 points from 35 games, but headed over, reports DPA. Atletico lead with 77 points from 35, while Real Madrid, third, are on 74 but have played a game less. Lionel Messi fired over a free-kick in the final stages, but the Barcelona captain could not help Ronald Koeman's team muscle into first position.
Madrid Open: Zverev gets the better of Thiem, enters final
The World No. 6 earned 11 break points and broke serve on three occasions to snap a four-match losing streak against Thiem. Zverev owns a 1-8 ATP head-to-head record against the World No. 4 outside of Madrid, but he has won both his encounters with Thiem on this court. Zverev also beat the third seed in straight sets in the 2018 championship match.
Neymar signs new PSG deal as he commits until 2025
Brazil forward joined the Ligue 1 champions from Barcelona on a five-year deal at a world-record cost of 222 million euros in August 2017. Neymar had been linked with a return to Barca, but the 29-year-old has now firmly committed to PSG, who announced his new deal on Saturday, reports DPA.
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