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Bayern and PSG bosses confirmed on UEFA executive committee
The duo are of huge significance given their clubs are among the largest not involved in the breakaway Super League announced by a dozen other major sides from Spain, Italy and England on Sunday, DPA reported. Juventus' Andrea Agnelli left his position as an ECA member on the committee after his club became part of the breakaway. Agnelli was personally criticised by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and accused of being a serial liar.
Bottom-placed teams SRH and Punjab Kings clash| Preview
While SRH is lying at the bottom of the table and is yet to win a game, PBKS have managed just one win out of their games and have the worst net run rate (-0.967) among the teams. All eyes will be on SRH, who had made the playoffs last year but are struggling to come to terms with the slow nature of the pitch at Chepauk.
WTC final won't be affected by UK banning Indian flyers: ICC
The match is scheduled to be held from June 18 to 22 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in India has led to the UK adding flyers from the country to its 'red list'. "We are currently discussing with the UK government the impact of countries being on the 'red list'," an ICC spokesperson said in a statement.
World Youth Boxing: Seven more Indians assured of medals
Besides Chanu, Arundhati Choudhary (69kg), T Sanamacha Chanu (75kg), Ankit Narwal (64kg), Vishal Gupta (91kg), Bishwamitra Chongtham (49kg) and Sachin (56kg) also won their respective quarter-final bouts to progress into the semi-finals. With the confirmation of seven more medals on Day 7, India, who have sent a 20-member contingent, are assured of 11 medals.
Bit shocking to see the ball turning so much: Sanju Samson
"Looking at the previous matches, we played here or which we watched on the TV, I think bowling first has more advantage than bowling second. So that's why we opted to bowl first and actually restricting CSK around 180 was really good work by our bowlers," said Samson in the post-match presentation ceremony.
La Liga and RFEF express opposition to Super League
Three Spanish sides -- FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, have confirmed their participation in the breakaway competition which would see no promotion or relegation and which is opposed by UEFA, the Premier League and Italy's Serie A, all of whom have threatened to expel participating teams from their competitions.
CSK should build their team around Ravindra Jadeja: Vaughan
"You may say that Dhoni will play for 2-3 more years but let's be honest, he's not gonna play a great deal after that. So you've got to start looking at who you can build a team around and to me, Ravindra Jadeja is the kind of cricketer that I would build my team around. I just think he's that good with the ball, in the field, with the bat in hand, his mindset, his mentality is very good," said Vaughan on Cricbuzz.
Can't guarantee performances, can guarantee fitness: Dhoni
The 39-year-old former India skipper led his team to their third win of this season as CSK beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 45 runs here on Monday. But he himself has been struggling with the bat.
FC Goa on a real high, says rival team Persepolis FC coach
After consecutive goalless draws against Qatar's Al-Rayyan and UAE's Al Wahda, FC Goa will take on the might of Asia's top club, Iran's Persepolis FC, in their third match of the AFC Champions League Group Stage at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda.
Chahar vs Ashwin key battle in MI-DC clash
While DC are second, MI are third, making Tuesday's clash a very interesting one. Both teams are full of power-packed players with great batting depth. They are also well-matched in their bowling attack, possessing world-class bowlers.
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