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Benzema brace takes Real to top of the table
They are level with Atletico Madrid on 70 points but have a better head-to-head record than Diego Simeone's side, who face Huesca on Thursday, DPA reported. Benzema netted his 20th league goal of the season from the penalty spot after Vinicius Junior was fouled, after an even start to the game.
Morgan fined Rs 12 lakh for KKR's slow over-rate
"As it was his team's first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Morgan was fined Rs 12 lakh," said the IPL. KKR's lower order put up a brave fight but could not get their team past the finishing line on Wednesday, as CSK beat them by 18 runs in a high-scoring encounter.
Koeman confident Super League saga will not distract Barca
Barca were among 12 elite clubs -- three of them from Spain -- to sign up for the controversial new continental competition over the weekend. But by Tuesday night, the tournament -- a rival to the Champions League -- had collapsed after England's 'Big Six' pulled out and others followed.
Japan organisers may postpone Olympic fan limit decision
The organising committee may make the decision in June instead of drawing up a basic policy on capacity by the end of April, DPA reported. The organisers need to deal with the issue 'flexibly', its president Seiko Hashimoto had previously told a news conference.
Olympic men's football: Brazil, Germany in same pool
The group features a repeat of the 2016 Rio Olympics final, where the home favourites won on penalties after Max Meyer had cancelled out talismanic captain Neymar's first-half free-kick.
Chahar goes second in Purple Cap list
Meanwhile, CSK's Faf du Plessis moved into the top four of the Orange Cap table with 164 runs. While he is tied with fifth-placed Nitish Rana for runs scored, du Plessis's higher average of 82.00 is the highest in the tournament thus far for players who have batted in four matches.
Gaikwad's eyes revealed he wasn't rattled: Dhoni
"Rutu showed his class in the last IPL. You always need to assess where he is mentally. Once when he was off guard, I asked him how are you feeling today. When you put a question like that, you wait for the reactions, you see what's in his eyes," said Dhoni after the match on Wednesday.
Dhoni's parents test positive for Covid-19, admitted to hospital
According to reports, Dhoni's father Pan Singh and mother Devaki are receiving treatment at the Pulse Super Speciality Hospital. Their oxygen level is stable.
CSK survive scare, beat KKR by 18 runs in high-scoring clash
However, Andre Russell (54 off 22 balls; 3x4, 6x6), Pat Cummins (66 not out off 34 balls; 4x4, 6x6) and Dinesh Karthik (40 off 24 balls; 4x4, 2x6) staged a remarkable fight back to take KKR to 201/9 in 19 overs. However, with 20 needed off the last over, last man Prasidh Krishna was run out off the first delivery as Cummins tried to steal a double to retain strike.
ECB abolishes selector's role, head coach to pick teams
The ECB said in a statement that, "As part of the restructure, the role of National Selector, currently held by Ed Smith, who was appointed in spring 2018, will no longer exist, and Smith will leave the ECB at the end of the month. In those three years, England has enjoyed success across all formats, including becoming ICC 50-over Men's World Champions in 2019 and are currently ranked 1st, 1st and 4th across the three formats.
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