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Wrestling mess: 'Don't allow politicisation', says Babita; Vinesh asks her not to weaken the movement as sisters face-off
This battle pits two sisters -- Asian and Commonwealth Games medallist Vinesh Phogat, who is spearheading the wrestlers' protest against the alleged sexual harassment of wrestlers by the WFI president, and Babita Phogat, her sister and fellow CWG medallist. Both sisters fired salvos at each other, advising each other via tweets.
Formula 1: Perez beats Leclerc, Verstappen to victory in action-packed Baku Sprint race
With F1's Sprint format being revised for 2023, a new 'Shootout' qualifying session set the grid for the 17-lap dash, which took place in pleasant weather conditions and featured action from start to finish. One driver who did not take part was F1 rookie Logan Sargeant, who crashed out of the Shootout and was withdrawn from.
MotoGP 2023, Round 4: Frustrated Mir falls as Lecuona learns on mixed day for Honda in Jerez
In his maiden Sprint Race, Lecuona finished 18th overall, crossing the line 25.356 behind overall topper Brad Binder while Mir ended at 20th position as he failed to finish the race. Cooler morning conditions offered Joan Mir a different situation to assess the Honda Team, and #36 was able to find some improvements.
Club Playoffs: Diego Mauricio's hat-trick helps Odisha FC win 3-1, qualify for AFC Cup Group Stage
The result has given the team, who finished sixth in the Indian Super League (ISL), a spot in Asian competition, on the back of an outstanding two weeks at the fag end of the season. While in the league, they, quite like their opponents on Saturday, played in fits and starts, never really putting together a good enough.
IWL 2023: Gokulam Kerala continue to steamroll opponents; maiden win for East Bengal
East Bengal registered their maiden win, HOPS edged past Misaka United and Mumbai Knights bagged a second victory in other matches on Saturday. The focus was on Gokulam Kerala as they secured another big win. In their first match of the league, Gokulam were runaway 8-2 winners against Kolkata's East Bengal FC.
IPL 2023: Marsh's all-round show in vain as SRH beat Delhi Capitals, return to winning ways
Brilliant attacking fifties by Abhishek Sharma (67 off 36) and Heinrich Klaasen (53 off 27) propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad to 197/6 against Delhi Capitals despite Mitchell Marsh's four-fer (4-27). Apart from Abhishek and Klaasen, most of the SRH batters struggled to get going as the team lost wickets at regular intervals.
IPL 2023: Marsh's all-round show in vain as SRH beat Delhi Capitals, return to winning ways
Brilliant attacking fifties by Abhishek Sharma (67 off 36) and Heinrich Klaasen (53 off 27) propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad to 197/6 against Delhi Capitals despite Mitchell Marsh's four-fer (4-27). Apart from Abhishek and Klaasen, most of the SRH batters struggled to get going as the team lost wickets at regular intervals. On the other hand, barring Marsh, who bowled a maiden and bagged four wickets, none of the DC bowlers made a mark.
Badminton Asia Championships: Satwik/Chirag make history for India, reach final
The Indian duo sealed a spot in the summit clash after their opponents, the Tokyo Olympic champions Chinese Taipei's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin, retired midway through the second game of their semifinal clash. The 22-year-old Satwiksairaj Rankireddy from Amalapuram in Andhra Pradesh and the 25-year-old Mumbai-born Chirag Shetty had won the first game 21-18 and were going neck-and-neck with their Chinese Taipei opponents at 13-14 when Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin withdrew, giving them a walkover.
IPL 2023: Abhishek, Klaasen propel SRH to 197-6 against Delhi Capitals despite Marsh's four-fer
Apart from Abhishek and Klaasen, most of the SRH batters struggled to get going as the team lost wickets at regular intervals. On the other hand, barring Marsh, who bowled a maiden and bagged four wickets, none of the DC bowlers made a mark. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, SRH were off to a decent start courtesy of opener Abhishek Sharma's attacking approach. They scored 62/2 after the end of the first six overs -- their second-highest powerplay score this season.
IPL 2023: Shankar, Noor, Little star in powering Gujarat to top of points table with 7-wicket win over Kolkata
Post the play starting after 45 minutes of rain delay, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, coming in for an injured Jason Roy, slammed a scintillating 39-ball 81, laced with five fours and seven sixes. But apart from Andre Russell, the birthday boy, smashing a 19-ball 34, with two fours and three sixes, no other batter stepped up as Kolkata made 179/7.
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