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I am not here to take over from Nadal: Alcaraz wants to build his own history
Alcaraz capped a perfect week at the Barcelona Open on Sunday by outplaying Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 with a high-quality championship match display at the ATP 500 and claimed his ninth tour-level crown and third of the season. The Spaniard's remarkable achievements at a young age have led to comparisons with Nadal, who like Alcaraz, clinched his maiden Grand Slam title at the age of 19.
IPL 2023: Idea at that time was to bowl difficult balls, says Harshal Patel on defending 20 in final over
But Patel immediately bounced back by having Ashwin slog straight to deep mid-wicket and gave away two singles on the last two balls to secure a seven-run win. Asked by fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj in a video posted on IPL's social media accounts, Patel said he had it in his mind to bowl difficult balls.
IPL 2023: Kolkata did a lot of good things, but Chennai outplayed us in all departments, says David Wiese(
For Chennai, Devon Conway smashed his fourth consecutive fifty of IPL 2023 while Ajinkya Rahane dazzled with an unbeaten 29-ball 71 and Shivam Dube slammed a quick 21-ball fifty to post 235/4, the highest IPL score at the venue, before restricting Kolkata to 186/8 to win by 49 runs and go on top of the points table.
'Best yet to come, when you play under Dhoni, you get an opportunity to learn a lot': Ajinkya Rahane
Rahane dazzled with an unbeaten 29-ball 71 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on Sunday and was also adjudged Player of the match for his stunning knock. "I really enjoyed my knock, but I feel my best is (yet) to come. I really want to continue this form. The turning point for me is the fact that I am getting a chance to play. If you see one or two years back, I was not getting a chance to play. If you can't play consistently then how can you show the kind of shots that you have?" Rahane said in the post-match press conference.
'It will not work out if you make changes in every match': Harbhajan Singh raises questions on KKR's approach
KKR suffered a crushing 49-run defeat against CSK at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Chasing A mammoth 236-run target, Knight Riders were restricted to 186/8 as they slumped to their fourth straight defeat in the competition. Harbhajan has questioned KKR's approach and emphasized the need for the team to stick to a consistent strategy.
Delhi Capitals need to rework their strategy in IPL 2023: Mohammed Kaif
Warner - who has been a part of the Orange Army in the past IPL seasons - will have no dearth of support at Uppal. The Aussie will hope his team carries the momentum from the previous game and put up a much-improved show against Aiden Markram-led side. Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif reckons Delhi Capitals will have to rework on their strategy going forward in the tournament to keep themselves in contention.
'The legend of legends': Wishes pour in as Sachin Tendulkar turns 50
From the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to former teammates, the Indian batting great received warm birthday wishes from across the nation. Sachin's former opening partner Virendra Sehwag posted a unique birthday wish. He posted a video in which can be witnessed performing a 'Shirshasana' and wrote: "Maidaan par jo aapne kaha , uska ulta hi kiya, toh aaj aapke iconic 50th birthday par toh aapko Shirshasana karke wish karna hi tha. Wish you a very happy birthday @sachin_rt Paaji, aap jiyo hazaaron saal, Saal ke din ho ek crore."
IPL 2023: Impact player rule allows me, Faf to take care of our primary skills, says Harshal Patel
Harshal believes the impact player rule has been helpful for Bangalore in using him and du Plessis in their primary roles in the playing eleven. "The way we've been able to use Faf as a batter and myself as a bowler in this game has been really good for us." "Both of us are carrying injuries which don't allow us to execute one of our skills: for him, it's fielding; for me, it's batting. The Impact (player) rule allows us to just go out and take care of our primary skills," he said after the game ended.
Im- Mitchell settle for 6th place at Zurich Classic of New Orleans
The final day belonged to Hardy and Riley as they celebrated their maiden PGA TOUR victory together after combining brilliantly for a flawless 65 which included five birdies on the home stretch. Im and Mitchell, partnering for the first time in the only PGA TOUR tournament to feature a two-man team competition, started the final round at TPC Louisiana one off the lead and were very much in the title hunt until a back nine stumble as they signed for a closing 72.
Huge win for Barcelona, Sevilla revival continues in La Liga
There were doubts ahead of the game as Barca failed to score in their last three matches, and those doubts were only heightened when Antoine Griezmann chipped the ball against their crossbar in the first minute of the match, reports Xinhua. However, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen in excellent form and Frenkie de Jong and Pedri both available for coach Xavi Hernandez, Barca were able to hold off a rival that had won 10 of their last 12 matches.
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