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Virat Kohli writes to BCCI officials, claims he said nothing wrong to Gambhir, Naveen-ul-Haq: Report
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match in Lucknow on May 1 was marred by an on-field altercation involving Kohli, Naveen, Amit Mishra and Gambhir. The ugly clash between the two greatest Indian cricketers -- Kohli and Gambhir -- wasn't a pleasant sight, and as a result of that, both of them were fined 100 per cent of their match fees for the altercation, which was deemed a Level 2 offence and in breach of IPL Code of Conduct's Article 2.21. On the other hand, Afghanistan fast-bowler Naveen-ul-Haq was fined 50 per cent of his match fees.
Men's World Boxing Championships: Akash Sangwan, Nishant Dev advance to pre-quarters
Sangwan defeated Fu Mingke of China 5-0 in a Round of 32 match. The Indian boxer was quicker than Fu right from the start and landed some heavy blows on his opponent. Akash played from a distance and evaded Fu's punches throughout the bout, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) informed in a release on Saturday.
Athletics: Kenya pushes for upgrade of Kip Keino Classic to Diamond League
Athletics Kenya president Jackson Tuwei said on Friday that the world governing body was considering their request. "There is only one Diamond League in Africa and hopefully the next time we are gathered here, we will be talking about a Diamond League event," Tuwei said at the launch of the 2023 Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. The Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Morocco is the only African event in the annual Diamond League circuit.
IPL 2023: Pathirana, Chahar, Deshpande star in Chennai's climb to second spot with six-wicket win over Mumbai
At the same time, Dhoni said Pathirana should be handled with care, adding that the youngster shouldn't be playing red-ball cricket. Pathirana was on fire in his spell at the back end of the innings, giving away just 15 runs in his four overs. He did not concede a single boundary in his spell while picking three wickets, including taking out Nehal Wadhera with an accurate and fiery 145kph yorker, denying Mumbai the finishing kick they needed after losing their top three batters in power-play as they ended up at 139/8.
IPL 2023: Chennai climb to No.2 spot in points table with six-wicket win over Mumbai
The win also means Chennai recorded their first win over Mumbai at home after 4,777 days, making it just the second time after 2014 that they recorded two league stage wins over the visitors. With the convincing victory, Chennai also climb to second place in the points table, while Mumbai continue to be in sixth position.
Final round draw made for Senior Women's National Football Championship
Twelve teams were divided into two groups of six comprising hosts Punjab, direct seeds Railways, six group winners from the group stage and four best second-placed teams. The final round will start on June 14, 2023, with matches to be held in two venues in Amritsar -- GNDU Sports Complex and Khalsa College. Amritsar also hosted Group I of the first round, which featured 30 teams divided into six groups and was played across six centralised venues including Haldwani, Margao, Bhilai, Mathura and Bengaluru. It began on March 25 and ended on April 9.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma records most ducks for any batter in the history of IPL
It is also Rohit's 16th duck in the IPL, the most for any batter in the history of the competition. He has surpassed Dinesh Karthik, Mandeep Singh and Sunil Narine, who are now joint second with 15 ducks each. Rohit, who had scored a three-ball duck in his previous game against Punjab Kings at Mohali, decided to bat at No.3 in Chennai, with Australia all-rounder Cameron Green opening the batting with Ishan Kishan.
IOC donates its share of Beijing 2022 surplus for development of Winter sports in China
The IOC's share of the surplus will be given to the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) and is intended to support the legacy of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in particular the continued engagement of 346 million Chinese people in winter sports, with a special focus on young people, the IOC said in a statement on Saturday.
Asian Weightlifting Championships: India's Bindyarani Devi wins silver medal
The Commonwealth Games 2022 medallist began with a snatch of 80kg. In the second attempt, she registered a lift of 83kg. In the final attempt she lifted 85kg but it was declared a no-lift. In the clean & jerk, Bindyarani Devi started with a successful lift of 109kg and then went for 111kg in her second attempt. Her third attempt of 115kg was declared a no-lift. The lift of 111kg was enough for the 24-year-old Indian to bag the silver medal in the clean & jerk section as well.
IPL 2023: Pathirana, Chahar, Deshpande star in Chennai restricting Mumbai to 139/8
Pathirana was on fire in his spell at the back end of the innings, giving away just 15 runs in his four overs, not conceding a single boundary while picking the wickets, denying Mumbai the finishing kick they needed after losing their top three batters in power-play.
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