SPORTS
Aston Villa, Newcastle United to battle for Europe in Premier League
Newcastle travel to Villa Park with five wins in their last five matches, while Aston Villa climbed up to sixth last weekend after their fourth consecutive win, as they continue to improve under the guidance of Unai Emery. Aston Villa will be without influential forward Leon Bailey with a thigh injury but have Ollie Watkins in form with nine goals in 11 games.
IPL 2023: Rana, Rinku fifties in vain as SRH beat KKR by 23 runs
Chasing a mammoth 228-run target, KKR had a slow start as Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck in the very first over, sending Rahmanullah Gurbaz back for a third ball duck and giving away just one run off the over. After 3 runs coming off the next over, Venkatesh Iyer and N Jagadeesan went for a few hits against Bhuvneshwar in his second over.
AIFF to revamp women's football, IWL players to get minimum salary of Rs 3.2 lakh per year
To give women's football a refreshed look and create improved economic opportunities, the AIFF's has taken up the task of revamping the Indian Women's League (IWL). Starting next season, it will be mandatory for the top eight participating teams in the IWL, to have a minimum 10 Indian players on a fully professional annual contract worth a minimum of Rs 3.2 lakhs.
IPL 2023: I am recovering well, says Pant after meeting Delhi Capital teammates
The 25-year old continues to recover from the tragic car accident he incurred last December following which he had suffered multiple injuries. He had undergone surgery post that and is currently undergoing rehabilitation and recovery at the National Cricket Academy.
IPL 2023: Harry Brook's maiden century, Markram's fifty power SRH to 228/4 against KKR
With Brooks' brilliant 100 off 55 balls, including 12 boundaries and three maximums, skipper Markram 50 off 26 along with Abhishek Sharma (32 off 17) and Heinrich Klaasen's (16 off 6) quickfire), SRH posted the season's highest total on the board. Brook gave a flying start to SRH, hitting Umesh Yadav for three boundaries.
Nadal withdraws from Barcelona Open, still in preparation process for his return
The 22-time Grand Slam winner remains doubtful for the French Open in May, where he is defending champion, as he has been out of action since his Australian Open second-round loss to American Mackenzie McDonald, where he aggravated a hip injury. The 36-year-old Spaniard had also withdrawn from the Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open as well as the ongoing Monte Carlo Masters due to grade 2 injury in the iliopsoas muscle in his left leg.
JioCinema to live-stream IPL 2023 matches at fan parks in more than 35 cities
Extending their digital-first offerings, JioCinema has planned to make out-of-home sports viewing omnipresent across 13 states, for the first time on digital. Access to the IPL fan parks will be free of cost and fans can enjoy the games live-streamed via the JioCinema app on giant LED screens.
IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders win toss, opt to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad
While KKR remained unchanged, SRH made one change in their line-up with Abhishek Sharma coming in for Washington Sundar. "We've been practicing here and there has been dew. Keeping that in mind, we want to chase," KKR captain Rana said at the toss.
IPL 2023: In our hands to turn things around, says Delhi Capitals' assistant coach Ajit Agarkar
"It's in our hands to turn it around. We've got another opportunity in our next match. If we play our best cricket then that should be enough to get us some points. We are trying to help the players rectify their mistakes and also keep the group together as much as possible," Agarkar was quoted as saying in a release.
IPL 2023: Hardik Pandya fined Rs 12 lakhs for slow over-rate during Gujarat's win over Punjab
In the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, the over rate has proved to be a huge issue with a lot of matches running for almost four hours. "As it was his team's first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Mr. Pandya was fined Rs. 12 lakh," said a statement from the tournament.
Don't Miss
Advertisement