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Chelsea appoint Frank Lampard as caretaker manager until end of season
Lampard, who was at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to watch Chelsea's goalless draw against Liverpool just 48 hours after Graham Potter was sacked, will be in charge for Saturday's game at Wolves. The 44-year-old, who is Chelsea's record goalscorer, was dismissed as head coach in January 2021 following 18 months in the job.
IPL 2023: RCB win toss, elect to bowl first against KKR
The match, which Kolkata are playing a home game for the first time after 2019, also marks Sunil Narine's 150th IPL game, with Andre Russell completing a century of appearances in the tournament. Kolkata come into their first home game of IPL 2023 on the back of a seven-run loss to Punjab Kings in a rain-hit game, while Bangalore arrive after beating Mumbai Indians by eight wickets.
Argentina dethrone Brazil to reclaim top spot in FIFA rankings
Recent friendly wins against Panama (2-0) and Curacao (7-0) helped the world Argentina (1840.93 points) leapfrog Brazil (1834.21), who paid a high price for defeat in their friendly against Morocco (2-1) and dropped to third place. Not only did Brazil surrender the top spot, but they also saw France move ahead of them to second place after their back-to-back wins in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying against the Netherlands (4-0) and Republic of Ireland (1-0).
IPL 2023: Player of Hetmyer's calibre should bat after Buttler and Samson, says Tom Moody
Chasing 198 against Punjab Kings in Guwahati, Royals were reduced to 91/4 in 11 overs. The equation then went down to 77 runs needed off 36 deliveries. Hetmyer, coming out to bat at number seven, took Royals close with his 18-ball 36 blitz, though he fell in the final over as the 2008 IPL champions fell short by five runs.
RCB fans' special worship for victory goes awry in B'luru; major tragedy averted
The authorities rushed to the spot and reined in the situation averting a major tragedy. According to police, the special worship was offered to Droupadi Devi during the Karaga festival.The RCB fans lit hundreds of kilograms of camphor. The pile of camphor was placed from N.R. Junction to the temple. Though the announcement was made on the loudspeaker to vacate the two-wheelers parked close to the pile of camphor, they were not taken away.
Lima withdraws from hosting 2024 World U20 Championships over political unrest
"The Peruvian Athletics Federation has informed World Athletics that recent political instability and social unrest, as well as natural disasters in Peru, have left the federation and the local organising committee unable to stage the event next year," World Athletics said in a statement.The World U20 Championships was to be held in the Peruvian capital from August 26-31, 2024.
Prabhsimran's form is a good sign since we don't have Bairstow, says PBKS batting coach Wasim Jaffer
PBKS rode on the fifties from captain Shikhar Dhawan (86 not out) and Prabhsimran Singh (60) to post a huge total of 197/4 in 20 overs. Later, pacer Nathan Ellis picked up four wickets for just 30 runs to help his side restrict RR to 192/7 in their allotted overs.Prabhsimran along with Dhawan slammed the Royals' bowlers to all parts of the ground to bring the team's fifty in just 4.2 overs.
'We were just one hit away from win', says RR captain Sanju Samson after a loss against PBKS
Chasing a huge 198-run target, the Royals had managed 57 in the powerplay, although they lost three wickets while doing so. Sanju stood tall and took the attack to the opposition in his style and played a crucial 42-run knock off 25 balls. "Yes I think it's very important in games like this, where the momentum shifts away from you. We started off really well, we finished the powerplay really well. I think in the middle (overs) we were expecting us to get those boundaries here and there.
IPL 2023: Kohli, Ruturaj frontrunners to win Orange Cap; Chahal, Rashid top picks in Purple Cap race
The experts panel at Star Sports feels that Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad - who are the frontrunners in the Orange Cap race - might actually end up winning it by the end of yet another exciting season. They also said that Rajasthan Royals star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and Gujarat Titans' talisman Rashid Khan are primed to win the Purple Cap, awarded to the most successful bowler at the end of the tournament.
Jos got injured while fielding and was getting stitches', Samson reveals reason behind Ashwin opening with Jaiswal
Chasing 198, RR started with a strange batting line-up as Ravichandran Ashwin came in to open with Yashasvi Jaiswal because Buttler had gone off the field immediately after taking a catch in the last over of the Punjab Kings' innings to dismiss Shahrukh Khan. The Royals decided to hold back a regular opener Devdutt Padikkal to face the spinners and Buttler walked out to bat at the No.3 position.
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