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FIFA withdraws Peru's hosting rights of U17 World Cup
FIFA, who had an extensive discussion with the Peruvian Football Federation before making the decision, promised to keep the tournament schedule on November 10-December 2, 2023."The Bureau of the FIFA Council will now designate a new host in due course," it added.
CCI billiards: Gilchrist, Hall top stars; Pankaj Advani to lead Indian challenge
At stake in the event organised by the Cricket Club of India at the club's Sir Wilson Jones billiards hall is a whopping winners' cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh and a handsome trophy and a runner-up cheque of Rs 1,50,000 and a trophy, the organisers informed in a release on Monday.
IPL 2023: Bowlers in focus as Delhi Capitals look to bounce back against Gujarat Titans
The two teams have met only once in IPL, during last year when Gujarat emerged victorious by 14 runs. Tuesday's match is also the first time Gujarat will play an away match as part of the tournament returning to the home-and-away format.
With Williamson injured, Tom Latham to lead New Zealand in Pakistan ODI series
The five-match ODI series will begin on April 26 in Rawalpindi and conclude on May 7 in Karachi. It will be preceded by a five-match T20I series between April 14-24. New Zealand will be without the services of several regular stars like Test skipper Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Finn Allen.
IPL 2023: Moeen, Deshpande, Santner star as Chennai beat Lucknow by 12 runs
After Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway shared a 110-run opening stand while Ambati Rayudu and captain M.S. Dhoni, along with Moeen and Shivam Dube, propelled CSK to reach 217/7, Kyle Mayers had threatened to steal their thunder with a 22-ball 53. His efforts meant Lucknow reached 73/0 in five overs. But Moeen and Santner came in as LSG slipped to 82/3 in the eighth over.
Orleans Masters 2023: Saina top Indian in contention; Satwik-Chirag too back in action
Saina, who has dropped to 31 in the BWF Rankings, is the highest-ranked Indian woman player in the fray as two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu, who lost in the final of the Madrid Masters 2023 on Sunday, has decided to give the event a miss. Men's singles players Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy will also skip the BWF Super 300 tournament.
IPL 2023: Gaikwad, Conway, Dhoni, Rayudu star as CSK post 217/7 against LSG
Both Gaikwad (57) and Conway (47) played some outstanding shots to smash 79 runs in the Power-play, which became CSK's highest-ever Powerplay score at Chepauk, beating the previous best of 75. After taking CSK to 100 in eight overs, the duo fell in quick succession. But the rest of the batting order ensured CSK went past 200, especially with Dhoni treating the crowd to a short yet sparking innings in the final over.
IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants win toss, elect to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings
After winning the toss, Rahul said Jaydev Unadkat goes out and Yash Thakur comes into the playing eleven, making it the lone change from their 50-run win over Delhi Capitals at home. "We want to know what we are chasing. It was a really good performance against DC, all parts of the game we did well. We need to turn up again today and better those performances."
Novak Djokovic regains the top spot in ATP rankings
The Serbian great, who recently surpassed Stefanie Graf's mark of 377 weeks as World No.1, begins his 381st week atop and is scheduled to return to the ATP Tour at the Monte-Carlo Masters, which begins on April 9. But there could be a twist in the battle for No. 1 over the clay season and beyond as Djokovic's lead over Alcaraz is slender -- just 380 points.
IPL 2023: Chepauk has always been an impregnable fortress of CSK, says Mohammad Kaif
On Monday, CSK will be back playing at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium after a gap of 1426 days when they face the K.L Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants in their first home game of IPL 2023. The last time CSK played at Chepauk was on May 7, 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic prevented them from playing their home games in Chennai.
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