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World's third largest cricket stadium to come up in Jaipur
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Vedanta's HZL will spend Rs 300 crore on the stadium, one of the largest corporate investments in India's sports infrastructure. The international stadium will be named after Anil Agarwal, the founder and chairman of Vedanta Resources Limited.
IPL 2023: Manjrekar expects Gujarat Titans to carry the same kind of confidence they had last season
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In their first appearance of the league, Titans had topped the group stage in IPL 2022 with 20 points coming from ten wins and four losses. In the playoffs, they managed to get the better of Rajasthan Royals by an identical margin of seven wickets in both first qualifier and title clash, to lift the coveted trophy in their debut.
Indian Women's League groupings announced, tournament to begin on April 25
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Among those present in the draw was the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Secretary General, Dr Shaji Prabhakaran. This season of the IWL is like a qualification competition of a more competitive league that will come into effect in the next campaign," Dr Prabhakaran said. My best wishes to all the 16 teams.
Was important to get the two wins under our belt, says Sunil Chhetri on India's Tri-nation triumph
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Not only did India win both their matches against a never-say-die Myanmar (1-0) and a higher-ranked Kyrgyz Republic (2-0), but they also kept two clean sheets. Watched by a capacity crowd of almost 30,000 each on both days, the dominance Igor Stimac's wards displayed came as a pleasant surprise for the Indian fans.
IPL 2023: Think Ravindra Jadeja will be pushed higher up in batting order, says Harbhajan
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Jadeja had a forgettable time in IPL 2022, scoring only 116 runs in 10 innings at an average of 19.33 and picked five wickets at an economy rate of 7.52. Also, he was the captain of CSK at the start of the competition last year. But MS Dhoni took back leadership duties mid-way and shortly, Jadeja was ruled out for the rest of.
IPL 2023: 'Can't wait to see when it's packed', Cameron Green excited to play in Wankhede Stadium
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"The ground's pretty special, I'm lucky enough to play here and was here a few weeks ago (when Australia played India in an ODI on March 17). It's a cool ground to be around with all the blues here. Can't wait to see when its packed," said Green in a video posted by the MI Twitter handle. Green recently came back from.
IPL 2023: Harry Brook is going to be the best player, says Harmison
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In the mini-auction held last year, Brook was bought for INR 13.25 crores by Sunrisers Hyderabad after an intense bidding war with Rajasthan Royals, who did not have enough in their purse to continue bidding for him. I think he might start with an orange cap as well. I think Harry Brooke is going to be the best player.
IPL 2023: 'It's like getting a reward for all that you've done', Axar excited about Delhi Capitals' vice-captaincy role
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The Indian all-rounder, who was with the national team in the recently concluded Test and ODI series against Australia, has joined the DC squad recently ahead of their tournament opener. "It's a different feeling altogether when you join DC Camp. It's been 3-4 years with the franchise now and it feels like home.
Miami Open: Alcaraz-Fritz, Kvitova-Alexandrova quarterfinals rescheduled due to rain
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The World No. 1, Alcaraz, who must successfully defend his debut ATP Masters 1000 title in Miami this week to remain atop the ATP Rankings, will continue his quest for the 'Sunshine Double' against Fritz on Thursday night now. On the other hand, the last remaining singles quarterfinal between No.15 seed Kvitova and No.18 seed Alexandrova never got started and will be also held on Thursday.
Miami Open: Sorana Cirstea upsets Sabalenka, reaches first WTA 1000 semifinal in a decade
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In their first career meeting, Cirstea beat Sabalenka 6-4, 6-4 in the last eight on Wednesday night to move into the penultimate round of a tournament of this size for the first time since finishing runner-up to Serena Williams in Toronto in 2013.
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