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Klassen hammers 119 not out as South Africa beat Windies in record run-chase, level series
Klassen scored an unbeaten 119 and Marco Jansen 43 as South Africa reached 264/6 in 29.3 overs in response to West Indies's 260 all out in 48.2 overs. A stunning onslaught by Klaasen meant that South Africa took just 29.3 overs to chase down the target of 261, that West Indies had built on an even-ball 72 by Brandon King.
Top Indians in fray in Duncan Taylor Black Bull Challenge, promoted by golf legend Nick Faldo
The tournament co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the TATA Steel PGTI carries a prize purse of US$ 300,000 and will be played at the pristine Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) golf course here. The Duncan Taylor Black Bull Challenge is the first event to be jointly staged by the Challenge Tour and the PGTI following the announcement.
Asian Kho Kho Championship: India's dominance continues on Day 2
For the Indian women, it was an easy outing against Malaysia. Nasreen-led Indian side thrashed their opponents by 64 points and an innings. India scored 79 points in the first innings against Malaysia's 15. Captain Nasreen and Archana Majhi were at their attacking best helping their team earn maximum points in front of the roaring crowds.
He is learning the 50-over game: Dravid shrugs off concerns about Suryakumar's poor form
"Obviously, it's unfortunate for Shreyas to get injured -- he's one of those guys we think will bat for us at No.4 and he has been given a lot of time in that position. Not really concerned so much about Suryakumar. You have got two first-ballers against two pretty good balls," Dravid said in the pre-match presser of the series decider.
3rd ODI: We've narrowed it down to 17-18 players for 2023 ODI World Cup: Dravid
In the first three months of 2023, India have played nine ODI matches besides six T20Is and four Tests. But the focus was always on the ODIs. The ongoing series against Australia will be India's last engagement at home over the next few months. The side will not get many other opportunities to play home ODIs except three more matches at home against Australia in September before the World Cup.
WPL 2023: Capsey's all-round show helps Delhi Capitals beat UP Warriorz, reach final
Capsey claimed 3-26 off her four overs as Delhi Capitals restricted UP Warriorz to 138/6 in their 20 overs -- a blazing 32-ball 58 not out from Tahlia McGrath taking UP to where they eventually finished. Capsey came back to contribute with the bat too as she scored 34 off 31 balls after skipper Meg Lanning (39) and Shafali Verma (21) had raised 56 runs for the first wicket in the Power-play.
IPL 2023: MI will succeed if Tim David, Green manage to fill in for Pollard, Hardik Pandya, says Harbhajan
Speaking exclusively to Star Sports, the official television broadcasters of the IPL 2023, Harbhajan spoke on the importance of having a good start for five-time champions Mumbai Indians and whether the new faces in the squad would be able to emulate the roles of Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya.
Women's World Boxing C'ships: Nikhat, Nitu and Manisha enter quarters
Meanwhile, it was heartbreak for Shashi Chopra (63kg) who gave it her all but went down fighting 0-4 to Japan's Mai Kito. Nikhat, the defending champion, outpunched Mexican pugilist Fatima Herrera comfortably and won by unanimous decision in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here.
Scoring century in Ahmedabad gave me a sense of calmness: Kohli opens up to AB de Villiers
After a wait of 1205 days, Kohli registered his first Test century since 2019 and overall 28th, in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this month. There was a gap of 41 innings between his last century and a ton in Ahmedabad, with the previous one coming over three years ago against Bangladesh in November 2019, where Kohli scored a sublime 136 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
La Liga: Five things learned from FC Barcelona's dramatic win in ElClasico
By winning this game against their closest challenger in the title race, FC Barcelona have moved 12 points ahead of Real Madrid with 12 rounds to play. That is a significant margin and no team in the history of LaLiga Santander has ever failed to win the title when boasting such a large lead in the standings. Despite the 12-point advantage, Barca are taking nothing for granted just yet. Captain Sergio Busquets stated after the game: "We know there are 12 matches to go and, even though we have a large lead, we have to keep this up."
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