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IND vs AUS: No rushing back for Warner unless 100 percent fit, says Marsh on eve of first ODI
Warner had returned home after suffering a concussion and a hairline fracture in his left elbow during the Test series and despite three-week rest, has not fully recovered from the injury. The 36-year-old left-handed opener will face a fitness test of sorts during nets on Thursday and seasoned all-rounder Mitchell Marsh said he will not be rushed unless he is 100 percent fit. Marsh said Warner will be assessed on Thursday and "hopefully he comes through".
Gianni Infantino re-elected as FIFA president
The 52-year-old Swiss, who succeeded Sepp Blatter in 2016, was elected unopposed in presence of delegates from the 211 member federations. "It is an incredible honour and privilege, and a great responsibility. I promise to continue serving FIFA and football around the world," Infantino said. "To those that love me, and I know there are many, and those who hate me ... I love you all," he added.
World ranking doesn't matter much to us, says Indian men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh
After a hat-trick of wins, the Indian team remained unbeaten as they put up a resilient performance against Australia in the last home game in the FIH Hockey Pro League, registering a 2-2 (4-3 SO) win, here on Wednesday night.Before this, India beat reigning World Champions Germany 3-2 and 6-3 followed by a 5-4 win.
Hearthstone removed from Asian Games Esports program
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Thursday confirmed the decision proposed by the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) during the fifth Coordination Committee meeting, a Xinhua report said. Since negotiations between Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.
1st ODI: 'Experimentation' on menu for both India, Australia as World Cup preparations gather pace
The second and third ODIs of the three-match series will be played at Visakhapatnam (March 19) and Chennai (March 22). It's going to be a hectic year for India in 50-overs cricket. The Men in Blue have already played six ODIs in the first month of the year and the second phase of their preparations starts with three 50-over matches against Australia followed by three matches away in West Indies, the Asia Cup in Pakistan
Rafael Nadal signs up to play in Monte Carlo Masters
Nadal has been absent from the courts since his Australian Open second round loss to American Mackenzie McDonald, where he aggravated a hip injury. The Spaniard had also withdrawn from the Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open due to grade 2 injury in the iliopsoas muscle in his left leg. Rafa was the first player to sign up.
Indian Wells: Sabalenka sweeps past Gauff to reach semifinals
With her win, No.2 seed Sabalenka improved her 2023 win-loss record to 16-1 with her 64-minute victory over Gauff, the last remaining American in the women's singles draw in the Californian desert. Sabalenka will now meet last year's finalist Maria Sakkari in the semifinals, after No.7 seed Sakkari beat No.15 seed Petra Kvitova in three sets in Wednesday's evening quarterfinal.
IPL 2023: Warner to lead Delhi Capitals in Pant's absence, Axar named vice captain
The 36-year old Warner steps in as skipper for injured Rishabh Pant, who is currently undergoing rehab and recovery after surviving a horrific car crash last year. This will be the second time Warner will lead Capitals, having been the interim captain for a couple of matches during the last year of his first stint with the franchise between.
LLC Masters: Gayle fifty leads World Giants to three-wicket win over India Maharajas
The West Indies' legendary hard-hitter, who has Gayle Force as one of his many nicknames, hit nine powerful boundaries and a six in this 46-ball knock. So dominating was Gayle's knock that after he fell, World Giants struggled to reach the target but, in the end, won with eight balls to spare on Wednesday night.
Real Madrid move into Champions League quarter-finals after Liverpool win
Karim Benzema scored Madrid's goal in the 79th minute after the ball fell kindly for him in Liverpool's penalty area, and his side never looked in danger of surrendering their 5-2 lead from the first leg. Both sides had chances to score in an entertaining first half but Madrid had the best of them, and were it not for the heroics of Alisson in the.
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