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Indian Wells: Alcaraz moves into quarterfinals after Draper retires midway
The Spaniard led Jack Draper 6-2, 2-0 when the Briton was forced to retire with an abdominal injury that first affected him late in his Monday win against Andy Murray. In the pair's second ATP Head-to-Head meeting, both men produced highlight-reel shots early, but Alcaraz had more success in the routine points as he took an early lead.
What I have worked on in practice sessions in last six-eight months, has worked during matches: Washington Sundar
Through his steady off-spin and some useful finishing touches with the bat, Washington provides a different variety into the spin all-rounders cupboard in the Indian team. Ahead of ODIs against Australia, the all-rounder in an exclusive interview with IANS revealed that what he has worked on in the practice sessions in the past six-eight months, it worked during the matches and it made him feel happy.
LLC Masters: Gambhir, Uthappa power India Maharajas to 10-wicket win over Asia Lions
The opening pair set ablaze the stadium demolishing the Asia Lions' attack with Uthappa cracking an unbeaten 88 off 39 balls with 11 boundaries and five sixes while Gambhir scored an unconquered 61 off 36 balls with 12 boundaries. Electing to field first, India Maharajas had restricted Asia Lions to 157 for 5 in 20 overs.
Klopp puts faith in Liverpool's 'one percent' Champions League hope
Liverpool travel to Madrid needing to make up for their 5-2 defeat in the first leg at Anfield. Speaking in his pre-game press conference, Klopp admitted that "nobody believes" in his side's chance of overcoming the deficit, but added that "after Anfield I said that Madrid was going to be in the quarterfinals and now I think we have to play.
Inter Milan move into Champions League quarters
Inter were looking for a resounding response after a poor run of domestic performance and entered the Estadio do Dragao with a slender first-leg lead thanks to Romelu Lukaku's late winner, a Xinhua report said. Porto dominated the game but Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana kept the Portuguese side at bay.
All England Open Badminton: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen advance
According to information received here, Prannoy, who won 21-19, 22-20 in a 49-minute opening round clash, will meet third-seeded Indonesian, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, in the round of 16. Lakshya Sen, who made the All England final last year, started slowly but overcame the world No. 5 Chou Tien Chen, also from Chinese Taipei, by a 21-18, 21-19 scoreline.
WPL 2023: Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Giants by 55 runs
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur's brilliant fifty (51) and Yastika Bhatia's (44) impressive opening knock led the way for MI before their bowling attack restricted Gujarat to 107/9. Chasing 163, the Gujarat Giants got off to a shaky start. Harleen Deol struck three fours to get going but her 22-run knock was put to an end by Issy Wong, who got the GG opener out LBW in the 9th over.
IOC: Majority in France welcome Russian, Belarusian Olympians to Paris 2024 as neutral athletes
"The poll found that 72 percent of the French people are in support of the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport, with 44 percent suggesting they should be at the Games under a neutral banner, without the use of flags, anthem, colors or any kind of identification of their country," IOC wrote on its website on Monday.
India became the capital of women's boxing: IBA president Kremlev
"India became the capital of women's boxing and now we are witnessing historical moments together. Generally, 250 to 260 boxers compete in such championships but this year it's a huge championship," Kremlev said while addressing the media during the press conference which was also attended by the BFI president Ajay Singh along with the Rio Olympics champion Estelle Mossely of France and the reigning African champion Sara Haghighat-joo from Sierra Leone.
Morocco to join Spain and Portugal's 2030 World Cup bid: report
Spanish sports paper Diario AS explains that the Spanish and Portuguese have been negotiating with Morocco, with an agreement likely to be signed at the 73rd FIFA Congress, which will be held in Rwanda on Thursday, reports Xinhua. Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales traveled to Morocco on Monday to meet with Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, to finalize details of the accord.
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