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WPL 2023: RCB have improved...we need to take them very seriously, says UP Warriorz coach Jon Lewis
Kitted in a yellow jersey, the Warriorz have pushed the likes of the Delhi Capitals and the Mumbai Indians to the hilt, while swatting aside the challenges from Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore with relative ease in the ongoing season of WPL. After losing to Mumbai Indians in their last game, UP will now face a winless RCB.
India offered three AFC competition slots for 2023-24
As per AIFF, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has allocated three slots to India -- one in the AFC Champions League Group Stage, one in the AFC Cup Group Stage, and one slot for the AFC Cup Qualifiers. The winners of the Indian Super League Shield 2021-22 (Jamshedpur FC) and winners of the same in the 2022-23.
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.
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