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2nd Test, Day 3: Jadeja claims seven, Ashwin takes three as Australia bowled out for 113, set India target of 115
Ashwin set up the collapse, before Jadeja ran through the Australian batting line-up. With this, India needed to chase 115 to win and take a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. Five out of Jadeja's seven wickets were clean bowled, giving him his second ten-wicket haul in Test cricket. Australia, on the other hand, will be mighty disappointed by some extremely questionable shot selection and squandering the advantage they had at stumps on day two.
PVL: Superstar Vijay Deverakonda's presence adds glamour to volleyball match in Hyderabad
The 'Arjun Reddy' star, who is a co-owner of the volleyball franchise, spoke on his reasons for association with the Black Hawks' - and talked about his love for the sport. I love volleyball and I love Hyderabad. This league is going to be one of the most-watched leagues in the country. It is going to be a massive source of entertainment.
Tennis legend Bjorn Borg's son Leo to play Bengaluru Open 2023 as draw announced; Qualifiers to begin on Sunday
The singles main draw was announced on Saturday, which featured Tseng Chun-Hsin, the 21-year-old World No 132 from Taipei, as the top seed for the Bengaluru Open 2023. Tseng will open his campaign against Ferreira Silva of Portugal on February 20 while the 19-year-old Leo Borg, currently World No 511 will be seen in action against Taipei's World No 200 Yu Hsiou Hsu.
Women's T20 World Cup: England overcome India to stay atop Group 2
Smriti Mandhana scored a sublime half-century to put India in a decent position in their attempted chase of 152. But the rate of scoring slowed through the middle overs as England's spinners took control of the game, with Sophie Ecclestone the stand-out bowler once again, picking up 1/14 from her four overs and strangling India's batters at a crucial point of the match.
2nd Test, Day 2: Whatever we set, we have just got to make sure it's enough, says Nathan Lyon
Before stumps on day two of the match on Saturday, Travis Head made an instant impression as an opener, slamming five fours and a six to be unbeaten on 39, while Marnus Labuschagne hit three boundaries off Ravindra Jadeja to be unconquered on 16 as Australia reached 61/1 in 12 overs at stumps, with a healthy run-rate of 5.08 and lead at 62 runs.
PVL: Chennai Blitz hope to get back to winning ways against the Ahmedabad Defenders
Angamuthu has been the key player for the Defenders this season. But the star performer insists that Chennai are an equally strong side despite not winning for the past two games. "We do not think about how the teams have performed before - and we just focus on our strategies and we just focus on our own game. Chennai are a strong team and they are equally capable.
2nd Test, Day 2: Stopping Australia to 220-250 would be a good target, reckons Axar Patel
Before stumps on day two of the match on Saturday, Travis Head made an instant impression as an opener, slamming five fours and a six to be unbeaten on 39, while Marnus Labuschagne hit three boundaries off Ravindra Jadeja to be unconquered on 16 as Australia reached 61/1 in 12 overs at stumps, with a healthy run-rate of 5.08 and lead at 62 runs.
2nd Test, Day 2: Head powers Australia to 61/1 at stumps, lead India by 62 runs
After Australia took a lead by a solitary run, as India were bowled out for 262 in their first innings, Head attacked to give the visitors' some quick runs. Giving him company is Marnus Labuschagne at 16 not out. With 13 overs left in the day, Australia opted to send Head as an opener in absence of a concussed David Warner alongside Usman Khawaja.
2nd Test, Day 2: Virat Kohli's 'unlucky' lbw dismissal in first innings sparks debat
In the second session of Day Two's play, Kohli was trapped lbw by debutant left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann on the third ball of the 50th over. When Kohli took a review, the UltraEdge showed there was a huge spike when the ball was between bat and pad. After seeing multiple replays to and fro, TV umpire Richard Illingworth concluded that the ball.
FIFA Women's World Cup playoffs start to decide last 3 berths
The playoffs will witness 10 teams divided into three groups, and only the group winners will attend the global finals. The playoffs will not be played in the round-robin format. Instead, Portugal will face off against the winner between Cameroon and Thailand to fight for the berth in Group A, reports Xinhua. In Group B, Senegal and Haiti will vie for the right to challenge Chile.
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