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Indian star Sumit Nagal gets wild card at Bengaluru Open 2023
Nagal won his first ATP Challenger title at this tournament in 2017 and went on to put up some impressive performances thereafter in his career. He also had quarter-finals and pre-quarterfinals finishes during his other two outings at this tournament in 2018 and 2020 respectively.
Ravindra Jadeja is the best all-rounder in all formats, reckons ex-cricketer Deep Dasgupta
adeja was brilliant with both bat and ball, bagging five wickets and scoring a gritty half-century in Nagur which clearly showed his mental discipline. He made his return to competitive cricket with a brilliant seven-wicket haul against Tamil Nadu in a Ranji game. The 34-year-old all-rounder suffered a knee injury during India's Asia Cup campaign last year and has been out of action since September 2022. He subsequently missed India's T20 World Cup campaign in Australia.
'Promise to dance on Indian music track if Mumbai Meteors win trophy,' says Prime Volleyball League star Brandon Greenway
The 25-year-old outside hitter who hails from Phoenix, Arizona, USA, was excited to say hi to the young fan and shook his hand. As soon as Brandon left for the dressing room, the young kid took out his phone and took a selfie of his hand and screamed, "Bro, Brandon shook hands with me!" Speaking on the reactions he is receiving from the fans in India, Brandon said that he is grateful that he is able to expand the volleyball community in India and wants to be a role model for the young kids.
'That's the way he plays': Alex Carey's reply to Allan Border criticism on Steve Smith's on-field antics
During the second innings of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener in Nagpur, Steve Smith gave Indian all-rounder Jadeja a thumbs up after beating his outside edge. After the match, while Speaking to Fox Cricket, Border slammed Smith's on-field antics and described the gesture as ridiculous. "Play with a harder edge. I mean, we're giving blokes the thumbs up when they're beating us outside the off stump. What the hell is going on? That is just ridiculous," Border said on Saturday.
Extremely unfortunate to see Pakistan players missing out on WPL, says ex-Pakistan captain Urooj Mumtaz
The inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) player auction in Mumbai on Monday saw 87 players picked up by five teams, out of which 30 were overseas cricketers, with INR 59.5 crore overall money spent in the auction. "It is extremely unfortunate to see Pakistan players missing out. Every opportunity must be fair and inclusive, and all opportunities are steps towards collectively.
Dane van Niekerk is 'Pumped Up' after bagging a deal with RCB in WPL auction
The South African expressed her joy on social media after getting picked by RCB in the players auction on Monday. "WOW... absolutely PUMPED!! Thank you.. the IPL team I supported since day one! A dream come true!" she tweeted. Van Niekerk, who has not played international cricket since September 2021, left out of South Africa's T20 World Cup squad due to not meeting Cricket South Africa's fitness requirements of passing the two-kilometre trial.
This Valentine's Day, take a look at LaLiga footballers who rekindled romances with their first loves
Between 2014 and 2019, Antoine Griezmann became the leader of Atl tico de Madrid's attack and netted 133 goals to become the fifth highest scorer in Rojiblanco history. So impressive was Griezmann for club and country, winning the 2018 World Cup with France, that FC Barcelona decided to sign him in 2019 after almost securing his services in 2018. Despite scoring 35 goals in two seasons in Catalonia, .
Jamieson ruled out of England series with a suspected back stress-fracture
Another pacer Matt Henry will also miss the first Test at Bay Oval as he awaits the birth of his first child, New Zealand Cricket said on Tuesday. The uncapped duo of Jacob Duffy and Scott Kuggeleijn have been called into the squad and will arrive in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the opening day-night Test, which starts on Thursday.
Defeats make you want to win, says Bayern striker Choupo-Moting ahead of PSG clash
The 33-year-old might be the perfect witness to report the delicate issue credibly. "It still hurts," the forward said when talking about the 2020 UEFA Champions League final with him losing 1-0 in PSG shirt against Bayern, reports Xinhua news agency. In 2021, setback two followed, with the spearhead having changed into Bayern's shirt. PSG booked a narrow win (3-2/0-1) in a last-8 clash at that time. "Bad memory," the current Bayern striker remembers.
South Africa beat New Zealand to save Women's World Cup campaign
A shock defeat to Sri Lanka on the opening day had left South Africa reeling, knowing they would have to beat at least one of Australia or New Zealand and potentially both in order to qualify for the final four, reports ICC. And the Proteas massively boosted their semi-final chances with a brilliant display against a New Zealand side, who have now suffered two heavy defeats in the tournament.
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