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Samp end Inter's winning streak in Serie A
The Nerazzurri went into Monday's game with three consecutive wins across Coppa Italia and Serie A, but it was far from a vintage performance for Inter at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium as Inter failed to find the back of the net despite the lion's share of the shots, reports Xinhua news agency. After the setback, second-placed Inter saw their gap to table leaders Napoli extended to 15 points with 16 rounds left.
WPL Player Auction: Smriti Mandhana most expensive player; Ashleigh Gardner, Nat Sciver-Brunt biggest overseas buys
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive pick at INR 3.4 crore when Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) snapped her. Smriti was also the first player to have come up in the auction. Australia's off-spin all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and England vice-captain Nat Sciver-Brunt were joint biggest overseas buys with INR 3.2 crore each. While Ashleigh went to Gujarat Giants, Nat was roped in by Mumbai Indians.
Hardik Pandya, Natasha Stankovic arrive with son in Udaipur for Valentine's Day wedding
Earlier, both of them had a court marriage on 31 May 2020. However, this time they will marry according to traditional customs. The function will be held at the Raffles hotel in Udaipur. The couple also has a two-year-old son, Agastya. Hardik Pandya and Natasha Stankovic reached Udaipur on Monday for the wedding.
'Extremely happy': Delhi Capitals acquire Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma in WPL 2023 auction
The franchise bagged batter Jemimah Rodrigues (INR 2.2 crore) and all-rounders Radha Yadav (INR 40 lakh) and Shikha Pandey (INR 60 lakh) along with the U-19 Women T20 World Cup winners Shafali Verma (INR 2 core) and Titas Sadhu (INR 25 lakh). Delhi Capitals also picked up Australia Women's team Captain Meg Lanning (INR 1.1 core) and South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp (INR 1.5 crore).
England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Morgan had retired from international cricket in July last year, following a 16-year-long career that had begun with Ireland, before he moved to England but he continued to play in global franchise leagues across the world. "It is with great pride that I am announcing my retirement from all forms of cricket. After much deliberation, I believe that now is the right time to step away from the game that has given me so much over the years," the 36-year-old said in his official statement.
WPL Player Auction: RCB's Plan A worked to perfection for them, says Abhinav Mukund
In the marquee sets, RCB bought India vice-captain and left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana for a whopping INR 3.4 crore, the most for a player in the auction. They also acquired New Zealand captain Sophie Devine at her base price of INR 50 lakhs and Australia's premier all-rounder Ellyse Perry for INR 1.7 crore.
England's Scrivens named ICC Women's Player of the Month for January
Scrivens became the youngest recipient of the ICC Women's Player of the Month award after starring in the first-ever ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup. A dominant figure with bat and ball throughout the tournament, her all-round performances saw her claim the Player of the Tournament prize. Equally, England's captain excelled in her leadership role, guiding her side to the inaugural Final.
Shubman Gill named ICC Men's Player of the Month for January
This is the first time that Gill has won the ICC Player of the Moth award following another fine series of performances in ODI cricket. Gill was the top contender in the shortlist With 567 runs during January, which included three century-plus scores, and the 23-year-old batter expectedly won the award. Gill had wowed fans in January with a lethal combination of graceful and attacking strokeplay.
Women's T20 World Cup: Did speak about Virat Kohli's extraordinary knock at the MCG, reveals Jemimah Rodrigues
On Sunday, at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Jemimah blasted a brilliant 53 not out off 38 deliveries to steer her side to a memorable seven-wicket win and get their tournament start on a bright note. Jemimah's superlative efforts, including three fours off Fatima Sana in the 19th over, saw her emulate Kohli's similarly decisive innings against the same opponent in the men's T20 World Cup.
IND v AUS: Teams have optional training at Nagpur ahead of second Test
According to VCA officials, the Aussies sought the ground from 10 AM for practice on what could actually have been the fifth day of the match as per the schedule. But the match ended on the third itself after Pat Cummins' side stumbled to 91 all out in their second innings inside one session as they were humbled by innings and 132 runs by Rohit Sharma's side thanks to superb bowling by Ravindra Jadeja, in the first innings, and Ravichandran Ashwin in the second.
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