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I-League 2022-23: Churchill Brothers leave it late to beat Sudeva Delhi
Gaonkar's hard work on the left wing paid off in the 83rd minute as the Red Machines avoided dropping points once again in a home match here. Churchill were handicapped by a forced change in the 18th minute as new Uruguayan signing Martin Chaves, playing behind lone strike Emmanuel Yaghr on his first start for the club, got injured and could not continue.
La Liga 2022-23: Four things we learned in Spain's Matchday 19
Here are the four things we learned this weekend in Spain: BARCA STILL NEED LEWANDOWSKI BACK FC Barcelona won 1-0 away to Girona on Saturday and extended their lead to five points over Real Madrid at the top of the table, but it was another disappointing display from Xavi Hernandez's side.
Women's T20 Tri-series: Deepti Sharma helps dominant India thrash West Indies
After Deepti Sharma claimed 3-11 in her four overs and Pooja bagged 2-19, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur shared an unbeaten stand of 54 to help India race to 94/5 in 13.5 overs. It was a great performance by the Indian bowlers as the Indian bowlers kept the West Indies women under a tight leash. Rajeshwari Gayakwad claimed 1-9.
New Zealand's Bracewell refuses to criticise Lucknow pitch after losing T20I on spin-friendly track
But New Zealand spinner Michael Bracewell did not make any such complaints after his team lost to India in the low-scoring second T20I of the three-match series on a spin-friendly pitch at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. New Zealand were restricted to just 99/8 in their 20 overs on a pitch on which the ball took a copious amounts of turn and was unplayable at times.
Djokovic returns to top spot after Australian Open victory; Nadal slips to sixth in ATP rankings
The Serbian climbed four spots from World No. 5 to seal the top spot, the biggest jump to the top of the men's tennis summit between two editions of the ATP Rankings in history (since 1973). The 35-year-old dethroned reigning U.S. Open champion Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, who is now placed second on the list.
Opener Murali Vijay announces retirement from all forms of international cricket
"Today, with immense gratitude & humility, I announce my retirement from all forms of International cricket. My journey from 2002-2018 has been the most wonderful years of my life for it was an honour representing India at the highest level of sport," he said in an official statement through his social media accounts.
Sabalenka back to career-high world no. 2; Rybakina makes top-10 debut in WTA Rankings
Sabalenka came back from a set down to defeat Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final to win her first Grand Slam title on Saturday. The triumph saw her improve her ranking by 3 spots to number two with 6100 ranking points. Having paved her way to her second major final with wins over World No.1 Iga Swiatek, Jelena Ostapenko, and Victoria Azarenka
Winning the inaugural World Cup with name of India written in golden letters is a big deal: Anjum Chopra
"Firstly, winning the World Cup is a big deal and then the Under-19 women's winning the inaugural World Cup by which the name of India will be written on it in golden letters is a big deal. By the way, the women's cricket team has played the semi-finals of the World Cup many times and also played the finals many times but never won the trophy."
Was confident that if I managed to stay till the end, could win the game in last over: Suryakumar Yadav
On a pitch which was aiding spinners a lot, New Zealand's five spinners kept India in check. But Suryakumar and captain Hardik Pandya had an unbeaten 31-run stand off 32 balls to get India over the line in a chase of 100. Suryakumar, who took Player of the Match award, said in a video posted by BCCI that he was confident in himself staying at the crease till the end and get the win for India in the last over.
'I'm born a champion...': Tsitsipas in his classy Australian Open runner-up speech
The Greek, who would have climbed to No. 1 in the ATP Rankings with victory, produced a series of impressive performances in Melbourne, leaving him confident that a maiden major title and the No. 1 ranking are close. "I'm just happy that I'm in another Grand Slam final. Of course, I was dreaming about the trophy, lifting that trophy. I even dreamt it last night in my sleep. The desire is really there. I really, really want it badly," said Tsitsipas.
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