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SA20: Pretoria Capitals stretch their lead with convincing win over MI Cape Town
After being sent in to bat, the Capitals flew out the blocks when Will Jacks (62 off 27 balls) and Kusal Mendis (29 off 19 balls) smashed their way to an 88-run partnership after seven overs. The innings hit a speed bump when Rashid Khan (3/16) and Odean Smith (2/27) grabbed three wickets between them in 17 balls.
Bibiano Fernandes focuses on 'team effort' ahead of India U-17s' second Uzbekistan friendly
The Blue Colts performed admirably against Uzbekistan, who had won the AFC U-16 Championship (now known as the AFC U-17 Asian Cup) 11 years ago. Speaking to the-aiff.com on the eve of the match, India head coach Bibiano Fernandes stressed the importance of maintaining composure despite the win.
Australian Open: Rybakina eases past Ostapenko to make her first semifinal in Melbourne
The 22nd seed overpowered the 2017 Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-2, 6-4 in the one hour and 19 minutes encounter here at Rod Laver Arena, becoming the first woman representing Kazakhstan to reach the final four at Melbourne Park. Ostapenko had dominated her head-to-head with the Kazakh player in the past.
Indian women's hockey team lose 1-3 to Netherlands
The Indian team are scheduled to play three matches against the Netherlands as part of their Tour of South Africa. Riding on good form, the Indian side got off to a strong, attacking start with young sensation Beauty Dungdung scoring a brilliant field goal in the 24th minute of the match.
Mandhana, Harmanpreet shine as India thrash West Indies
Batting first, the Asian side's total of 167/2 was far too much for the Caribbean side. Mandhana and Kaur scored at ease throughout their unbeaten 115-run stand, with Mandhana in particular finding the boundary with ease and even clearing the rope from the bowling of Afy Fletcher in the penultimate over of the innings.
La Liga: Four things we learned in Spain's Matchday 18
Barca don't have to show their best Pedri's first-half goal was enough to give FC Barcelona a win at home to Getafe and keep Xavi Hernandez's side three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. It was far from a vintage display from Barca against a rival that posed more problems than many might have expected
Hockey World Cup: Korea fight back from 2-goal deficit to beat Argentina in shoot-out, reach quarters
Korea were down 3-5 with 10 minutes to go for the final hooter, scored two goals from penalty corners, and survived some valiant attempts by Argentina as the match ended 5-5. The Korean goalkeeper had an exceptional match as he pulled out at least four superb saves and also made a couple of good blocks in the shoot-out to seal victory for his team.
Round-up: Desert Vipers' Alex Hales sets the stage on fire in ILT20
Meanwhile, the Gulf Giants cemented their place at the top of the table further by continuing their unbeaten run in the tournament. Even though the Desert Vipers put up a huge total of 195 for four in their 20 overs at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, Chris Lynn and Shimron Hetmyer strung a partnership of 117 runs to help the Giants chase down their target with three balls to spare.
Mohammed Shami ordered to pay monthly alimony to estranged wife
Out of the Rs 1.30 lakh, Rs 50,000 will be the personal alimony to Hasin Jahan and the remaining Rs 80,000 will be the cost of maintenance of their daughter who is staying with her. In 2018, Hasin Jahan filed a suit in the court demanding a Hasan monthly alimony of Rs 10 lakh, out of which Rs 7,00,000 will be her personal alimony and the remaining Rs 3,00,000 will be on account of the maintenance cost of their daughter.
ILT20: Naveen-ul-Haq's 5-38 wrecks table toppers Gulf Giants as Sharjah Warriors win
Naveen-ul-Haq was backed by Chris Woakes (2-11) and Junaid Siddiqui (2-18) as they bowled with clinical accuracy and bundle out Gulf Giants for 130 in 19.4 overs Sharjah had posted only a modest total of 151/7 in 20 overs. They came into this match defeating Dubai Capitals and thus recorded their second win while Gulf Giants' four-match winning streak came to an end.
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