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New Zealand lose top spot in ODI rankings after eight-wicket loss to India in Raipur
Due to the loss in Raipur also resulting in a series defeat, New Zealand have now slipped to number two position in the Men's ODI Team Rankings, making way for Jos Buttler-led England to take the top spot in the chart. Before Saturday's match in Raipur, New Zealand sat at the top with 115 rating points. England were at the second position with 113 rating points.
WFI writes to Ministry, rejects all allegations against their chief Brij Bhushan
The protesting wrestlers have accused the WFI of arbitrariness, mismanagement, misgovernance and bias in selection as harassment of wrestlers by its coaches and president. "The WFI is managed by an elected body as per its constitution, and therefore, there is no scope for arbitrariness and mismanagement in WFI by anyone individually, including the president.
Australian Open: De Minaur overcomes Bonzi, Shelton continues his dream debut
After winning a tight first set, in which he twice squandered break advantages, the Australian pulled away, committing just 12 unforced errors in the second and third sets combined to seal victory after two hours and 10 minutes. With his fourth victory of the season, De Minaur now leads Bonzi 3-0 in their ATP Head to Head series.
2nd ODI: Indian bowlers' impressive show has New Zealand bundled out for just 108
On a pitch with some amount of grass cover, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami found seam movement to run through the New Zealand top and middle-order, reducing them to 15/5 at one stage. Though Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner played some defiant knocks, they were unable to bail their side out of trouble
Australian Open: Sabalenka, Bencic win to set up intriguing fourth-round clash
Bencic of Switzerland continued her excellent start to the season, claiming a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Italy's Camila Giorgi to reach the fourth round. She was followed into the second week by Sabalenka, who maintained her undefeated run of 2023 by easing past her former doubles partner, No.26 seed Elise Mertens, 6-2, 6-3.
Wrestlers are scared, feel cheated, may re-start protest on Sunday, claim sources
Sources close to the wrestlers told IANS, that the grapplers are feeling "cheated" and could resume their protest till Brij Bhushan is sacked. They are also unhappy that the national trials are continuing in Lucknow without them. "Wrestlers are not at all happy. They feel they were fooled by the ministry.
SA20: I idolise Rohit, Surya and learnt a lot from them, says MI Cape Town's Dewald Brevis
Brevis has so far amassed 133 runs in five games at a strike rate of 117 in the South Africa T20 league. While interacting on the eve of MICT's game against Paarl Royals, the youngster who was inducted into the Mumbai Indians last season said that he's happy to represent two teams of the MI family.
Australian Open: Impressive Zhang beats US qualifier, charges into last 16
The 23rd-seeded Zhang gained a crucial break in the sixth game of the second set and then ran away with a one-sided victory in 63 minutes. She had 20 winners in a polished performance on her 34th birthday to overwhelm 21-year-old Volynets, who had caused a major boilover in the second round by beating the ninth seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Adoration in India hasn't spoiled Sachin Tendulkar and that's amazing: Andy Flower
"I've always admired Anil Kumble; obviously, he is an amazing bowler and a great competitor. And then I was fortunate enough to work with him in the coaching context. But I've got to settle with Sachin. We played against him a lot, and he scored tonnes of runs against us."
SA20: Pretoria Capitals run riot in Durban to cement top spot
Capitals skipper Wayne Parnell wasted no time drawing first blood with the opening ball of the innings to dismiss West Indies' Kayle Mayers for a duck. The home side's innings continued to collapse when Wiaan Mulder (5) and De Kock (13) followed Mayers shortly afterwards.
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