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I'm completely in favour of Mankading, it's in the Law: Arjun Tendulkar
"I'm completely in favour of Mankading. It's in the Law. For the people who say it's against the spirit of the game, I disagree." Arjun told CricketNext. "I personally won't do it because I can't stop and remove the bails in my run up. It's too much effort and I won't waste my energy in it but if someone does it, I'm in favour of it."
Rohit Sharma praises Siraj's improvement, confirms Ishan Kishan's ODI role
"In terms of Ishan, yeah, he will be batting middle order. I'm glad he could get a run here after that fine knock in Bangladesh," Rohit said in the pre-game press conference before the first ODI against New Zealand. Kishan scored a double century opening the batting in his last ODI against Bangladesh, but had to sit out the more recent ODI series against Sri Lanka.
'The level today was good': Sinner stays sharp to reach Australian Open third round
While some first-round matches have yet to be completed due to rain, the 21-year-old Italian took full advantage of his opportunity on one of three roofed courts at Melbourne Park where he raced into the third round in one hour, 44 minutes.
ISL: We want to build on this momentum, says Bengaluru FC head coach Simon Grayson
The Blues edged past the Red Miners with an early goal in the reverse fixture. Since then, Bengaluru FC have lost two and won two games. Similarly, Aidy Boothroyd's men also collected five points from the last four matches, including the win against East Bengal FC last week. Grayson expects a tough game on Wednesday as both teams are desperate to win the match to stay in the playoffs race.
Copa del Rey: Real Sociedad, Sevilla book quarterfinal places
Roberto Navarro continued his goalscoring form in the Cup when he put Real Sociedad ahead in the fifth minute after a pass from Martin Zubimendi and the home side controlled the first half from start to finish, with a Mallorca side packed with fringe players
Hockey World Cup: Germany hold Belgium 2-2; Korea prevail over Japan 2-1 in Pool B
With only two matches scheduled on Tuesday, the focus was on the clash between Belgium and Germany as the winner of the match would have topped the group. Germany and Belgium have produced many entertaining encounters and handsomely delivered on that promise in the final match of the day.
U19 Women's T20 WC: Rwanda make history; New Zealand beat Ireland in league matches
This is Rwanda's first win at an ICC World Cup. Rwanda won a crucial encounter against Zimbabwe to bolster their chances of making it to the Super Six stage of the tournament. Merveille Uwase (18 from 33) and Cynthia Tuyizere (30 from 44) were watchful yet solid in a partnership of 49, as Rwanda focussed on saving their wickets in the first 10 overs. An aggressive knock from skipper Gisele Ishimwe (34 from 23) guided them to a competitive total of 119/8.
McGrath warns Australia that England will be tough to beat in Ashes this summer
Australia have won two of the last three Ashes series; thumping England 4-0 at home in 2017 and 2021 and drawing 2-2 in England in-between those two emphatic victories. But having done superbly in Test matches recently, England will attempt to win back the Ashes when Australia visit these shores for a five-match Test .
ILT20: MI Emirates inflict six-wicket defeat on Sharjah Warriors with a strong all-round show
Deadly strikes by MI Emirates' veteran and experienced bowlers Dwayne Bravo and Imran Tahir, who shared five wickets between them, restricted Sharjah Warriors to 146 for 7 in 20 overs. Chasing the target, MI Emirates won in 17.1 overs with 17 balls to spare through another fine knock of 40 runs from UAE's Muhammad Waseem and Nicholas Pooran's breezy 39 runs.
Australian Open: Fritz, Rune and Zverev progress to second round with contrasting wins
Taylor Fritz, who also reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last season, fired 32 aces in the victory as he progressed to the second round for the fifth straight year in Melbourne. He won 84 per cent of his first-serve points in the match. The 25-year-old will face either Chun-Hsin Tseng or Australian wild card Alexei Popyrin on Thursday in the second round.
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