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WATCH | FIFA World Cup: Morgan Freeman, BTS' Jung Kook lit up opening ceremony
One of the non-musical performers was American actor Morgan Freeman. The 85-year-old narrated the event live and delivered a speech about the "emotions that connect us all now". It spanned around 20 minutes and kept the audience all around the world glued to their screens. Legendary American actor said football unites nations. "Football spans the world, unites nations in their love of the beautiful game. What brings together nations, brings together communities," said Freeman.
IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: Always try not to get ahead of the game, says Suryakumar on sparkling form
On Sunday, in front of a sell-out crowd at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Suryakumar was on song in being promoted to number three, hitting 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, his second T20I century to set the base for India's 65-run win.
Asia Road Racing: Top 10 finish for Indian racer Rajiv Sethu
Showcasing consistent performance and brining laurels to the country, India's ace rider Rajiv Sethu finished the final race of Asia Production 250cc (AP250cc) class of ARRC in top 10. After 18th position start on the grid, Rajiv moved up by a position in lap 1 itself. Taking advantage of the wet race and few crashes, he continued to gain positions and reached at 10th spot in Lap 8.
IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: Suryakumar's exceptional innings was the difference, says Tim Southee
On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian batters found it tough to time the ball, Suryakumar, the top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, his second T20I century and took India to 191/6 in 20 overs. From being 57 off 35 balls at the end of the 16th over, Suryakumar smacked 54 runs off his last 16 balls to propel India to a challenging score. Eventually, the bowlers came to the party to bowl out New Zealand for 126 all out in 18.5 overs.
ATP Finals: Rublev hopes to take 'great' lesson from his semis defeat against Ruud
The third-seeded Ruud delivered a ruthless semifinal display on Saturday night at the ATP Finals, where he dispatched Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 to set a championship match clash against Novak Djokovic. "Of course, there (are) a lot of positive things to take. I can be grateful for the week. I (made the) semifinal. I was here. We're the best eight players. All the players are dreaming to play here, and I was part of it," Rublev said.
Youth World Boxing: Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj among 8 more pugilists to advance into quarters
Vishwanath (48kg) was up against Attrativo Salvatore of Italy in the pre-quarterfinal bout. Chennai boy Vishwanath produced a clinical performance and showed his smart footwork and speed to convincingly win the bout 5-0. Vanshaj (63.5kg), who hails from Sonipat was facing Spain's Kakulov Enrique in the round-of-16 match.
IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: Suryakumar's exceptional innings was the difference, says Tim Southee
On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian batters found it tough to time the ball, Suryakumar, the top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, his second T20I century and took India to 191/6 in 20 overs. From being 57 off 35 balls at the end of the 16th over, Suryakumar smacked 54 runs off his last 16 balls to propel India to a challenging score.
FIFA World Cup: Messi, Ronaldo come together for first-ever joint promotion
The image was shared by both the footballers on the eve of the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, through their Instagram accounts. While some social media users called it "iconic", others hailed it as the "picture of the century". With both of them sharing 12 Ballon d'Or's between them, Ronaldo and Messi came together for a promotion campaign by Louis Vuitton ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
In football-crazy Kerala, Qatar ruler's cut-out raised alongside Messi, Neymar Jr and Ronaldo
The cut-out of Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani is erected at Kasargod. Abdul Rahiman, a Dubai-based businessman who is on a holiday here to watch football on TV along with his friends and relatives, while speaking to IANS said, "Qatar is a small country and they are organising the World Cup. As a thanksgiving to that, we thought of erecting the cut-out of the leader of Qatar along with superstars Messi and Ronaldo."
IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: Hooda takes four, Chahal, Siraj star as India beat New Zealand by 65 runs
After Suryakumar Yadav, the top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, his second T20I century and propel India to a challenging 191/6, New Zealand just never got going with the chase and were bowled out for 126 in 18.5 overs.
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