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T20 World Cup: Can Adelaide annihilation bring fundamental shift for India in T20I cricket?
Despite winning the 2010 T20 World Cup in West Indies, England were still playing a dated version of white-ball cricket and that was evident in their loss to Bangladesh where they hit the rock bottom. After their return back home, Eoin Morgan was entrusted with re-building the white-ball side, from head to toe.
PKL 9: Ashish's last-second raid hands U Mumba thrilling win over Puneri Paltan
U Mumbai and Puneri Paltan were engaged in a neck-and-neck battle but the Mumbai side played its cards better in the last few minutes of the match to eventually defeat Puneri Paltan 34-33 on the night. Aslam Inamdar picked up a couple of raid points as the Puneri Paltan inched ahead at 4-3 in the 8th minute. However, Guman Singh pulled off a Super Raid, catching out Sombir.
Billie Jean King Cup: Switzerland returns to semifinals with 2-0 win over Canada
Bencic clinched the tie by defeating Leylah Fernandez 6-0, 7-5 in the second singles match. Bencic converted six of her 10 break points to triumph in 89 minutes and level her head-to-head against Fernandez to 2-2. "I feel like I'm moving really well, and I'm just trying to grind and fight for every point. I think then you get into the rhythm a little bit, and of course.
PKL 9: Patna Pirates defeat Jaipur Pink Panthers, continue stupendous form
Sachin (8 points), Rohit Gulia (9 points) and all-rounder Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (5 points) were the star performers for Patna Pirates in their victory. In the opening stages, both teams matched each other point-for-point, almost every raid resulting in high-octane action. The difference was in the variety. While the Pirates' points came through the combination of Rohit Gulia and Sachin, the Pink Panthers were reliant solely on the raids of Arjun Deshwal, who scored almost all their raid points in the half.
Few upsets likely in first knockout round of Copa del Rey
Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Valencia, and Cup holders Betis are all exempt from this and the next round as they will play the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia in January, but sides such as Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad and Athletic Club Bilbao are all in action.
Premier League: World Cup threatening injuries, a worry in last round of matches
With just a week before the World Cup kicks off, any injury picked up this weekend, will mean missing out on the tournament, and Southgate will be hoping none of the 26 players he named in his squad on Thursday suffer any setbacks.
ISL 2022-23: Silva helps East Bengal win against Bengaluru FC
The Blues failed to score in their third consecutive game as the Torch Bearers secured their first clean sheet of the season. The Blues saw quite a few players recover from injuries during the extended break as Simon Grayson made three changes. Suresh Wangjam, Udanta Singh, and Javier Hernandez started together for the first time this season.
Amid divorce rumours, Shoaib Malik's pictures with Pakistani actress Ayesha Omar go viral
As per multiple media reports, all is not well between Sania and Shoaib for quite some time now and they are heading toward divorce. The reports also claim Ayesha Oman is the reason for the breakdown of Shoaib and Sania's marriage. However, to date, both Sania and Shoaib, who have been married for 12 years and have a son, have maintained a stoic silence about their personal lives.
Asian Elite Boxing: Lovlina happy to win first gold in new weight category, eyes medal in Worlds
This was Lovlina's first gold medal in the 75kg division to which she moved after winning bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games in the 64-69 kg weight class. The international federation has re-organised the various weight divisions for international competitions and Lovlina had to move up to 75kg as that was an Olympic and Asian Games weight class.
Asian Elite Boxing: Lovlina, Parveen, Saweety, Alfiya strike gold as India dominates the day
Similar to Lovlina, Parveen (63kg), who was also making her maiden appearance in the Asian Championships final, looked confident against Kito Mai of Japan. The 2022 World Championships bronze medallist Rohtak-born boxer out-punched her Japanese opponent in a 5-0 win.
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