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Did India err in choosing Ashwin instead of Axar as lone spinner?
India ended up losing the game to South Africa who perched themselves on top of the Super 12 Group 2 league table displacing India after that victory. Both Ashwin and Axar were fielded in the game against the Netherlands on October 27 at the more spin-friendly Sydney Cricket Ground and played their part in the comprehensive victory for India by 56 runs.
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma's hotel room privacy breached; cricketer expresses anger on social media
Virat Kohli posted a video on social media, which was originally posted on another social media app by an unidentified user with a caption, 'King Kohli's hotel room'. The short video scans through the room where Kohli was staying. "I understand that fans get very happy and excited seeing their favourite players and get excited to meet them and I've always appreciated that," Kohli wrote on Instagram, while also posting the video taken by the unidentified fan.
Verstappen claims record 14th victory of 2022 season in Mexico; breaks Schumacher, Vettel record
Verstappen, who has already clinched the world title, finished ahead of former world champion and fiercest rival Hamilton and Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. It secures another record for the young Dutchman, as he now boasts the most wins in a single F1 campaign, moving one clear of the 13 achieved by Germany's Michael Schumacher (2004) and Sebastian Vettel (2013).
T20 World Cup: India's loss to South Africa makes fixture against Bangladesh extremely crucial
The Proteas are now leading the group with five points from three matches despite their match against Zimbabwe being abandoned, while India are placed second on four points from three matches.
Torino stun AC Milan in Serie A
AC Milan came into Sunday's game off the back of four straight Serie A wins, but the reigning champions came back down to earth as Rafael Leao missed two promising chances in the opening minutes. The home side punished wasteful Milan as they took the lead in the 34th minute when Koffi Djidji steered in a header from a free-kick. The Granata built on the momentum two minutes later, as Aleksei Miranchuk broke into the box for a low strike, Xinhua reports.
PKL 9: Feels great to defeat Dabang Delhi, says Bengal Warriors coach K Baskaran
The Warriors are currently at the fifth place with 4 wins under their belt. Ahead of the start of the Pune leg, Bengal Warriors' Head Coach K Baskaran said, "It feels great to defeat Dabang Delhi K.C. before the next leg in Pune. We are really happy and our team has gained confidence as well. Our main target has been to play well and play with unity. Naveen has been performing really well, but our defenders were determined to play well against him."
French Open badminton: Viktor Axelsen clinches men's singles title
The 28-year-old produced a masterful performance to take the title in straight games (21-14, 21-15), falling to his knees in jubilation after 43 minutes of play. With this win, Axelsen became the most successful player on the men's world tour, overtaking Japan's Kento Momota with 16 wins in 21 finals compared to Momota's 15 from 21. On the other hand, Gemke has yet to win a game from the maestro but will be happy with his improving form after an injury-plagued 2021 season.
Spain beat India to win their second match of FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23
Spain looked stronger from the start of the game with more ball possession and with their forwards scoring two goals in the first half. Although India made a comeback in the dying minutes, Marc Reyne scored the winner in the 57th minute to win it for Spain. Spain was particularly dangerous on the flanks as they created more attacks from the sides.
Vienna Open: Medvedev sinks Shapo to clinch men's single title
The top seed was overpowered by Shapovalov in an entertaining first set, with the Canadian firing 21 winners to move ahead. However, the Russian player refused to go away throughout the two-hour, 16-minute clash, hitting with greater depth and accuracy in the second and third sets to force Shapovalov into errors at the ATP 500 event. Medvedev now leads the 23-year-old Shapovalov 4-2 in their ATP Head to Head series, while he has improved to 45-15 on the season. Earlier this year, he reached the final at the Australian Open before he won the title in Los Cabos.
Swiss Indoors: Felix wins men's single title with win over Rune
It was the third consecutive ATP Tour title for the Canadian player. "It's been an amazing week. Once again in the final, not getting broken all week... (It's been) a long year, a long stretch of wins, and it's not over. So hopefully I can keep going, but right now I'm feeling all the good emotions that come with winning a tournament. It's amazing," said Auger-Aliassime after the match.
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