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Astana Open: Medvedev advances to quarterfinal with win over Ruusuvuori
The second seed Medvedev, who denied Djokovic's quest for a calendar-year Grand Slam in the 2021 US Open final, has not lost more than three games in a set through two matches in Kazakhstan. "I'm trying to be consistent. That was a little bit of a goal this week. But the further you go, the more just [being] consistent is not going to be enough.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Samson, Iyer fifties in vain as India lose to South Africa by nine runs
From there, Iyer and Samson shared a 67-run stand, before the latter stitched a crucial 93-run stand off 65 balls with Thakur, only for India to fall short narrowly, giving South Africa crucial ten points to push for a direct qualification in next year's ODI World Cup.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Miller, Klaasen slam unbeaten fifties, power South Africa to 249/4
At 110/4 in 22.2 overs, South Africa were staring at a low total when Miller (75 not out off 63 balls) and Klassen (74 not out off 65 balls) shared a rollicking stand of 139 runs off 106 balls and took the attack to the Indian bowlers to bring the Proteas back in the match.
South Africa all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius ruled out of ODIs against India, Men's T20 World Cup
As per an official statement from Cricket South Africa (CSA), Pretorius sustained the injury during the third T20I against India at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, where South Africa won by 49 runs. "The nature of the injury requires surgical intervention and Dwaine will consult the Cricket South Africa designated hand surgeon on arrival in South Africa.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Tough for selectors to pick 50-over World Cup squad with so much talent around, says VVS Laxman
Interim head coach VVS Laxman feels that with India having incredible riches in the ODI squad, especially with youngsters like Shubman Gill shining with the bat, the selectors will have a tough time in selecting the squad once the main players come into the frame.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Gaikwad, Bishnoi make debuts as India win toss, elect to bowl first
India skipper Shikhar Dhawan said his decision of electing to bowl first came from seeing the moisture on the pitch due to a lengthy rain delay. "We would like to field first as there is a bit of moisture on the wicket and we want to exploit that. We got six batters and bowlers bowlers playing. In the bowlers, we have two spinners and three pacers."
Champions League: RB Leipzig overpower Celtic to return to winning ways
The Red Bulls staged a lively opening period on home soil as Christopher Nkunku pulled wide from a promising position with only two minutes gone on Wednesday. Leipzig had to make some early changes as goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi suffered a knee injury after a return pass and had to be taken off.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Rain delays start by 30 minutes, play to start at 2 pm
The toss for the Day/Night match which was scheduled to be held at 1 pm will now be held at 1:30 pm. The play will begin at 2:00 pm, the BCCI said in a tweet on Thursday. The umpires had an early inspection on Thursday and decided to push back the toss and match time for the first match of the three-ODI series.
Champions League: Haaland stars for Man City; Chelsea, Juventus win; PSG held 1-1 in Lisbon (round-up)
Haaland scored with his first touch as City cruised to another thumping home win, beating FC Copenhagen 5-0 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester on Wednesday night. Haaland buried a Joao Cancelo pass in the 7th minute before tapping in a second in the 32nd min to move to 28 goals in just 22 Champions League appearances. He is now level with Ryan Giggs on 28 UEFA Champions League goals.
Sevilla sack manager Julen Lopetegui after Borussia Dortmund defeat
The news came after several weeks of speculation over the former Real Madrid and Spain coach's future, after a poor start to the season. Sevilla have won just one of their seven games in La Liga with just five points from 21 in the competition, while they have lost two and drawn one of their three matches in the Champions League.
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