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Fans upbeat as FIFA set to reopen World Cup ticket sale
"I bought the tickets during the first phase, but wasn't lucky during the second one. I believe all tickets for the quarters, the semis and the final have been sold out. What probably remain are the high-priced tickets for group stage matches," said Gupta who owns tickets for her three-member family to the semi-final to be played at the Lusail Stadium on December 13.
IND vs AUS: Rohit becomes leading six-hitter in T20Is, surpasses Guptill
Rohit, the leading run-scorer in T20Is, went past New Zealand opener Martin Guptill's tally of sixes to go to the top of the six hitters' chart in T20Is. The India captain, who smashed two sixes in the first over from Josh Hazlewood in a run chase of 91 in eight overs, now has 176 sixes to his name in this format. Guptill with 172 sixes and Chris Gayle with 124 sixes follow him.
Steelers to begin PKL Season 9 campaign against Bengal Warriors
The Steelers are set to begin their Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 campaign against Bengal Warriors on October 8th at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru.
2nd T20I: Rohit leads from the front as India beat Australia, square series 1-1
With India chasing a target of 91 in a match delayed by two hours and 30 minutes, Rohit came out with aggressive intent and blasted Josh Hazelwood for two back-to-back sixes in the first over. He continued in the same vein as he ended with 46 runs off 20 balls, hitting four fours and four sixes.
2nd T20I: Matthew Wade, Aaron Finch help Australia to 90/5 in eight-over match with India
Wade, who had guided Australia to victory in the company of Tim David in the first match at Mohali, then took matters into his hands as he blasted four boundaries and three sixes for a 20-ball unbeaten 43 that lifted Australia to a competitive total. He shored up the Australian innings by hitting Harshal Patel for three sixes in the eighth and final over of the ball.
2nd T20I: Bumrah, Pant come in as India win toss, elect to bowl first
The match, which was delayed by around 2 hours and 30 minutes, will be an 8-overs-a-side affair and a bowler can bowl a maximum of two overs. India made two changes to the side that lost to Australia in the first match at Mohali, bringing in pacer Jasprit Bumrah for Umesh Yadav and Rishabh Pant in place of Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.
Punjab Tigers becomes the latest franchisee to join Tennis Premier League
The TPL is returning for their fourth season this year and will run from December 7 to December 11 in Pune. The Punjab Tigers will compete against the likes of the Pune Jaguars, co-owned by Sonali Bendre, and Mumbai Leon Army, co-owned by Leander Paes, to name a couple of teams.
BCCI planning to organise IPL auction ahead of 2023 season in mid-December: Report
A report in Cricbuzz says the date for IPL auction is likely to be December 16. It also added that the tentative schedule for 2023 IPL season has been discussed amongst franchises who were indicated of the same through informal conversations with authorities in BCCI and IPL.
2nd T20I: Decision on the start of India v Australia clash in Nagpur at 8 pm after another inspection by umpires
The two umpires, K.N Ananthapadmanabhan and Nitin Menon along with fourth umpire Anil Chaudhary inspected the ground at 7 pm but were not happy with the ground conditions. They decided to have a second inspection at 8 pm and take a call about the start of the match. If they decide to start the match after 8.30, the match could be reduced to 15 overs per side.
Former India captain Dilip Tirkey elected Hockey India president
One of the most capped former players --Dilip Tirkey played a record 412 international matches in his career spanning more than 15 years as defender --, the 44-year-old great from Odisha represented India at the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
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