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US Open: Ruud, Kyrgios through to men's quarterfinals, China's Zhang crashes out
According to 'Xinhua', World No. 7 Ruud, who has a much higher ranking than Moutet, notched up the 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-2 win to set up a meeting with 13th seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy, who scraped past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Moutet has had the best run of his career at a major tournament, becoming the first lucky loser to reach the US Open men's singles fourth round.
Anyone can make the mistake, the situation was tight: Kohli defends Arshdeep
In the 18th over of the match on Sunday, needing 34 runs, Asif Ali tried to sweep Ravi Bishnoi and it seemed like he would be returning to the pavilion. However, Singh dropped the straightforward chance and Ali survived to bring back the game in Pakistan's favour. He then received a lot of criticism from netizens. Kohli later defended the young pacer, saying anyone could have made such a mistake during a high-pressure game.
Cricketing fraternity comes out in support of Arshdeep Singh over dropped catch backlash
In the third ball of the 18th over, when Pakistan needed 32 runs off 15 balls, Ali had slog-swept off leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi. But he got a thick top-edge, which flew towards short third man. Arshdeep, stationed there, put down the sitter as the ball went through his hands. If Arshdeep had taken the catch, Ali would have been out for a duck.
Only Dhoni texted me after I left Test captaincy: Virat Kohli
"When I left Test captaincy, I received a text from only one person that I have played with earlier, and that is MS Dhoni," Kohli said in a media interaction after the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan on Sunday. "Many people have my contact number, and there are many people who keep giving suggestions on TV, but I didn't receive a message from any of them.
Asia Cup 2022: Nawaz was sent up as he could succeed against two leg-spinners, says Babar Azam
With his four overs, Nawaz conceded just 25 runs and took out Suryakumar Yadav in a tight spell which applied brakes on India's innings after Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul came out all guns blazing in a 54-run opening stand. Then in chasing 182, Nawaz was given a promotion to number four. He rose to the occasion by striking 42 off 20 balls, including six fours and two sixes, giving a much-needed impetus to Pakistan's successful chase with a ball to spare.
Japan Open badminton: Yamaguchi wins her third singles title
Yamaguchi, who defeated China's Olympic champion Chen Yufei to retain her world title last Sunday, breezed past a fatigued An Se-Young 21-9, 21-15 in just 38 minutes. "We were both tired, but I knew I needed to take control of the game," the 25-year-old Yamaguchi said. "I knew I had to push myself to the limit and use the fans to move me." The men's singles crown was also won by a Japanese shuttler. Kenta Nishimoto scored the biggest victory of his career with an upset victory over fourth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-19, 23-21, 21-17.
Formula 1: Verstappen wins Dutch Grand Prix; Russell, Leclerc finish on podium
With the virtual Safety Car in force, Verstappen took a second pit stop on lap 48 with Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes in the second position and Russell third. However, Hamilton's hopes were dashed as the Safety Car was deployed on lap 55. The seven-time champion stayed out on mediums to inherit the lead while Verstappen came in for soft tyres, followed by Russell and Leclerc, for the restart on Lap 61.
Ahmedabad will have world's biggest sports city, home minister Amit Shah declares at launch of 36th National Games
Speaking at the unveiling function of the anthem and mascot for the 36th National Games at the EKA Arena, TransStadia here in Ahmedabad, Shah, said: "Ten years ago, when Modiji was the chief minister here, he started the Khel Mahakumbh. At that time Gujarat was nowhere in sports on the global map. "Now, we have the Narendra Modi Stadium, the largest stadium in the world, and very soon we will have the world's biggest sports city too," Shah said, addressing over 10,000 people at the majestic venue
Asia Cup 2022: Wickets of Hardik, Rishabh was not needed at that time, says Rohit Sharma
Pushed into batting first, Rohit and K.L Rahul came out all guns blazing in a 54-run opening stand as India reverted back to their aggressive attacking approach. Virat Kohli top-scored for India with 60 off 44 balls, hitting four fours and a six while running hard between the wickets and was superb against pacers.
Asia Cup 2022: Rizwan, Nawaz, Ali play crucial knocks as Pakistan win a thriller by five wickets
After Virat Kohli slammed his second consecutive fifty in as many matches for India to post a competitive 181/7, Rizwan also got his half-century in as many games with a 51-ball 71. But the game turner was left-handed Nawaz's promotion to four, striking 42 off 20 balls, including six fours and two sixes.
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