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Formula 1: Verstappen beats Leclerc by 0.021 secs to grab pole at Dutch Grand Prix
Verstappen logged a lap of 1m 10.342s in Q3 just before teammate Sergio Perez, fifth, spun at Turn 13 to bring out a yellow flag and prevent anyone else from beating the Dutchman's time. "Unbelievable. Today we had a quick race car again. A qualifying lap around here is insane," Verstappen said after the qualifying session. Leclerc ended up 0.021s off the home favourite in P2, while Q2 leader Carlos Sainz qualified P3 - under a tenth off pole.
'Don't want to jump to any conclusions,' coach Dravid refuses to rule injured Jadeja out for T20 World Cup
Rahul Dravid said that he would like to wait and watch as the medical team comes up with its prognosis. "Jadeja has injured his knee; he is obviously ruled out of the Asia Cup. He is under the care of the medical team, he is going to see the doctors, see the experts. The World Cup is still a fair bit away, and we don't want to jump to any conclusions and rule him out or rule him in. We'll see how it goes," Dravid said during a press conference ahead of India's Super 4 match against Pakistan.
Premier League: Liverpool held 0-0 by Everton in Merseyside Derby
Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), Luis Diaz (Liverpool) and Tom Davies (Everton) also hit the woodwork in the first half, while Alisson Becker and Jordan Pickford each made crucial saves to preserve their respective clean sheets as the 241st derby ended all square. Nunez was restored to Liverpool's line-up ahead of Roberto Firmino as one of three changes made by Jurgen Klopp, with Kostas Tsimikas and Fabio Carvalho also starting in place of Andy Robertson and Jordan Henderson respectively.
US Open: Kvitova saves two match points to beat Muguruza
Kvitova, the No. 21 seed who won the Wimbledon women's singles title in 2011 and 2014, saved two match points to beat Muguruza, the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon winner, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(10) in 2 hours and 38 minutes. The clash of two-time Grand Slam champions, the seventh edition of a rivalry dating back to 2015, was a barnburner to the end. Muguruza served for the match at 5-3 in the third set and held two match points on Kvitova's serve at 6-5, but the Czech escaped both situations to eventually convert her own fourth match point in the super-tiebreak.
Ravindra Jadeja likely to miss T20I World Cup, to undergo knee surgery
According to sources, "Jadeja is likely to undergo major knee surgery and will be out of action for at least three months. World Cup participation looks impossible in that case. The board (BCCI) will assess and take a call later on his improvement and surgery."
Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by four wickets in Super Four
An excellent attacking knock by Rahmanullah Gurbaz (84 off 45) powered Afghanistan to a challenging 175/6 in 20 overs. Apart from Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran also played an impactful knock (40 off 38) for Afghanistan, who would have hoped for a blistering finish but they lost wickets in a cluster in the last few overs.
Home Minister Amit Shah to launch 36th National Games anthem and mascot on Sunday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will grace the mega event along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur. Over 9,000 guests from across the state are expected to attend the ceremony. The National Games will take place from September 29 to October 12.
Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan's Shahnawaz Dahani unavailable for India match due to a suspected side strain
"Shahnawaz Dahani will not be available for Sunday's ACC T20 Asia Cup Super-4 match against India due to a suspected side strain. The injury happened while bowling in the match against Hong Kong in Sharjah on Friday," said the PCB in an official update.
Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka wins toss, elects to bowl first against Afghanistan
Sri Lanka went into the match with an unchanged squad and skipper Shanaka said they have done well chasing and will try that again in this match too. "We've done well chasing and wanted to continue with that. We want to have more partnerships in this game, that's our main concern," said Sri Lanka Captain Shanaka at the toss.
Durand Cup: Hyderabad FC fall to first defeat of 2022 campaign against Army Red
Manolo Marquez made plenty of changes to the Starting XI but Hyderabad managed to create plenty of chances throughout the game. The likes of Halicharan Narzary, Lalchungnunga Chhangte, Borja Herrera, Aaren D'Silva and Javi Siverio, coming off the bench, all came close on fair few occasions, but HFC failed to find the back of the net for the first time in this campaign.
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