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Premier League 2022-23 to start on August 5, Crystal Palace to face Arsenal in opener
City's arch-rivals Manchester United, under new manager Erik ten Hag and also with Cristiano Ronaldo in their side, will face Brighton on the same day, August 7 as well. The two table-toppers of the 2021-22 season Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool will lock horns at Anfield on October 15 with their second match scheduled at the Etihad Stadium on April 1. Both games will be on weekends.
Neeraj Chopra headlines 37-member Indian team selected for Commonwealth Games 2022
AFI president Adille Sumariwalla expressed confidence that the squad would deliver quality performances. The squad includes three men Javelin Throwers in Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Rohit Yadav and three Triple Jumpers in Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel and Eldhose Paul. "We are requesting the Indian Olympic Association to increase our quota by one and to assist in securing accreditation for a couple of athletes.
Hardik is the most matured captain from the younger lot, feels Aakash Chopra
Hardik has been in some sensational form both with the bat and ball and was the highest run-getter for Gujarat Titans in the recently-concluded IPL. BCCI has named Pandya as the captain of the Indian side for Ireland T20Is as it picked a 17-member squad on Wednesday. All-rounder Pandya will lead the side during the tour while pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be his deputy.
IND v SA: With a win in the kitty, India seek to equalize series against South Africa in Rajkot
The match at Visakhapatnam 48 hours ago had everything India needed, with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan creating a whirlwind 97-run stand to set up Ind'a's base for a challenging 179/5. The bowlers, who were off-colour in the first two matches in New Delhi and Cuttack, came to the party as Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal took four and three wickets respectively to bowl out South Africa for 131.
K.L Rahul to fly to Germany for groin treatment; to miss England tour: Report
It means that Rahul will miss the England tour entirely, where India are to play the Edgbaston Test from July 1 to 5 and three T20Is, followed by as many ODIs. He was named vice-captain under Rohit Sharma for the Edgbaston Test but now, the Indian selection committee will have to name another deputy in place of Rahul.
Picked for Ireland T20Is, Tripathi ecstatic; Tewatia 'hurt' on missing out
While Tripathi, who made the squad for the two matches in Ireland, was ecstatic and called it a dream come true, Tewatia was unhappy about missing out and said he was hurt by the decision. Both Tripathi and Tewatia have done well in the IPL in recent years and were hoping to be called up for national duty with many regulars being either rested, left out due to injuries, or ignored due to poor form.
Kohli, other Test team members leave for England for rescheduled Birmingham Test
The selection committee had a few days back named India's 17-member Test squad for the fifth rescheduled Test against England to be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 1-5. India currently lead the Test series 2-1. On Thursday, BCCI tweeted photos of the players that are not involved in the South Africa series and left for England.
Football transfers: Dani Alves leaves Barcelona, Real Sociedad sign Mohamed Ali Cho
The 39-year-old Alves returned to the club for the second half of last season and played an important role in the improved form following the arrival of Xavi Hernandez, making 14 appearances and scoring one goal in La Liga to add to the nearly 250 appearances in his first spell at the club.
Will make IPL available to every Indian, says Viacom18 after getting digital media rights of lucrative league
In a first-of-its-kind e-auction conducted by the BCCI, Viacom18 won the digital media rights of the IPL's 2023-27 cycle for the Indian subcontinent. It has also won the India digital rights for a special package of 18 games in every season. Globally, Viacom18 has won television as well as digital rights in three (Australia, South Africa, UK) out of five international territories, including major cricketing nations.
Halle Open: Medvedev races past Goffin in first round
The 26-year-old Medvedev's ability to find big serves at important moments had defined his run to the final at the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch last week, however, and his delivery was precise once again as he fended off the break point at 30/40 before going on to convert his second set point.
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