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Symonds' sister says she just doesn't know what he was doing on a lonely stretch: Report
The former all-rounder died in a single-car crash west of Townsville in Queensland. He leaves behind his wife Laura and two children. The report said that his sister, Louise Symonds, "left a touching letter at the crash site" and said she wishes she could spend "just one more day" with her brother.
AC Milan on brink of Serie A title
AC Milan went into the San Siro on Sunday night with a two-point advantage over second-placed Inter Milan, while Atalanta were still fighting for a spot in the European places. Milan's last victory against Atalanta on home turf was in 2014, followed by four draws and three defeats.
IPL Turning Point: Boult's double-strike and mounting pressure lead to LSG's 24-run defeat
Chasing a par-target of 179, Lucknow Super Giants slumped to 29/3 in the sixth over. Boult made the breakthrough for Rajasthan Royals with two wickets in the first two deliveries of the third over. Quinton de Kock (7) was the first to go as he slashed at a wide one and James Neesham took a sharp catch at point. On the next ball, Ayush Badoni (0) was out, trapped lbw by a delivery that pitched on the middle and swung in a bit.
IPL 2022: Happy to get swing but not happy to bat at No. 8, says RR's Trent Boult
Boult finished with figures of 2/18 from his four overs and with fellow medium pacer Prasidh Krishna (2/32) and Obed McCoy (2/35) too chipping in, Rajasthan Royals were able to restrict LSG to 154/8 in 20 overs as they chased Rajasthan's 179/6. "Happy to get swing, some days are better than others. I'm happy with the wickets. I have a simple game with the ball, I try to pitch it up and am happy to swing it," Boult said during the post-match presentation on Monday.
IPL Turning Point: No boundaries in first four and last five overs hit Chennai hard
In a batting line-up without Ambati Rayudu and Robin Uthappa, expectations were from more experienced batters like Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, and Dhoni himself to shoulder the responsibility of scoring the majority of runs. But Gaikwad did, Ali chipped in but Chennai still got stifled by an excellent Gujarat bowling attack to make just 133/5 and lose the game by seven wickets.
IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals win by 24 runs despite Hooda's half-century
Chasing 179 for a victory that would have secured them the second spot in the points table, Lucknow were in trouble at 29/3 in the 6th over after Trent Boult sent back Quinton de Kock and Ayush Badoni off successive deliveries. Though Lucknow survived the hat-trick ball, Hooda (59 off 39 balls) came to their rescue as he held one end up, raising 65 runs for the fourth wicket partnership with Krunal Pandya (25 off 23 balls), they could manage 154/8 in 20 overs, losing their second successive match.
From Almora to Bangkok: Journey of Lakshya Sen who gave India the lead in Thomas Cup final
The World Championship bronze winner, Sen went into the match with a 1-0 head-to-head advantage, having beaten Ginting at the German Open in March. However, the 20-year-old Indian had only won once in the ongoing Thomas Cup and lost thrice. The young Indian went toe-to-toe with the Indonesian in the early exchanges, but Ginting switched gears to win 12 straight points and pocket the opening game with ease in just 17 minutes.
IPL 2022: Jaiswal, Padikkal help Rajasthan Royals post 178/6 against Lucknow Super Giants
With Lucknow Super Giants needing a win to claim the second spot in the points table, skipper K.L Rahul was happy to bowl first as Samson won the toss and elected to bat.
BAI announces Rs 1 cr prize money for Thomas Cup winning squad
The Indian men's team created history earlier in the day when they defeated defending champions Indonesia 3-0 to become only the sixth nation to lay hands on the coveted Thomas Cup trophy.
BCCI awards title sponsorship rights of Women's T20 Challenge 2022 to My11Circle
The Women's T20 Challenge this year will comprise four games which will be played from May 23 to May 28 at Pune's MCA stadium.
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