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Chris Gayle feels Ben Stokes is the best choice to be the Test captain of England
At the same time, Gayle has hoped that Stokes will get the required support from his predecessor Joe Root and others to lift England's fortunes in Test cricket. On April 28, Stokes was appointed as the 81st Test captain of England after Root stepped down from the top job. His first assignment as the Test skipper of England will be a three-match home Test series against current World Test Championship winners New Zealand in June.
IPL 2022: It's great to see kids like Hrithik, Kartikeya coming through, says Jayawardene
Both Hrithik and Kartikeya, who made his IPL debut at DY Patil Stadium after coming in as a replacement player, played an important role in stemming the run-flow of Rajasthan Royals in middle overs, thereby restricting them to 158. Hrithik returned with figures of 2/47 while Kartikeya bagged 1/19 in his four overs. In reply, Mumbai managed to chase down the total with four balls to spare, registering their first win of IPL 2022.
Murray withdraws from Madrid Open due to illness
Murray defeated Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the third round at the Madrid Open, an ATP 1000 tournament. This is the first time the 34-year-old Murray, the winner of three Grand Slams who has had major hip surgeries, has won consecutive matches since January in Sydney, where the 46-time tour-level titlist reached the final.
IPL 2022, Day 40 Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Chennai Super Kings by 13 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 13 runs. RCB won after 3 back to back losses. After 2020, it was the first time when RCB defeated CSK. In that match, 9 out of 16 wickets were taken by spinners.
Champions League exit is tough for us, admits Pep Guardiola
A 73rd minute goal at the Bernabeu from Riyad Mahrez looked to have put City on the brink of a place in the Paris showpiece. And substitute Jack Grealish was twice within a whisker of doubling our lead, seeing a shot cleared off the line and graze the post. But in a shattering finale, Real sub Rodrygo struck twice in 90 seconds of injury time to level the tie at 5-5 and send the match into extra time. And a 94th minute penalty from Karim Benzema condemned City to a shattering 6-5 loss on aggregate.
IPL 2022: Definitely needed the win just for the confidence in the group, says du Plessis
"We definitely needed that, just for the confidence in the group. The guys have been doing some good things behind the scenes but you have to do it out in the middle. To put up a decent total on a wicket with a bit of challenge towards it, I think we're definitely moving in the right direction with the batting lineup and confidence the guys are getting," said du Plessis in post-match presentation ceremony.
Nadal breezes through on his return from injury in Madrid Open
The Spanish third seed raced away with the first set on his return to action after six weeks out with a rib injury, as his serve worked effectively, but he had to work much harder in the second set as Kecmanovic reacted well. Nadal served for the set at 6-5 up only for Kecmanovic to break back and force a tie-break. The Spaniard last competed in March, when American Taylor Fritz ended his perfect start to the season in the Indian Wells final.
WATCH | IPL 2022: Girl proposes to boyfriend during RCB v CSK match, Wasim Jaffer gives it new twist
A girl was seen proposing a man, who was wearing an RCB jersey, during the 11th over the CSK innings when cameras caught the girl getting down on her knees to offer a ring to a man next to her, who appeared to be accepted it gleefully amid thunderous applause from the crowd. They embraced the moment and hugged each other.
Hockey India senior women's national championship 2022 set to start on Friday
The participating teams are divided into eight pools. Teams in Pool A are Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Chandigarh and Hockey Bihar, while Pool B features Hockey Haryana, Assam Hockey and Hockey Bengal. Pool C consists of Hockey Punjab, Chhattisgarh Hockey and Tripura Hockey, while Pool D features Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Rajasthan, Hockey Uttarakhand.
Deaflympics: Dhanush Srikanth wins gold, Shourya Saini gets bronze as shooters give India golden start
Shourya Saini put the icing on India's cake with a bronze, finishing behind Korea's Kim Woo Rim in the eight-man final. Dhanush shot 247.5, a finals world record score, to emerge triumphant as Kim fell short with 246.6, while Shourya bowed out in third with 224.3. Later the Indian badminton team also won gold beating Japan 3-1 in the final to make it a double gold day for the country. India is currently placed eighth on the medals table with two gold and one bronze medal.
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