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Champions League: Real Madrid enter final with miracle win against Manchester City
Manchester City looked to have booked their ticket to Paris in the 90th minute of the game after Riyad Mahrez had put them ahead in the 73rd minute and 5-3 ahead on aggregate. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti replaced Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Casemiro with Eduardo Camavinga, Marco Asensio and Rodrygo, but it looked as if it was going to be in vain.
IPL Turning Point: Middle order, fine death bowling turn things in Bangalore's favour
From being 51/0 in first five overs, Bangalore lost their top-order of Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell and Virat Kohli in the next five overs. It took a 27-ball 42 from all-rounder Mahipal Lomror apart from him sharing a useful 44-run partnership off 32 balls with Rajat Patidar to get Bangalore's innings on track. The duo produced two fours and as many sixes off Moeen Ali and Maheesh Theekshana as Bangalore got a hope to get a good score on a pitch assisting slower and pace off deliveries.
IPL 2022: What really let Chennai Super Kings down was the batsmanship, says MS Dhoni
In a chase of 174, Chennai began well with 51/0 in power-play and Devon Conway getting 56. But the rest of the batters couldn't do much, falling to slower balls as Chennai were restricted to 160/8. "We did well to restrict them to 170 runs. What really let us down was the batsmanship. I feel especially when we are chasing, you know what's required on the board and what the bowlers are doing," said Dhoni after the match.
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned drug
"The AIU has provisionally suspended discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur of India for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol), a breach of the @WorldAthletics Anti-Doping Rules," the governing body said in a tweet. Tokyo Olympian and national record holder in women's discus throw, Kamalpreet Kaur faces the prospect of being banned for a maximum period of four years if she is found guilty.
IPL 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore snap three-match losing streak, beat Chennai by 13 runs
After Mahipal Lomror (42) and Dinesh Karthik (26 not out) hit handy knocks to take Royal Challengers Bangalore to 173/8, Bangalore's bowling attack, led by Patel, Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood adopted the pace off approach successfully in restricting Chennai to 160/8 in their 20 overs.
Ons Jabeur downs Simona Halep to reach semifinals in Madrid Open
The victory puts No. 8 seed Jabeur into her second WTA 1000 semifinal following Indian Wells 2021, and the Charleston final a month ago. The Tunisian's record on hard courts across the first three months of the year, which were hampered by a back injury that forced her out of the Australian Open, was 8-5; since the Hologic WTA Tour moved to clay, she has gone 10-2 and counting.
New Zealand pull out of Thomas Cup Finals after Covid-19 cases among players
The USA badminton team will replace New Zealand in Group D in the prestigious tournament, which begins in Bangkok on May 8. "Team New Zealand has withdrawn from the BWF Thomas Cup Finals 2022 due to a significant number of their squad being unable to participate," the BWF said in a statement.
IPL 2022: I feel there's a big score round the corner, says RCB's Glenn Maxwell
"It has been probably a bit indifferent (on his form). I feel like I have been hitting the ball well, I feel there's a big score round the corner. It has been a hard couple of games for us but we still have a great vibe around the group, if we can get a little bit of a run towards the finals (playoffs) then we can make an impact this season," said Maxwell to broadcasters Star Sports in a pre-match chat.
Ben Stokes will do a good job if he stays true to himself: Trevor Bayliss
Having first endorsed Stokes as a potential Test skipper back in 2016 on England's tour of Bangladesh, Bayliss' prediction came true when the all-rounder was appointed as the skipper in the longest format of the game last week, replacing Joe Root. "We were on a tour of Bangladesh and the England journos asked at a press conference if there was anyone else in the squad besides Joe Root who could take over from 'Cookie' (Alastair Cook). I said Ben Stokes and they all laughed," Bayliss was quoted as saying by 'The Age'.
IPL 2022: Sushant Mishra joins Sunrisers Hyderabad as replacement for Saurabh Dubey
The official release from IPL stated that Dubey has a back injury and subsequently, has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament. Mishra is a young 21-year-old pacer from Ranchi who was a member of Indian team in 2020 Men's U19 World Cup in South Africa. In five appearances at the tournament, Mishra picked seven wickets at an average of 19.85 and economy rate of 4.45, with best figures of 3/28.
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