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Barmy Army trolled for wishing Sachin on birthday with image of his dismissal
Tendulkar celebrated his 49th birthday on April 24 with the cricketing world paying tribute to the 'Little Master' and calling him an inspiration to the future generations. But the notorious Barmy Army chose the occasion to post an image of Tendulkar's dismissal in a Test match. A fan wrote that England's collective top order these days was finding it difficult to score as many runs as Tendulkar used to score in his prime.
IPL 2022, Day 30 Highlights: Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 36 runs
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday defeated Mumbai Indians by 36 runs. We never saw 5 times champion Mumbai Indians struggle like that. They lost 8 out of 8 matches. For LGS, KL Rahul made his second hundred of the season and it was against the same team.
Misfiring RCB top-order has Hesson worried; will Kohli, Rawat be benched?
RCB, despite their decent performance in IPL 2022 so far have looked vulnerable, with the likes of Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat woefully out of form at the top, leaving skipper Faf du Plessis occasionally and the middle- and lower-order to bail them out.
Disappointed Jayawardene says will review batters' performance after another MI loss
However, the 'review', coming after eight losses in eight games, might not be enough to revive the fortunes of the five-time champions, who are now staring at an early exit from the tournament after failing to open their account on the points table.
Liverpool's derby win puts Everton into drop zone
Liverpool had 82 per cent of the ball against their neighbours, but it was not until the 62nd minute that left-back Andrew Robertson opened the scoring with a header. Luis Diaz was the provider of Liverpool's second goal with a spectacular overhead kick that sat up perfectly for Divock Origi to seal the win.
Karna Kadur snatches dramatic win as disqualifications mar South India Rally
Kadur put his right foot down when it mattered most, in the last of the nine Special Stages on Sunday as he beat the ever-charging Dean Mascarenhas (co-driver Gagan Karumbaiah, Kodagu) by 4.6 seconds after a see-saw battle. But controversy struck soon after as Mascarenhas, who had finished second Overall behind Kadur and first in INRC-2 category, was disqualified by stewards as his car did not comply with technical regulations during post-event scrutiny.
Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith cleared of racism allegations
In December 2021, Dumisa Ntsebeza, the SJN Ombudsman, had made "tentative findings" regarding various persons, including Graeme Smith, but indicated that he was not in a position to make "definite findings" on allegations before him. The Ombudsman had recommended that a further formal process should take place to achieve finality on these issues.
IPL Turning Point: Poor shots by Rohit, Suryakumar spell doom for Mumbai Indians again
They had reached 49 for no loss in the seventh over with skipper Rohit Sharma looking in great form. Though Ishan Kishan had struggled to 8 runs off 20 deliveries before he got out, under-edging a shot onto the boot of wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock that sat up for Jason Holder to pocket a simple catch, and Dewald Brevis too was out cheaply, Mumbai Indians were still in the hunt with Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav at the crease.
IWL: Sethu FC surpass Indian Arrows to bag third consecutive win
It was Sethu's third consecutive win and it takes the club to the joint-top of the table, level on points with Gokulam Kerala. The two sides made a promising start to the game and exchanged heavy sets of attacks. However, it was Sethu FC who found the first breakthrough in the 15th minute. Skipper Sandhiya Ranganathan made a penetrating run through the Indian Arrows defence and put the ball past the goalkeeper with ease to make it 1-0.
IPL 2022: Pandya's 3/19 helps Lucknow hand Mumbai Indians another defeat
Krunal picked up the wickets of dangerous Rohit Sharma (39), Mumbai Indians' top scorer, Kieron Pollard (19) and Daniel Sams (3) to lead a clinical bowling performance by Lucknow Super Giants as they registered their fifth win of the season and moved to fourth in the points table with 10 points. Gujarat Titans lead with 12 points followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants, and Royal Challengers Bangalore -- in that order -- all with 10 points.
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