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Wimbledon 2022: Russian, Belarusian players banned from tournament
With this decision, men's world number two Daniil Medvedev of Russia and women's world number four Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus are the highest-ranked players to be affected. Ian Hewitt, Chairman of the All England Club, said that in the circumstances of such unjustified and unprecedented military aggression by Russia, it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players with 'The Championships'.
IPL 2022: Warner, Shaw's whirlwind 83-run stand seals Delhi's nine-wicket win over Punjab
After the bowlers put up an impressive show to bowl out Punjab for just 115, Warner and Shaw's fourth consecutive fifty-plus stand made short work of the chase completed with 57 balls to spare. Warner and Shaw came out all guns blazing by bringing up the half-century of their partnership in 3.3 overs, the fastest fifty by a team in IPL 2022. Shaw had initial difficulty against in-swing from Vaibhav Arora but took three boundaries in the opening over.
Kieron Pollard retires from international cricket
Pollard played 123 ODIs and 101 T20Is for West Indies. He made his ODI debut in April 2007 against South Africa and his T20I debut the following year against Australia in Bridgetown. The cricketer never played a Test for West Indies and was one of the many white-ball specialists for his country. "After careful deliberation I've today decided to retire from international cricket," Pollard said in a video on Instagram.
IPL 2022: Delhi bowlers put up an impressive show to bowl out Punjab for just 115
From 33/0 in 3.3 overs, Punjab's batting imploded spectacularly as Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav and Mustafizur Rahman picked two wickets each. Mayank Agarwal began the innings with an uppish cut through point off Shardul Thakur. He then picked three more fours off Thakur's second over, two on the off-side followed by a leg glance as Punjab raced to 27/0 in three overs.
Manchester United win is great for confidence, says Fabinho
Liverpool are still in with a chance of the Quadruple having beaten Man City to reach the FA Cup final, with the Carabao Cup long secured and the Premier League and Champions League still in play. Liverpool followed up their 5-0 victory at Old Trafford earlier in the season with another memorable display against their fierce rivals on Tuesday night.
IPL 2022: Preparations haven't been perfect for DC, admits head coach Ricky Ponting
"Things have been a little bit interrupted with Mitch Marsh down with Covid. Our session yesterday was pushed back. The preparations haven't been perfect and I addressed the group about the two options we have - we can drag our backsides around or we can take the positives around and realise that we are here for a big tournament with a great franchise," said Ponting in a pre-match chat with broadcasters Star Sports.
IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals win toss, elect to bowl first against Punjab Kings
While Delhi are currently placed eighth in the points table, Punjab are positioned just a spot above them at seventh place. The fate of the match was under doubt after Capitals' wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert tested positive for Covid-19 in the RT-PCR test done earlier in the day. But with the second round of COVID tests returning negative for the rest of Capitals' contingent, the match was given the green signal to go ahead.
Pele returns to hospital for cancer treatment
The 81-year-old has undergone several sessions of chemotherapy in Sao Paulo since having a tumor removed from his colon last September. "Edson Arantes do Nascimento was admitted to the Israelita Albert Einstein hospital on Monday," doctors said, using Pele's full name. "His clinical condition is good and stable, and he should be discharged in the next few days," a hospital statement read.
RCB are 'real deal' under Du Plessis in IPL 2022, says Michael Vaughan
Vaughan predicted that RCB can end their title drought this year having won five out of their seven games in the IPL 2022. RCB is currently at the second spot in the points table. "Without doubt @RCBTweets are the real deal this year under @faf1307," Vaughan tweeted after RCB defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 18 runs on Monday.
Ex-Bangladesh star cricketer Mosharraf Hossain passes away after battling cancer
Late last year, Hossain had undergone brain surgery in a hospital in Chennai. But his health deteriorated earlier this year, and he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of United Hospital in Dhaka last month, before passing away on April 19, said a report in mirror.co.uk on Wednesday. The cricketer is survived by his wife and one child.
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