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IPL 2022: Hetmyer's unbeaten fifty guides Rajasthan Royals to 165/6 vs Lucknow
Hetmyer came in to bat with Rajasthan Royals struggling at 67/4, and along with R Ashwin added 68 runs for the fifth wicket. He completed his half-century off 32 deliveries. Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals 165/6 in 20 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 29, Shimron Hetmyer 59 not out, R Ashwin 28; K Gowtham 2/30, Jason Holder 2/48).
IPL media rights: Decline in TV ratings of league could be a concern for BCCI
As per data sourced from subscribers of BARC India, the first eight matches of the IPL 2022 scored a TVR of 2.52, compared to a TVR of 3.75 in the last season. Overall reach of the first week also dropped 14 per cent to 229.06 million, down from 267.7 million in the last year for all India, 2+ years population. Even during the pre-Covid time (2019), the overall reach was at 268 million, while ratings were at 3.85 TVR, a report said.
Mumtaz Khan becomes star of International Hockey Championship
Mumtaz Khan, 19, is a newly emerging women hockey player from India. She has played around 40 matches at the international level. Mumtaz started her career with the Indian team in the Under-18 Asia Cup where her team won the bronze medal. After this, she repeated her brilliant performance in the Under-18 Youth Olympics and the Indian team managed to win the silver medal. However, Mumtaz's dream is to win a medal for India in the Olympics.
IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants win toss, elect to bowl against Rajasthan Royals
He said the team has gelled well and his experience of leadership has been good. "Leadership has been good. We have a good team that makes the job of a captain easy. 9 or 10 of our starters play at the top level, so that makes it easy. They know their roles." LSG made two changes to the side that beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets on April 7 -- Evin Lewis and Andrew Tye making way for Marcus Stoinis and D Chameera.
IPL 2022: Kuldeep takes four, Khaleel three as Delhi beat Kolkata by 44 runs
After Delhi posted a gigantic 215/5 in their 20 overs, thanks to fifties from David Warner, Prithvi Shaw and some blazing knocks from captain Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur, Kolkata needed similar knocks from their batters. But barring a 54 from captain Shreyas Iyer, there weren't many substantial contributions as Kolkata crashed to 171 all out in 19.4 overs.
Chelsea recover in style as Spurs take big step towards Champions League spot
Timo Werner made it 3-0 in the 21st minute and Kai Havertz all but ended the match when he added a fourth just after the half hour, Xinhua reports. Both Werner and Mount scored again in the 49th and 54th minutes before Chelsea took the foot off the gas to save their legs for next Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal in Madrid and after this display they will believe they have a chance of overturning their 3-1 first leg defeat.
IPL 2022: Kohli meets Tendulkar following RCB's win over Mumbai Indians
Inspiring knocks from Anuj Rawat and Kohli helped RCB defeat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday. Kohli on Sunday shared a picture with Tendulkar and said it is always a pleasure to see the former India batter. "Always a pleasure to see you paji. #SachinTendulkar," Kohli captioned the picture on the KOO app.
IPL 2022: Shaw, Warner fifties followed by Patel, Thakur onslaught take Delhi to 215/5
Shaw and Warner, along with Rishabh Pant's burst of 27 set the stage for Delhi to amass a massive total. But Sunil Narine, with his 2/21, staged a mini-fightback for Kolkata as 200 looked difficult for Delhi to achieve. It took a whirlwind stand of 49 off just 20 balls from Patel (22 not out) and Thakur (29 not out) to set a 216-run target for Kolkata.
Leclerc takes dominant F1 Australian GP win as Verstappen retires again
Starting from his pole position, Leclerc looked comfortable at the front all afternoon long, and was never headed as he also set the fastest lap on his way to his second win in three races so far in 2022. "It's the first win where we have controlled the gap," said a jubilant Leclerc afterwards. "Honestly, what a car today. Of course I did a good job all weekend but it was not possible without the car."
Ronaldo apologises on social media after smashing youngster's phone
The 37-year-old Portuguese striker reportedly smashed the phone of a young Everton fan as he made his way through the tunnel after the match at Goodison Park. A video of the incident has since gone viral showing the five-time Ballon d'Or Award winner smashing an object with his right hand, while carrying a shin pad in his left hand. The Manchester United players were reportedly being booed at the time of the incident.
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