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Juventus slip to seventh after punches both on/off pitch
Juve had been previously docked 15 points for inflating transfer fees to augment profits in January. This penalty was temporarily revoked when they lodged an appeal. However, on Monday, the Federal Court of Appeal delivered its verdict, imposing a 10-point penalty on Juve
WTC Final: First batch of Indian players leave for London
The London-bound Indian team is to leave in batches and the congregation of the full squad for the WTC final will happen only by May 30, after the final of the IPL 2023 on May 28.
French Tennis Federation adopts smart solution to protect players from online harassment at Roland Garros
The social media accounts of tennis players attract insults, death threats, and hateful and sometimes racist and homophobic comments made by trolls. In response, the FFT, which set up a support unit in 2018 for French players, has decided to step up its fight against online harassment using Bodyguard.
IPL 2023: Rashid Khan will be the trump card for Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1, says Sehwag
While defending champions Gujarat Titans will be banking on their strong bowling unit led by Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan, who lead the standings for most wickets with 24 wickets apiece. Four-time champions Chennai Super Kings will be looking up to their successful opening pair of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway to provide them with a strong start on Tuesday.
Athletics rankings: Neeraj Chopra rises to world No. 1 in men's javelin throw
Chopra was leading the ranking with 1455 points, 22 ahead of Grena'a's Anderson Peters. Chopra had been at the No.2 position since August 30, 2022, but overtook Peters, the reigning world champion, this week. Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch is placed third with 1410 points with Julian Webber of Germany in fourth with 1385 points and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem at fifth on 1306 points.
ATP Rankings: Alcaraz retains top spot, Djokovic slips to third; Bopanna returns to top 10 in doubles
Before rising to the top spot in tennis rankings again, Alcaraz held the world No.1 ranking for 22 weeks with his 23rd week starting after the Italian Open. The 20-year-old will be the top seed at this year's French Open with Djokovic being the third seed, so they could land in the same half of the draw in Paris.
IPL 2023: Kevin Pietersen suggests Virat Kohli move to Delhi Capitals after RCB crash out of tournament
Kohli, who entered the Indian team after playing for Delhi in domestic cricket, has been a part of the Bangalore franchise since the tournament's inception in 2008. Interestingly, Delhi had picked left-arm pacer Pradeep Sangwan over Kohli during the first-ever IPL player auction, held shortly after the right-handed batter had led India to U-19 Men's Cricket World Cup trophy in Malaysia.
Kohli, Ashwin, Siraj among seven players to leave for England on Tuesday for WTC final: Report
A report in Sportstar says in all eleven cricketers -- comprising seven squad members, a reserve and three support bowlers -- along with the support staff will leave for England in the early hours of Tuesday. It added that apart from Kohli, Ashwin and Siraj, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat will be leaving for England too.
Who will be the winner of the Spanish AKB league 2022/2023: preview
Barcelona, Real Madrid and the Basque Country are the main contenders for the championship, according to bookmaker representatives. Having studied the results of these teams in the regular season, one can more likely guess who will advance to the playoffs and eventually get gold medals.
FIFA U20 WC: Italy survives spirited fightback to edge Brazil in a five-goal thriller
The Chelsea-owned midfielder's flick-on enabled Matteo Prati to head home the deadlock-breaker at the back post. Casadei then doubled the lead, nodding home after his initial knock-down wasn't dealt with. He then conned Arthur and won a penalty, which he himself converted.
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