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Defending champion Jabeur withdraws from Madrid Open due to injury
Tunisia's Jabeur made it to the final four of last week's Stuttgart Open, but she retired from her semifinal match against World No.1 Iga Swiatek while trailing 3-0 due to her ailing left calf. Two-time Grand Slam finalist took to twitter to give an update on her injury."Further to many medical exams done, it shows that I have a small tear in my calf and I will need more time to recover. I am sad to announce that I won't be able to compete and defend my title this year," Jabeur said in a statement.
IPL 2023: Doesn't matter what age you have; experience counts a lot, says Brett Lee on comebacks of Ishant, Mohit
Having seen seasoned pros like Ishant and Mohit step up and play crucial hand in their teams' victories in IPL 2023, former Australia speedster Brett Lee pointed out that performances of the veteran fast-bowling duo have shown the importance of experience while playing in the competition, irrespective of their age.
Tottenham sack Stellini after Newcastle humiliation
The Italian had only been in the role for a month after Antonio Conte left the club at the end of March, but the man, who had been Conte's assistant at the club, has now gone the same way as his former boss.Sunday saw Tottenham fall 5-0 down away to Newcastle after just 21 minutes, and the defeat leaves them six points adrift of the top-four and in danger of dropping out of the top-six, a Xinhua report said.
IPL 2023: Genuine pace, killer yorker behind Siraj leading wicket-takers chart, says Brett Lee
In 2022, Siraj was a pale shadow of his dominating present self, taking only nine wickets in 15 games at an economy rate of 10.08, apart from conceding 31 sixes in the league. But in IPL 2023, Siraj has literally turned a corner, becoming a mainstay with the ball for Royal Challengers Bangalore e and leading the wicket-takers.
Sharjah Stadium names stand after Sachin Tendulkar
Not only does it coincide with the birthday of the Indian legend, but it also marks the 25th anniversary of the famous back-to-back centuries he scored against Australia in 1998 in a packed stadium. The 143 Tendulkar had scored here on April 22 and 134 two days later in the final of the Coca-Cola Cup, a triangular series between India, Australia, and New Zealand has been recorded in the books as a veritable desert storm.
IPL 2023: Virat Kohli, teammates fined as RCB maintain slow over-rate against Royals
As this was RCB's second offence this season, the stand-in skipper Virat Kohli has been fined Rs 24 lakh while each member of the playing XI will be fined Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their match fee, whichever is lesser. Royal Challengers Bangalore, who had named Mr. Virat Kohli as their captain for their game against Rajasthan Royals.
IPL 2023: Axar overshadows Washington Sundar in clash of all-rounders as Delhi Capitals beat SRH
Axar Patel came in to bat with Delhi Capitals struggling at 62/5 and struck a crucial run-a-ball 34 and with help from seasoned Manish Pandey (34 off 28) propelled Delhi Capitals to a below-par 144/9 in 20 overs after skipper David Warner had won the toss and elected to bat first.
IPL 2023: Brilliant bowling helps Delhi Capitals defend low score against Sunrisers
It was a superb bowling effort by the Delhi Capitals bowlers as Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje and Ishant Sharma applied the squeeze as they throttled the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings in a low-scoring encounter. Washington Sundar had claimed 3-28 and three batters were run-out as Delhi Capitals were restricted to 144/9 in 20 overs.
Sindhu, Saina, and Prannoy to lead India's challenge in Badminton Asia Championships 2023
Malvika Bansod and Aakarshi Kashyap are the other Indian players in the fray in the women's singles category in the event that will be played at the Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Al Nasr Club in Dubai. The finals will be played on April 30. In the men's singles category, the Indian campaign will be led by H.S Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen.
IPL 2023: Washington Sundar's three-fer, three run-outs helps SRH restrict Delhi Capitals to 144/9
Sundar got the wickets of DC skipper David Warner (21), Sarfaraz Khan (10) and Aman Hakim Khan (4) within six balls as Delhi Capitals slumped to 62/5 after electing to bat first on winning the toss. Manish Pandey (34 off 27) and Axar Patel (34 off 34) revived the innings a bit but Delhi Capitals lost wickets in a heap again as they ended up with a below-par score at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here.
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