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MotoGP: Valuable Sprint finishes for Joan Mir, Stefan Bradl
Saturday at the Grand Prix of the Americas brought the third weekend of the new 2023 MotoGP World Championship format, with morning Qualifying followed by the Sprint race in the afternoon. The 10-lap battle was again a thrilling affair over the 5.5 kilometers of the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Pramod Bhagat storms into singles finals; doubles finals with Sukant Kadam
The Padma Shri Awardee won a hard-fought match with Japan's Daisuke Fujihara to book a place in the finals. The match lasted for 86 minutes and swung both ways with Fujihara taking the first set 21-19. Pramod made a strong comeback in the second set winning it 21-19 and pushing it to the third set, where Pramod showcased his exceptional gameplaying wrapping up the set 21-12. The final score read 19-21, 21-19 and 21-12, Fujihara threw everything he had in his armour, but Pramod had all the answers.
IPL 2023: Rohit out with stomach bug, Arjun Tendulkar makes debut as SKY wins toss, elects to bowl first
Arjun, son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, is making his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians with this match. He is an all-rounder. "The pitch looks dry and there's a history at this ground of teams chasing better. Duan Jansen comes in, that's the only change," Yadav said at the toss.
IPL 2023: Hardik Pandya is a captain who doesn't dwell on the past, says Kaif
The second match of the doubleheader on Sunday will be a repeat of the IPL 2022 final where Hardik Pandya's Titans came out victorious in the grand finale. Sanju Samson's Royals will be looking to settle the score this time around and add another chapter to their rivalry.
Kylian Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time Ligue 1 top scorer
Mbappe barely seemed to move out of third gear on Saturday yet still had a hand in two of PSG's three goals. The recently named France captain now has 20 goals for the campaign, putting him one clear of Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette and LOSC Lille's Jonathan David at the top of the Ligue 1 scoring charts of the season.
World No. 1s Fan, Sun crowned at WTT Champions in Xinxiang
China had secured both men's and women's singles titles after Friday's semifinals. Men's world No. 1 Fan outplayed Liang Jingkun 4-1 in the final, while Sun dispatched Wang Yidi by the same scoreline for the women's title, reports Xinhua. Fan emerged victorious 15-13 in a fiercely-contested first game, before building on his momentum to win the following games 12-10 and 11-5. Despite WTT Star Contender Goa winner Liang pulling one game back 11-7, a determined Fan closed the match out 11-8.
Monte Carlo Masters: Rune claws past Sinner to enter final; sets up summit clash with Rublev
With his 17th tour-level win of the season, Rune has improved to 2-0 in his ATP Head-to-Head series against Sinner. The Dane is up two spots to No. 7 in the ATP Live Rankings and can rise to a career-high No. 6 by claiming his eighth tour-level crown on Sunday.
Manchester City cruise past Leicester as Newcastle and Spurs both lose in Premier League
Although Leicester appointed Dean Smith as coach until the end of the season, the new man in the dugout could only watch as City raced into a 3-0 lead, with John Stones lashing home a volley in the 5th minute, reports Xinhua. Erling Haaland converted a penalty, given for handball in the 13th minute and the striker netted his 47th goal of the season with just 25 minutes on the clock, thanks to a simple finish after a Kevin de Bruyne assist.
Relegation-threatened Stuttgart flabbergast Dortmund in Bundesliga
Both sides staged a lively opening with chances at both ends as Joshua Vagnoman wasted the presentable opportunity from close range with five minutes played before Stuttgart goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow defused the efforts from Sebastien Haller and Julian Brandt in quick succession, reports Xinhua.
Yan's brace leads Dalian Pro to flying start in Chinese Super League
36-year-old Yan put Dalian ahead four minutes into the game, and added his second just three minutes later, reports Xinhua. Romario Balde pulled one back in the 26th minute for Nantong, who failed to pose any threat for the rest of the match. Defending champion Wuhan Three Towns suffered a sluggish start with a 2-0 loss at home to Shanghai Port. Shanghai took the lead from a well-worked opportunity in the 63rd minute as Wu Lei passed into the box and Paulinho netted from close range.
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