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PGA Tour: Korean golfer Im enjoys fast start with 66 at RBC Heritage
An early bogey jolted Sungjae Im into life as he fired a superb 5-under 66 in the first round of the event for a share of fifth place, two back of clubhouse leader Viktor Hovland. The World No. 17 was hot with his iron play at Harbour Town Golf Links on Thursday as five of his six birdies were inside of nine feet while he holed a monstrous 36-footer for birdie on the seventh, having started the day from the 10th hole.
Europa League: Florian Wirtz's goal helps Leverkusen hold Saint-Gilloise
The Werkself controlled possession from the start on Thursday night and nearly scored seven minutes in when Wirtz navigated through Saint-Gilloise's area before shooting wide from a promising position. The visitors from Belgium waited for counterattacks and almost caught the hosts off guard at the half-hour mark. Boniface shook off two defenders and tested Lukas Hradecky with a dangerous low shot, reports Xinhua.
Asian Wrestling C'ships: Aman Sehrawat wins first gold medal for India; Deepak bags bronze
Aman Sehrawat defeated Kyrgyzstan's Almaz Smanbekov 9-4 in the 57kg freestyle final to bag a gold medal in his maiden appearance in the competition, Sehrawat opened his campaign with a 7-1 win over Japan's Rikuto Arai in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal bout, he got the better of China's Zou Wanhao by a 7-4 scoreline. Sehrawat is the current U-23 World Champion in his weight category and also a TOPS athlete.
La Liga: Europe and relegation go head to head this weekend (Preview)
League leaders FC Barcelona travel to Getafe on Sunday afternoon after being held 0-0 at home to Girona on Monday. Barca were clearly handicapped by the absence of Pedri, Ousmane Dembele, Frenkie de Jong, and Andreas Christensen in that game, and none of the quartet are likely to be in condition to start in the south of Madrid.Getafe disappointed in San Sebastian last weekend, but their 2-0 defeat in the Reale Arena was their only defeat in the last five matches, and any side with Enes Unal, Borja Mayoral, and former Barca striker Munir in attack has to be taken very seriously, reports Xinhua.
IPL 2023: Shubman Gill's 67 leads the way for Gujarat in a chase of 154, beat Punjab by six wickets
After pacer Mohit Sharma made a stellar comeback to the tournament with 2-18 and led a clinical bowling performance from Gujarat in restricting Punjab to 153/8, the defending champions were on course for a comfortable chase, thanks to Gill's serene 67 off 49 balls, laced with seven fours and a six.
IPL 2023: Ravichandran Ashwin fined 25% match fee for breach of code of conduct
According to a statement from the tournament, Ashwin admitted to the Level 1 Offence under Article 2.7 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding. As per the IPL code of conduct, Article 2.7 deals with public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in a Match or any Player, Team Official, Match Official or Team participating in any Match, irrespective of when such criticism or inappropriate comment is made.
IPL 2023: Shubman Gill's 67 leads the way for Gujarat in a chase of 154, beat Punjab by six wickets
After pacer Mohit Sharma made a stellar comeback to the tournament with 2-18 and led a clinical bowling performance from Gujarat in restricting Punjab to 153/8, the defending champions were on course for a comfortable chase, thanks to Gill's serene 67 off 49 balls, laced with seven fours and a six.
IPL 2023: Mohit Sharma leads Gujarat's clinical bowling performance in restricting Punjab to 153/8
After having made only one appearance each in the 2019 and 2020 editions of the IPL, Mohit used his slower balls and tight lines to good effect to finish with 2-18 in four overs, while dismissing Jitesh Sharma and Sam Curran. At the end of the Power-play, Punjab were cruising at 52/2. But Gujarat's bowlers brought them back by conceding only 42 runs in the middle overs and picking four wickets in the last five overs to keep Punjab to a below-par total on a pitch which looked good for batting.
IPL 2023: M.S. Dhoni nursing knee injury, reveals CSK coach Stephen Fleming
During CSK's run chase against the Royals on Wednesday night, Dhoni looked a bit uncomfortable while taking doubles and didn't run at full tilt. "He is nursing a knee injury, which you can see in some of his movements, which is hindering him somewhat. But still what you saw today is a great player for us. His fitness has always been very professional," Fleming said at the post-match presentation.
IPL 2023: Hardik Pandya back as Gujarat Titans win toss, elect to bowl first against Punjab Kings
Both teams are into this game after facing defeats in their last match. While Gujarat lost to Kolkata Knight Riders as Rinku Singh hit five sixes on the last five balls, Punjab went down to Sunrisers Hyderabad despite captain Shikhar Dhawan making 99 not out in a batting masterclass.
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