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Korea's Lee sparkles 67 as Tom Kim, Si Woo ensure cut; Woods hangs by slender thread, McIlroy out
The year's opening major was disrupted by inclement weather twice in the afternoon before play was suspended for the day, but well before American Brooks Koepka signed for a bogey-free 67 and 12-under 132 total, tied for third lowest in the tournament history, to seize the clubhouse lead at Augusta National.
Orleans Masters: India's Priyanshu Rajawat stuns Chi Yu Jen to storm into semifinals
Rajawat, who had stunned top seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in the second round, defeated Chi Yu Jen 21-18, 21-18 in a 44-minute quarterfinal clash at the Palais Des Sports in the French city. Rajawat, currently 58th in the world badminton rankings, had defeated world No. 12 Nishimoto 21-8, 21-16 to seal a place in the last eight of the BWF Super 300 badminton tournament. He continued in the same vein on Friday, playing aggressively and keeping the Chinese Taipei player on his toes throughout.
MI always a strong side at home but CSK are difficult to beat on any ground: Mohd Kaif
After Rajasthan Royals face off against Delhi Capitals in the first electrifying encounter of the doubleheader. Former India cricketer Yusuf Pathan has backed Mumbai Indians to win the game as beating the five-time champions at Wankhede Stadium has always been an uphill task for the Super Kings. Yusuf Pathan, an IPL legend, went on to say that beating Mumbai in their backyard isn't going to be easy for M.S. Dhoni-led CSK.
La Liga: Changes expected as Real Madrid face Villarreal
Real Madrid go into the game 12 points behind Barca in La Liga with 11 matches remaining in the season. But with a place in the Copa del Rey final at stake, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will try to ensure his side progress in Europe, reports Xinhua. Although he insisted in his pre-game press conference on Friday.
IPL 2023: Once you have clarity, things automatically fall into place, says Krunal Pandya
Krunal was undoubtedly the pick of the bowlers for Lucknow, constantly attacking the stumps to pick a tidy 3-18 in his four overs. He then chipped in with 34 off 23 balls and shared a 55-run partnership off 38 balls for the third wicket with captain K.L. Rahul, who top-scored with 35, to complete a chase of 122 with four overs to spare.
IPL 2023: All-round Krunal Pandya takes Lucknow to comfortable five-wicket win over SRH
Pandya then chipped in with 34 off 23 balls and shared a 55-run partnership off 38 balls for the third wicket with captain K.L. Rahul, who top-scored with 35, to complete chase of 122 with four overs to spare and take the side to a comfortable five-wicket victory. Their second victory at home meant Lucknow are the new table-toppers in the ten-team competition.
IPL 2023: Batting a concern for Mumbai Indians ahead of first home clash of the season
As they get ready to play their first match of the season at their home venue, the iconic Wankhede Stadium, against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, Mumbai Indians will be hoping that the return to their home venue will bring an upswing in their fortunes. MI will be hoping to gain their first points in IPL 2023 against Chennai Super Kings.
Suryakumar Yadav is the sort of player that can win you a World Cup: Ricky Ponting
In India's last ODI assignment in March before IPL 2023 began, Suryakumar was dismissed for a hat-trick of golden ducks as Australia won the three-game series 2-1. He has scored 172 ODI runs at an average of just 12.28 since his last ODI half-century in February 2022.
IPL 2023: Krunal Pandya stars with three-fer as Lucknow restrict Hyderabad to 121/8
Lucknow drew first blood in the third over as Mayank Agarwal went for an uppish drive against Krunal, but he was undone by the flight and ended up giving a tame chip to cover. Anmolpreet Singh got some boundaries against spinners as well as Thakur with a lovely punch, sweep and chip over mid-off.
IPL 2023: What I always look for is to make as many runs in Power-play as possible, says Wriddhiman Saha
After that, there was no looking back for Saha the Power-play scorer, ending the 2022 season with 317 runs at an average of 31.7 and a strike rate of 122.4. The same script has continued in IPL 2023, with Saha proving to be effective with his Power-play knocks, as seen from 25 off 16 balls against Chennai Super Kings or his 7-ball 14 against Delhi Capitals.
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