SPORTS
IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss, elect to bowl first against Mumbai Indians
RCB are playing their first match in their home ground after three years of absence and are coming into the competition on the back of making the playoffs in the last three seasons. Mumbai, on the other hand, are coming after a bottom place finish in last year's tournament.
IPL 2023: Buttler, Jaiswal, Samson fifties power Rajasthan Royals to 203/5 against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Royals got off to a brilliant start with Buttler and Jaiswal keeping SRH bowlers at bay with their impressive batting display and later skipper Samson also used the set platform to put his team in his strong position. Before the start of the first innings, a minute of silence was observed to mourn the loss of the legendary all-rounder Salim Durani, who passed away at his residence in Jamnagar after a prolonged battle with cancer at the age of 88.
IPL 2023: Must applaud Mark Wood's plans and the way he got Prithvi Shaw out, says Parthiv Patel
In defence of 193 for the Lucknow Super Giants, Wood, playing just his second IPL game, delivered one of the most scorching spells of fast-bowling in T20 cricket in recent times, as his 5/14 left Delhi in disarray and restricting them to 143/9, to set up a 50-run victory for his team.
RCB vs MI match at M. Chinnaswamy will be the biggest match of IPL 2023: Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh, who played for MI in the IPL from 2008-17, termed the match between RCB and MI as the biggest match of the tournament so far and claimed that cricket fans couldn't have asked for a better Sunday treat. "RCB vs MI match is going to be the biggest match of TATA IPL 2023 so far because two superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be up against each other. Add to it, the electrifying atmosphere at Chinnaswamy."
1st T20I: Ish Sodhi's score-levelling six goes in vain as Sri Lanka win Super Over
Needing 13 from the final over to win the three-match series opener after Sri Lanka posted 196/5 in 20 overs, Sodhi and Henry Shipley scrambled six runs from the first five balls to set up a thrilling finale. Leg-spinner Sodhi then flicked Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka high over mid-wicket for a six to tie the match and send it into a one-over decider.
IPL 2023: It was great to bat with David Warner, says Delhi Capitals' Rilee Rossouw
The Lucknow side put up 193/6 in their 20 overs and then restricted the Delhi Capitals to 143/9. However, there were a few positives for the former IPL finalists in that match -- a half-century struck by opener and skipper David Warner and his 38-run partnership with middle-order batter Railee Rossouw. That was the only partnership worth mentioning for in what looks like a brittle middle-order in the absence of Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from injuries suffered in a car cash.
IPL 2023: Sunrisers Hyderabad win toss and elect to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals
On the other hand, RR captain Sanju Samson said: "This is a new IPL with new rules. We have to respect our opponents and play to our strengths. Always feel good to wear this jersey, looking forward to playing in Jaipur. Speaking about head coach Kumar Sangakkara, Samson said: "We have a good relationship with each other. Discuss things regularly before games."
World Boxing glory not enough to power Indian women to Paris 2024
India capped off an outstanding campaign by finishing with the highest gold medals (four) at the World Championships that concluded in the national capital on Sunday. Star boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain recorded stunning wins by contrasting margins in the finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here.
Harmanpreet set for future full of trophies after inaugural WPL title
"I have a special relationship with this city. My first ever job was in Mumbai and I scored my first century in Mumbai. Similarly, I want to win the first WPL title with them," she had said in a pre-season press conference.
Saina, Sindhu climbed to the top of the ladder that Gopichand set up
Padukone and Gopichand are the only Indians to ever win the prestigious All-England title in 1980 and 2001, respectively, while Khanna won the bronze at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. The country did produce some strong female players, including Madhumita Bisht, Manjusha Kanwar and Aparna Popat, who had limited success in the international arena.
Don't Miss
Advertisement