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Red Bull's Sergio Perez wins F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Starting from pole position, Perez lost out to Fernando Alonso at the first corner, but regained the lead on Lap 4 and was never headed as he took his fifth career win and his first since last season's Monaco Grand Prix, a Xinhua report said. Verstappen had started the race well down the order after a driveshaft issue had ruined his qualifying session, but a Safety Car period on Lap 18 helped him vault up the order.
Top stars set for action as Asian Kho Kho Championship begins in Tamulpur on Monday
Altogether 17 teams, both male and female from participating countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka and host India are scheduled to participate in this event. The event is being organised by the Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) and will be hosted by the Assam Kho Kho Association (AKKA) with support from the BTR Government.
Pankaj Advani beats Brijesh Damani to retain Asian Billiards title
Advani, who is a 25-time International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) world champion, defeated Damani with a scoreline of 100(51)-18, 100(88)-9, 86(54)-101(75), 100-26, 100(66)-2, 101(64)-59 in the final. In the women's section, China's Bai Yulu won the title beating Panchaya Channoi of Thailand 3-0 in the final.
Football: Indian women go down 1-2 to Jordan in first friendly
These matches are being held as part of India's preparations for Round 1 of the Asian Qualifiers for the Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2024 in the Kyrgyz Republic next month. The hosts began the proceedings in style, racing to a two-goal lead within the opening quarter of an hour, the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) said in a.
Asian Giants to meet World Giants in final of Legends League Cricket Masters
The World Giants emerged champions with a 25-run victory against Asian Giants n last year's final in Oman. Given the unpredictability of the tournament so far, the clash between the World Giants and Asia Lions at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha, it will be interesting to see whether the World Giants will live up to their name and bag the title or if it will be the Asia Lions who will roar to success.
Bundesliga: Late bloomer Marius Bulter riding wave with revitalized Schalke
Slightly over ten years ago, Bulter seemed written off after his former youth coaches told him a career as a professional footballer was out of sight. It isn't enough, they told me, and I was about to forget about a career in football on the level I was dreaming of, like everyone having gone that far, the Royal Blues striker said.
Mumbai Indians pick New York franchise in Major League Cricket; fifth team in three continents
MI New York will be the fifth cricket franchise in the family, joining Mumbai Indians (IPL), MI Cape Town (SA20), MI Emirates (ILT20), and Mumbai Indians-Women (WPL). Major League Cricket will be the first professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United States. The inaugural season of Major League Cricket will kick off in the summer of 2023.
Sisanda Magala joins Chennai Super Kings as a replacement for Kyle Jamieson
Jamieson's replacement, Magala, has rich experience in the shortest format of the game. Though he has played just four T20Is for South Africa, Magala has a reputation for being a regular wicket-taker in domestic T20 games over the years. He will join CSK at his base price of INR 50 lakh.
Football: Bengaluru to host 2023 SAFF Championship in June-July
This will be the 13th edition of the tournament, and India will be hosting it for the fourth time. Over the years, the Blue Tigers have asserted their dominance in the SAFF Championship, winning it eight times. The Maldives are the closest to India, having won the title twice.
2nd ODI: My role is to be slightly fuller and attacking than other guys, says Starc after a five-fer against India
Starc, who had picked a three-fer in the first ODI in Mumbai, produced yet another stunning exhibition of swing bowling to finish with 5-53. He began by taking out openers Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma on wider deliveries, before trapping Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul lbw with fantastic inswingers and closing India's innings at 117 with Siraj's scalp.
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