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IND vs AUS: 'That was eating me up a lot', Kohli opens up to Dravid about his century drought
The star batter broke his century drought in Test cricket in Ahmedabad Test, scoring 186 runs off 364 deliveries, his first century in the format since November 2019 and 28th in the longest format of the game. The century in Ahmedabad came after a gap of 41 innings from his last century that came against Bangladesh in November 2019.
WPL 2023: Jonassen and Kapp have nerves of steel, says Delhi Capitals' Shikha Pandey
Shikha Pandey picked up figures of 3/23 to help the Capitals restrict RCB to 150/4 before the Delhi franchise pulled off a thrilling chase in 19.4 overs at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy on Monday night to continue their terrific form. Speaking about her performance, Pandey said, "I knew that RCB would come hard at us and I wanted to embrace the occasion. I was proud of the catch I took to dismiss Heather Knight."
Indian Wells: Debutant Jack Draper wins first Murray meeting to enter fourth round
Draper won the pair's first ATP Head-to-Head meeting 7-6(6), 6-2 on Monday night for his second straight victory against a fellow Briton in Indian Wells, having beaten Daniel Evans in the second round. He saved a set point with an ace at 5-6 in the opening set, then rattled off the final four games to seal a famous result, clinching it on a double fault for his third break of the match.
WPL 2023: Capsey's innings changed the game, says RCB pacer Schutt
In the first reverse fixture of the WPL 2023, Delhi Capitals held their nerves to register their fourth win in the ongoing season with a close six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore, who suffered their fifth consecutive loss. After being invited to bat first, a fighting fifty (67 not out off 52) by Ellyse Perry along with Richa Ghosh's quickfire knock (37 off 16) lifted Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to 150/4 in 20 overs.
Indian Wells: Swiatek holds off Andreescu, to face Raducanu in Round of 16
After playing a terrific match, Andreescu couldn't contain Swiatek in the tiebreak, losing seven of eight points on Monday night. She changed the rhythm pretty well and with this surface it can get tough. But I'm pretty happy I was solid most of the time, at least. And that I could be recomposed in the tiebreaker because I really knew that I could get my focus up.
Steve Smith to lead Australia in ODIs against India as Cummins remains at home
Cummins left the India tour after the second Test in Delhi to be at the side of his mother Maria, who died from breast cancer last week while the final match in Ahmedabad was being played. Smith led the Australian side in the last two Tests in his absence. "Pat won't be coming back, he's still taking care of what's happened back home. Our thoughts are with Pat and his family as they go through that grieving process," head coach Andrew McDonald was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
Young stars headline squad for Socceroos homecoming
The 26-player squad, which was announced on Tuesday, features four uncapped players and 20 who were part of Australia's run to the round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The games against Ecuador - in Sydney on March 24 and Melbourne on March 28 - will be the Socceroos' first since they lost 2-1 to Argentina in Qatar, a Xinhua report said.
LLC Masters: Misbah, Afridi, Razzak star in Asia Lions' 35-run win over World Giants
Misbah cracked an unbeaten 44 off just 19 balls with four boundaries and three sixes, backed by Tillakaratne Dilshan's unbeaten 32 off 24 balls with three boundaries and a six to help Asian Lions post 99 for 3 in 10 overs. In reply, World Giants could muster only 64 for 5 in 10 overs despite Chris Gayle's 23 off 16 balls with three sixes. Asian Lions skipper Afridi, with a double strike in the fifth over by removing Gayle and Lendl Simmons, put his team on the road to victory on Monday night.
Salernitana hold Milan in Serie A
After having eliminated Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League last week, the Rossoneri entered Monday's game without any Italian players in their starting line-up. The home side were aggressive from the beginning and strung together a run of plays, but couldn't break the deadlock until the 45th minute, when Olivier Giroud headed home from Ismael Bennacer's corner.
ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan beat Hyderabad FC on penalties, set up final with Bengaluru FC
The deadlock remained intact after 120 minutes of football before Vishal Kaith's save from Javier Siverio's penalty, followed by a miss from Bartholomew Ogbeche allowed ATKMB to win the shootout with captain Pritam Kotal's spot kick. The shootout itself was a reflection of Hyderabad's struggle throughout the game to get any shots away to trouble their opponents.
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