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PMR Open ATP Challenger: Purcell, Palan, Nardi, Zekic reach semis; India's Vijay-Aniruddha in doubles finals
Indian pair of N Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Aniruddh Chandrashekar kept the country's hopes alive reaching their second finals in a row in the doubles event. The 24-year old Australian Purcell kept his dream run on the Indian swing of the ATP challengers going as he stormed into his third straight semi-final in as many weeks with a 6-0,6-2 annihilation of the No. 5 seed Francesco Maestrellli of Italy in 56 minutes.
WPL 2023: My approach is to make youngsters comfortable, says Harmanpreet Kaur
"As a young kid, it is very difficult to talk to a senior. So my approach is always to go to them and talk to the youngsters. When I entered the team, Jhulu di (Jhulan Goswami) and Anjum di (Anjum Chopra) made me feel very comfortable and I'm trying to follow the same thing here," said India and Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet on the eve of the WPL opener.
ISL 2022-23: Bengaluru FC advance to semis with 1-0 win after Kerala Blasters FC forfeit match
Sunil Chhetri scored the only goal of the match in the seventh minute of extra time to add a ninth consecutive win for his team, which confirmed a semi-final berth for them. The Blasters dominated possession in the first half but couldn't get past Gurpreet Singh Sandhu in the Bengaluru FC goal.
Arsenal, Man City start early but Liverpool v Man Utd the big Premier League game
Arsenal's 4-0 win over Everton on Wednesday night lifted them five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table, and Mikel Arteta's side will expect to take three points from their home match against struggling Bournemouth, who are second from bottom. Arsenal will know Manchester City's result by the time they kick-off, as City get the ball rolling on the weekend with a home match against Newcastle United.
Ind vs Aus: Indore pitch for third Test rated 'poor' by ICC, handed three demerit points
ICC Match Referee Chris Broad submitted his report to the ICC expressing the concerns of the match officials and after consulting with captains of both teams. Following the assessment, the venue has received three demerit points. Following the assessment, the venue has received three demerit points. The report has been forwarded to the BCCI, who now have 14 days if they wish to appeal against the sanction.
Labuschagne's dismissal on no-ball by Jadeja was turning point of the match: Gavaskar
Labuschagne was on zero on day one in Australia's first innings when he was cleaned up by Jadeja. But replays showed that he had overstepped and from there, Labuschagne joined forces with Usman Khawaja which gave Australia an 88-run lead, which proved decisive, leading to them winning the match by nine wickets.
3rd Test: Rohit should have given bowlers short spells in second innings: Harbhajan Singh
Australia needed 76 runs in the final innings against India on Friday. After Usman Khawaja fell for a duck in the second innings, Travis Head (49*) and Marnus Labuschagne (28*) steered Australia to a comprehensive nine-wicket win. Speaking to Star Sports during the post-match show, Harbhajan reckoned that Rohit Sharma should have given two to four overs to Axar Patel in the fourth innings.
WPL 2023: Looking to enjoy our cricket, say Delhi Capitals' Taniyaa Bhatia, Poonam Yadav
"I just want to enjoy my cricket. This tournament is like an international competition as we are getting to play with legends from around the world. I want to utilize this opportunity to pick their brains during the competition," said Bhatia, who has played 53 T20Is for India, speaking ahead of the historic tournament. The Delhi Capitals have been carrying out intensive training sessions.
Travis Head put the pressure on the bowler, and it worked brilliantly: Mark Taylor
Opening for Australia in absence of an injured David Warner, Head came into his own in the second innings chase of 76 on day three's play with an unbeaten 49 to give the visitors a memorable victory in 18.5 overs. "Australia had to be a little bit proactive, but as we saw in the second Test when they decided to reverse sweep and sweep everything, being proactive doesn't mean being rash. It needed someone to push the button and say 'I've got to put the pressure back on the bowler'."
There is nothing wrong with his technique: Hayden reacts to Kohli's form in Test cricket
He has been struggling to get big scores in Test cricket in the recent past as the star batter has not gone past 50 in the longest format in his last 15 innings. In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Kohli has managed just 111 runs across 5 innings. There seems to be nothing majorly wrong with the technical point of view.
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