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Reigning world, Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis wins third event of 2023 season
Wednesday's win was the third successive win for Duplantis in the indoor season after 6.10m in Uppsala on February 2 and 6.06m in Berlin last Friday. Duplantis cleared 6.01m on his second attempt but he opted not to try to beat his own world record of 6.21m. The world record holder had seemed less than happy from his first effort, at 5.64m, where he sailed over.
IND v AUS: 72 on debut was one of most important knocks in my cricketing career, says Pujara
Pujara had made his Test debut co-incidentally in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in October 2010, making 72 in a successful chase of 207 and was promoted ahead of Rahul Dravid, now the head coach of the Indian team. In that game, he was trapped lbw for four by Mitchell Johnson in the first innings.
West Indies announce Powell, Hope as T20I and ODI captains
The wicketkeeper-batter Hope and batting all-rounder Powell will take over from Nicholas Pooran, who stepped down from the positions last November following the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. Both men had served as vice-captains under Pooran, and their first assignments will be the upcoming tour of South Africa in March where the West Indies face the Proteas.
Qatar Open: Swiatek stuns Collins in QF; receives walkover to the semifinal
Swiatek was set to face Bencic in Thursday's quarterfinals, but the Abu Dhabi champion withdrew from the tournament after notching a physical, hard-fought victory over Victoria Azarenka. The Pole will now face either No.4 seed Coco Gauff or Veronika Kudermetova in the semifinals on Friday. Last season, Swiatek kicked off her 37-match win streak in Doha, where she captured.
IND v AUS: My dream is to win WTC final for India, says Pujara ahead of 100th Test appearance
After winning the Nagpur Test by an innings and 132 runs, India now need to win two more matches against Australia to clinch a spot in the WTC final, to be played between June 7-11 at The Oval in London, for the second successive time. Australia are currently at top of the WTC standings, with India in second place. There is a lot more to achieve. I am definitely satisfied.
If India is showing attitude, they have made themselves that strong, says Shahid Afridi on BCCI's stance on Asia Cup 2023
The Asia Cup 2023 is scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September. However, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), last year had made it clear that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for the Continental championship and demanded that the event be moved to a neutral venue. Pakistan, on the other hand, have even threatened.
Champions League: Benfica ease to first-leg victory in Round of 16
Roger Schmidt's Benfica took a major step towards the Champions League quarterfinals following a 2-0 victory as they will take a two-goal advantage back to Lisbon. Club Brugge started well, looking nothing like the team that has struggled in recent weeks. However, Benfica took control before the break and dominated after taking the lead, with the visitors looking at the stronger.
Champions League: Adeyemi's lone goal helps Dortmund beat Chelsea
Dortmund took the reins from the kick-off but still had to wait until the half-hour mark to create the first presentable chance, as Sebastien Haller hit the side netting from a tight angle. Chelsea sparked to life and nearly opened the scoring two minutes later when Joao Felix pulled wide from 12 meters, reports news agency Xinhua.
Following his calling and style, Cheteshwar Pujara all set to play in his 100th Test match
In a way, entering this exclusive club will be a life-coming-full-circle moment for Pujara. He had made his Test debut coincidentally in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against Australia at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in October 2010, making 72 in a successful chase of 207 where he came ahead of Rahul Dravid.
Women's T20 World Cup: Muneeba's maiden century guides Pakistan to win over Ireland
The wicketkeeper-batter became the first Pakistani woman to hit a hundred in a T20 international to propel her side to 165 for five in 20 overs. In reply, Ireland stuttered as Nashra Sundhu picked up four wickets for 18 from her four overs as Orla Prendergast and Eimear Richardson's contributions were not enough to stop the European team from slumping to its second defeat.
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