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Extremely unfortunate to see Pakistan players missing out on WPL, says ex-Pakistan captain Urooj Mumtaz
The inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) player auction in Mumbai on Monday saw 87 players picked up by five teams, out of which 30 were overseas cricketers, with INR 59.5 crore overall money spent in the auction. "It is extremely unfortunate to see Pakistan players missing out. Every opportunity must be fair and inclusive, and all opportunities are steps towards collectively.
Dane van Niekerk is 'Pumped Up' after bagging a deal with RCB in WPL auction
The South African expressed her joy on social media after getting picked by RCB in the players auction on Monday. "WOW... absolutely PUMPED!! Thank you.. the IPL team I supported since day one! A dream come true!" she tweeted. Van Niekerk, who has not played international cricket since September 2021, left out of South Africa's T20 World Cup squad due to not meeting Cricket South Africa's fitness requirements of passing the two-kilometre trial.
This Valentine's Day, take a look at LaLiga footballers who rekindled romances with their first loves
Between 2014 and 2019, Antoine Griezmann became the leader of Atl tico de Madrid's attack and netted 133 goals to become the fifth highest scorer in Rojiblanco history. So impressive was Griezmann for club and country, winning the 2018 World Cup with France, that FC Barcelona decided to sign him in 2019 after almost securing his services in 2018. Despite scoring 35 goals in two seasons in Catalonia, .
Jamieson ruled out of England series with a suspected back stress-fracture
Another pacer Matt Henry will also miss the first Test at Bay Oval as he awaits the birth of his first child, New Zealand Cricket said on Tuesday. The uncapped duo of Jacob Duffy and Scott Kuggeleijn have been called into the squad and will arrive in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the opening day-night Test, which starts on Thursday.
Defeats make you want to win, says Bayern striker Choupo-Moting ahead of PSG clash
The 33-year-old might be the perfect witness to report the delicate issue credibly. "It still hurts," the forward said when talking about the 2020 UEFA Champions League final with him losing 1-0 in PSG shirt against Bayern, reports Xinhua news agency. In 2021, setback two followed, with the spearhead having changed into Bayern's shirt. PSG booked a narrow win (3-2/0-1) in a last-8 clash at that time. "Bad memory," the current Bayern striker remembers.
South Africa beat New Zealand to save Women's World Cup campaign
A shock defeat to Sri Lanka on the opening day had left South Africa reeling, knowing they would have to beat at least one of Australia or New Zealand and potentially both in order to qualify for the final four, reports ICC. And the Proteas massively boosted their semi-final chances with a brilliant display against a New Zealand side, who have now suffered two heavy defeats in the tournament.
Samp end Inter's winning streak in Serie A
The Nerazzurri went into Monday's game with three consecutive wins across Coppa Italia and Serie A, but it was far from a vintage performance for Inter at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium as Inter failed to find the back of the net despite the lion's share of the shots, reports Xinhua news agency. After the setback, second-placed Inter saw their gap to table leaders Napoli extended to 15 points with 16 rounds left.
WPL Player Auction: Smriti Mandhana most expensive player; Ashleigh Gardner, Nat Sciver-Brunt biggest overseas buys
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive pick at INR 3.4 crore when Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) snapped her. Smriti was also the first player to have come up in the auction. Australia's off-spin all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and England vice-captain Nat Sciver-Brunt were joint biggest overseas buys with INR 3.2 crore each. While Ashleigh went to Gujarat Giants, Nat was roped in by Mumbai Indians.
Hardik Pandya, Natasha Stankovic arrive with son in Udaipur for Valentine's Day wedding
Earlier, both of them had a court marriage on 31 May 2020. However, this time they will marry according to traditional customs. The function will be held at the Raffles hotel in Udaipur. The couple also has a two-year-old son, Agastya. Hardik Pandya and Natasha Stankovic reached Udaipur on Monday for the wedding.
'Extremely happy': Delhi Capitals acquire Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma in WPL 2023 auction
The franchise bagged batter Jemimah Rodrigues (INR 2.2 crore) and all-rounders Radha Yadav (INR 40 lakh) and Shikha Pandey (INR 60 lakh) along with the U-19 Women T20 World Cup winners Shafali Verma (INR 2 core) and Titas Sadhu (INR 25 lakh). Delhi Capitals also picked up Australia Women's team Captain Meg Lanning (INR 1.1 core) and South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp (INR 1.5 crore).
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