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WPL was the one piece missing from women's cricket: Smriti Mandhana
The inaugural edition of the WPL will be played in Mumbai from March 4-26. A total of 22 matches will be played with the Brabourne Stadium and D.Y. Patil Stadium playing hosts to the marquee tournament comprising Gujarat Giants, Lucknow Warriorz as well as Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore franchises. The player auction will be held on February 13 in Mumbai.
1st Test, Day 3: Ashwin the destroyer as Australia out for 91, India win by innings & 132 runs
Ashwin bowled his overs from the North End of the ground and in 50-odd balls had the Australians reeling to their lowest-ever score in India. The previous lowest score for Australia was 93 they scored in 2004. Australia were bowled out in less than a session, their innings lasting 32.3 overs and lasted just 131 minutes. Ashwin, who claimed his 450th wicket in the first innings, recorded his 31st five-for as the Australian batters failed to read his bowling and went back to the pavilion in a procession.
Doubts emerge over Dharamshala hosting third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test: Report
A report in ESPNCricinfo says the third Test could be shifted out of Dharamshala as the ground might not yet be ready to host international cricket after a recent renovation, while adding that the BCCI would take a final call over the next few days, based on what the inspection of the ground to be conducted by the board's team of experts yields.
Tennis: Ramos-Vinolas reaches last-four stage at Cordoba Open
Ramos-Vinolas' first-serve percentage was 93 per cent, and he also sent down four aces while converting six of 10 break points on Friday evening.He will meet Argentine Federico Coria on Saturday for a place in the final. The latter advanced after Francisco Cerundolo was forced to forfeit their quarterfinal mid-match because of injury, reports Xinhua.
WPL: Delhi Capitals appoint Jonathan Batty as head coach; Hemlata Kala, Lisa Keightley to be assistant coaches
Batty, 48, has coached the Oval Invincibles women's team to The Hundred titles in 2021 and 2022 apart from also coaching the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League and the Surrey Women's side. "I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining Delhi Capitals as Head Coach for the inaugural WPL. It's a huge honour to have been granted this opportunity by the management.
PVL Season 2: Calicut Heroes overcome nervousness, vow to carry the momentum forward
In their first match against Mumbai Meteors, Calicut Heroes were stunned by the Prime Volleyball League debutants in the opening set. The Calicut Heroes came back to stage a rousing win however it was made possible after the players decided to shrug off the nervousness. In our mind, we knew we had good potential. We had already prepared and we had worked hard on every position be it block defense or service.
BCCI ropes in female auctioneer for Women's Premier League Player Auction: Report
A report in Cricbuzz says Mallika Sagar, a Mumbai-based art collector consultant for Modern and Contemporary Indian art and partner in Art India Consultants firm, will oversee the auction. Incidentally, Mallika, an auctioneer at the Pundole's in Mumbai, had conducted the auctions of the 2021 Pro Kabaddi League.
1st Test, Day 3: Axar Patel, Shami plunder runs as India score 400, take 223-run lead
Resuming at the overnight score of 321/7, the Indians added 79 runs to their total in just overs on the third morning with Axar Patel and Mohammed Shami raising 52 runs for the ninth wicket after Patel and Ravindra Jadeja had capitalised on the platform provided by skipper Rohit Sharma on the second day with a magnificent century.
Champions League: Bayern's Nagelsmann puzzling over tactics ahead of Paris duel
The tensions of the past days and weeks caused by several in-house struggles appear to have been moved into the background like a theatre scene. The club is spreading the news of the first cautious peace talks between coach Julian Nagelsmann and keeper Manuel Neuer, who attacked the club after the dismissal of his favourite goalkeeper-coach Toni Tapalovic.
Serie A: Giroud ends Milan's dismal run with winner against Torino
The Rossoneri headed into the new year with poor form as they suffered an exit in the Coppa Italia and a Supercoppa setback to city rivals Inter Milan. They also conceded three consecutive defeats in Serie A and only collected two points from the past five rounds, reports news agency Xinhua.
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