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Dubai Capitals launch official anthem for inaugural ILT20
The anthem, which reflects the rich culture and the royalty of the city of Dubai, has been written and composed by the award-winning Urban R&B singer and songwriter Sid K. With Arabic percussions blending in perfectly with the hip hop beats, the Dubai Capitals anthem will leave the fans grooving to its tune and chanting its hook line
We trust our government, no protest on Sunday; will wait for justice: Bajrang Punia
"We will wait for the time given to us, the one month's time. We will wait for justice and then decide what to do next. We have full trust in our government that justice will be done. No protest is taking place tomorrow. Nothing such is happening," Bajrang cleared. Late on Friday night, the aggrieved grapplers called off their protest after getting assurances from the government that their grievances would be addressed
Availability of good equipment made huge difference in Indian shuttlers performance: Pullela Gopichand
Speaking at the announcement event of opening Yonex-Sunrise's manufacturing unit in Bengaluru for making high-quality graphite racquets, the legendary player recalled the time of his career when the shuttlers used to face challenges due to non-availability of the equipment.
New Zealand lose top spot in ODI rankings after eight-wicket loss to India in Raipur
Due to the loss in Raipur also resulting in a series defeat, New Zealand have now slipped to number two position in the Men's ODI Team Rankings, making way for Jos Buttler-led England to take the top spot in the chart. Before Saturday's match in Raipur, New Zealand sat at the top with 115 rating points. England were at the second position with 113 rating points.
WFI writes to Ministry, rejects all allegations against their chief Brij Bhushan
The protesting wrestlers have accused the WFI of arbitrariness, mismanagement, misgovernance and bias in selection as harassment of wrestlers by its coaches and president. "The WFI is managed by an elected body as per its constitution, and therefore, there is no scope for arbitrariness and mismanagement in WFI by anyone individually, including the president.
Australian Open: De Minaur overcomes Bonzi, Shelton continues his dream debut
After winning a tight first set, in which he twice squandered break advantages, the Australian pulled away, committing just 12 unforced errors in the second and third sets combined to seal victory after two hours and 10 minutes. With his fourth victory of the season, De Minaur now leads Bonzi 3-0 in their ATP Head to Head series.
2nd ODI: Indian bowlers' impressive show has New Zealand bundled out for just 108
On a pitch with some amount of grass cover, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami found seam movement to run through the New Zealand top and middle-order, reducing them to 15/5 at one stage. Though Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner played some defiant knocks, they were unable to bail their side out of trouble
Australian Open: Sabalenka, Bencic win to set up intriguing fourth-round clash
Bencic of Switzerland continued her excellent start to the season, claiming a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Italy's Camila Giorgi to reach the fourth round. She was followed into the second week by Sabalenka, who maintained her undefeated run of 2023 by easing past her former doubles partner, No.26 seed Elise Mertens, 6-2, 6-3.
Wrestlers are scared, feel cheated, may re-start protest on Sunday, claim sources
Sources close to the wrestlers told IANS, that the grapplers are feeling "cheated" and could resume their protest till Brij Bhushan is sacked. They are also unhappy that the national trials are continuing in Lucknow without them. "Wrestlers are not at all happy. They feel they were fooled by the ministry.
SA20: I idolise Rohit, Surya and learnt a lot from them, says MI Cape Town's Dewald Brevis
Brevis has so far amassed 133 runs in five games at a strike rate of 117 in the South Africa T20 league. While interacting on the eve of MICT's game against Paarl Royals, the youngster who was inducted into the Mumbai Indians last season said that he's happy to represent two teams of the MI family.
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