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India Open: Injury forces Chirag-Satwik pair to withdraw from the second-round clash
"India's top men's doubles pair #SatChi has unfortunately pulled out of the tournament due to an injury. A sad moment for all of us!" the BAI tweeted. The star duo withdrew from the match against the Chinese pair Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi due to Satwik's groin injury.
Australian Open: Sania Mirza, Kazakh partner Anna Danilina win women's doubles opening round
The Indo-Kazakh pair defeated Ukrainian-Belgian pair Anhelina Kalinina and Alison Van Uytvanck 6-2, 7-5. Sania and Anna will face the Ukrainian-Belgian duo of Anhelina Kalinina and Alison Van Uytvanck in the second round on Friday. The former world No. 1 women's doubles player had earlier this month announced that she will retire from professional tennis at Dubai Tennis Championships,
Ian Healy admits to being "a little bit worried" about no tour games for Australia on India tour
In 2017, Australia prepared for the India Test tour with a ten-day stint on specifically prepared pitches at the ICC Academy in Dubai. Before playing in the first Test at Pune, which they won by 333 runs, they also played a three-day tour match against the Hardik Pandya-led India 'A' at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Troy Cooley is working really well as bowling coach, says Harmanpreet ahead of tri-series opener
Harmanpreet had admitted to missing the services of a bowling coach during the 4-1 T20I series defeat to Australia at home in December 2022 as Ramesh Powar was transferred to the NCA as a spin-bowling coach, with Hrishikesh Kanitkar appointed as batting coach of the side. It also means India's women's cricket team
ISL 2022-23: How we work cohesively as defensive unit is very important, says Buckingham as MIFC beat Bagan
The Islanders have showcased their immense attacking prowess throughout the season, having scored 41 goals in 14 games so far in the 2022-23 ISL season. However, in their most recent game, Mumbai City FC's defensive solidarity and commitment earned them plaudits.
Australian Open: Brooksby shocks Ruud in second round
For the second day running at the Australian Open, an unseeded American has bounced a top seed from the men's singles draw. After Mackenzie McDonald's shock win against Rafael Nadal on Wednesday, Jenson Brooksby defeated Ruud 6-3, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-2 on Thursday to enter the third round.
Didn't think that the ball hit the stumps, even while watching the replay: Gill on Hardik's freak dismissal
But India all-rounder Hardik Pandya's freak clean bowled dismissal off Daryl Mitchell also became a huge talking point even after the match was over. The dismissal occurred in the 40th over of India's innings, when Hardik tried to cut a delivery through the third man but saw his off-stump bail being dislodged as the ball passed extremely close to the stumps
Main focus was to be there for the team and score as many runs as possible: Shubman Gill
Since being Player of the Tournament in India's victorious run at the 2018 U19 Men's World Cup in New Zealand, Gill had already been talked about as the next backbone and future star of the senior men's team batting line-up. Despite justifying the talk through a consistent 2022, his place in the ODI side was being questioned because Ishan Kishan,
1st ODI: Gill has settled the debate on opening slot in ODIs, says Aakash Chopra
Gill has become the youngest player to score a double century in ODIs in the first match of the three-match series against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Wednesday. The fifth Indian player to get a double century in ODIs, Gill was a dominating force in the hosts' innings.
Australian Open: Sabalenka eases past Rogers to reach third round
Sabalenka registered a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Rogers to reach the third round in Melbourne for the third straight year at Rod Laver Arena. She hit 32 winners, nearly doubling Rogers' 17 in the match that lasted for 1 hour and 27 minutes. The 24-year-old has started this year 6-0, having won the Adelaide International 1 title earlier this month. It is the second time in the last three years that Sabalenka has won her first six matches of the season, having also done so in 2021.
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