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Rishabh Pant being shifted to Mumbai for further treatment, confirms DDCA Director Shyam Sharma
On December 30, early in the morning, Pant suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider and caught fire on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. The horrific car accident happened between Manglaur and Narsan in the Haridwar district in the state of Uttarakhand. The 25-year old is currently admitted at Max Hospital in Dehradun after being initially taken to Saksham Hospital Multispecialty and Trauma Centre. He was on his way to his hometown Roorkee from New Delhi and was driving his Mercedes car. In the latest development, DDCA) Director confirmed that Pant will now be taken to Mumbai
United Cup: Madison Keys gives USA early lead over Britain in City Final
World No. 7 Keys registered a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Swan after rallying from a set down. Britain has served as a fantastic underdog foil at the United Cup, as they staged upset wins over Australia and Spain in the group stage. Swan looked keen to continue the trend, as she took the opening set 2-6. But, the American bounced back quickly to take the second set but could not hold on to an early lead in the decider. Swan broke back to 3-3 in the third set off a double-fault from the American. Keys then showed her experience in the end. She played a disciplined and patient return game
Sanju Samson's shot selection sometimes lets him down: Sunil Gavaskar
During the first T20I on Tuesday, Samson received a lifeline on the third ball of the seventh over as the fielder missed an opportunity to take a catch at deep mid-wicket. But on the fifth ball of the over, Samson went for a huge across-the-line hoick and the leading edge was caught by short third man off Dhananjaya de Silva for just five runs. "And this time, it's the leading edge going to short third man. He is such a fine player. Sanju Samson has so much talent but his shot selection sometimes lets him down. And this is one more occasion where it has disappointed," said Gavaskar on air during the match.
3rd Test: Renshaw named in Australia XI despite testing positive for Covid-19
Playing his first Test since 2018, Renshaw, who returned a positive rapid antigen test after feeling unwell before play for the SCG Test, was named in the playing XI anyway, listed to bat at number six. The left-handed batter stood separately from team-mates during the anthems and was then seen sitting away from the dugout on the boundary edge. "Australian batter Matthew Renshaw reported feeling unwell shortly before play in the third Test match against South Africa in Sydney and was separated from the squad. Renshaw has since returned a positive RAT test.
Leeds United sign Austrian international defender Max Wober
Wober joins Leeds from Red Bull Salzburg on a four-and-a-half-year contract until the end of June 2027. The 24-year-old, who has 13 caps for Austria, can play at either central defense or at left back and will help offer depth and balance at the back to the team coached by Jesse Marsch, reports Xinhua.
Premier League: Newcastle frustrate Arsenal, Lampard faces sack as Everton crash again
The result means City can close the gap at the top to five points if they win away to Chelsea on Thursday, while Newcastle have still suffered just one defeat all season. Manchester United continued to impress as they won 3-0 at home to Bournemouth, with goals from Casemiro, Luke Shaw and another from Marcus Rashford.Casemiro opened the scoring with a first-half volley, and United have now won their last four home matches without conceding a goal, reports Xinhua.
United Cup: Musetti gives Italy lead against Poland in City Final
The two-time ATP Tour titlist and Next Gen ATP Finals alumnus was in full control on Pat Rafter Arena, showing his class in a 6-1, 6-1 win against the World No. 260. The Italian lost just three service points in his 58-minute victory. "Of course the serve worked really well. But I mean every shot (I) had a great feeling with the ball since the first hit on the court. I think I played for sure the best match of the year," Musetti said. Poland will look to quickly strike back when WTA World No. 1 Iga Swiatek takes the court against World No. 27 Martina Trevisan, a lefty who made last year's Roland Garros semi-finals.
BCCI invites tender for right to own teams in Women's IPL
The inaugural season of the Women's IPL is likely to be held from March 3 to 26, just before the men's IPL. 'Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces release of Invitation to Tender for the right to own and operate a team in Women's Indian Premier League,'' the Indian cricket board said in a statement.
Tata Open Maharashtra: India's Ramkumar enters doubles quarter-finals
The Indo-Mexican duo put up a brilliant performance against the strong opposition team consisting of the two-time champion Indian tennis ace Bopanna. The exciting contest saw tough competition from both the ends as the two sets, too, were decided into the tie breakers before Ramkumar and Reyes-Varela managed to tilt the result in their favour in the end in the final tie-breaker.
ISL 2022-23: Kerala Blasters FC jump to third place with 3-1 win over Jamshedpur FC
The Tuskers got off to an electric start to the game with deflected efforts from Sahal Abdul Samad and Adrian Luna going just wide off the post within the first five minutes of the game. Dimitrios Diamantakos was posing challenges for the Jamshedpur FC backline before playing a low-driven cross from the left flank onto the path of Apostolos Giannou in the 9th minute, who put the ball into the back of the net with a backheel flick.
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