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ATP Finals: Nadal finishes his campaign with win over Ruud
The top seed raised his level in his third round-robin match in Green Group, using the fast conditions to his advantage with some trademark clean ball striking. The Spaniard hit 37 winners to Ruud's 19 and won 93 percent (38/41) of points behind his first serve to seal a one-hour, 43-minute victory and round out his 2022 season on a winning note.
Asian Airgun Championship: India's junior women's 10m air pistol team clinches gold
Manu, Esha and Shikha made the final after shooting through two rounds of qualification. In the first, they topped the field with a score of 862 which equalled the Asian record in the event. They remained on top in the second qualification round as well with a combined score of 576.
PKL 9: Playoffs and Final to be held in Mumbai from Dec 13
The announcement was made during the launch conference for the Hyderabad leg of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 9 on Thursday. After the completion of two high-octane legs at Bengaluru and Pune respectively, the 12 franchises will face off at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium until December 10, 2022, to find a place in the playoffs.
1st ODI: Malan ton in vain as Australia beat England by 6 wickets, take 1-0 series lead
Malan's ton (134 off 128) injected life into England's innings and helped them post 287/9 in 50 overs. In reply, David Warner (86 off 84), Travis Head (69 off 57) and Steve Smith (80 not out off 78) hit enterprising fifties to help the hosts chase down the total in 46.5 overs with six wickets in hand.
Indian cricketers absolutely fine playing IPL cricket, focusing on domestic cricket, says Ravi Shastri
Though England have never played a match at the venue in the course of the tournament, four of their squad members -- leg-spinner Adil Rashid, opener Alex Hales, fast-bowling all-rounder Chris Jordan and batter Phil Salt -- had the experience of playing a large number of matches at Adelaide Oval, thanks to their stints with Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL).
IND v NZ: Road to 2024 T20 World Cup kickstarts as new-look India take on strong New Zealand
With stand-in head coach VVS Laxman insisting that the Hardik Pandya-led side, without many regular stars, will be looking to play fearless and flexible cricket during the series, it also kickstarts the road towards the 2024 T20 World Cup. After going out of the tournament in the Super 12 stage in 2021, India's adopted an ultra-attacking approach with the bat, which gave them results in the bilateral series.
No harm in identifying new T20I captain; if his name is Hardik Pandya, so be it, says Ravi Shastri
Currently, Rohit Sharma is the Indian skipper across all formats. But India are being led by Hardik Pandya for the T20I series against New Zealand while Shikhar Dhawan will take over as the skipper in the ODI series against the Blackcaps as selectors decided to rest Rohit and other senior players after the end of T20 World Cup.
Youth World Boxing: Lashu advances into quarterfinals; four Indians progress on second day
Besides Lashu's commanding 5-0 win, Preeti Dahiya and the country's two male pugilists also made progress into the next stage. Preeti blanked Colombia's Claudia Daniela 4-0 in the women's 57kg Round-of-32 bout. In the men's section, Harsh exhibited an equally dominant display against Hungary's Levente Olah to pocket the 60kg opening round match comfortably by 5-0 margin.
Hardik Pandya is a fabulous leader, his work ethics are exemplary, says VVS Laxman
Hardik had led Gujarat Titans to winning IPL 2022 in their first season of the tournament. Later on, under Laxman's coaching, he led India to 2-0 series win over Ireland. With his decision making and calmness under pressure as a leader, there's been huge talk within Indian cricketing circuit over appointing him as the captain till the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup.
Stefanos Tsitsipas wins thriller, sets Rublev blockbuster
In the 11th chapter of their longstanding ATP Head to Head rivalry, it was Tsitsipas who prevailed in a thrilling topsy-turvy clash that swayed one way and then the other at the Pala Alpitour.
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