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Australian Open: Anwesha advances to second round; Sameer Verma gives walkover
Anwesha got the better of Australia's Pitchaya Elysia Viravong 21-9, 21-11 in the women's singles section of this BWF World Tour Super 300 event which has a total prize fund of USD 180,000. Anwesha, the 14-year-old from Delhi who has won four junior titles in six finals this year, dominated the match, winning 42 out of the 62 rallies played. She won six consecutive points and never allowed her opponent to get into a good rhythm.
Suryakumar continues to lead the latest T20I Batting Rankings
That performance helped Suryakumar Yadav achieve a career-best rating of 869 points. Although his rating dropped to 859 after his dismissal for 14 in the semifinal against England, his position has remained undisturbed as other batters in his proximity failed to produce any eye-catching performances.
CSK CEO Viswanathan confirms Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead side in IPL 2023
Viswanathan told CSK TV that he was confident the team will "do well" in the upcoming edition with Dhoni leading the side.
Brazil, France, England are World Cup favourites, says Messi
Two-time champions Argentina will kick off their campaign against Saudi Arabia on November 22 before also facing Mexico and Poland in Group C, reports Xinhua. Lionel Scaloni's men are undefeated in their past 35 games, a sequence that includes the 2021 Copa America final against Brazil. They are just two games shy of the record for the longest run of international matches without defeat, currently held by Italy.
Sunrisers release Kane Williamson; CSK retain Jadeja, let go Bravo
Fellow Southerners Chennai Super Kings have retained India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja despite an acrimonious relationship with the left-arm spinner over the captaincy issue, along with M.S. Dhoni, and have released West Indies great Dwayne Bravo, the 39-year-old T20 itinerant who now seems struggling towards the end of a chequered career. But the big name to be released is Williamson. Williamson, who captained the Sunrisers in the 2022 edition.
PKL 9: Bharat, Neeraj Narwal lead Bengaluru Bulls to big win against Telugu Titans
While Neeraj Narwal was looking to set the Bulls on their way, it was the Bengaluru side's arch-rival Siddharth Desai, who got the Titans off to a fine start. Desai registered the first five points for his side before Surjeet Singh became the second player for the Titans to get on the score sheet. The Titans had the edge in the early exchanges. However, the Bulls fought back with Bharat and Vikash Kandola leading the charge, edging ahead with a slender lead at the ten-minute mark.
Delhi Capitals retain 19 players, release four ahead of IPL 2023 mini-auction
The players who have been retained by the franchise from their last season's fifth place finish include Indian internationals Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, along with Ripal Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal and Lalit Yadav.
Williamson looking forward to an interesting series despite playing a new-look India
The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson despite the new faces in the squad, India are still a formidable side and he is looking forward to the opportunity of playing them. He said the absence of players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be felt the talent and depth in India mean the series is going to be of the highest standard.
Alex Hales opts out of IPL 2023; joins Billings and Cummins
Hales joins compatriot Sam Billings and Australian Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins to miss the next season of IPL. "We respect @patcummins30, @sambillings and @AlexHales1 's decision of skipping next year's IPL due to personal reasons and national team commitments. All the best, guys! #KnightRidersFamily #AmiKKR," KKR said in a tweet. The 29-year-old pace bowler, who had a below-par showing in the ICC T20 World Cup at home with the defending champions not able to progress to the semifinals.
England coach Mott hopeful of Ben Stokes changing his stance on ODI retirement
The 31-year-old is the captain of the England Test side, which has seen a change in fortunes ever since he took charge a few months back alongside coach Brendon McCullum. But Stokes' heroics in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 against Pakistan, where he played an unbeaten knock of 52 to guide England to their second title in the history of the tournament, once again led to calls for reversing his ODI retirement.
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