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RB Leipzig smash Shakhtar to progress in Champions League
Marco Rose's side finished second in Group F with 12 points, just behind Real Madrid, while the Ukrainian outfit finished third and will drop into the UEFA Europa League. The visitors needed just 10 minutes to take the lead when Timo Werner's shot was saved by Anatoliy Trubin, but Christopher Nkunku was in the right place to put the ball into the net.
Rohit Sharma's handling of Arshdeep Singh was a key point in win over Bangladesh
Bangladesh needed 20 to win in the last six balls and Arshdeep ensured that India won by five runs by the DLS method in the rain-hit encounter at the Adelaide Oval. The Punjab youngster has certainly earned his captain's trust after his consistent display in the early part of the tournament.
2022 football World Cup an unprecedented mental challenge, says Bayern's Kimmich
With roughly two weeks to go until the tournament's kick-off, "it is somehow strange to think of it as we are still busy with national and international club competitions," the 27-year-old said.
T20 World Cup: We are almost there but we never finish the line, says Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh seemed to be cruising to the target of 185 with Litton Das making a stunning 27-ball 60 as they reached 66 for no loss in first seven overs. But rain interruption changed the equation to 151 in 16 overs. The rain break worked well in India's favour as Rahul's brilliant run-out of Das post rain break triggered a Bangladesh meltdown as they could make only 79 runs in the remaining nine overs, losing six wickets in a bid to go for the big shots.
Shikhar to replace Mayank as Punjab Kings captain in IPL 2023: Report
The decision to appoint Dhawan as the captain was approved on Wednesday during a franchise board meeting and was backed by Trevor Bayliss, Kings' newly appointed head coach, an ESPN cricinfo report. Agarwal, who was appointed captain just before IPL 2022, was one of two players --Arshdeep Singh being the other -- who had been retained by Kings ahead of the mega auction.
Paris Masters: De Minaur stuns Medvedev, Tsitsipas overcomes Evans
Down an early break in the third set against Medvedev, De Minaur appeared to have let his early momentum slip but he hung tough to roar back and beat the 2020 champion and 2021 finalist Medvedev with a combination of relentless retrieving and nerveless serving at big moments, saving 12 of 15 break points he faced at the ATP Masters 1000 event.
Virat Kohli becomes the highest run-scorer in Men's T20 World Cup history, surpasses Mahela Jayawardene
Virat Kohli reached the milestone when he crossed 16 runs in the seventh over of India's innings, going past former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene's record tally of 1016 runs. The Indian batter now has 1065 runs with an average of 88.75 and a strike rate of more than 132.46 in T20 World Cups.
PKL 9: Bengal Warriors, Tamil Thalaivas share points
The Warriors came out a different unit in the second half. Maninder and Deepak Niwas Hooda rallied their side to initiate their own ALL OUT to reduce the margin of the lead. While the Thalaivas defence faltered, the Warriors kept chipping away, their raiders suddenly the ones in the ascendancy.
'I don't know how he does it': Ross Taylor in awe of Suryakumar Yadav's batting
Suryakumar climbed to top spot in the men's batting rankings on Wednesday after just 37 T20Is. The right-handed batter averaged 40.65 at an incredible strike rate of 177 on his way to the No.1 ranking, but has generally shone brightest when batting at number four for India in 21 of those T20Is.
T20 World Cup: If Rahul bats the way he can, puts the team in a different position, says Rohit Sharma
Rahul also shared a 67-run stand off 37 balls for the second wicket with Virat Kohli, who continued his sizzling touch in the tournament by hitting eight fours and a six at a strike-rate of 145.45 to be unbeaten on 64 off 44 balls, his third fifty in the tournament and also made him the leading run-scorer in T20 World Cups.
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