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Max Verstappen fends off Mercedes pair to take maiden Mexico City pole position
Hamilton led the first qualifying period (Q1) and repeated the feat in Q2, but his first Q3 run was cancelled for track limits, which meant Verstappen held provisional pole over Russell. A final flying runs saw Verstappen improve again, this time to a benchmark of 1:17.775 seconds, to leave Russell second by 0.304s -- as he had his final run chalked off for track limits -- and Hamilton another 0.005s off in Position 3. (P3).
Vienna Open: Medvedev marches into final with win over Dimitrov
The 26-year-old came up against a confident opponent striking the ball cleanly but the top seed had all the answers. Just as it had against Jannik Sinner in Friday's quarterfinals, Medvedev's relentless retrieving and precise serving proved the difference as he charged to a 85-minute victory to reach the championship match in Vienna for the first time. Dimitrov had hit his stride en route to the semifinals in Vienna, where he was particularly impressive in taking out third seed Andrey Rublev in the second round.
ISL 2022-23: Hyderabad FC regain top spot with 1-0 win over FC Goa
Javier Siverio (10th) scored the only goal of the game whereas FC Goa's Alvaro Vazquez, who had come on as a substitute, missed a great chance to get an equaliser after sending his penalty wide in the 83rd minute. Both sides were heading into this game unbeaten in the season. FC Goa had a 100 per cent win record after two games, and Hyderabad FC had collected seven points after three games.
ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan beat arch-rivals East Bengal FC 2-0
Juan Ferrando made just one change to the ATK Mohun Bagan side that sank KBFC in Kochi with Subhasish Bose replacing Ashique Kuruniyan on the left flank as they switched to a 4-3-3. Stephen Constantine fielded the same eleven that had taken all three points against NEUFC in Guwahati. In the opening 10 minutes of the high-octane full-contact contest, ATK Mohun Bagan looked menacing. Bose came close as his shot flashed across the goal and out of play.
'I developed a dependence on cocaine', Wasim Akram makes a shocking revelation
In an interview with the Times, the 56-year old revealed that he has mentioned about the addiction in his new autobiography.
"The culture of fame in South Asia is all consuming, seductive and corrupting. You can go to 10 parties a night, and some do. And it took its toll on me," Wasim Akram was quoted as saying by BBC.
PKL 9: Bharat powers Bengaluru Bulls to 47-43 win over Dabang Delhi
Bharat notched a whopping 20 points in the exciting match. Raiders Bharat and Vikash Kandola effected fantastic raids and reduced Delhi to just one player on the mat in the eighth minute. Soon after, the Bulls inflicted an 'all out' and took the lead at 12-10.
It is a pretty special century for me: Glenn Phillips
Phillips, a middle-order batter, smashed a fine century, while left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult picked four wickets in career-best figures to lead New Zealand to a commanding 65-run victory over Sri Lanka in their Group 1 match of Super 12 stage. After Phillips made 104 off 64 balls, laced with 10 fours and four sixes, and shared an 84-run stand with Daryl Mitchell to lift New Zealand from 15/3 to 163/7, Boult and Tim Southee reduced Sri Lanka to 8/4 in 3.3 overs.
India show nerves of steel to beat Australia and win the Sultan of Johor Cup
Australia controlled proceedings in the early exchanges while captain Uttam Singh and Boby Singh Dhami tried to push India forward. The efforts paid off as India broke the deadlock through Sudeep Chirmako (14th minute). India went into the first break leading 1-0.
The healthy net run rate would have made every New Zealand player confident: Ross Taylor
"There is still a long way to go in the tournament but in terms of where the team want to be, having such a big net run rate and beating the pre-tournament favourites (Australia) at home in such a convincing manner will make everyone very confident," opined Ross Taylor in his column for ICC.
Hope win against Pakistan translates into series against big teams, says Zimbabwe skipper
Zimbabwe are in a comfortable position in their Group, placed third after the abandoned tie against South Africa and the stunning win against Pakistan. They will play their third Super 12 match against Bangladesh here on Sunday, hoping to garner another couple of points.
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