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French Open badminton: Lakshya to meet Srikanth in opening round; tough start for Saina too
PV Sindhu, the 2021 semifinalist, was scheduled to play in the event but withdrew from the tournament which will end on October 30. Commonwealth Games gold medallist and World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen will be hoping to improve upon his performance in the Denmark Open, in which he reached the quarterfinals, at this BWF World Tour Super 750 to be played at Stade Pierre de Coubertin here.
T20 World Cup: Rain has the final say as South Africa, Zimbabwe share points at Hobart
After Madhevere carried Zimbabwe to a fighting 79/5 in nine overs, after being 19/4 at one point, as rain caused a delay of two hours and 35 minutes in the proceedings, South Africa were well on their course to chase down, thanks to de Kock's early onslaught, laced with eight fours and a six. Though the target was reduced to 64 in seven overs, South Africa were well within the reach to hunt down the total.
Proteas engaged in ball tampering soon after Sandpaper-gate scandal, alleges Tim Paine
In his explosive allegations, Paine said this act by the Proteas was covered up by the South African match broadcasters. Paine made the explosive claims in his autobiography The Paid Price, with the former Test captain becoming the first player to lift the lid on the 2018 Cape Town Test in a tell-all book, the Australian Associate Press said in a report.
La Liga: Three things we learned in Spain's Matchday 11
Federico Valverde scored another powerful shot to round off Real Madrid's 3-1 win at home to Sevilla, which was more comfortable than the final score suggested. Only for a brief while after Erik Lamela's 53rd-minute equaliser did the game threaten to escape Carlo Ancelotti's men and once they recovered their balance, there was never the feeling they would not win the game.
Champions League: Different goals for Spanish clubs Real Madrid and Sevilla in key matches
Multiple-times champions Real Madrid travel to Germany to play RB Leipzig with their place in the last-16 of the Champions League already assured and they will be certain to finish top of their group with a draw on Tuesday. Even a defeat would not be a disaster as Real Madrid close the group stage next week with a home game against a weak Glasgow Celtic, but coach Carlo Ancelotti will not want to leave anything until the last minute.
Table Tennis Rankings: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran slips one place to 38; Sharath Manika Batra retain rankings
While Sathiyan slipped to 565 points following the WTT Champions Macau Open that ended on Sunday and was overtaken by Slovakia's Yang Wang who now has 615 points. The 2022 Commonwealth Games double gold medallist Sharath maintained his ranking of 43 with ranking points of 526 points. Manush Shah was the next best Indian player in men's singles with a ranking of 113 while Harmeet Desai is at 122. Manav Thakkar is at 142.
T20 World Cup: Fitness in running between the wickets by Kohli, Pandya was superb, says Fleming
While Pandya made 40 off 37 balls, Kohli was at his vintage best in 82 not out off 53 balls. But that former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming took a note of, was the running between the wickets by the duo during their fifth wicket partnership which did put the pressure on Pakistan.
India-Pak T20: Sundar Pichai floors Twitter user with his reply
In his Twitter post, a user took a jibe at him by commenting on his tweet, to which Pichai gave an amazing reply that went viral. "Happy Diwali! Hope everyone celebrating has a great time with your friends and family. I celebrated by watching the last three overs again today, what a game and performance #Diwali #TeamIndia #T20WC2022," Pichai tweeted.
With Virat Kohli shining bright, questions being asked why Australia ignoring stalwart Smith
Smith, with his wealth of experience batting in pressure situations like Kohli, could have played a key role in the match against the Black Caps. Some experts feel Smith could have played a guiding role and Australia could have avoided an 89-run washout against their trans-Tasman rivals.
Cam Green will have to wait for his turn; don't agree with Ponting's suggestion: Mitch Marsh
Green is also in sublime form and was recently included in the 15-member squad after reserve wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis suffered a freak injury on his right hand while playing golf and was ruled out of the T20 World Cup. Ponting has supported Green's inclusion following Australia's humiliating 89-run loss to New Zealand in the Super 12 opener on October 22, saying he could really blow the World Cup open for the hosts.
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