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Jan-Krzysztof Duda holds off spirited comeback to reign supreme in Aimchess Rapid
Poland's reigning World Cup winner came into Friday's second day of the final needing just a draw to secure the tournament after a 3-1 first-match win. But Mamedyarov roared back to take the first two games of the second rubber. When Duda made the shock decision to take a quick draw in the third, perhaps to regroup, Mamedyarov was level and the match headed to tiebreaks.
Australia will be 'right in the mix at the business end', asserts Brett Lee ahead of start of T20 World Cup Super-12 stage
Lee said almost a year back, Australia were the underdogs, bereft of "form" and "struggling", but they won their maiden T20 World Cup title in the UAE in 2021, adding that with every player a match-winner, they could once again do it in front of the home crowd.
T20 World Cup gives India chance to change trend of not having won ICC trophies in last 9 years, says Rohit Sharma
With India having gone without winning a T20 World Cup after the triumph in the inaugural edition in 2007, captain Rohit Sharma believes that the showpiece event in Australia gives his side a chance to change the trend of being winless in ICC events in the last nine years. "It's a challenge to not win an ICC trophy for nine long years, if I am not wrong. The last one we won was in 2013 (Champions Trophy).
Eoin Morgan tells Buttler to exercise extreme caution against Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan in T20 World Cup opener
England are strong contenders for the T20 World Cup after their campaign was halted abruptly in the semifinal of the 2021 edition in the UAE by New Zealand. "England's strongest player is their captain, Jos Buttler, and he has a terrible record against Rashid Khan. If he turns over Jos (Buttler) early in the game, I think it's going to cause a big headache for England," Morgan was quoted as saying by ICC.
India versus Pakistan: Clash of the Titans
A clash between the two giant Asian cricket-playing countries at a World Cup venue arouses passion, not only on the field but also off it.
Cricket fever engulfs the huge following of both the nations and winning is all that matters finally. The rivalry between players is only on the field as cricketers respect each other immensely. However, the match has that oomph factor in which mental strength plays an important factor for all the players involved.
Bonhomie behind rivalry: When Imran Khan asked Sunil Gavaskar to defer retirement
In the lead-up to the India-Pakistan marquee clash in the ICC T20 World Cup at Melbourne on Sunday, we look at the battle between India batting great Sunil Gavaskar and Pakistan's inspirational all-rounder Imran Khan, which upped the excitement factor among the cricket fans.
Chelsea against Manchester United the big game in Premier League
Ronaldo's decision to walk down the touchline and down the tunnel on Wednesday night when it became clear he wasn't going to get on as his side beat Tottenham 2-0. The fact that United have been playing their best football without the Portuguese means that in terms of performance, Ronaldo probably won't be missed at Stamford Bridge for what promises to be a thrilling match.
T20 World Cup: Cricket West Indies to conduct thorough post-mortem of team's early exit
In the match played at Hobart, leg-spinner Gareth Delany picked up career-best figures of 3/16 while veteran opener Paul Stirling slammed a sensational 66 not out to take Ireland to the Super 12 stage with a nine-wicket drubbing of West Indies in a decisive Group B match of the first round at Bellerive Oval on Friday.
PKL 9: Captain Fazel Atrachali stars in Puneri Paltan's victory over Bengal Warriors
While Atrachali excelled in defense, raider Aslam Inamdar starred in attack, scoring five points. Maninder Singh effected a few raids as the Bengal Warriors took the lead at 6-5 in the 6th minute. However, Fazel Atrachali tackled Maninder soon after and levelled the scores at 6-6.
Denmark Open: Satwik/Chirag go down fighting to World Champions in quarters
The Indian pair, 7th in the BWF Rankings, went down 16-21, 19-21 in the 41-minute encounter. Satwik and Chirag trail 6-0 on head-to-head going into the match but could not score their first victory against the Malaysian pair ranked 4trh in the world. In a match in which the two teams figured in 77 rallies of which the Malaysian pair, which won the men's doubles title in the World Championships in Tokyo, won 42 while the Indians claimed 35.
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