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South Africa all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius ruled out of ODIs against India, Men's T20 World Cup
As per an official statement from Cricket South Africa (CSA), Pretorius sustained the injury during the third T20I against India at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, where South Africa won by 49 runs. "The nature of the injury requires surgical intervention and Dwaine will consult the Cricket South Africa designated hand surgeon on arrival in South Africa.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Tough for selectors to pick 50-over World Cup squad with so much talent around, says VVS Laxman
Interim head coach VVS Laxman feels that with India having incredible riches in the ODI squad, especially with youngsters like Shubman Gill shining with the bat, the selectors will have a tough time in selecting the squad once the main players come into the frame.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Gaikwad, Bishnoi make debuts as India win toss, elect to bowl first
India skipper Shikhar Dhawan said his decision of electing to bowl first came from seeing the moisture on the pitch due to a lengthy rain delay. "We would like to field first as there is a bit of moisture on the wicket and we want to exploit that. We got six batters and bowlers bowlers playing. In the bowlers, we have two spinners and three pacers."
Champions League: RB Leipzig overpower Celtic to return to winning ways
The Red Bulls staged a lively opening period on home soil as Christopher Nkunku pulled wide from a promising position with only two minutes gone on Wednesday. Leipzig had to make some early changes as goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi suffered a knee injury after a return pass and had to be taken off.
IND v SA, 1st ODI: Rain delays start by 30 minutes, play to start at 2 pm
The toss for the Day/Night match which was scheduled to be held at 1 pm will now be held at 1:30 pm. The play will begin at 2:00 pm, the BCCI said in a tweet on Thursday. The umpires had an early inspection on Thursday and decided to push back the toss and match time for the first match of the three-ODI series.
Champions League: Haaland stars for Man City; Chelsea, Juventus win; PSG held 1-1 in Lisbon (round-up)
Haaland scored with his first touch as City cruised to another thumping home win, beating FC Copenhagen 5-0 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester on Wednesday night. Haaland buried a Joao Cancelo pass in the 7th minute before tapping in a second in the 32nd min to move to 28 goals in just 22 Champions League appearances. He is now level with Ryan Giggs on 28 UEFA Champions League goals.
Sevilla sack manager Julen Lopetegui after Borussia Dortmund defeat
The news came after several weeks of speculation over the former Real Madrid and Spain coach's future, after a poor start to the season. Sevilla have won just one of their seven games in La Liga with just five points from 21 in the competition, while they have lost two and drawn one of their three matches in the Champions League.
Champions League: Real Madrid beat Shakhtar; Sevilla suffer defeat against Dortmund
Real Madrid raced into a 2-0 lead in the first half on Wednesday night, thanks to an excellent goal from Rodrygo in the 13th minute after a good pass from Aurelien Tchouameni. Vinicius Jr. doubled Real Madrid's lead in the 28th minute after linking up with Karim Benzema, and it looked like Shakhtar were in for a long night.
Australia rest bowlers for first T20I against England; call in Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Swepson and Nathan Ellis
Marcus Stoinis, Richardson and Agar re-join the squad for the England Series and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Swepson and Ellis have been added to the squad for the opening game against England in Perth as selectors continue to prepare for the World Cup at home.
National Games: Boxers Lovlina, Jaismine, Hussamuddin off to winning starts
Flanked by former world championship medallist Shiva Thapa, Lovlina walked into the ring amidst cheers from the sizeable crowd, more so from the Assam contingent, and took firm control of the bout against Nishi Bharadwaj in the 75kg category. The difference in class was pretty evident between the opponents from either corner, with Nishi's short frame making it even more difficult for her to connect the punches and judge had to stop fight.
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