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La Liga returns with intense seven weeks until World Cup
On Friday night, fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao entertain Almeria looking to continue their excellent start to the campaign. The Williams brothers, Inaki and Nico, will no doubt be the centre of attention in the San Mames Stadium after making their respective international debuts with Ghana and Spain last week.
Stage set for National 2W Racing Championship final round
Commanding most attention over the weekend are the two premier categories, Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open and Pro-Stock 165cc Open where the battle for the championships could go down to the wire, going by the extremely close races this season that has attracted nearly 200 entries for each round.
India Vs South Africa: Arshdeep Singh's new-ball burst augurs well for India on road to T20 World Cup
With a good amount of grass cover on the pitch, it meant that fast bowlers would make the ball talk for the entire duration of the game. Suddenly, the environment was more of a Test match than a T20I game as Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh scythed through the top-order to leave South Africa at 9/5 in the space of 15 balls, thereby deciding the outcome of the match long before the actual game was over.
BBL to finally introduce Decision Review System from this season
In a series of firsts in the BBL this year, which also saw the introduction of the Players' Draft ahead of the start of the season next month, Cricket Australia (CA) will be introducing the DRS, which was on hold last year due of the pandemic situation, border closure issues and logistic problems.
Suryakumar becomes highest run-scorer for India in a calendar year in T20Is
During the opening T20I against South Africa at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, Suryakumar smashed another unbeaten half-century (50 off 33 balls) as India defeated the visitors by eight wickets with 20 balls to spare in a low-scoring game. Chasing 107 for victory, opener KL Rahul's 51 followed by Surya's unbeaten 50 made the task of achieving the win a cakewalk and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
IND v SA, 1st T20I: Wicket was spicy, batting unit failed to adapt, says SA skipper Bavuma
"As a batting unit, we failed to apply ourselves, We weren't able to adjust our plans. We saw what Rahul was able to do. We didn't expect that (the pitch to have so much juice), we practiced here two days, ago. We saw the wicket was spicy, but we didn't expect it like that. You expected to hit through the line coming to India," he said after the match.
All-round Pakistan bowling show helps hosts defeat England in thriller; go 3-2 up in series
Managing just 145 runs in 19 overs, thanks to superb bowling effort from England pace bowler Mark Wood (3/20) and Sam Curran (2/23), the host were counting on luck to win the game, but all six Pakistan bowlers bowled exceptionally well to restrict the visitors to 139/7 to help the hosts take a 3-2 lead in the series.
IOC releases first visual identity to bolster Olympic brand's core values
This new visual system has been created to bolster the Olympic brand's core values, while enhancing consistency, recognition and impact across all IOC platforms, communications and publications, the IOC said via a media release. "The IOC recognised the need to create a comprehensive foundational identity, designed for use across all mediums and channels," the release said.
FIFA honours India football captain Sunil Chhetri, releases three-episode series on his career
One of the most prolific footballers in India, Chhetri is the country's all-time top goal scorer and most-capped player. He has scored 84 goals in 131 official international appearances since his debut on June 12 2005 against Pakistan. Chhetri has bagged 84 goals for India, behind Messi's tally of 90, and Ronaldo's 117 goals.
IND v SA, 1st T20I: Getting five wickets in quick time was the turning point, says Rohit Sharma
On a two-paced pitch with green tinge as international cricket returned to the venue after three years, Arshdeep (3/32) and Chahar (2/24) justified Rohit Sharma's call to bowl first as they scythed through South Africa's top-order by picking five wickets on the first 15 balls of the innings to restrict the visitors to 106/8 in 20 overs.
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