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Nadal, Swiatek, Gauff lead Ukraine support at U.S. Open
Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, John McEnroe and many more stars thrilled a packed Louis Armstrong Stadium for two hours of tennis to raise money for those suffering in Ukraine, with recently retired Ukrainian players Sergiy Stakhovsky and Olga Savchuk in attendance. "It has been a very tough couple of years in terms of [the] pandemic, now with the war," Nadal said.
India has the ability to squash everybody in the Asia Cup, including Pakistan: Scott Styris
The 2022 Asia Cup, in 20-over format, will see India entering the competition as defending champions, having won the competition in the 50-over format in 2018 in the UAE as well as in the T20I format in 2016 in Bangladesh. Styris pointed out that not imposing themselves in the start of Men's T20 World Cup last year was something which costed India matches against Pakistan and New Zealand.
Formula 1: Daniel Ricciardo to leave McLaren at the end of the season
On the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix, as Formula 1 returns from its summer break, Ricciardo and McLaren announced they would complete the final nine races of the year together before going their separate ways. McLaren say they will announce who will partner Norris in 2023 "in due course" Ricciardo will do the same regarding his own future plans, but suggested he's keen to stay in F1.
Asia Cup: Virat Kohli, Babar Azam greet each other during practice session in Dubai
On, Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) uploaded a video where the Indian players including out-of-form Virat Kohli can be seen starting their preparations for the Asia Cup. At the same ground the Afghanistan and Pakistan cricketers were also present. Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Pakistan captain Babar Azam were seen exchanging greetings.
Shubman Gill to play for Glamorgan in County Championship: Report
If all goes well, Gill will be the seventh India player to be signed by a county team this season, after Cheteshwar Pujara (Sussex), Washington Sundar (Lancashire), Krunal Pandya, Mohammed Siraj (both Warwickshire), Umesh Yadav (Middlesex) and Navdeep Saini (Kent). The 22-year-old will be the third Indian to play for Glamorgan in the County Championship after Ravi Shastri (1987-91) and Sourav Ganguly (2005).
Durand Cup 2022: Mumbai City, ATK Mohun Bagan share spoils after 1-1 draw
Liston Colaco drew first blood for the green and maroons in the first-half, only to see that effort cancelled out by Argentine striker Jorge Pereyra Diaz, in the second. MCFC now have four points from two games while ATKMB have picked up their first, after going down to Rajasthan United in their first game. The match started at a ferocious pace with ATKMB doing most of the attacking in the first 20 minutes of the first half.
BWF World Championships: Prannoy stuns Kento Momota to set up pre-quarters clash against Lakshya, Srikanth bows out
"I didn't really expect it (the win). It's always been tough to play him in the past as it's the highest level of badminton. I knew I had to be very disciplined against him and it was really important to pace the game really well; to know which points to push and even which points I could lose," said Prannoy after his win over two-time world champion Momota.
Asia Cup: Laxman named as India's interim head coach in Dravid's absence
Laxman who served as the coach in India's just-concluded three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe, will oversee the team's preparation in the absence of Dravid, who tested positive for Covid-19 before the team's departure to the UAE. The 49-year-old Dravid will join the team once he tests negative and is cleared by the BCCI Medical Team.
IPL side Punjab Kings quash rumours on possible captaincy changes to the side
"News reports published by a certain sports news website pertaining to captaincy of the Punjab Kings franchise have been making the rounds in the last few days. We would like to state that no official of the team has issued any statement on the same," said the franchise in their official statement. Ahead of the start of IPL 2022 season, Agarwal was appointed as the captain of Punjab Kings as KL Rahul took the same role with debutants Lucknow Super Giants.
Whoever wins India-Pakistan game is going to go on to win the Asia Cup: Shane Watson
Sunday's clash at Dubai will see the resumption of the 'greatest rivalry' in the world of cricket when India and Pakistan open their Asia Cup Group A campaign. This will also be the first meeting between these two teams after facing off in the Men's T20 World Cup last year in the UAE, where Pakistan secured a 10-wicket victory over India, their first such win in Men's World Cups.
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