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29 Mar

Gujarat Titans wins over Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets

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Brilliant efforts put on by fast bowler Mohammad Shami and batter Rahul Tewatia helped Gujarat Titans to takeover Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a clash of two debutants in IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Mohammad Shami, bowled brilliantly and claimed three wickets for 10 runs in his first spell that broke Lucknow Super Giants' innings. Though they recovered from a bad position 29/4 riding on half-centuries from Deepak Hooda (55) and Ayush Badoni (54), they managed 158/6 in 20 overs and was below-par for this surface and the Gujarat Titans batting. Shami finished with 25/3 from his…

24 Mar

Ashleigh Barty Retires At 25

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No. 1 Tennis player Ashleigh Barty stunned everyone on Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of 25. She dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home-grown champion of the Australian Open in 44 years, joining tennis royalty's most exclusive club with a Grand Slam crown on three different surfaces. Ashleigh said, "I'm so happy, and I'm so ready and I just know at the moment in my heart as a person, this is right. I'm so appreciative for all that tennis has given me, it's given me every one of my fantasies in…

23 Mar

Lakshya Sen Breaks into Top 10 in World Rankings After All England Open

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Indian badmiton star Lakshya Sen won silver at the All England Badminton Championships and broke into the top 10 of the latest BWF World Ranking on Tuesday. Aged 20 years from Uttarakhand, became the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points, surpassing reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. He suffered a heartbreaking straight-game loss to Olympic champion and world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark on Sunday. Lakshya Sen, the former world junior number one Indian thus became the country's highest-ranked men's…

14 Mar

Rishabh Pant breaks former captain Kapil Dev’s record

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Indian Wicketkeeper and a batter Rishabh Pant on Sunday registered the fastest fifty by an Indian batter in the longer format to score the fastest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket. It has come off 28 deliveries. Pant reached upto 50 runs in 28 balls and broke the record of former India captain Kapil Dev, who made his record of naking a half-century in 30 balls. The wicketkeeper-batter achieved this achievement on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday March 13. Jasprit Bumrah's five-wicket haul and a decent…

12 Mar

Mithali Raj breaks World Cup captaincy record

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Mithali Raj, Indian skipper broke the record for most matches captained in the ICC Women's World Cup, surpassing former Australian counterpart Belinda Clark on Saturday. Mithali led India in 24 World Cup games, claiming 14 victories, 8 losses and one no result. Clark had captained 23 matches in her side. Mithali achieved the feat when she stepped out to lead the country against the West Indies in a crucial match in the ongoing showpiece event here. Mithali and Clark are the only two cricketers to have led their country at more than two World Cups. Last Sunday, Mithali became only…

11 Mar

100 percent crowd is allowed in India vs Sri Lanka pink ball Test

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Second pink ball test between India and Sri Lanka will be starting on Saturday March 12. It could witness a houseful stadium after the Karnataka State Cricket Association on Thursday allowed 100 percent crowd attendance for the match owing to sharp decline in COVID-19 cases and high demand for tickets. KSCA is happy to inform that there has been very good response for viewership of the India vs Sri Lanka Day-Night Test cricket match being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore from 12-16 March, 2022. "Considering the high number of response and since there are no further restrictions…

09 Mar

Russia lodges appeal against FIFA, UEFA bans

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On Tuesday, the Russian soccer federation appealed to have its FIFA and UEFA bans frozen and other punishments. Russian teams were driven out from the competition on 28th February,until further notice following the country's invasion of Ukraine. FIFA and UEFA did not specify their legal reasons for this. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it hoped to decide on the appeals in the future. Russia's men's national team was scheduled to play Poland on March 24 in a World Cup qualifying playoff. Poland has refused to play opponent Russia in the match. The winner of that match would have…

07 Mar

India win third gold of Cairo Shooting World Cup

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The Indians named Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan won gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event on the day of the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition held on Sunday. The Indian team registered a 17-13 win over Singapore in a thrilling match-up to claim the country's third gold of the tournament. The Indian trio had made it after overcoming the second qualification stage on Saturday. Esha won the second gold and third medal of the World Cup, as she had earlier won a yellow medal in the women's 10m air pistol team event…

03 Mar

Esha Singh mesmerizes everyone with her glorious performance

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Esha Singh made a firm statement about her arrival in the senior place with a silver in the women’s 10m air pistol event in the ongoing World Cup shooting championship in Cairo, Egypt. The 17-year-old, Esha Singh, is the first woman shooter from Telangana to win a World Cup medal. “Now the goal is to keep winning as many medals as possible for India in all major events and bring laurels to the country,” Esha believes. “Hopefully, this can be just the beginning of many more success stories at the highest level. I will continue to work really hard and…

02 Mar

Saurabh Chaudhary strikes Gold in the first ISSF World Cup In Cairo

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Indian shooter, Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event, making the country's account in the year's first ISSF World Cup in Cairo on March1. The Asian Games gold medallist shot 16 in the gold medal contest to finish the round whereas Germany’s Michael Schwald shot 6. Artem Chernousov of Russia won the bronze in the event, whose country's flag was removed owing to its involvement in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Saurabh, aged 19 years, an Olympian has a Youth Olympic gold medal to his name, was third in the men's 10m air pistol qualification stage…