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WPL 2023: Delhi Capitals hand Royal Challengers Bangalore fifth consecutive loss in WPL

WPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore succumbed to a fifth consecutive defeat in the Women’s Premier League on Monday night as Delhi Capitals clinched a six-wicket win in a tense finish. Chasing 151 on what turned out to be a challenging surface to bat on, Delhi Capitals were guided by the pair of Jess Jonassen (29 not out) and Marizanne Kapp (32 not out), who produced an all-round show. After delivering a superb 4-0-17-0 in the first half, Kapp guided Delhi past the finish line with an unbeaten 32 not out from as many balls, laced with three fours and one six. Jonassen smacked Renuka Singh for a six and a four to finish off the game with two balls to spare, reaching 29 not out off 15 balls with four fours and one hit over the fence. Delhi Capitals scored 154/4 in 19.4 overs. Delhi Capi...

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Dick Fosbury, the man who revolutionised the high jump, passes away at age of 76

Dick Fosbury, the man who revolutionised the discipline of high jump, passed away on Sunday at the age of 76, according to multiple media reports who quoted his agent. Fosbury was 21 when he changed the discipline of high jump forever, thanks to an innovative technique that he called the Fosbury Flop – one which involved using a curved run-up and leaping over the bar with the back arched. Using the Fosbury Flop technique, the Oregon State University student won the gold medal at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games. “It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that longtime friend and client Dick Fosbury passed away peacefully in his sleep early Sunday morning after a brief recurrence of lymphoma,” Ray Schulte, Fosbury’s agent, wrote on Instagram. He went on to add: “The Track & ...

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Mohun Bagan oust Hyderabad FC, set up ISL final with Bengaluru FC

ATK Mohun Bagan edged out defending champions Hyderabad FC 4-3 in a nail-biting penalty shootout here on Monday to set up the Indian Super League summit showdown with Bengaluru FC. The win also avenged ATK Mohun Bagan’s semi-final loss to Hyderabad FC in the semi-finals last season and the Mariners are a win away from lifting their maiden ISL title. They face Bengaluru FC in Goa on Saturday. Locked 0-0 in the first-leg, the reverse fixture also saw a goalless stalemate after 120 minutes of football. .@atkmohunbaganfc are on their way to the #HeroISL 2022-23 Final in #Goa after winning the penalty shoot-out 4️⃣-3️⃣ against #HyderabadFC! 🤩 Get your #HeroISLFinal Tickets here: https://t.co/wsb5z9EQq0#ATKMBHFC #HeroISLPlayoffs #LetsFootball #ATKMohunBagan pic.twitter.com/f3MXtUMTfl — India...

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New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in last-ball Test thriller

Kane Williamson | Photo Credit: MARTY MELVILLE A Kane Williamson century led New Zealand to a dramatic last-ball, two-wicket victory against Sri Lanka on a rain-disrupted final day in Christchurch on Monday.In a helter-skelter finish, the only Sri Lankans not guarding the boundary for most of the closing 10 overs were the bowler and wicketkeeper as New Zealand chased down their target of 285.The winning run came from a bye after Williamson missed with his swipe at the ball.He finished 121 not out with New Zealand 285-8 and Sri Lanka two wickets shy of their target.The thrilling New Zealand win scuppered Sri Lanka’s chances of making the World Test Championship final, handing the spot to India instead.When rain wiped out the first two sessions on the fifth day, the umpires ruled there...

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Man City era will be judged on whether I win Champions League: Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola has won nine major trophies at Manchester City but the Spaniard said his managerial era at the Premier League club will be defined by whether he delivers their first Champions League title. Guardiola has won four Premier League titles, one FA Cup and four League Cups at City but European success has eluded the manager who won the trophy twice as Barcelona manager, with the English club’s best finish being runners-up in 2021. When asked if winning the trophy with City would define his success in the eyes of the public, Guardiola told reporters: “Yes. That doesn’t mean I agree with that but, absolutely, we’ll be judged for that competition. “My first Champions League game here (in 2016), they asked, ‘Are you here to win the Champions League?’ If I was manager for Real Madrid...

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FIH Pro League: India beat Germany 6-3 to jump to top spot | Hockey News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India continued their good run in the FIH Pro League as they registered their second win over world champions Germany in three days to jump to the top spot in the standings at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on Monday.With the win, Harmanpreet Singh-led side moved to the top of the table with 17 points from seven matches, ahead of Spain on goal difference.India conceded an early goal when Tom Grambusch gave his team a third-minute lead by converting a penalty corner.India secures an emphatic victory against the World Champions Germany in the FIH Pro League 2022/23.🇮🇳 IND 6-3 GE… https://t.co/G3fSz0W4ry— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) 1678721528000But India soon got into the act with goals from Jugraj Singh (21st, PC), Abhishek (22nd, 51st), Selvam Karthi (24th, 46th) and ...

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Rohit Sharma: I am still learning as a captain, focus is to keep it very simple: Rohit Sharma | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma, who is just six Tests old as India skipper, says he is still learning as a captain with each passing game and try to keep things very simple instead of doing something which ultimately turns out to absolutely weird.When was asked to rate his captaincy, Rohit did put things into perspective, especially in Tests, where he had led in only six games (two versus Sri Lanka and four against Australia)."I am still learning as a captain in every game that I have captained. I have captained a lot in T20 cricket, more than the other formats but Test cricket I am only six matches old in terms of captaincy. I am still learning and guys around me have played a lot of cricket and they are there to help," Rohit told reporters in Ahemdabad on Monday.So what is his mantra of effe...

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Honours even in final Test, but India makes WTC final courtesy New Zealand

Proud winners: Team India with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy having won the series 2-1. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI India made it to the ICC World Test Championship final for the 2021-23 cycle on Monday despite its fourth and final Test against Australia ending in a dull draw at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday.With some purchase for the bowlers on an otherwise benign surface on the final day, the Indian camp went for lunch, keeping a tab on the proceedings in Christchurch where Sri Lanka — the other team in contention for a spot in the WTC final — was playing against New Zealand. Making it on PCT By then, there were indications that the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was heading for a draw, and Sri Lanka needed a 2-0 win over New Zealand to set up the WTC summit cla...

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Bonhomie, mutual respect, trade secrets and generous in praise, Rohit’s India scores off the field too

As soon as Rohit Sharma rested his tired limbs on the chair for the end of the series press conference, he asked for water. Looking physically exhausted but mentally satisfied, he would gulp down half a bottle. Rohit wanted to talk and he couldn’t have done that with a parched throat. All through the 20-minutes interaction, he wasn’t cautious nor did he speak in cliches. Rohit said he was enjoying Test captaincy, learning from mistakes and would let out a hearty laugh when an Australian reporter asked if R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja would be there when Australia return next after four years. “I don’t even know if I will be there,” he said, throwing his head back and letting out a throaty chuckle. Rohit has been around long enough to know that four years means a lifetime in Indian cricke...

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Mary Kom wants Asian Games to be her swansong, says ‘I’ll be forced to retire next year’ | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Racing against time to get fit, six-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom is targeting the Asian Games as her swansong in the ring before she is "forced" to retire next year.The veteran pugilist, who had torn her anterior cruciate ligament after twisting her left knee during the Commonwealth Games selection trials last year, underwent a reconstructive surgery to repair the ACL tear in August."What happened during the Commonwealth Games trials was very unfortunate. I suffered a major injury and I had to undergo a surgery," Mary said at the unveiling of the Indian team jersey ahead of the women's World Championship."I'm trying to come back soon. Because I have only this year, next year I'll be forced to retire. So this year I want to compete in any competition before the retire...

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England bring in Australian fast bowling coach David Saker for home Ashes | Cricket News – Times of India

David Saker is set to reprise his role as England's fast bowling coach for this year's Ashes after the Australian was approached by skipper Ben Stokes at the Twenty20 World Cup last year.Saker was the coach when England won the Ashes 3-1 in Australia in 2010-11 but switched to his home country for the 2017-18 series as they won 4-0. He was a consultant on England's coaching staff when they won the T20 World Cup."I don't think I'll do much Test cricket, but I'm doing the Ashes. Ben (Stokes) said: 'I'd like to get you involved in the Ashes,'" Saker was quoted as saying by British media on Monday."Rob Key (England cricket's managing director) had already floated it a little bit, but being so busy I wasn't sure if I really wanted to do it."Once Stokesy pushed it, it made it an easy decision...

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Shreyas Iyer could miss cricket for significant period due to back injury | Cricket News – Times of India

AHMEDABAD: Shreyas Iyer's recurring lower back injury "isn't looking good at the moment", said India captain Rohit Sharma, who couldn't set a timeframe on the stylish right-hander's comeback to competitive cricket.Besides the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia, Iyer could also miss the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders, a franchise he leads in the cash-rich league.Iyer, who was part of the playing XI, couldn't come out to bat during the Indian innings on the best batting surface after his right lower back problems resurfaced after fielding for more than 167 overs during the Australian innings.The PTI had reported on Sunday that Iyer is out of the three-match ODI series against Australia, starting March 17 in Mumbai. But going by the latest information received, his participat...

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Virat Kohli: WATCH: ‘King’ Kohli wins hearts, presents memorabilia to Australian players | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Respecting your opponents and having a great camaraderie with them off the field is a sign of a great cricketer and the Indian superstar Virat Kohli on Monday did the same when he presented his signed shirts to his Aussie counterparts after the end of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad.BCCI captured the heart-touching gesture of one of the modern-day greats Kohli and posted a video on their Twitter handle, saying: "King Kohli had some memorabilia to give to his Australian teammates post the final Test. Gestures like these."King Kohli 👑 had some memorabilia to give to his Australian teammates post the final Test 👏🏼👏🏼Gestures like these… https://t.co/SIWXZQTnmQ— BCCI (@BCCI) 1678710508000Earlier in the day, India qualified for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and cli...

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Rohit Sharma: WTC Final: Workload will be monitored during IPL, some players to leave early for UK, says Rohit Sharma | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma on Monday made it clear that the workload of the players will be monitored during the IPL and Indian players, whose sides won't make it to the T20 league play-offs, will leave early for a two-week conditioning camp in the UK ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia.The WTC final will be played from June 7 at the Oval, right after the IPL final which is scheduled to be held on May 28With IPL going back to its original home and away model for the first time since post COVID-19 outbreak, there will be a lot of travelling involved and among all the current India Test regulars, only Cheteshwar Pujara is not a part of IPL."It's quite critical for us. We are going to keep in constant touch with all the players who are going to play that...

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Not in a space where I’ll go out and prove someone wrong: Virat Kohli | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has achieved almost everything in cricket a player aspires for but his century drought in Test cricket put him in a place where he felt a need to justify his place on the field.Kohli got the monkey off his back after ending 1205 days Test century hiatus with his marathon 186-run knock against Australia in the fourth and final Test against Australia in Ahmedabad.The former Indian skipper's 28th Test ton helped India post 571 in reply to Australia's 480 as the match ended in a draw. India clinched the four-match series 2-1 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The expectations that I have for myself as a player are more important to me," Kohli told the official broadcasters after being adjudged Player of the Match."I am not in a space now where I will go out and p...

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‘We wouldn’t be the same without the other’: Ravichandran Ashwin on partnership with Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, after sharing Player-of-the-Series award with Ravindra Jadeja, spoke his heart out giving all credit to the left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder and said that Jadeja gave him a lot of freedom to be creative with the ball.Ashwin finished with 25 wickets and also scored 86 runs in the four-Test series against Australia, while Jadeja accounted for 22 wickets and scored 135 runs with one half-century."It's been a great journey together. We wouldn't be the same without the other. He gives me a lot of freedom to be creative on the field with the ball. Credit to him. I thought he bowled beautifully in the Delhi Test. That's why we're here," Ashwin said on partnership with Jadeja.Jadeja said they have a great chemistry on the field and they alway...

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Shreyas Iyer ruled out of ODI series against Australia; could sit out of a few IPL games

India batsman Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Australia because of a recurring back injury. It is also learnt that the Kolkata Knight Riders captain, who is struggling to walk, could miss a few matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Specialist doctors have also been consulted by the BCCI for Iyer and they will take a call on whether he needs surgery. Iyer could be on the sidelines for up to three months if he undergoes surgery, said a source. Iyer didn’t bat during India’s first innings of 571 in reply to Australia’s 480 in the fourth and final Test which ended in a draw in Ahmedabad on Monday. In his post-match media interaction, India captain Rohit Sharma said that Iyer ‘does not seem to be doing that well.’ “Poor guy. It just was such an unf...

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Rahul Dravid: Playing WTC final right after IPL is going to be a challenge | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday made it clear that playing the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, soon after the conclusion of IPL, is going to be a big challenge for the Indian team.The WTC final will be played at The Oval in London from June 7-11, while the IPL ends on May 28.India made it to the second successive WTC final courtesy New Zealand's thrilling two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Christchurch just before the post-lunch session on the final day of the fourth India-Australia Test - which ended in a draw in Ahmedabad as the hosts clinched the Border-Gavaskar series 2-1.Terming it a "challenge", the Indian head coach said they would have to plan it out properly."We just qualified at lunchtime today. I wasn't counting my chickens before they hatche...

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India win Test series 2-1 after Australia force draw in Ahmedabad

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It is going to be a challenge: Dravid on playing WTC final right after IPL

India head coach Rahul Dravid during a press conference at Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of India-Australia’s 4th and final Test Match in Ahmedabad on March 07, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Playing the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia within one week of the IPL's conclusion is going to be a huge challenge, India head coach Rahul Dravid said on Monday. Virat Kohli slammed his first Test century in more than three years, after Shubman Gill's sparkling 128, as India responded strongly to Australia's stiff first innings total of 480 to draw the fourth and final Test and clinch the Border-Gavaskar series 2-1 here. Just before the post-lunch session on the final day, news trickled in that Kane Williamson's magnificent hundred sealed New Zealand's thrilling two-wicket...