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Day: April 9, 2023

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Arun Singh Dhumal: ‘If there’s a window for a second IPL, we will definitely look at that’

In this Idea Exchange, Arun Singh Dhumal, Chairman, Indian Premier League, talks about the scope of Women’s Premier League, how player injuries have nothing to do with IPL and dealing with the world of betting and fantasy leagues. The session was moderated by Senior Assistant Editor Devendra Pandey. Devendra Pandey: Was there a concern on behalf of the BCCI on how the market would react to the Women’s Premier League (WPL)? We were never in two minds about it. We weren’t able to start earlier because of Covid. And given how our girls have performed over the last couple of years, be it the Commonwealth Games or the Asia Cup, they have done a phenomenal job on the field and it was the right time to start with this league. I would not like to name any other leagues, but we have seen franchi...
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Premier League: Arsenal denied huge win by Liverpool to leave Manchester City within arm’s length

Arsenal’s grip on the Premier League title race was loosened as Liverpool produced a storming comeback to snatch a 2-2 draw in super-charged clash at a raucous Anfield on Sunday. The north Londoners were heading for a first league win at Liverpool since 2012 and a massive three points in their quest to win the league as they led 2-0 but Roberto Firmino headed an 87th-minute equaliser. It could have been even worse for Mikel Arteta’s side too as Mo Salah, who scored Liverpool’s first goal and missed a second-half penalty, blazed a late chance over and was then denied by Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. Ramsdale then made a miraculous save from Ibrahima Konate in a breathless period of stoppage time. When the dust settled on a rambunctious contest that had everything, Arsenal, bidding f...
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Shikhar Dhawan blames batting unit for loss against SRH

A disappointed Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan blamed the batting unit for failing to mould their game according to the conditions as they lost by eight wickets to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here on Sunday. Dhawan slammed a 66-ball 99 not out to carry the Punjab team on his shoulders as the other batters cut a sorry figure after being asked to take first strike. “As a batting unit, we lost too many wickets back to back and couldn’t put up a big total on the ground and because of that we lost the game. 175-180 would have been a reasonable score. The wicket looked quite good but it was seaming and swinging,” Dhawan said at the post-match presentation. On his sensational innings, Dhawan, who was adjudged the player of the match, said: “I didn’t expect I will reach there at the end ...
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Ian Nepomniachtchi made it clear by the 8th move he was playing impotent and unambitious position

WHEN Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi made the eighth move of game 1 of the 2023 world chess championship, it was almost defined that the game was heading for a draw, which it eventually did. I felt that white was not playing ambitiously enough. It became obvious as early as the 8th move, after which it was just a routine play. I expected Nepomniachtchi to go in for a strategic battle but in the very first game he chose a line which has a strategic idea. It’s not a typical idea. In fact, it’s a line which the Soviet School doesn’t approve of. But they still have some theory after move 8. d3 is a normal move on move 8, but by playing d4 on the eighth move, Nepomniachtchi made it clear that he was playing a sort of impotent and unambitious position. A look at Ian Nepomniachtchi’s eighth move ...
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IPL 2023, SRH vs PBKS | Tripathi, Markande shine as Sunrisers Hyderabad open account

Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a clinical performance to register a convincing eight-wicket victory over Punjab Kings and open their account in the ongoing Indian Premier League here on Sunday. With SRH chasing 144 after spinner Mayank Markande's (4/15) exploits with ball, Rahul Tripathi sizzled with an unbeaten 48-ball 74 to help his side complete the task in 17.1 overs.Picked beautifully and launched out of the ground 💥@SunRisers fans, what do you make of Rahul Tripathi's confidence with the bat tonight? 😎Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/Di3djWhVcZ#TATAIPL | #SRHvPBKSpic.twitter.com/621Y49Ri4w— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2023 Skipper Aiden Markram remained not out on 37 off 21 balls, and their efforts ensured that Shikhar Dhawan's 66-ball 99 not out, which lifted Punjab Kings t...
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Arsenal held by Liverpool in blow to Premier League title bid | Football News – Times of India

LIVERPOOL: Arsenal blew a two-goal lead in a pulsating 2-2 draw at Liverpool on Sunday to give Manchester City fresh hope of retaining the Premier League title.Mikel Arteta's men edged six points ahead of City at the top of the table, but the defending champions now have the destiny of the title in their own hands.City have a game in hand and host the Gunners at the Etihad later this month.Goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus appeared to have Arsenal cruising towards an eighth consecutive league win.But Mohamed Salah pulled a goal back before half-time to spark a Liverpool fightback.Salah missed a second-half penalty before Roberto Firmino headed in the equaliser three minutes from time.Jurgen Klopp's men then missed a series of chances to complete the comeback as Arsenal goa...
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SRH vs PBKS Highlights: Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi script Sunrisers’ eight-wicket victory over Punjab | Cricket News – Times of India

HYDERABAD: Desperate for a win, Sunrisers Hyderabad rang in three changes to their playing XI against Punjab Kings and the move paid rich dividends as the hosts resurrected their campaign with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory at the RGIC Stadium, here on Sunday night.Sunrisers replaced Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid and Abdul Samad with Heinrich Klaasen, left-arm seamer Marco Jansen and leggie Mayank Markande and it turned out to be a productive move as Punjab were restricted to a modest 143 for nine. Lanky Jansen (2/16), Markande (4/15) and Umran Malik (2/32) had Punjab on the mat for nearly 15 overs of the innings before Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan hogged the limelight with a brilliant unbeaten 99.The target proved not too difficult for the Sunrisers despite losing their openers ...
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India win three medals at Asian Wrestling Championships | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India started their Asian Wrestling Championships campaign on a high, winning three medals on Sunday - a silver and two bronze in Astana, Kazakhstan.Young grappler Rupin won his first senior-level international medal with a silver in the 55kg Greco Roman event.While the 19-year-old Rupin signed off with the second-best finish, Neeraj (63kg GR) and Sunil Kumar (87kg GR) claimed a bronze medal each.Rupin lost 1-3 to Iranian Poya Soulat Dad Marz in the final after coming into the summit clash from the qualification round with the help of three successive wins.Rupin, the 2019 World Cadet Championships bronze medallist, started his campaign with a 16-7 win by technical superiority over Kyrgyzstan's Sardarbek in the qualification round.He then outwitted Kazakhstan's Amangali Rahimb...
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CSK’s Deepak Chahar to undergo scans, Ben Stokes suffers toe injury

Deepak Chahar of Chennai Super Kings. File. | Photo Credit: AP Chennai Super Kings and India seamer Deepak Chahar will undergo scans after suffering a hamstring injury he sustained during their Indian Premier League match here on Saturday night against Mumbai Indians. Chahar could bowl only one over at the start of the contest here at the Wankhede Stadium and hobbled off the field after receiving initial treatment, and did not return to take the field for CSK who sauntered to a seven-wicket victory. The 30-year-old right-arm seamer will now undergo scans on his left hamstring to determine the extent of the injury that he suffered and is expected to be out for a while. Chahar has had a long injury layoff and returned to top-flight action only in this IPL, struggling in the first two gam...
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IPL 2023: Had belief I could do this, says Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh after match-winning cameo against Gujarat Titans

Kolkata Knight Riders Rinku Singh celebrates with teammates after hitting the winning runs during the match against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by 3 wickets | Photo Credit: ANI Following his match-winning cameo against Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh said that he had belief that he could finish off the match and he was not thinking a lot, just reacting to the ball while hitting. Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh's five consecutive sixes in the last over took the win away from Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. "I had a belief that I can do this. Rana bhai (Nitish Rana, KKR skipper) said to ...
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KKR’s Rinku Singh adds glorious chapter to IPL story with surreal show | Cricket News – Times of India

AHMEDABAD: For Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh, the road to success has been a long and arduous one but never did he flinch or give up, and added a glorious chapter to the IPL story by doing the unthinkable here on Sunday.Not even the world's best batters would have backed themselves to hit five consecutive sixes with their team requiring 28 from the last five balls, but KKR's left-handed Rinku did exactly that, producing a terrific knock that will be remembered and talked about for years.Rinku's 48 not out from 21 balls included six sixes and one four, with KKR nailing down a 200 plus chase in dying moments in the game.It was perhaps the most unlikely yet a sensational victory in IPL history, against the rampaging Gujarat Titans for whom their stand-in captain Rashid Khan had almost...
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Will go court and protest once again: Bajrang Punia | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ace Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia said that the wrestlers will go to court to protest against the report of the oversight committee appointed to investigate on the matter and allegations put up by prominent Indian wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.Speaking to ANI exclusively, Punia said, "I read an article today in which one of the committee members said that the report has been supported to the Sports ministry without his signatures. The member also expressed his/her disagreement with the report. If a committee member is not involved in report submission and disagrees with the report, how are we supposed to trust it?""We were not even informed that the report was submitted to the ministry," he added.Punia also sa...
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‘Lord Rinku saved the day’: Venkatesh Iyer praises sensational Rinku Singh | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders batter Venkatesh Iyer, who scored 83 off 40 balls, on Sunday heaped praise on his teammate Rinku Singh for snatching victory from the jaws of defeat against defending champions Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.Rinku earned a new moniker 'lord' from his teammate after he smoked five successive sixes in the final over to take his team home in the last-ball thriller at the Narendra Modi stadium. Rinku remained unbeaten on 48 off just 21 balls, hitting as many as six maximums in his whirlwind knock.IPL 2023 SCHEDULE | IPL 2023 POINTS TABLE"It was a nail-biting finish, extremely happy that we won the game. Our coach has always said that we can score 200 on any given day. Honestly, the wicket was quite good to bat. When the target is 200, you can't have silent over...
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EPL: Crystal Palace thrash Leeds to boost survival bid | Football News – Times of India

LEEDS (United Kingdom): Crystal Palace boosted their bid for Premier League survival with a 5-1 demolition of relegation rivals Leeds on Sunday.Roy Hodgson's side erased Patrick Bamford's first half opener with a superb display of counter-attacking at Elland Road.Marc Guehi equalised just before the break and Palace turned on the style after half-time with emphatic finishes from Jordan Ayew, who netted twice, Eberechi Eze and Odsonne Edouard.Palace's first win at Elland Road since 2006 lifted them six points clear of the relegation zone, while Leeds remain just two points adrift of the bottom three.The south Londoners were without a win in 2023 before Hodgson replaced the sacked Patrick Vieira until the end of the season.Palace had gone three games without mustering a single shot on tar...
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The making of Rinku Singh: From giving up broomstick to smashing 5 sixes to win it for KKR

A small two-room quarters within the premises of an LPG distribution company’s storage compound near Aligarh stadium has become the talk of the town. It’s the house of Rinku Singh, who on Sunday became the talk of the world as he smashed five successive sixes in the final over to win a thriller for Kolkata Knight Riders against Gujarat Titans. On Sunday, Rinku’s unbeaten 48 off 21 deliveries won the match for Kolkata which appeared lost only three overs ago when Rashid Khan had taken a hat-trick. Almost everyone had given up, except Rinku. Having played second fiddle to Shardul Thakur in the previous match, he was the hero in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The IPL has seen many stunning comebacks, it is the grand theatre after all, but in 15 seasons, none had seen something like Rinku. He became ...
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IPL 2023: CSK’s Deepak Chahar to undergo scans, Ben Stokes suffers toe injury | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The injury issues grappled Chennai Super Kings camp with seamer Deepak Chahar and star all-rounder Ben Stokes' availability in the coming matches looks uncertain.Chahar, who suffered hamstring injury during the IPL 2023 match against Mumbai Indians on Saturday, will undergo scans to ascertain the extent of the injury.The 30-year-old right-arm seamer could bowl only one over against MI at the Wankhede Stadium and off the field after receiving initial treatment.Chahar has had a long injury layoff and returned to top-flight action only in this IPL, struggling in the first two games before suffering a fresh hamstring injury on his left leg."Chahar will undergo scans to identify the extent of the injury once the team returns to Chennai," said CSK in a statement on Sunday.Stokes, w...
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IPL 2023: Lockie Ferguson’s entry, Venkatesh Iyer returns and Rinku Singh’s stunning sixes

Rinku heroics When Rashid Khan picked up his first IPL hat-trick it looked as if it is game, set and match. In 15 seasons the IPL has seen some extraordinary finishes and twists, but the one on Sunday was surreal. Kolkata needed 29 runs off the last over and after Umesh Yadav took a single off the first ball, it was over to Rinku Singh. He needed four sixes and a boundary or five sixes. This is the sort of moment everyone who picks the bat dreams about. And Yash Dayal delivered  three successive full-tosses, which were dispatched over long-off, deep square-leg and long-off as the equation came down to 10 off two deliveries. Out of nowhere Kolkata had not only come back into the game, but it was their game to lose. With pressure mounting and suggestions pouring from every quarter, Dayal ...
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Rinku Singh: IPL 2023: KKR’s Rinku Singh smokes five sixes in a row to shock Gujarat Titans | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: '6, 6, 6, 6, 6' - Yes you read it right. Rinku Singh on Sunday smashed five sixes in a row to help Kolkata Knight Riders stun defending champions Gujarat Titans in a last-ball thriller in the Indian Premier League at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.Needing 29 runs to win off the final over, while chasing a massive 205-run target, Rinku's pyrotechnics helped KKR score 31 runs off it, two more than required.Pacer Yash Dayal was at the receiving end of the blitzkrieg, after starting the 20th over with Umesh Yadav on the strike for KKR. Umesh did the right thing by taking a single off the first delivery and gave Rinku an outside chance as they needed 28 off five balls.It began with Yash bowling a wide full toss and Rinku reached out to smoke it over extra cover to keep KKR...
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