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PV Sindhu loses in Madrid Spain Masters final

India’s P V Sindhu on Sunday suffered a demoralising straight-game loss against Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the summit clash of the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 badminton tournament here. Sindhu, who has slipped out of the elite top 10 last Tuesday after a series of early exits following her return from a five-month long injury lay-off, looked completely clueless during her 8-21 8-21 demolition at the hands of world number 12 Tunjung at Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur. Despite coming into the finals with a dominating 7-0 lead over the 23-year-old Indonesian, Sindhu looked a pale shadow of her old self as an opportunity to seal her first crown in eight months slipped out of her hands. It was, however, a good campaign for the Indian, who showed flashes of her brilliance du...
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IPL Ticket Advisory: No CAA/NRC protest banners allowed during matches

Spectators cheer up during IPL 2023 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, in Hyderabad, on April 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The spectators coming to watch IPL matches in four cities including Delhi, Mohali, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, will not be allowed to carry protest banners related to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), according to a specific advisory.'Paytm Insider', which is the ticketing partner of Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, has listed a few 'prohibited items' and one of them is banners related to CAA/NRC Protest.It is understood that the advisory has been issued by th...
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World Cup 2023 logo unveiled on 12th anniversary of India’s 2011 WC triumph | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: On the occasion of India's 12th anniversary of ODI World Cup victory, the ICC unveiled the logo of the upcoming 2023 World Cup scheduled to be held in India later this year.12 years ago on this day, MS Dhoni launched an on-drive into the stands to win the 2011 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai after defeating Sri Lanka in the final.Six months out from the flagship men's ODI event, the Cricket World Cup has been developed with the 'Navarasa', nine emotions the game's audiences experience during the high-stakes action.A term in Indian theatre, the 'Navarasa' has been reimagined in a cricketing context, using symbols and colour to depict the emotions fans feel while living the drama and excitement of a World Cup match: joy, power, anguish, respect, pride, bravery, glor...
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RCB vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: Mumbai eye winning start to season against formidable Bangalore – The Times of India

LIVE NOWTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 02, 2023, 17:42:30 ISTT20 MATCH LIVE UPDATES Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates, scorecard, and ball by ball commentary of Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.Read Less!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {}; const { TimesApps } = window; TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() { (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t = b.createElement(e); ...
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Mayers – grabbing the opportunity to showcase his skills

Making hay: Playing the match only because Quinton de Kock wasn’t available, Kyle Mayers played a crucial part in Super Giants’ victory. | Photo Credit: PTI The spotlight was on Mark Wood on Saturday night. That wasn’t surprising: it was a sensational spell of fast bowling. And it is not every day that a T20 match produces a five-wicket haul.But, Kyle Mayers’ contribution was no less in Lucknow Super Giants’ resounding 50-run victory in the IPL at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium. It was around his 38-ball 73 that the Super Giants innings was built. The 30-year-old opener from the West Indies could not have hoped for a better start to his IPL career. He got a chance only because Quinton de Kock wasn’t available for the match.“I have always dreamt of playing in the IPL; I got the...
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IPL Ticket Advisory: No CAA/NRC protest banners allowed during matches

The spectators coming to watch IPL matches in four cities including Delhi, Mohali, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, will not be allowed to carry protest banners related to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), according to a specific advisory. ‘Paytm Insider’, which is the ticketing partner of Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, has listed a few ‘prohibited items’ and one of them is banners related to CAA/NRC Protest. It is understood that the advisory has been issued by the franchises, that manage the ticketing business of their respective home matches. It is usually done in consultation with the BCCI as marquee sporting events do not allow any publicity of any sens...
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Verstappen beats Hamilton to win chaotic Australian Grand Prix | Racing News – Times of India

MELBOURNE: Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the world championship.The world champion began from pole and despite being passed by Mercedes pair George Russell and Hamilton at the start, he kept his cool to win a race red flagged three times, with multiple crashes.Hamilton came home second ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who made it three podiums from three this year."We had a very poor start, lap one I was careful as I had a lot to lose," said Dutchman Verstappen, who won the season-opening race in Bahrain and came second in Jeddah a fortnight ago."After that, the pace of the car was quick. With these red flags, I don't know, I don't really understand. It was a ...
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IPL 2023: CSK vs LSG | Back in their den, Chennai eyes first win against Lucknow

After losing their opening match, Chennai Super Kings will return to their den — the MA Chidambaram stadium — for the first home match of the season against Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai on April 3, 2023 and aim to pick up a win. When Mahendra Singh Dhoni leads his team in Chennai, the four-time champion will, without a doubt, receive a rapturous welcome as CSK return to the Chepauk after nearly four years. Despite a superb knock from the classy Ruturaj Gaikwad, the rest of the batters could not capitalise and help CSK post a big total. The team's fans will be hoping that the strong batting line-up rises to the occasion. Gaikwad toyed with the Gujarat Titans bowlers and made batting look easy. His exit slowed things down and CSK could only make a modest score, which was chased down by...
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Max Verstappen wins Australian Grand Prix after red flag chaos

Max Verstappen was crowned Australian Grand Prix winner on Sunday after two late red flags and a slew of crashes threw the race into chaos before the Dutchman was allowed a processional victory lap around Albert Park. Verstappen was leading Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton when Kevin Magnussen crashed his Haas into a wall, leaving debris on the track and halting the race. In a chaotic restart, Williams driver Logan Sargeant rode into the back of AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries to knock both of them into gravel at turn one. Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon then crashed into each other to leave a trail of debris on the track and trigger another red flag, the third and last for the race. Max rolls across the finish line in astonishing scenes 🔚#AusGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/rLzcCFNKUs — F1 Aust...
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Salim Durani: Big-hearted Afghan who played for love of game | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sunil Gavaskar had once written that if ever Salim Durani wrote his autobiography, the apt title would be, 'Ask for a Six'.Those who are still alive to recollect Indian cricket's nascent days in the 1960s and early 70s, one thing that remains etched in almost everyone's memory is that if spectators wanted a big hit, Durani duly obliged.By shouting "Sixerrrrr, Sixerrrr', the 90,000 spectators at the then raucous Eden Gardens would make optimal use of their lungs. And legend has it that the very next ball would either soar into long on or deep midwicket stands.1/12Salim Durani passes awayShow Captions<p>Salim Durani, the debonair India cricketer of the 1960s with a movie-star looks, a puckish sense of humour, and a penchant for hitting monstrous sixes on demand, died on S...
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Salim Durani: Big-hearted Afghan who played for love of game

Sunil Gavaskar had once written that if ever Salim Durani wrote his autobiography, the apt title would be, 'Ask for a Six'. Those who are still alive to recollect Indian cricket's nascent days in the 1960s and early 70s, one thing that remains etched in almost everyone's memory is that if spectators wanted a big hit, Durani duly obliged. By shouting "Sixerrrrr, Sixerrrr', the 90,000 spectators at the then raucous Eden Gardens would make optimal use of their lungs. And legend has it that the very next ball would either soar into long on or deep midwicket stands. Durani was the 'people's man', whose impact can never be quantified by the 29 Test matches that he played over 13 years between 1960 to 1973, or the 1200 plus runs he scored and 75 wickets that he took with his mean left-arm spin...
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RCB vs MI tip-off XI: Archer set for his Mumbai debut, Suryakumar eyes form, Green to add fuel

IPL 2023: Injury-ravaged Royal Challengers (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Having recorded three consecutive wins against Mumbai Indians in their last five meetings since IPL 2020, the RCB, who are once again in search of their maiden title win in the league, would want to make a winning start. Here are a few key tips-off ahead of today’s high-octane encounter. Jofra Archer set to return. Mumbai Indians’ dream of Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer bowling in tandem will have to wait another season to become a reality. But they will have Jofra Archer and on the eve of the match MI coach Mark Boucher has said that the speedster is fit to play. He said: “Jof (Jofra Archer) is good. He is a 100 per cent for tomorrow. He didn’t train tod...
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Sri Lanka beats New Zealand in dramatic Super Over in 1st T20

Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka and Kusal Mendis celebrate winning the super over and the match during the first Twenty 20 international cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Eden Park in Auckland on April 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka won the first Twenty20 cricket international in a Super Over on April 2 after New Zealand tailender Ish Sodhi hit a six from the last ball of the 20th over to send the match into a tiebreaker.The Sri Lankans made an imposing 196-5 batting first and New Zealand came to the last regular over needing 13 runs to win, six to tie.Mr. Sodhi averages 9.6 in T20 internationals and had the huge responsibility of facing the last ball from Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka, who had bowled an outstanding over. The delivery was full and angled into le...
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IPL 2023 | Fielding was really sloppy, bowlers gave away far too many sixes, says Delhi Capitals coach Ponting

Lucknow Super Giants players celebrate a wicket during the IPL 2023 match against Delhi Capitals. | Photo Credit: AFP Delhi Capitals chief coach Ricky Pointing expressed his extreme displeasure with the "really sloppy" fielding and poor execution by his bowlers in the team's 50-run defeat to Lucknow Super Giants in an IPL match in Lucknow. Delhi Capitals bowlers gave away 16 sixes and spilled the catch of LSG opener Kyle Mayers, as the team, led by David Warner, had a disappointing start to their 2023 season. Mayers' 73 off 38 balls studded with seven sixes was the cornerstone of LSG's massive 193 for six. Player of the Match Mark Wood then bowled a fiery spell, returning figures of 5/14, as DC were restricted to 143 for nine. Ponting, the former Australian skipper, added LSG scored mo...
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1st T20I: Sri Lanka edge out New Zealand in ‘Super Over’ thriller | Cricket News – Times of India

In a thrilling finish to the first T20 international in Auckland on Sunday, Sri Lanka edged out hosts New Zealand in the Super Over after the two teams ended up with tied scores at the end of regulation period of the match. The win gave the visitors a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, after they were beaten in both Test and ODI series preceding the T20Is. Charith Asalanka hit a half-century before guiding Sri Lanka home in the tie-breaker.The tourists comfortably chased down the nine runs needed for victory in the Super Over as Asalanka smashed a six and a four off Adam Milne, after Maheesh Theekshana's tight bowling restricted New Zealand."It was very exciting," said Man-of-the-Match Asalanka. "Two teams playing very nicely, but today was our day."Sri Lanka had earlier posted a comma...
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Kane Williamson ruled out of IPL, Gujarat Titans confirm

Gujarat Titans Kane Williamson was injured during IPL 2023 opening match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Kane Williamson, the Gujarat Titans batter, has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League owing to a knee injury, the franchise said on April 2.The New Zealand batting mainstay sustained the injury during the season opener against Chennai Super Kings last Friday.Williamson sustained the injury to his right knee while attempting a catch during the opening match at the Narendra Modi Stadium."It is sad to lose Kane to injury so early in the tournament. We wish him a speedy recovery, with the hope of seeing him in action very soon," said GT's director of cricket, Vikram Solanki, in a press release.Will...
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IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans’ Kane Williamson ruled out after knee injury | Cricket News – Times of India

Following their win in the opening game of IPL 2023 on Friday, defending champions Gujarat Titans suffered a blow on Sunday when one of their key batters Kane Williamson was ruled out of the rest of the season following a knee injury he suffered in the match against the Chennai Super Kings. "We regret to announce Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the TATA IPL 2023 after sustaining an injury in the season opener against Chennai Super Kings," the Titans said in a statement on Twitter. "We wish our Titan a speedy recovery and hope for his early return."Williamson will now head home to New Zealand for further assessment, the defending champions said in the press release.Gujarat Titans will finalise a replacement for the right-handed batter and an announcement will be made in due course....