Australia's top singles player Alex de Minaur came up with a dominant performance in the Rotterdam Open, racing into the championship match of the ATP 500 event being played at the indoor hard court, winning in straight sets over qualifier Mattia Bellucci of Italy.
Less than four months after her return from maternity leave, Belinda Bencic made history by winning the singles title in the Abu Dhabi Open to become the first mother since 2023 to win a singles title on the WTA Tour.
Two first-half goals, and another late in the night, were enough as Chennaiyin FC beat East Bengal FC 3-0 on Saturday on what was a memorable night for head coach Owen Coyle and playmaker Connor Shields, as both reached personal milestones in the Indian Super League (ISL).
The sports ministry has expanded the list of sports disciplines eligible for a cash incentive policy, under which medal winners in Mallakhamba, e-sports and even break-dancing, will be rewarded.
India had taken a 1-0 lead after their four-wicket win at Nagpur, but Kohli getting rested due to soreness in his knee had raised concerns about his fitness ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, starting February 19.
With only a few months left on his contract, Toni Rudiger had made his feelings pretty clear to his coach that his intention was to leave after this season.
Chasing 169 for a win, Mumbai Indians were in a good position after the powerplay and despite losing Ishan Kishan, had Rohit Sharma batting well and their in-form batter Suryakumar Yadav in the middle. The loss of concentration in the middle overs however, eventually led to the team's 8th consecutive loss.
Valencia who was hoping to add to its collection of eight cups, couldn't come out as winners even after scoring four spot kicks taken by Carlos Soler, Uros Racic, Goncalo Guedes and José Gayà.
In a hard-fought clash, the second dug deep against Djokovic as he hit with relentless power and intensity to outlast the home favourite 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0 at the ATP 250 clay-court event.
The disappointing run in the TATA IPL 2022 continues for the Mumbai Indians who have become the first team to have lost 8 consecutive matches from the start of the season and are out of contention for the playoffs as well.
