India captain Suryakumar Yadav was elated by the sensational batting by opener Abhishek Sharma in the fifth T20I and brilliant bowling by Varun Chakravarthy in the series and termed it a byproduct of his team's high-risk, high-reward style of play that resulted in a 4-1 victory against England in the five-match series.
Manchester United dropped points yet again the result of a second-half brace by Jean-Philippe Mateta, which saw Crystal Palace register a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford.
The Dallas Mavericks have confirmed the arrival of 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis and Small Guard Max Christie after the news of their trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, which sends franchise player Luka Doncic sent shockwaves throughout the National Basketball Association on Sunday.
Jamshedpur FC also displaced FC Goa at the second spot as a result of this win as they have 34 points to their name now as compared to the 33 of the Gaurs.
N Sriram Balaji and Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli delivered that decisive win with clinical precision, defeating Hod’abalo Isak Padio and M’lapa Tingou Akomlo 6-2, 6-1 in the doubles rubber, ensuring India’s triumph.
Dressed in red from jersey to shoes, 37-year-old Novak Djokovic paid tribute to all the fans at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena and wrote different Chinese characters on the camera lens after winning a match, continuing his routine of showing love for China at the ATP Shanghai Masters.
Electing to bat first, Sophie Devine’s side were shackled by the Pakistan spin attack and grafted their way to a below-par total of 110 for six from 20 overs.
The women’s field includes the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in the 10,000m, Eilish McColgan. The event will take place in the national capital on October 20.
Former skipper Virat Kohli’s lukewarm form in the recently concluded 2-0 Test series win over Bangladesh isn’t worrying head coach Gautam Gambhir, who insisted that the star batter remains as hungry as he was when he made his debut and should not be judged after every match.
In 12 innings in 2024, New Zealand have lost 67 of 104 wickets to spin - their most in five years - and they still have six Tests to go this year. Their average of 22.58 against spin in 2024 is the worst for any team in the WTC. More recently in Sri Lanka, they lost 37 of the 40 wickets to spin.
