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    Hyderabad Blackbirds’ Aqil bags trophy

    South African teenager Aqil Alibhai of Hyderabad Blackbirds clinched the Formula 4 Indian Championship title in Coimbatore on Sunday. Hyderabad: South African teenager Aqil Alibhai of Hyderabad Blackbirds clinched the Formula 4 Indian Championship title in Coimbatore on Sunday, capping a stellar season with six wins. Despite Bengaluru-based Ruhaan Alva of Shrachi Rarh Royal Bengal Tigers securing a grand double on the final day, Alibhai’s two podium finishes (P2 and P3) earned him enough points to seal the crown. Ruhaan finished second in the championship standings after a strong performance. Following the triumph, Alibhai said, “I wanted to finish the season with a win, but it was not to be. But I have had a good season, and I am very happy to win the championship. Going forward, let’s see where this success takes me.”
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    India-Malaysia football rivalry heats up: Gachibowli stadium set for thrilling showdown

    India and Malaysia have clashed 32 times, making it the most frequent matchup for the Blue Tigers in international football, ahead of rivalries with Pakistan (29 matches) and Bangladesh (28 matches). Monday’s game at the GMC Balayogi Gachibowli Stadium adds another chapter to this storied rivalry, where even friendly encounters are fiercely contested. Hyderabad: The India-Malaysia football rivalry goes a long way back. From their first meeting in 1957 friendly in Kuala Lumpur, where India emerged 3-0 winners thanks to PK Banerjee’s brace and a Tulsidas Balaram strike, until last year’s Merdeka Tournament clash in which Malaysia ran out 4-2 winners. The two sides have faced each other 32 times. That’s the most number of times India have played against any opponent in international football, followed by Pakistan (29 matches) and Bangladesh (28 matches). The game on Monday at the GMC Balayogi Gachibowli Stadium will be yet another addition to this historic rivalry, where even…
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    Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi reclaims top spot in ODI bowlers rankings

    Afridi’s recent performance in Pakistan’s victorious series against Australia, where he claimed eight wickets across three games at an impressive average of 12.62, helped propel him to the top spot once more Dubai: Pakistan’s premier fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has reclaimed the No.1 position in the ICC Men’s ODI Bowler Rankings, a spot he initially held during last year’s Cricket World Cup in India. Afridi’s recent performance in Pakistan’s victorious series against Australia, where he claimed eight wickets across three games at an impressive average of 12.62, helped propel him to the top spot once more. Afridi’s rise comes as part of a reshuffling in the rankings, with South Africa’s spinner Keshav Maharaj slipping to third and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan maintaining his position at second. Afridi’s dominance on the field, combined with Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s leading spot in the ODI batting rankings, makes Pakistan the only team with the No.1-ranked player in…
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    ‘Wasn’t the nicest thing,’ says KL Rahul on animated chat with LSG owner Sanjiv Goenk during IPL 2024 

    LSG owner appeared visibly displeased after a match’s outcome and was seen engaged in an intense discussion with skipper Rahul along the boundary line at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium New Delhi:  India wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul has opened up on the animated chat between Lucknow Super Giants’ owner Sanjiv Goenka during the 2024 IPL when LSG were hammered by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). LSG were in a need of big win over SRH to qualfiy for the playoffs, but the team suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss. Afterwards, LSG owner appeared visibly displeased after the match’s outcome and was seen engaged in an intense discussion with skipper Rahul along the boundary line at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. “As a team, we were all in shock because we were at the stage in that tournament where every game was very important. We had to win, I think, three out of five games or two out of the last…
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    Neeraj Chopra partners with Javelin legend Jan Zelezny as new coach

    “Growing up, I admired Jan’s technique and precision, often watching his videos. He dominated the sport for years, and I believe working with him will be invaluable. Our throwing styles are similar, and his expertise is unparalleled. It’s an honor to have Jan by my side as I aim for the next level in my career, and I can’t wait to begin,” said Chopra after the announcement. New Delhi: Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, on Saturday, announced the start of an exciting new chapter in his career, partnering with Javelin legend Jan Zelezny, who comes on board as his new coach. Jan Zelezny, a three-time Olympic and World champion and the current world record holder, has long been an idol to Chopra. “Growing up, I admired Jan’s technique and precision and spent a lot of time watching videos of him. He was the best in the sport for so many years,…
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    Impressive run: Samson looking to make hay while the sun shines

    I made maximum utilisation of my current form you can say,” says the wicketkeeper after collecting his player of the match award following India’s 61-run win over South Africa in the first T20I Durban: In his last six competitive games, Sanju Samson has scored three hundreds, including one in the Duleep Trophy, and the inform India wicketkeeper batter is looking to make hay while the sun shines. Samson’s 107 off 50 balls against South Africa, his second T20I hundred in as many matches after his 111 against Bangladesh last month, has helped him to partially brush off the tag of an underperformer. “Really enjoyed my time out there in the middle. I made maximum utilisation of my current form you can say,” Samson said after collecting his player of the match award following India’s 61-run win over South Africa in the first T20I. Asked about the team’s gameplan, the Rajasthan Royals skipper spoke about intent. “The…
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    England-New Zealand Test series to be named after Graham Thorpe and Martin Crowe

    The trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Test series between England and New Zealand, a contest that dates back to the two nations’ first Test encounter in 1930 New Delhi: England is set to honour legendary batter Graham Thorpe by naming a new trophy for the Test series with New Zealand. It will be named after Thorpe and New Zealand batter Martin Crowe, a tribute to two of the most iconic batter from their respective nations. The trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Test series between England and New Zealand, a contest that dates back to the two nations’ first Test encounter in 1930. This initiative, expected to take effect in the upcoming series starting on November 28, aims to honour Crowe and Thorpe’s legacies, reported The Telegraph. Crowe, often considered New Zealand’s finest batter represented his country in 77 Tests from 1982 to 1995,…
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    Harmanpreet makes it to 50-player shortlist for WBBL Team of the Decade

    The shortlist comprises cricketers who have played a minimum of 60 WBBL matches prior to this season Melbourne: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur is the lone entry from India in the 50-player shortlist for the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) Team of the Decade, which was released on Thursday. The shortlist comprises cricketers who have played a minimum of 60 WBBL matches prior to this season. The list will be pruned to 12 by a selection panel of experts after taking into account public voting. The public voting will be open between November 11-24 on the Big Bash App. The Team of the Decade will honour the greatest players from across the 10-year history of the WBBL. The selection panel is being chaired by Cricket Australia Director Clea Smith, and also includes Mel Jones, Lisa Sthalekar, Matthew Mott, Quentin Hull, Laura Jolly and Alistair Dobson. Public voting will be given equal importance and the panel will then review and…
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    Real Madrid’s knockout hopes dented in 3-1 loss to AC Milan

    The loss leaves Real Madrid with six points from its first four matches in the tournament. Up next is an away game against Liverpool at Anfield. Beyond the result, coach Carlo Ancelotti may be more concerned with his team’s poor performance, especially given they had the advantage of a rest over the weekend. Madrid: Real Madrid’s qualification for the knockout stage of the Champions League suffered a major setback as they were beaten 3-1 at home to AC Milan. The defeat leaves Real Madrid with six points from its first four matches in the tournament, with a visit to play Liverpool at Anfield next on the agenda, and more than the result, coach Carlo Ancelotti will be worried by a poor performance from his side, who had a rest at the weekend. The game was just 12 minutes old when Malick Thiaw put Milan ahead with a near-post finish from a…
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    Champions League: Luis Diaz hat-trick powers Liverpool to 4-0 win over Leverkusen

    A second-half goal surge on Tuesday night led the Reds to victory over Xabi Alonso’s Bundesliga champions, securing 12 points from their first four league-phase matches. Diaz opened the scoring in the 61st minute and wrapped it up in stoppage time, while Cody Gakpo added to the tally with a header for the hosts’ second goal of the night. Liverpool: Luis Diaz fired in a hat-trick to help Liverpool beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 at Anfield and maintain their perfect start in the Champions League. A second-half flurry of goals on Tuesday night saw the Reds overcome Xabi Alonso’s Bundesliga champions to take 12 points from their opening four matches in the league phase. Diaz opened the game’s scoring in the 61st minute and completed it in stoppage time, with Cody Gakpo also on the scoresheet by heading in the hosts’ second of the evening. Xabi Alonso’s Anfield return saw his Leverkusen side…

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      25 January
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      IND vs NZ, 3rd ODI: Hosts thrash Kiwis by 90 runs for 3-0 series sweep

      India thrashed New Zealand by 90 runs in the third and final ODI to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series Indore: India thrashed New Zealand by 90 runs in the third and final ODI to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series here on Tuesday. Batting first, India rode on centuries from openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to post a formidable 385 for nine. In reply, New Zealand were all out for 295 in 41.2 overs with Devon Conway scoring a 100-ball 138.While skipper Rohit struck 101 off 85 balls, the young Gill blazed away to a 78-ball 112, after the visitors asked India to bat at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. Virat Kohli chipped in with 36 off…

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      Shubman Gill breaks Virat Kohli’s 11-year-old record, joins Babar Azam with a memorable ton in 3rd ODI against NZ

      Shubman Gill continued his purple patch and scored his 2nd century of the ongoing series against New Zealand during the 3rd ODI in Indore on Tuesday (January 24). The opening batsman smashed a brilliant 112 off just 78 balls and batted with a strike-rate of 143.59. He hit 13 boundaries and 5 sixes in his century. With a score of 112, Gill breached an elite record owned by Virat Kohli. He went past his former skipper and now owns the record for scoring the most runs in a three-match series by an Indian batsman. Kohli had scored 357 runs in the 2012 Asia Cup. India only played 3 matches in the continental tournament before crashing out. Overall, the list of…

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    • 24 January
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      IND vs NZ, 3rd ODI: Hosts thrash Kiwis by 90 runs for 3-0 series sweep

      India thrashed New Zealand by 90 runs in the third and final ODI to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series here on Tuesday. Batting first, India rode on centuries from openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to post a formidable 385 for nine. In reply, New Zealand were all out for 295 in 41.2 overs with Devon Conway scoring a 100-ball 138.While skipper Rohit struck 101 off 85 balls, the young Gill blazed away to a 78-ball 112, after the visitors asked India to bat at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. Virat Kohli chipped in with 36 off 27 balls after the opening duo added 212 runs in 26.1 overs. Later, Hardik Pandya smashed a 38-ball 54 to power India. Brief…

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    • 24 January
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      Team India could not win World Cup after 2011 because…: Irfan Pathan makes BIG statement

      Irfan Pathan, a former left-arm fast bowler for India, thinks that the current team needs to concentrate on the variety of its bowling lineup on various pitches because the bowling attack in previous World Cups lacked fire in critical matches. With a 3-0 series victory over Sri Lanka and a home series victory over New Zealand, India is preparing for the ODI World Cup, which they will host in October and November. Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj have e Sir Sachin Tendulkar's 84 runs innings vs Pakistan in 2011 World Cup Semi Final. pic.twitter.com/aRnVxH5Uei— Cheeku (@KohliwasGoat) November 11, 2021 “India need to focus on bowling. It is very important to plan what combination we should be playing and which bowlers…

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      New Zealand shoot India out from hockey World Cup

      India made a shock exit from the FIH Men’s World Cup after losing to New Zealand in sudden death in their must-win crossover match Bhubaneswar: Hosts India made a shock exit from the FIH Men’s World Cup after losing to New Zealand in sudden death in their must-win crossover match in front of a relentlessly cheering 15000 home crowd here on Sunday. The loss ended India’s hopes of a Wold Cup medal after 48 years. Despite vociferous support from the jampacked Kalinga Stadium crowd, India allowed New Zealand to come back from two-goal deficit in the regulation time as the match ended at 3-3 in the regulation time. n the penalty shootout, the scores were also tied after the first five…

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    • 23 January
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      Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup: Parshavi Chopra guides India to seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka

      Sensational spell (4-5) of leg-spin bowling by Parshavi Chopra guided India to a dominating seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka Potchefstroom (South Africa): Sensational spell (4-5) of leg-spin bowling by Parshavi Chopra guided India to a dominating seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their second Super Six match in the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup at Senwes Park, here on Sunday. India displayed a strong fight and bounced back after their loss to Australia in the last game. They had to beat Sri Lanka convincingly to boost their chances of making the semifinals. Chopra cast a spell of accuracy and deception, nabbing four wickets for just 5 runs in her spell of four brilliant overs, which also included a maiden. Amongst those…

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    • 23 January
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      ‘Abbu, Arjun kitna naseeb wala haina…’: Sarfaraz Khan’s father narrates story involving his son & Arjun Tendulkar

      Sarfaraz Khan is making headlines these days. For the last two seasons, the Mumbai batter has been on fire for his state team, Mumbai, in the Ranji Trophy. He has scored more than 900 runs in each of the last two seasons, and in the ongoing 2022–23 season as well, he has impressed with his show. The 25-year-old cricketer has already scored three centuries in six matches played this season. But despite his dominant show with the bat, he was not selected in the Indian team for the first two Test matches against the Australian team, which will take place in Nagpur and Delhi next month. There were high chances that the former India U-19 cricketer would get picked for…

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    • 22 January
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      Watch: Young pitch invader hugs Rohit Sharma in 2nd ODI, India captain asks security to not take action

      Rohit Sharma’s heart-warming gesture to a young fan went viral on social media when a boy invaded the Raipur pitch to hug the Indian captain, and he asked security not to take action against the child. The incident took place during the 10th over of India’s innings when they were cruising in the 109-run chase in the second ODI against New Zealand. On numerous occasions, fans have breached security to enter the pitch and interact with their heroes; for example, a fan recently invaded the pitch to touch Virat Kohli’s feet.  A fan invaded and Rohit Sharma told the security to just let me go, "he's a kid".#RohitSharma #ICC #IndvsNZ2ndODI pic.twitter.com/11ae0TERUJ— avinash madiwal (@madiwal_avinash) January 21, 2023 Similarly, a young…

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      Injured Novak Djokovic still too good for Grigor Dimitrov

      Novak Djokovic fired a warning shot to the other Australian Open title contenders with a straight-sets win over Grigor Dimitrov in their third-round match on Saturday, despite struggling with a hamstring injury. The Serbian continued his bid for a 10th Australian Open title with a 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-4 victory over the Bulgarian, although fears about his fitness continued to grow. Djokovic is eyeing a 22nd Grand Slam title to match Rafael Nadal, but was not at his mobile best during the first set in particular, whilst struggling with an injury to his left hamstring. "35 is the new 25!" 😂Age is only a number, @djokernole!#AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/nzhxbEgcho— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 21, 2023 He began with a break in the…

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      India seal the series with a crushing eight-wicket win!

      2nd ODI: New Zealand 108 all out vs India pic.twitter.com/FH0K4QIniZ— PTV Sports (@PTVSports__) January 21, 2023 New Zealand tour of India. 2Nd ODI.@BCCI vs @BLACKCAPS 🇮🇳2-0🇳🇿.Toss: 🇮🇳🇳🇿 108/10 (34.3)🏏 Glenn Phillips 36*(52)Mohammed Shami 3/18(6)🇮🇳 111/2(20.1)🏏 Rohit Sharma 51(50)Michell Santner 1/28(4.1)🇮🇳 won the match by 8 wickets.#TheLionPrideSL #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/z58kIOtOxA— The Lion's Army (@TheLionPrideSL) January 21, 2023 An easy win there! India wins the 2nd ODI vs New Zealand by 8 Wickets 🔥#IndvsNZ2ndODI #INDVSNZODI #CricketTwitter #Cricket #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/VtoC10wEuT— Cricket Winner (@cricketwinner_) January 21, 2023

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