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Great Britain's Charlotte Bankes clinched crystal globe glory in her final race of the World Cup season in Mount St Anne. Bankes rattled through the snowboard cross heats in Canada but was edged out of the big final by Austria's Pia Zerkhold, taking victory in the small final instead. Ad The 27-year-old has notched six golds and one bronze in a stunning World Cup season that saw her race to a total of 723 points and her second crystal globe.
Holger Rune continued his quest for a first title of the season with a 6-4 6-2 win over Diego Schwartzman in the third round of the Miami Open. Rune, 19, stormed into the top 10 last year after victories in Paris, Stockholm and Munich, but he’s yet to reach a final in 2023. Ad The seventh seed, following consecutive straight-sets victories over Marton Fucsovics and Schwartzman, will now face Taylor Fritz or Denis Shapovalov for a place in the quarter-finals.
MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians were crowned champions at the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) after Nat Sciver-Brunt's unbeaten 60 secured their seven-wicket victory against Delhi Capitals in the final at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain for winning gold at World Boxing Championships. India capped off an outstanding campaign by finishing with the highest gold medals (four) at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship after the nation's illustrious pugilists Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain recorded stellar victories by contrasting margins in the finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Sunday.
Star India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has made a big jump to the top category in the latest BCCI contracts list announced on Sunday night. While earlier there were three players in the top category (A+, Rs 7 crore), now there are four. India captain Rohit Sharma, former skipper Virat Kohli and star pacer Jasprit Bumrah have retained their place in the top category announced by the Indian cricket board. Jadeja was a vital cog in India's Border-Gavaskar Trophy win over Australia earlier this month. He picked 22 wickets during the four-match series, and also played a handy role with the bat. According to a BCCI statement, the annual contract is dated from October 2022 to September 2023.
Saweety Boora will be competing in the 81kg category final at the Women's World Boxing Championships on Saturday. She will be up against Wang Lina of China in the summit clash. Wrapping up India's dominance in the semi-finals, three-time Asian medallist Saweety put up a stellar performance to beat Emma-Sue Greentree of Australia 4-3 on points after the bout was reviewed. Being at her attacking best, the dynamic pugilist from Hisar utilized her vast experience and strength to triumph over her opponent in the fiercely contested bout.
The final race of the men's World Cup snowboard cross season came down to another photo finish and it was Canada's Éliot Grondin who took bronze.
Strictly speaking, the occasion didn't warrant it - they do have bigger fish to fry against Netherlands next week - but an electric SuperSport Park on Sunday relived a '438' moment of sorts in the Proteas' second T20 against the West Indies.