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43-Year-Old Rohan Bopanna Becomes Oldest Indian Wells Champion

India's Rohan Bopanna became the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion when he and his Australian partner Matt Ebden claimed the men's doubles crown at the BNP Paribas Open. The 43-year-old Bopanna and Ebden, 35, defeated top-seeded Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Neil Skupski of Britain 6-3, 2-6, 10-8 in the final on Saturday. "Truly special. It's called Tennis Paradise for a reason," said Bopanna, who was playing in his 10th ATP Masters 1000 final.

"Will Bring Back Interest In ODIs": Ex-India Star's Massive Take On Hardik Pandya's Captaincy

With the advent of T20 cricket, longer-format games have been fighting hard for their survival. While the Test cricket has seen a revival of late, it is the ODI format that finds itself in danger. Amid the ongoing discussions about the future of the 50-over format, former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja feels that aggresive style of captaincy that Hardik Pandya does would bring the interest of the fans back in the format. Notably, Hardik led India for time in an ODI during a match against Australia in Mumbai on Friday. The hosts won the game by 5 wickets.

India's Predicted XI vs Australia, 2nd ODI: Will Washington Sundar Get A Chance?

Rohit Sharma will be back in the squad as India take on Australia in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The skipper missed the opening game in Mumbai due to family commitments and that saw Hardik Pandya leading the team in the series opener. India defeated Australia by five wickets in a low-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium. KL Rahul, who struggled to find form during the Border-Gavaskar series leading to him being dropped for the third and fourth Tests, scoring a patient unbeaten 75 as the hosts cantered home. Ravindra Jadeja also impressed in the game with his all-round show. He picked two wickets and scored 45 not out, bagging the Player of the Match award.

Leishman has 2-shot lead over Garcia at LIV Golf in Arizona

MARANA, Arizona: Marc Leishman opened with an eagle and held it together in the middle of his round for a 5-under 66 on Saturday, giving him a two-shot lead over Sergio Garcia going into the third and final round of LIV Golf Tucson. Leishman said he had fallen into a habit of letting a rough stretch ruin his round. The Australian dropped only one shot at the Gallery Golf Club in the high desert and delivered one last birdie on the par-5 17th to reach 11-under 131.

Ant and Dec apologise over Toni Collette swearing during 'chaotic' appearance on Saturday Night Takeaway as fans ask 'how?'

Hollywood actress Toni Collette got so invested in a fast-paced game on Saturday Night Takeaway she suffered a slip of the tongue. The Oscar-nominated star joined the ITV family show on Saturday night (March 18) as a guest announcer, and she was quickly a hit with viewers as she enjoyed a laugh with hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

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43-Year-Old Rohan Bopanna Becomes Oldest Indian Wells Champion

"Will Bring Back Interest In ODIs": Ex-India Star's Massive Take On Hardik Pandya's Captaincy

India's Predicted XI vs Australia, 2nd ODI: Will Washington Sundar Get A Chance?

Leishman has 2-shot lead over Garcia at LIV Golf in Arizona

Ant and Dec apologise over Toni Collette swearing during 'chaotic' appearance on Saturday Night Takeaway as fans ask 'how?'

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