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Virat Kohli Adds Another Milestone To His Name, Surpasses Brian Lara In Elite List

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli surpassed West Indies legend Brian Lara, becoming the second-highest scorer against Australia in international cricket history. Virat accomplished this landmark during India's fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at Ahmedabad. The star batter ended his Test half-century drought which started in January 2022, ending the third day of play unbeaten at 59* in 128 balls, consisting of five fours. Virat loves playing against Australia and has numbers to prove it. In 89 matches and 104 innings, he has scored 4,729 runs at an average of 50.84. He has scored 15 tons and 24 fifties against the Aussies, with the best individual score of 169.

Canada's Svensson drops to 14th, Scheffler takes Players Championship lead on record day of scores

Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., fell behind as American Scottie Scheffler capped off a long day of 26 holes with one last birdie Saturday that gave him a seven-under 65 and a two-shot lead at The Players Championship, with no one else from the top 10 in the world within seven shots of him.

The Players Championship 2023 -- Tee times for the final round

It wasn't even 13 months ago that Scottie Scheffler was still searching for his victory on the PGA Tour.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek off to fast start at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS: World number one Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a rare Indian Wells repeat with a convincing 6-0, 6-1 victory over 56th-ranked American Claire Liu on Saturday. Neither Liu nor the breezy conditions on Stadium Court troubled Swiatek, who is seeking to become just the second woman — after Martina Navratilova in 1990-91 — to sucessfully defend her title at the prestigious combined WTA and ATP Masters 1000 hard court tournament. Swiatek roared through the first set, winning 25 of 32 points.

Scheffler powers into Players Championship lead

Scottie Scheffler powered into the third-round lead at the Players Championship on Saturday, taking advantage of ideal scoring conditions as the golfers produced a spectacular display of birdies, eagles, a rare ace and a record low round from Tom Hoge.

Scheffler closes strong to take lead at Players

Scottie Scheffler powered into the third-round lead at the Players Championship on Saturday, taking advantage of ideal scoring conditions as the golfers produced a spectacular display of birdies, eagles, a rare ace and a record low round from Tom Hoge.

Raducanu reaches Indian Wells third round

INDIAN WELLS, California : Emma Raducanu knocked out Polish 20th seed Magda Linette 7-6(3) 6-2 on Saturday to reach the third round of Indian Wells and notch her biggest win since triumphing at the U.S. Open in 2021.

Bjorn Borg backs 'unbelievable' Novak Djokovic for more success and expects Rafael Nadal to continue

Bjorn Borg has predicted that Rafael Nadal will soon retire but believes that fellow veteran Novak Djokovic will win more Grand Slam singles titles. Following the retirement of Roger Federer and the surgeries undergone by Andy Murray, Nadal and Djokovic are the last two of tennis’ 'big four' to remain credible challengers for the Grand Slams on the men’s side of the sport. Ad Djokovic and Nadal are both battling against the passage of time as they look to add a few remaining titles to their CVs before they are forced to hang up their racquets.

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Virat Kohli Adds Another Milestone To His Name, Surpasses Brian Lara In Elite List

Canada's Svensson drops to 14th, Scheffler takes Players Championship lead on record day of scores

The Players Championship 2023 -- Tee times for the final round

Defending champion Iga Swiatek off to fast start at Indian Wells

Scheffler powers into Players Championship lead

Scheffler closes strong to take lead at Players

Raducanu reaches Indian Wells third round

Bjorn Borg backs 'unbelievable' Novak Djokovic for more success and expects Rafael Nadal to continue