Interview: Aryna Sabalenka targets Swiatek’s No.1 spot after maiden Grand Slam success
DUBAI: A little less than a year ago, Aryna Sabalenka was ready to give up on her dream of winning a Grand Slam singles title.
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England book double-header with Australia for Alzheimer's charity
LONDON : England's men's and women's teams will take on Australia in a unique international friendly double this year, raising funds and awareness for British dementia charity Alzheimer's Society.
Andy Murray produces vintage comeback to beat Lorenzo Sonego at Qatar Open in first appearance since Australian Open
Andy Murray pulled off a trademark comeback victory to beat Lorenzo Sonego in the first round of the Qatar Open, the Brit's first appearance since the Australian Open. The 35-year-old wild card won 4-6 6-1 7-6(4) to set up a last 16 clash with fourth seed Alexander Zverev of Germany, who was given a bye through the first round at the ATP 250 event.
"On Turning Pitch...": Sourav Ganguly Gives His Take On India Crushing Australia Yet Again
Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly congratulated the Indian team for their second win against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar trophy and stated that the hosts play better than any other team on spin-friendly pitches. The former India captain shared a congratulatory tweet after the hosts secured a six-wicket win on the third day of the Delhi Test helping them take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023.
"One Of The Toughest Innings...": Smriti Mandhana After Guiding India To Women's T20 World Cup Semi-finals
Star opener Smriti Mandhana on Monday described the match-winning 87-run knock against Ireland as one of her toughest innings due to the difficult conditions at St George's Park. Thanks to Mandhana's career-best knock, India posted 155 for six after opting to bat first in their last group match of the Women's T20 World Cup. In their run chase, Ireland were 54 for two in 8.2 overs, when heavy rains stopped play. The DLS par score after 8.2 overs was 59, and Ireland were five runs short of that total.
Highly-rated Gerald Coetzee celebrates impending Test debut with cracking Knights spell
Two days after Proteas Test coach Shukri Conrad revealed that he's going to "unleash" Gerald Coetzee in the series against the West Indies, the Knights quick celebrated the news with a fiery five-wicket haul on the opening day of his team's 4-Day Series encounter with the Dolphins in Bloemfontein.
Novak Djokovic Equals Steffi Graf's Record For Weeks Spent As World No. 1
Tennis legend Novak Djokovic is a week away from another milestone after equalling Steffi Graf's all-time record for most weeks spent at number one of 377. The 35-year-old Serbian remains top of the latest ATP rankings released on Monday bringing him level with the amount of weeks that Graf spent as women's world number one. Djokovic returned to number one spot for a seventh time after his victory in the Australian Open at the end of January which was a record equalling 22nd Grand Slam singles title.
One of the toughest innings I have played: Smriti Mandhana
Thanks to Mandhana's career-best knock, India posted 155 for six after opting to bat first in their last group match of the Women's T20 World Cup. In their run chase, Ireland were 54 for two in 8.2 overs, when heavy rains stopped play. The DLS par score after 8.2 overs was 59, and Ireland were five runs short of that total.As the match could not be restarted, India won the match under the D/L method."The finger is fine. One of the most toughest innings I would have played. Not the wicket but the pace they were bowling and with the wind, it got worse," Mandhana said after the match.