World Rugby has radical plan for new global competition - report
Rugby bosses from around the globe are reportedly set to meet in Dublin on Tuesday to approve a groundbreaking new global competition.
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Refreshed Swiatek ready for title defence in Rome
Iga Swiatek said she feels like a different player from a year ago and will go into her Italian Open title defence having cemented herself at the top of the women's game following a blistering start to the season.
Watch: Out Or Not Out? Mumbai Indians Captain Rohit Sharma's Controversial Dismissal Against Kolkata Knight Riders In Focus
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was a frustrated man on Monday. After his team restricted Kolkata Knight Riders to 165/9 in 20 overs, a lot was expected of Rohit Sharma -- the batter. However, he could not contribute much. Rohit fell for just two off six balls in the first over of the chase, bowled by KKR pacer Tim Southee. More than the score, it was his dismissal that created a lot of buzz. To add to it, MI lost the game by a massive 52 runs for their ninth loss of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
IPL 2022: Dinesh Karthik dares to dream, but will selectors oblige?
Finisher's astounding form for RCB has led to calls for his inclusion in Team India's T20 World Cup squad for Australia later this yearJust a few months ago when India were playing a Test series in England, Dinesh Karthik was commentating for the official broadcasters. Following his success at the com box, when TOI asked him whether he would follow it up next season as well, Karthik said: "I will, if it doesn't interfere with my cricket. My dream is to still play for India." At that point, that dream seemed a little far-fetched. But following his exploits with the bat in this IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore, a spot in the T20 World Cup squad in Australia in October-November doesn't look like a distant dream anymore. Karthik has been in outstanding form in this IPL, batting at a strike-rate of 200 coming late down the order and taking RCB to the cusp of qualification. Such has been his influence as a finisher that RCB skipper Faf du Plessis said on Sunday after his team's win against Sunrisers Hyderabad that he was planning to retire himself out just to let Karthik in. "If DK keeps hitting sixes like that, everyone wants to have him in as long as possible. In fact I wanted to get out or retire myself out to let him have a go," Du Plessis said of Karthik's 8-ball 30.
Former Kent cricketer Matt Coles denies sexual assault charge at Maidstone Crown Court
A former Kent cricketer is to go on trial after denying an accusation of sexual assault.
Achilles injury forces Naomi Osaka to withdraw from Italian Open
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this week’s Italian Open with an Achilles injury.
Australia to play Jordan in warmup for World Cup playoffs
Australia will warm up for next month's World Cup playoffs with a friendly against Jordan in Qatar, Football Australia said on Tuesday.
FIFA says Brazil and Argentina must play World Cup qualifier
ZURICH: Brazil and Argentina lost their appeals to FIFA on Monday and will have to play the World Cup qualifying game that was abandoned last year in Sao Paulo amid chaos on the field caused by pandemic rule breaches. In one of the most bizarre scenes during the qualifying program for the World Cup, Brazilian health officials came onto the field minutes after kickoff last September to dispute the quarantine status of some Argentina players. Both countries easily qualified for the World Cup as the top two teams in the 10-nation South American group without needing to play the abandoned game.