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Rajasthan rue poor bowling as mid-season slump deepens in IPL

Rajasthan Royals’ late-season slide ‌in the Indian Premier League continued on Saturday, as a poor bowling effort led to a 77-run loss to Gujarat Titans — their fifth defeat in the last seven games — pushing them out of the top four. On a slow pitch that seemed to favor spin, Gujarat openers Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill put on 118 for the first wicket. Gill top-scored with 84 runs, leading his side to a commanding ‌total of ‌229-4. Rashid Khan then starred with the ‌ball, ⁠picking up four ⁠wickets as Gujarat bowled Rajasthan out for 152 in 16.3 overs to climb to second place on the table. “I think we were just thinking to bowl in good areas and they were batting pretty well,” Rajasthan stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal said. “So we were ⁠just thinking how we can cut ‌down the boundaries or big ‌shots.

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Australia's Starc eyes 2027 World Cup

NEW DELHI, May 9 : Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc remains driven by the competitive nature of cricket and hopes to extend his 16-year international career for a few more years, he said on Saturday, keeping the door open for a potential appearance at the 2027 World Cup.

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May 9 : Finn Allen’s maiden Indian Premier League hundred for Kolkata Knight Riders came with a little help from teammate Cameron Green, who said he deliberately eased off late in the chase to give the New Zealander a shot at three figures.

Zverev and Swiatek move into Italian Open third round

ROME: Alexander Zverev eased into the third round of the Italian Open on Friday after comfortably dealing with fellow German Daniel Altmaier in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3. A two-time former winner, Zverev took one hour and 45 minutes to see off Altmaier, who has never won a title on the men’s tour and didn’t have enough for the second seed. Zverev is in good form having reached the final in Madrid last weekend and he is again on the other side of the draw to red-hot favorite Jannik Sinner. The 29-year-old has been beaten by Sinner in four Masters 100 events this year and will have his work cut out if he is to add to his 2017 and 2024 titles in Rome. Novak Djokovic is set for his first appearance on clay this season when he plays 20-year-old Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic. The 38-year-old Djokovic has not played since losing in the last 16 at Indian Wells in March. He pulled out of tournaments in Miami, Monte Carlo and Madrid while recovering from a shoulder injury. Three-time champion Iga Swiatek battled into the third round of the women’s tournament with a 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 win over Caty McNally. Swiatek dropped serve in the opening game at the Foro Italico but rattled off the next six to seize control against the 63rd-ranked American.

Allen ton flattens Delhi, boosts Kolkata's playoff chance

NEW DELHI, May 8 : Kolkata Knight Riders opener Finn Allen smashed an unbeaten 100 off just 47 balls in their eight-wicket demolition of Delhi Capitals in a timely boost to their playoff hopes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.

Novak Djokovic loses to qualifier, says he's missing half-step - ESPN

Novak Djokovic was beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open on Friday in his first match after two months out due to a right shoulder injury.

Djokovic falls in Italian Open second round to qualifier Prizmic

ROME: Novak Djokovic was eliminated from the Italian Open in the second round on Friday by Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was making his comeback from a shoulder injury in the last big tournament before the French Open. Djokovic was playing for the first time since losing in the last 16 at Indian Wells in March, having pulled out of tournaments in Miami, Monte Carlo and Madrid. The 38-year-old had not been knocked out this early in a tournament since the Madrid Open last year, and looked a long way from the player who has won six Rome titles. Playing with a shoulder brace, Djokovic had breezed through the first set helped by Prizmic’s 13 unforced errors. But the world number four’s hitting started to look increasingly tentative as Prizmic rattled off four straight games at the start of the second set with his powerful ground strokes finding their mark. Prizmic came to the Italian capital with a career-high ranking of 79 after reaching the third round in Madrid — beating world number six Ben Shelton in the process — and had also dispatched Marton Fucsovics to set up his clash with Djokovic. The 20-year-old reached the third round of a second consecutive Masters 1000 event with the biggest scalp of his career to date. Djokovic is Prizmic’s idol, and a landmark win gives the young talent a match with either Ugo Humbert or Vit Kopriva and a chance to make the fourth round of a top-tier event on the ATP Tour for the first time.

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Rajasthan rue poor bowling as mid-season slump deepens in IPL

Bobby Cox, legendary Atlanta Braves manager who led 1995 World Series champions, dead at 84

Australia's Starc eyes 2027 World Cup

Green happy to play second fiddle as Allen brings up maiden IPL ton

Zverev and Swiatek move into Italian Open third round

Allen ton flattens Delhi, boosts Kolkata's playoff chance

Novak Djokovic loses to qualifier, says he's missing half-step - ESPN

Djokovic falls in Italian Open second round to qualifier Prizmic