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Pistol Shooter Palak Gulia Bags 20th Paris Olympic Quota Place For India

Reigning Asian Games champion Palak Gulia bagged the 20th Paris Olympic quota place in shooting for the country, clinching the bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship (Rifle and Pistol) in Rio De Janeiro on Sunday. The 18-year-old from Jhajjar, Haryana, who had won an individual gold and team silver in the 10m air pistol at the Hangzhou Asian Games, overcame a slow start in the 24-shot final, displaying nerves of steel to climb steadily up the leaderboard and eventually end up scoring 217.6.

No Injury Concerns To Glenn Maxwell At The Minute: Mo Bobat

Mo Bobat, Director of Cricket at Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on Sunday allayed fitness concerns surrounding Glenn Maxwell ahead of their IPL 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru. Maxwell had suffered a hit on his thumb while fielding in RCB's previous match against Mumbai Indians, but Bobat said the Australian all-rounder has recovered well. "Maxi has had a couple of scans, and he's okay at the minute. So, there's no injury concerns. He's going to practice today and get more of a feel," said Bobat in the pre-match press meet.

IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders' Phil Salt, Mitchell Starc Combo Prove Too Hot For Lucknow Super Giants

Opening batter Phil Salt's magnificent 89 not out complemented pacer Mitchell Starc's brilliant bowling show as Kolkata Knight Riders began their five-match home stretch with a one-sided eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League in Kolkata on Sunday. The IPL's record buy Starc, who copped criticism for taking just two wickets from four matches and leaking 11 runs per over, grabbed 3/28, while Sunil Narine returned with figures of 1/17 in his miserly spell as LSG scored a below-par 161/7 after KKR opted to bowl.

Virat Kohli's Request In Vain As Mumbai Crowd Boos Hardik Pandya Once Again

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya was once again booed by the crowd at the Wankhede Stadium during the IPL 2024 match against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. Hardik has been on the receiving end of some negative reactions from the MI fanbase since replacing Rohit Sharma as the skipper. Things got worse as MI slumped to three back-to-back defeats in the competition but the past few games have witnessed a mini-resurgence for the side with two wins. During the last game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Virat Kohli was not pleased with the crowd booing Hardik and he requested them to cheer him and remember that he plays for the Indian cricket team.

'He Liked To Scare People': Rohit Sharma Reveals Huge Secret About India Legend

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma recalled a hilarious story from the time when he made his debut for the national side and revealed that Yuvraj Singh 'liked to scare people'. During his appearance on the 'The Great Indian Kapil Show' in Netflix, host Kapil Sharma asked Rohit as his early experiences in the Indian cricket team and which senior player scared him the most when he joined the team. Rohit quickly responded that it was Yuvraj Singh and added that the legendary all-rounder wanted to "make a point".

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played six matches in the series and they are currently ranked tenth on the points table, while SRH have played five matches in the series and are currently ranked fifth on the points table. Both teams last played against each other in the Match 65 of the Indian T20 League, 2023 where Virat Kohli scored the highest fantasy points for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 144 match fantasy points while Heinrich Klaasen topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Sunrisers Hyderabad with 150 match fantasy points.

Cheteshwar Pujara Joining CSK For IPL 2024? Cryptic Post Sends Internet Into Meltdown

Veteran Indian cricket team batter Cheteshwar Pujara sent social media into frenzy after a cryptic post hinted towards a possible move to Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. "#SupperKings looking forward to join you guys this season!" Pujara posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The social media post caught fans by surprise ahead of CSK's much-anticipated IPL 2024 encounter against Mumbai Indians on Sunday and the users were quick to give their opinions on the possible move. Pujara had previously played for the franchise back in 2021 but he did not play a single game for them.

IPL 2024: Brian Lara In Awe Of Suryakumar Yadav's Batting After Coming From Long Hiatus

As the arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) lock horns in IPL 2024 'El Clasico' on Sunday evening, former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara heaped praise on MI batter Suryakumar Yadav for his impressive batting on returning from injury layoff. While sharing his insights on the impending showdown between Yadav and CSK spinner Ravindra Jadeja. Lara first commended the Chennai spinner for his exceptional skills, noting that he would rely on slower balls in most encounters.

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Pistol Shooter Palak Gulia Bags 20th Paris Olympic Quota Place For India

No Injury Concerns To Glenn Maxwell At The Minute: Mo Bobat

IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders' Phil Salt, Mitchell Starc Combo Prove Too Hot For Lucknow Super Giants

Virat Kohli's Request In Vain As Mumbai Crowd Boos Hardik Pandya Once Again

'He Liked To Scare People': Rohit Sharma Reveals Huge Secret About India Legend

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Cheteshwar Pujara Joining CSK For IPL 2024? Cryptic Post Sends Internet Into Meltdown

IPL 2024: Brian Lara In Awe Of Suryakumar Yadav's Batting After Coming From Long Hiatus