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MIAMI : Sloane Stephens celebrated her birthday in style as she beat Germany's Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-3 on Wednesday in a one-sided battle between former Grand Slam champions to reach the second round of the Miami Open.
South Africa great AB de Villiers has backed his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate Virat Kohli to be at his usual best in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, starting in Chennai on Friday. The 35-year-old Kohli has not played competitive cricket in almost two months after opting out of the recently-concluded Test series against England at home, which India won 4-1 because of the birth of son, Akaay. De Villiers termed Kohli's IPL career as "incredible" after the star India batter holds the highest run-scorer feat in the event, amassing 7,263 runs in 200 matches.
Suryakumar Yadav maintained his numero uno position among batters despite being out of competitive cricket for past three months while ace spinner Rashid Khan, back in Afghan jersey after an injury lay-off, is back among top-10 in bowlers' list in the latest ICC T20I rankings published on Wednesday. Surya, who will make a comeback for Mumbai Indians in the upcoming IPL, is way ahead of the pack with 861 points under his belt. Phil Salt is a distant number two with 802 points. Surya hadn't played any cricket since December, having undergone sports hernia surgery.
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, in-form Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth produced impressive performances to progress to the second round of the Swiss Open super 300 badminton tournament in Basel on Wednesday. Sindhu, who had claimed the title in 2022, beat Thailand's Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21-12 21-13 to set up a meeting with Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki in the second round. Sen, who had reached back-to-back semifinals at French Open and All England Championships in the last two weeks, outlasted Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao 21-19 15-21 21-11 in 62 minutes and will next face Chinese Taipei's Chia Hao Lee.
The Indian Premier League begins this week but there is still a lot of uncertainty over the readiness of a number of star Indian names, putting a spanner in the works of the franchises and even the national team.
Along with the veterans, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will be a big platform for the youngsters to shine too. Yashasvi Jaiswal is one player who will be closely watched. The left-handed batter is in tremendous form after a stellar Test series against England. Now, he will be seen in action for Rajasthan Royals. His six-hitting videos during RR training session have gone viral.
Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma - the buildup to the IPL 2024 for five-time champions Mumbai Indians has been all about these two players. Following a highly debated captaincy change, the two players came face to face for the first time this season. A video new Mumbai Indians' (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya hugging former captain Rohit Sharma during the team's training session has gone viral on social media. In the clip shared by MI on social media, Hardik could be spotted reaching out to Rohit and hugging him. The short clip later shows both the players having some fun moments together.
Bolstered by the return of Jeakson Singh and Anwar Ali, the Indian football team will renew its quest for a maiden entry into the third round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers when it faces a weakened Afghanistan here on Thursday. With mid-field general Jeakson and centre-back Anwar back in the line-up after long injury layoffs, because of which India suffered in recent past, the Blue Tigers will fancy their chances against the lower-ranked opponents in the second-round preliminary joint qualification match.