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Ellyse Perry's All-Round Heroics Takes RCB To WPL 2024 Playoffs

Ellyse Perry came up with an allround show as she snapped a record six-wicket haul and then smashed an unbeaten 40 to set up Royal Challengers Bangalore's dominating seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians and seal their play-off berth in the Women's Premier League on Tuesday. The star Australian allrounder, who had gone wicketless so far in the tournament, had a night to remember as she registered the best-ever bowling figures in the history of Women's Premier League, snapping six for 15 runs as RCB dismissed MI for 113, their second lowest score in WPL, after opting to bowl first.

All England Championship: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In First Round

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women's singles competition but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth faltered in the opening hurdle of men's singles at the All England Championships on Tuesday. World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, won the first game 21-10 but her German opponent, world No. 26 Li Yvonne Li, then decided to retire, paving the way for the Indian to the next round. The 28-year-old from Hyderabad is likely to next face top seed Korean An Se Young, who has proved her nemesis, having defeated her all six times they have crossed paths in international badminton. In fact, only once has Sindhu managed to take a game away from the world No. 1 Korean when they met last time at the Asia Championships in Dubai last year.

Rishabh Pant declared fit for IPL 2024 after recovering from horror accident

Indian cricket fans are all set to welcome Rishabh Pant back to the field after the dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman was declared fully fit by the cricket board on Tuesday.

All England Championship: PV Sindhu Enters Second Round After Yvonne Li Retires

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women's singles competition at the All England Championships after her German opponent Yvonne Li retired following the completion of the first game on Tuesday. World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, won the first game 21-10 before world No. 26 Li decided to throw in the towel. The 28-year-old from Hyderabad will next face top seed Korean An Se Young, who has proved her nemesis, having defeated her all six times they have crossed paths in international badminton. In fact, only once has Sindhu managed to take a game away from the world No. 1 Korean when they met last time at the Asia Championships in Dubai last year.

Sports Ministry Approves Mirabai Chanu's Proposal To Train In Paris For Olympics

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) during their 126th meeting approved weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's proposal to train at La Ferte-Milon, Paris to prepare ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games this year. Mira, who won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, will head to Paris nearly a month ahead of her Olympic event, to acclimatize to the weather and prepare for the mega event. During the Paris training camp, Mirabai would be accompanied by two coaches and a physiotherapist, with their air tickets, visa cost, accommodation charges, food, training cost, local transport cost, medical insurance, and sauna charges among other expenditures being covered under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) funding.

"So Many Emotions": Hardik Pandya Reacts To Re-Joining Mumbai Indians Camp Ahead Of IPL 2024

Star Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya expressed happiness at joining the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting from March 22, putting into words the "emotions" and "memories" he felt after "seeing old friends and reliving the good old days". Pandya joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday. The all-rounder is set to captain Mumbai Indians (MI), replacing their five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy-winning skipper Rohit Sharma in the 2024 season of the cash-rich league. Taking to Instagram, Hardik shared a video of him meeting some MI colleagues, including the bowling coach Lasith Malinga, who was once Hardik's teammate during his playing days with MI.

Lakshya Sen's Paris Hopes Brighten, Enters No.15 In Olympic Games Qualification

Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen's hopes of making the cut at Paris received a boost as he grabbed the 15th position in the latest Olympic Games Qualification rankings following his semifinal finish at last week's French Open badminton tournament. The 22-year-old from Almora had reached a career-best ranking of world number six in November 2022 but saw his rankings plummet to world No. 25 in April last year. He recovered to 11th spot by August but fell to 20 early this year following a series of early exits.

Watch: Naveen-ul-Haq Uproots Shoaib Malik's Stumps, Stunned Sana Javed's Reaction Viral

It was a tough night for Karachi Kings at the Pakistan Super League against Peshawar Zalmi on Monday. Despite chasing a low target of 148, Karachi Kings fell short by two runs. Babar Azam scored a half-century to guide Peshawar over 145. In reply, Karachi Kings's chase withered away despite a 30-ball 41 up the order by Tim Seifert. Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik scored 22 off 25 balls and was bowled by Afghanistan star Naveen-ul-Haq. Malik's wife Sana Javed was present at the stadium and was stunned after Malik was clean bowled.

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Ellyse Perry's All-Round Heroics Takes RCB To WPL 2024 Playoffs

All England Championship: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In First Round

Rishabh Pant declared fit for IPL 2024 after recovering from horror accident

All England Championship: PV Sindhu Enters Second Round After Yvonne Li Retires

Sports Ministry Approves Mirabai Chanu's Proposal To Train In Paris For Olympics

"So Many Emotions": Hardik Pandya Reacts To Re-Joining Mumbai Indians Camp Ahead Of IPL 2024

Lakshya Sen's Paris Hopes Brighten, Enters No.15 In Olympic Games Qualification

Watch: Naveen-ul-Haq Uproots Shoaib Malik's Stumps, Stunned Sana Javed's Reaction Viral