Sinner relishes Alcaraz rivalry despite Indian Wells defeat
Jannik Sinner said he looks forward to battling Carlos Alcaraz for years to come, even after falling to the Spaniard in a thrilling three-set semifinal at Indian Wells on Saturday.
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Shreyas Iyer Joins Kolkata Knight Riders Squad Ahead Of IPL 2024
Star India batter Shreyas Iyer on Sunday joined the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) training camp ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. The official X (formerly Twitter) handle of the Kolkata-based franchise shared pictures of the 29-year-old joining the team. Earlier in the month, KKR named Phil Salt as Jason's replacement for the upcoming season of the IPL 2024. With star overseas players like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Mitchell Starc available along with a strong Indian core in Nitish Rana, skipper Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer and Varun Charkavarthy, KKR will be aiming to do well in IPL 2024.
Virat Kohli Makes First Appearance Since Son Akaay's Birth, Gears Up For IPL 2024
Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli, who took a long break from the game during the national team's 5-match Test series against England, is back to cricketing duties. Kohli remained away from cricketing duties to be with his wife Anushka Sharma during the final stages of her pregnancy, announced that the couple has been blessed with a baby boy Akaay. Following Akaay's birth, Kohli continued to give his cricketing responsibilities a miss but is now back ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season.
With "Resilience, Determination, Self-Belief", Karman Kaur Thandi Confident Of Overcoming Every Obstacle In Life
In a career filled with injuries, India's tennis sensation Karman Kaur Thandi battled through many obstacles to make a name for herself in the sport. At the age of 20, Karman reached a career-best singles rank of 196 in 2018 and became only the sixth Indian woman to have cracked the top 200 of the WTA. However, the fate had other plans in store as the world got hit by COVID-19 and all the activities were put on hold. Later in 2022, Karman bounced back in style and became India's No 1 ranked women's singles tennis player.
Carlos Alcaraz Hands Jannik Sinner First 2024 Loss To Return To Indian Wells Final
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz handed Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner his first defeat of 2024 to return to the Indian Wells ATP Masters final on Saturday, beating the Italian 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. The victory ended Sinner's 19-match winning streak, including a 16-0 start to the year, and insures Alcaraz will remain No. 2 in the world rankings next week. In Sunday's final, he will face either fourth-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev or American Tommy Paul with a chance to become the first repeat Indian Wells ATP champion since Novak Djokovic won three straight titles from 2014-2016.
"I'm Indebted To Dhoni": India Great's Humble Praise For Legendary Captain
Overwhelmed by emotion and filled with gratitude at being grandly feted for hitting the 500-wicket mark in Tests, Ravichandaran Ashwin on Saturday recalled the one man he would forever be "indebted to" for showing faith in a "nobody" 13 years ago -- his first IPL and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With 516 scalps in 100 Tests, Ashwin is a bonafide superstar in Indian cricket, just second behind the great Anil Kumble in the list of top Indian wicket-takers in the five-day format.
Ashish Nehra's "Whole Of India" Comment Over Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans Captaincy Debut
Ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra is excited to see how Shubman Gill operates as a skipper in one of the biggest cricketing stages. After Hardik Pandya made a comeback to his boyhood franchise Mumbai Indians and replaced Rohit Sharma as the skipper of the five-time champions, Gill stepped in to fill the vacant space left by Hardik. Gill has had a fair share of experience in leading a side following his stints as a skipper for Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the 2019-20 season and the India A side during their tour of New Zealand in early 2020.
Car Window That Ellyse Perry Broke With 6 In WPL Match Will Stay With Her Forever Now. Here's How
Ellyse Perry starred with an all-round show to take Royal Challengers Bangalore into the Women's Premier League 2024 final with a five-run victory over defending champions Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator game in New Delhi on Friday. The winning team will now be facing Delhi Capitals in the summit clash of the event at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, March 17. Ahead of the final, a video of Delhi Metro has gone viral on social media in which the fans could be seen chanting "RCB, RCB".