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Iga Swiatek began her bid for a third straight Italian Open title in devastating style on Friday as the top seed crushed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0, 6-0 in the second round, while Ons Jabeur was defeated on her return from injury.
Suryakumar Yadav struck his maiden IPL century (103 not out) to power Mumbai Indians to 218 for 5, their fourth consecutive 200-plus score, against Gujarat Titans on Friday. While Suryakumar played a blinder of an innings during his 49-ball knock, studded with 11 fours and six sixes, Rohit Sharma (29), Ishan Kishan (31) and Vishnu Vinod (30) chipped in for MI after being put in to bat, which negated the damage caused by Rashid Khan (4/30). India and MI skipper Rohit could not convert his start but appeared to be getting back to his usual self at the crease, hitting a few exquisite shots in his 61-run opening stand in the powerplay with Ishan Kishan (31) to lay the platform for a big total.
Jack Draper has described fellow Brits Andy Murray and Dan Evans as “crazily good competitors” and hopes to do battle with them again as the grass-court season approaches. The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season last year, rising into the top 50 in the ATP rankings and achieving wins over top-10 opponents like Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Elsewhere, India's farmers have joined some of the country's top wrestlers in protests, demanding action against a powerful politician. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is accused of sexually harassing female athletes. The case has shone a light on a culture of sexual abuse, inequality and impunity in Indian sports.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi on Friday made it clear that Pakistan will travel to India for the ODI World Cup only if the Rohit Sharma-led team is allowed to play the upcoming Asia Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy in his country. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) recently rejected the "hybrid model", which the former journalist feels is the only feasible solution until India and Pakistan start playing each other in their respective nations. Sethi also said that if India comes to Pakistan, their national team will have no issues playing in any Indian city, including Ahmedabad.
The Indian duo of Divya Subbaraju Thadigol and Sarabjot Singh claimed the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Azerbaijan on Thursday. In the gold medal contest, the Indians shot a total of 16 to prevail over Serbia's Zorana Arunovic and Damir Mikec, who managed to aggregate 14. Turkey's Simal Yilmaz and Ismail Keles settled for the bronze medal, beating the Italian pair of Sara Costantino and Paolo Monna 17-9.
Rajasthan Royals struck a catastrophic incident at the start of their run-chase against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Thursday, with explosive opening batter Jos Buttler getting run out. Jaiswal, who made up for Buttler's departure with a stunning 98 not-out, admitted after the match that it was his mistake that led to the Englishman's dismissal. Jaiswal needed some pep talk by skipper Sanju Samson to realign his focus, having seen Buttler sacrifice his wicket for the youngster.
Former Indian cricket team wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta was all praise for Chennai Super Kings youngster Matheesha Pathirana after his three-wicket haul in the win over Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Wednesday. Pathirana, who has an action similar to Sri Lanka legend Lasith Malinga, has gained a lot of popularity in the tournament and Dasgupta believes that he could end up fetching a price of around Rs 10-11 crore if he was there at the IPL auction.