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Watch: Mumbai Indians' Issy Wong Creates History, Bags First-Ever WPL Hat-trick

Mumbai Indians' 20-year-old pacer Issy Wong created history in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, bagging the tournament's first-ever hat-trick in the Eliminator clash against UP Warriorz. Issy stepped up when her franchise needed her the most, taking a total of 4 wickets for just 15 runs in 4 overs as Mumbai went on to beat UP by a whopping 72 runs in the virtual semi-final on Friday. In the process, Mumbai entered the final of the tournament, setting up a date with Delhi Capitals.

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Advance To Pre-quarterfinals Of Swiss Open

Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy beat All England Championships finalist Shi Yu Qi of China to storm into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel. World number 9 Prannoy continued his good run as he recovered from a second game slump to notch up a 21-17 19-21 21-17 win over Shi Yu Qi, who is a 2018 world championships silver medallist, in the men's singles opening round. Two-time Olympic medallist and fourth seed PV Sindhu too made a positive start to her title defence, beating Jenjira Stadelmann of Switzerland 21-9 21-16 in a lop-sided opening round of women's singles.

'We're not friends' - Marta Kostyuk and Anastasia Potapova refuse to shake hands after Miami Open clash

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Anastasia Potapova after she was beaten by the Russian in their second-round match at the Miami Open. Potapova, who recently received a formal warning from the WTA for wearing a Spartak Moscow shirt before her match against Jessica Pegula at Indian Wells, won the match 6-1 6-3 and will play American Coco Gauff in the round of 32 in Florida. Ad Kostyuk has been a vocal critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

What's Wrong With Suryakumar Yadav? Sunil Gavaskar's 'Nothing' Reply

The name 'Suryakumar Yadav' is on every fan's mind after the talismanic batter secured three successive first-ball ducks in the ODI series against Australia. For the first couple of games, left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc got the better of Surya, and in the last match, it was the left-arm spinner, Ashton Agar. Fans, pundits, and some former cricketers have been wondering what led to such a catastrophic performance from Surya. When Sunil Gavaskar was asked about this, his reply literally was 'nothing'.

775 Football, 13 Cricket 'Suspicious' Matches Played In 2022: Report

There were 13 competitive cricket matches that came under the cloud of suspicion in 2022, according to a review report published by Sportradar Integrity Services. Sportradar Integrity Services unit is an international team of qualified integrity experts who deliver analysis on irregular betting, match-fixing and other forms of corruption in sports. The 28-page report titled 'Betting, Corruption and Match-Fixing' states that in calendar year 2022, an unprecedented "1212 suspicious matches" were detected across 12 sporting disciplines in 92 countries.

"If I Get To The Level...": Virat Kohli's Message To RCB Fans Is Pure Belief

Truly one of the greatest batters of all time, Virat Kohli was unarguably at one of the lowest points in his career over the last 2-3 years where he could not hit a single hundred. However, over the last few months, the veteran batter seems to be nearing his best, having scored a century each in all three formats. Ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Kohli has given an excellent message of hope to the franchise's fans.

IPL 2023: What Makes MS Dhoni 'Stand Out', Sunil Gavaskar Explains

It's been 15 years since MS Dhoni first donned the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) jersey in the Indian Premier League. Over the years, the 'Thala' has established himself as one a true great of the game. Not just with his batting as a finisher or his wicket-keeping, but Dhoni made a name for himself as a 'captain' that everyone looks forward to. Sunil Gavaskar, one of the finest batters India has produced, brilliantly summed up Dhoni the cricketer as he highlighted the little things that the wicket-keeper batter does to get his team to perform at the peak of its potential.

Delhi Capitals Get Workload Monitoring Report Of India Players From NCA

The BCCI and the Indian team management are keeping a tab on workload management of national team players but there has been no specific directive for the IPL franchises as yet, said Delhi Capitals CEO Dheeraj Malhotra on Friday. Malhotra, who has worked as a general manager with the BCCI, said that the National Cricket Academy (NCA) has shared a detailed workload monitoring report of all the Indian players associated with respective franchises, which obviously helps the IPL team's medical unit to work in cohesion with the parent body.

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Watch: Mumbai Indians' Issy Wong Creates History, Bags First-Ever WPL Hat-trick

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Advance To Pre-quarterfinals Of Swiss Open

'We're not friends' - Marta Kostyuk and Anastasia Potapova refuse to shake hands after Miami Open clash

What's Wrong With Suryakumar Yadav? Sunil Gavaskar's 'Nothing' Reply

775 Football, 13 Cricket 'Suspicious' Matches Played In 2022: Report

"If I Get To The Level...": Virat Kohli's Message To RCB Fans Is Pure Belief

IPL 2023: What Makes MS Dhoni 'Stand Out', Sunil Gavaskar Explains

Delhi Capitals Get Workload Monitoring Report Of India Players From NCA