In his first competition, Yellowknife kickboxer travels to hometown in India and returns with gold
After a quick visit to his hometown in southern India, Gopi Rajkumar has returned to Yellowknife with a gold medal in kickboxing.
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IPL final watched by crowd of 104,859: Organisers
Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad set a new record attendance for a cricket match, attracting a crowd of 104,859, organisers said on Sunday. The 132,000-seater Narendra Modi Stadium -- the biggest cricket ground in the world -- was nearly full for the season finale of the popular Twenty20 tournament.
Twitter Blows Up After Hardik Pandya's Bowling Heroics In IPL Final vs Rajasthan Royals
Hardik Pandya led from the front in the IPL 2022 final against Rajasthan Royals, producing a stunning spell of bowling to put Gujarat Titans in the driver's seat. Having lost the toss, Gujarat Titans came under some early pressure with young Yashasvi Jaiswal chancing his arm. Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson then steadied RR before Hardik Pandya removed his counterpart. Buttler seemed to be headed for another big score but was stopped short in his tracks by Hardik. The Indian all-rounder then got another big fish in the form of Shimron Hetmyer to end with figures of three for 17 off his four overs.
Watch: Captain Fantastic Hardik Pandya's Sensational Spell In IPL Final
Having led Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) final in their maiden season, Hardik Pandya put on a captain's display with the ball in the summit clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as he got rid of their three biggest batters - Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer. Samson and Buttler were rebuilding well for the Royals after the wicket of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal when Hardik came in to bowl the ninth over. With just his second delivery of the match, the Gujarat Titans skipper had his opposite number Samson caught out for 14 off 11 after he skied an attempted hoick.
Zineb Bouhmada makes sensational debut at Muaythai World Championships
Zineb Bouhmada announced her arrival on the Muaythai world stage, taking just over two minutes to complete a victory over Deepa Rajak by knockout on day two of the IFMA World Championships.
Some athletes camping overseas are bringing back performance-enhancing drugs for distribution: Anju tells AFI general body
Athletics Federation of India (AFI) senior vice-president Anju Bobby George on Sunday dropped a bombshell alleging that few of the country's athletes are bringing back performance enhancing drugs from overseas, which are being distributed among some of their colleagues. Speaking at the two-day Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the AFI here, Anju, the country's lone World Championships medallist, said many of the banned drugs being consumed, have been brought by athletes caught for doping originated from abroad.
No bio-bubbles from India-South Africa series, says Jay Shah
BCCI will not conduct the forthcoming T20I series between India and South Africa in a bio-bubble. “If I’m not wrong, the bio-bubble for IPL-2022 was the last. For the India-SA series onwards, players will be tested (for covid), but will not be any bio-bubble,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah told TOI in an exclusive interview here on Friday.
GT vs RR, IPL 2022 Final - What Hardik Pandya Told Former India Coach Ravi Shastri At Toss
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and chose to bat against the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Rajasthan are playing their first IPL final in 14 years while debutants Gujarat have made it to the title clash in their maiden season. GT and RR have been the two most consistent teams in the IPL 2022. GT finished the league stage at the top place with 10 wins while RR were the second-placed team in the league stage with nine wins.