Manchester United owners the Glazers exploring 'takeover' of Indian football club
Manchester United are looking into the possibility of taking over an Indian football club according to a former cricketer who is facilitating the deal.
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Afghanistan announce ODI and T20I squad for Zimbabwe tour
Afghanistan on Tuesday announced its squads for the three one-day internationals and as many Twenty20 clashes on their tour of Zimbabwe next month. The three T20Is will count towards the ICC T20I rankings, whereas the three ODI matches will be part of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League. Afghanistan are fifth on the points table of the 13-team league. A qualification round for the 2023 World Cup (50 overs) is to be held in India.
Tim Henman praises Emma Raducanu’s "fighting spirit"
Tim Henman has praised British tennis star Emma Raducanu for her “fighting spirit”.
French Open: Bopanna-Middelkoop pair advances to second round
Rohan Bopanna and his Dutch partner Matwe Middelkoop progressed to the men's doubles second round of the French Open with an easy straight-set win over local wild cards Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg and Luca Van Assche on Tuesday. The experienced 16th seeded Indo-Dutch pair had no trouble in dispatching the lower-ranked home combo 6-4 6-1 in the opening round.
Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaard Dazzle as Velocity Defeat Supernova
The swashbuckling Shafali Verma blazed away at the top before Laura Wolvaardt scored an unbeaten half-century as Velocity overhauled a stiff target to get the better of Supernovas by seven wickets in the Women's T20 Challenge in Pune on Tuesday. Set a target of 151 after opting to field, Velocity completed the chase with 10 balls to spare. After Shafali's breezy knock of 51 in 33 balls, Laura Wolvaard (51 off 35 balls) and Deepti Sharma (24 not out) saw their side home comfortably. Chasing a challenging target, Velocity lost Natthakan Chantham (1) early but the big-hitting Shafali decided to go all guns blazing as the team raced to 60 for the loss of only one wicket by the time the six power play overs came to an end.
Asia Cup: Japan Crush India 5-2, Sardar Singh-Coached Team Looking At Exit Door
A new-look Indian team paid for its inexperience and profligacy with Asian champions Japan soundly thrashing them 5-2 in a group A league match of the men's Asia Cup hockey championship in Jakarta on Tuesday. Having drawn against Pakistan in the opening game, India's chances after this defeat have been badly dented as even a big win against Indonesia in the last game might not be enough for qualification to the knock-out stages. Ken Nagayoshi, Kosei Kawabe (twice), Ryomi Ooka and Koji Yamasaki scored for Japan while Pawan Rajbhar and Uttam Singh found the target for the Indians.
Golfer Aditi Ashok Tweets French Airlines Over Missing Kit Bag
Indian golf star Aditi Ashok on Monday has called out France airlines for immediate action over her missing kit bag and said she needs it for an upcoming tournament. Raising the issue that her golf kit bag didn't make it to the flight from the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, the Indian golf sensation took to Twitter.
Women's T20 Challenge: Shafali, Wolvaardt dazzle as Velocity beat Supernovas by 7 wickets
Shafali Verma blazed away at the top before Laura Wolvaardt's unbeaten half century as Velocity overhauled a stiff target to get the better of Supernovas by seven wickets in the Women's T20 Challenge on Tuesday. Set a target of 151 after opting to field, Velocity completed the chase with 10 balls to spare. After Shafali's breezy knock of 51 in 33 balls, Laura Wolvaard (51 off 35 balls) and Deepti Sharma (24 not out) saw their side home comfortably.