Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa: After beating Magnus Carlsen, Indian teen chess sensation's first thought was to catch up on sleep
By Ben Morse, CNN
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Saurav Ghosal loses in pre-quarters at World Squash Championships
CAIRO: India's leading squash player Saurav Ghosal could not match the quality of world number four Mostafa Asal and lost his pre-quarterfinal in straight games at the World Championships. The world number 17 from India lost 2-11, 7-11, 3-11 to the fast rising Egyptian, who is 14 years younger than him, on Wednesday night.
"Not Finding Any Self-Worth Or Value...": Virat Kohli Opens Up On Dip In Form
Virat Kohli is not in his best form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. In 13 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the former captain has scored 236 runs at an average of 19.67. This is Kohli's lowest average in an edition of the franchise cricket league since 2009. In the inaugural 2008 IPL, Kohli had averaged 15. After that season, the former India captain averaged over 22 in each of the seasons till 2021. Kohli has scored only one half-century this season and his strike-rate is 113.46.
Rafael Nadal: Five clay matches, three wins, no titles - will 21-time Grand Slam champion challenge at French Open?
Rafael Nadal has won the French Open in all kinds of ways. He’s won it as a teenager, he’s won it without dropping a set, he’s won it as the overwhelming favourite, he’s won it against Roger Federer, he’s won it against Novak Djokovic, he’s won it against Robin Soderling. Only once has he won it without winning another clay event beforehand that season, and that was in 2020 when the French Open was pushed back to October.
Red-hot Iga Swiatek ’embracing’ the pressure ahead of French Open, says Martina Navratilova
The pressure of being the overwhelming favourite ahead of most tournaments is “not bothering” Iga Swiatek with Martina Navratilova admitting the world No 1 “looks pretty unbeatable on any surface”.
BCCI Allows Full Capacity In Stadiums For India-South Africa T20I Series: Reports
In what has come as a great news for Indian fans, the BCCI has allowed full capacity in stadiums for the India-South Africa five-match T20I series starting on June 9. "BCCI to allow full capacity in stadiums for India versus South Africa T20 international series," sources told news agency ANI. The BCCI had already announced full capacity crowd for the IPL Play-offs. The COVID protocols have eased off as the number of positive cases in the country are not very high. As a result, the BCCI might allow the venues to go full capacity for the upcoming series.
Kidambi Srikanth Out Of Thailand Open After Giving Walkover In Second Round
Kidambi Srikanth, one of the main architects of India's historic Thomas Cup triumph, exited from the Thailand Open after handing a walkover to his opponent in the men's singles second round match on Thursday. Srikanth, seeded eighth, gave a walkover to his Irish rival Nhat Nguyen. The reason for his withdrawal is not yet known. The world no. 11 Indian had earlier produced a gritty show to get the better of Brice Leverdez of France 18-21 21-10 21-16 in his opening round match.
Cricket adapts to changing post-pandemic landscape
Throughout cricket, when the person batting has scored 50 runs, it is normally the cue for applause, the strength of which will be according to the manner and style of the innings. In former days of league cricket in northern England, when the professional reached 50, it was customary for a club official to go around the spectators with a box asking for small change to be proffered in recognition of the feat.