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Steve Smith Hails Bowlers After Australia Book Champions Trophy Semifinals Berth

Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith lavished praise on his disciplined bowlers after the team secured a semi-final spot in the ongoing Champions Trophy following a rain-abandoned match against Afghanistan on Friday. Australia was in control at 109/1 in 12.5 overs, chasing 274, when a downpour left the field waterlogged. Following a two-hour delay, the match was called off, ensuring Australia's qualification with four points. "That's what we were after in the start, to finish in the top two and qualify for the semis. I thought the guys did a good job, made good changes and took wickets in the middle. Did well to restrict them to 270 and we were in a good position," said Smith in the post-match interaction with the broadcaster.

R Praggnanandhaa Held Again, 25-Year-Old Indian Chess Star Makes Waves In Prague Masters

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a second straight draw against Turkey's Gurel Ediz while Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of Germany's Vincent Keymer in the second round of the Prague Masters here. Chithambaram, who has been knocking hard on the doors of elite circles, scored his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of danger zone in his first-round game against Czech Grandmaster Nguyen Thai Dai Van. The Indian was involved in the sole decisive game of the day in the 10-players round-robin format, while the other matches ended in draws.

All-round Delhi Capitals thrash Mumbai Indians To Claim Top Spot In WPL

Delhi Capitals dished out an all-round effort to comfortably beat former champions Mumbai Indians by nine wickets and jump to the top of the table in the Women's Premier League on Friday. Asked to bowl, DC first restricted inaugural edition's winner MI to 123 for nine, riding on Jess Jonassen's fine effort with the ball. Jonassen returned with impressive figures of 3 for 25 from her four overs to break the backbone of DC with the crucial wickets of in-form Nat Sciver-Brunt, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and G Kamalini. Chasing the modest target, skipper Meg Lanning (60 not out off 49) and Shafali Verma (43 off 28) shared 85 runs off just 59 balls to hand DC a great start.

In A First For India, F1 Academy Picks 10-Year-Old Racer Atiqa Mir For Its Driver Program

10-year-old karting sensation Atiqa Mir on Friday became the first Indian and Asian to be signed by Formula 1 Academy for its driver program, a testament to her rapid growth in the world of motorsport. F1 Academy, a female only racing series owned by Formula 1, has decided to take Atiqa on board for its Discover Your Drive Program (DYD) after closely tracking her stellar performances on the karting circuit. The racer from Jammu and Kashmir is only one of three drivers in the mini category (age 8-11) worldwide to be chosen for the DYD program.

Virat Kohli Has Big Match Temperament: Dilip Vengsarkar

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar on Friday lauded Virat Kohli for his brilliant century in the high-stakes Champions Trophy match against Pakistan, saying the star batter was bound to shine as he has got a "big match temperament". Kohli's unbeaten century (100 not out) was a key factor in India's dominant six-wicket win over their arch-rivals. The win also booked a semifinal spot for India with a game to spare. "Virat is an outstanding cricketer -- one of the best in the world. Although he hadn't been scoring runs of late, I knew he would come through in a big match because of his ability to rise to the occasion. He's got a big match temperament," said Vengsarkar.

"Words Fall Short...": KL Rahul's Pays Tribute To Virat Kohli Ahead Of His 300th ODI

Wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul found it hard to express in words how great a servant of Indian cricket Virat Kohli has been and further affirmed hope that many more "games and centuries" are left for the stalwart in international cricket. Virat's much-awaited resurgence finally unravelled in the high-stakes clash against arch-rival Pakistan in Dubai at the ongoing Champions Trophy. The atmosphere reverberated with the echoes of his famous T20 World Cup 2022 heist in Melbourne against the Men in Green.

Australia reach Champions Trophy semis after Lahore washout

LAHORE, Pakistan : Australia sailed into the Champions Trophy semi-finals after their final Group B match against Afghanistan was abandoned at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.

Canadian India Sherret wins bronze at World Cup ski cross stop in Georgia

India Sherret, of Cranbrook, B.C., won the bronze medal in the World Cup ski cross competition on Friday.

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Steve Smith Hails Bowlers After Australia Book Champions Trophy Semifinals Berth

R Praggnanandhaa Held Again, 25-Year-Old Indian Chess Star Makes Waves In Prague Masters

All-round Delhi Capitals thrash Mumbai Indians To Claim Top Spot In WPL

In A First For India, F1 Academy Picks 10-Year-Old Racer Atiqa Mir For Its Driver Program

Virat Kohli Has Big Match Temperament: Dilip Vengsarkar

"Words Fall Short...": KL Rahul's Pays Tribute To Virat Kohli Ahead Of His 300th ODI

Australia reach Champions Trophy semis after Lahore washout

Canadian India Sherret wins bronze at World Cup ski cross stop in Georgia