Dricus Du Plessis routs Sean Strickland in title rematch at UFC 312 - ESPN
Dricus Du Plessis already had a win over Sean Strickland going into UFC 312. What he wanted was an exclamation point over him — and that's what he got.
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'Flawless' MI Cape Town Wins Maiden SA20 Title
Pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada produced an inspired bowling performance to lead MI Cape Town to their maiden SA20 title with a comfortable 76 runs win over two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. After finishing last in the previous two seasons, the Rashid Khan-led MI Cape Town hardly put any foot wrong in the third season. Rabada on Saturday night claimed 4/25 in 3.4 overs to dismiss Sunrisers Eastern Cape for just 105 in response to MI Cape Town's 181 for 8 -- the second-highest score in a SA20 final.
"Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Weren't Certain To Play T20 World Cup": Shubman Gill Shares Unheard Tale
Team India veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli capped off their glittering T20I careers last week, announcing their respective retirements from the format after the T20 World Cup success in Barbados. After Kohli confirmed that the final against South Africa was his last T20I game for India, Rohit, surely after, followed the suit. A day later, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja too joined and announced his retirement from the format as well. Amid the ongoing debates over their uncertain future in the Indian team, batter Shubman Gill has now revealed that it was no guarantee if Rohit and Kohli would play the T20 World Cup last year.
Video: New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra Suffers Serious Injury, Walks Off The Ground With Bleeding Head
New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra suffered serious injury while fielding during the side's ODI Tri-Nation Series match vs Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Saturday. Khushdil Shah played a slog-sweep on the third ball of the 38th over of the New Zealand innings which was bowled by spinner Michael Bracewell. Rachin, who was stationed at deep square leg, went for the catch but completely missed the sight of the ball. Before he could spot it, the ball hit Rachin right on his face and the player fell on the ground. Such serious was the blow that he even started bleeding before he was rushed off the ground, with presumably an ice pack placed on his forehead to stop the bleeding.
Tri-Nation Series: Glenn Phillips And Mitchell Santner Lead New Zealand To 78-Run Win Over Pakistan
Glenn Phillips cracked a maiden century and Mitchell Santner grabbed three wickets to help New Zealand overpower Pakistan by 78 runs in the opening match of a tri-nations series in Lahore on Saturday. Phillips hit 106 not out from 74 balls, with seven sixes and six boundaries to help the tourists post an impressive 330-6 in 50 overs before Santner's 3-41 helped dismiss Pakistan for 252 in 47.5 overs. South Africa are the third team in the series, a warm-up event for the Champions Trophy from February 19 to March 9 in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
Haotong Li takes control at Qatar Masters
China's Haotong Li moved into pole position at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters after taking over from England's Brandon Robinson-Thompson at the top of the leaderboard.
UFC 312: How to solve the puzzle of Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 312 will see a rematch between Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland for the middleweight title in Australia.
Updated Calvin Nash set to start for Ireland following Mack Hansen injury
Ireland's preparations for tomorrow’s Guinness Six Nations meeting with Scotland have been disrupted, with Mack Hansen forced to withdraw from the round two game at Murrayfield due to injury.