Warrior Le Clos confirmed for legacy bid in Paris pool
South Africa's most decorated Olympian Chad le Clos will hope to burnish his legacy in the Paris pool after being named in the nation's swim team for the Games.
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Seven Indian Golfers Including Diksha Dagar And Pranavi Urs To Tee Up In Germany
Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs, the two in-form golfers will be in the group of seven Indians at the Euros 300,000 Amundi German Masters. Apart from Diksha and Pranavi, the other Indians are Tvesa Malik, Vani Kapoor, Amandeep Drall and Sneha Singh, who has received an invitation, as has amateur Avani Prashanth, who also played the event last year. There are 132 players in the 72-hole event at the Seddiner See course, just outside Berlin. The cut will be applied after 36 holes and the top-60 and ties will play the final two rounds.
Seven Indian Golfers Including Diksha Dagar And Pranavi Urs To Tee Up In Germany
Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs, the two in-form golfers will be in the group of seven Indians at the Euros 300,000 Amundi German Masters. Apart from Diksha and Pranavi, the other Indians are Tvesa Malik, Vani Kapoor, Amandeep Drall and Sneha Singh, who has received an invitation, as has amateur Avani Prashanth, who also played the event last year. There are 132 players in the 72-hole event at the Seddiner See course, just outside Berlin. The cut will be applied after 36 holes and the top-60 and ties will play the final two rounds.
Suryakumar Yadav Remains Top T20I Batter, Axar Patel Only Indian In Top 5 Bowlers
Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga and Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan share the top spot on the updated list for T20I all-rounders. Only 23 rating points separate the top five players on the T20I all-rounders rankings. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib dropped three points after two appearances in Bangladesh's recently concluded five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka T20I skipper Hasaranga joined the veteran Bangladesh cricketer to share the top spot. While Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi held third place, just a further 10 rating points adrift. Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza gained two places and rose to the fourth spot after a few stupendous performances against Bangladesh, while South Africa's Aiden Markram lost one spot and dropped to the fifth spot ahead of the Proteas' campaign at the T20 World Cup.
Proteas kingpin Rabada ruled out of IPL, still expected to make T20 World Cup
Kagiso Rabada's premature departure from the Indian Premier League (IPL) might be a nervous jolt to the Proteas' system in their build-up to the T20 World Cup, but his apparent leg injury won't affect his availability for the showpiece tournament in the USA and Caribbean next month.
Broos names Foster, Mofokeng in preliminary Bafana squad for World Cup qualifiers
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has named Burnley striker Lyle Foster, Percy Tau and Pirates teenager Relebohile Mofokeng in his 36-man preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe next month.
Kagiso Rabada Suffers Injury Scare Ahead Of T20 World Cup, Returns Home From IPL
South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada has returned home from the Indian Premier League due to a lower limb soft tissue infection, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday. Rabada represented Punjab Kings in the IPL, taking 11 wickets in as many games. Punjab have already been eliminated from the IPL play-offs race and will play their last league game on May 19. "The 28-year-old consulted a specialist on arrival in South Africa and is being closely monitored by the Cricket South Africa medical team," said Cricket South Africa (CSA) in a statement.
Deirdre Duke, Anna O'Flanagan and Chloe Watkins announce Ireland retirements
Deirdre Duke, Anna O'Flanagan and Chloe Watkins - three of the stars of Ireland's run to the the 2018 Hockey World Cup final - have announced their international retirements.