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Badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Achieves Career-Best World No. 4 Ranking
India's top doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty gained a place to achieve a career-best ranking of world number 4 in the latest BWF rankings issued on Tuesday. The Satwik-Chirag pair, which claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal and French Open Super 750 crown last year and won the Swiss Open Super 300 title this season, now has 74,651 points from 12 tournaments. Fresh for his maiden BWF World Tour title at Malaysia Masters last week, HS Prannoy jumped one place to regain the world number 8 ranking, while Kidambi Srikanth climbed three positions to get his place back in the top 20. He is 20th.
After Career Defining IPL, Is Mohit 2.0 Ready For National T20 Comeback?
From being a Gujarat Titans net bowler last year to almost taking the team to its second straight IPL title, 34-year-old pacer Mohit Sharma has been the biggest comeback story of the just-concluded 2023 season. Hardik Pandya's comforting hug to Mohit seconds after Ravindra Jadeja's final over blitz took CSK to a record equalling fifth title not only showed the character of Titans captain, it was also an acknowledgement of Haryana pacer's immense contribution to their campaign this season. Mohit may not have been able to nail the last two balls of the 15th over after an exemplary first four deliveries but nothing can undermine his efforts through the season as he ended with 27 wickets in 14 games, second only to teammate and friend Mohammed Shami.
"Greatest Win In My Career," Devon Conway After CSK's Victory Against GT In IPL 2023 Final
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener Devon Conway labelled the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final victory against Gujarat Titans (GT) as the 'greatest' win of his entire career. The left-handed batter played a pivotal role in the second innings to keep CSK in the race to claim their fifth IPL title. While Ruturaj Gaikwad was struggling to find boundaries and time his shots, Conway's aggressive approach took CSK's score to 52/0 in the four-over powerplay under revised conditions.
Badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Achieves Career-Best World No. 4 Ranking
India's top doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty gained a place to achieve a career-best ranking of world number 4 in the latest BWF rankings issued on Tuesday. The Satwik-Chirag pair, which claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal and French Open Super 750 crown last year and won the Swiss Open Super 300 title this season, now has 74,651 points from 12 tournaments. Fresh for his maiden BWF World Tour title at Malaysia Masters last week, HS Prannoy jumped one place to regain the world number 8 ranking, while Kidambi Srikanth climbed three positions to get his place back in the top 20. He is 20th.
Former Corrie star Katie McGlynn makes major career move and says she 'wants to be challenged'
Former Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn has spoken about making her theatre debut and said she ‘loves the nerves’ of being on stage on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Katie won awards for playing the role of Sinead Tinker on the show from 2013 until 2020, who battled terminal cancer.
"Selling MS Dhoni Was Career Highlight": IPL's First Auctioneer Ahead Of CSK vs GT Final
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final is set to kick-off on Sunday evening, with MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings up against the defending champions Gujarat Titans. Dhoni, who is chasing his 5th title as the captain of CSK, has been a part of the franchise ever since he was bought in the inaugural IPL 2008 auction. The man who had sold him in the bidding war back then, Richard Madley, posted a brilliant tweet ahead of the final of the 16th edition of the league, recalling the first auction.
Novak Djokovic: Rafael Nadal 'one of the most impactful people of my career'
Novak Djokovic said a part of him would leave with Rafael Nadal if the Spanish great retires next year, but joked that he will not miss him at the French Open.