Tennis-Red-hot Swiatek primed to claim second French Open title
By Julien Pretot
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IPL 2022, KKR vs LSG: One of the best games of cricket I have played, says Shreyas Iyer
Lucknow Super Giants knocked Kolkata Knight Riders out of the IPL but that did not stop losing captain Shreyas Iyer to describe it as "one of the best games" that he has ever been part of. After being down and out chasing 211, KKR brought the equation down to five off three balls with the help of Rinku Singh. However, LSG somehow managed to eke out a thrilling last ball win to qualify for play-offs and dash KKR hopes at the same time.
Red-hot Swiatek primed to claim second French Open title
PARIS : The women's tournament at the French Open has often sprung surprise winners but it is hard to see anyone other than Iga Swiatek lifting the Suzanne Lenglen Cup on the Parisian clay this year.
Toulon tournament 2022: Schedule, results, tables, top scorers and previous winners of Tournoi Maurice Revello
The high-anticipated Toulon tournament makes its return this year after the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Player strike brings CFL to tipping point
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The unluckiest Wales rugby players as form overlooked and Lion's international career appears over
Whenever a Wales squad is named a number of players can consider themselves unfortunate to miss out and that seems a particularly long list this time following Wayne Pivac’s 33-strong selection for the trip to South Africa. Here then are the most notable omissions.
IPL 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Highlights: LSG pull off a last-ball thriller to qualify for playoffs after Quinton de Kock's sensational hundred
Quinton de Kock struck a sensational hundred and shared a record opening stand with skipper KL Rahul as Lucknow Super Giants pipped Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in a last-ball IPL thriller to seal their play-off spot on Wednesday. De Kock gave a batting masterclass enroute to an unbeaten 140 off 70 balls as he and Rahul (68 not out off 51) fired LSG to 210 for no loss, the highest opening stand in IPL history. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableIt was a steep chase but KKR stayed in the game through Nitish Rana (42) and captain Shreyas Iyer (50) but it was too big a task for the lower-order. Their innings ended 208 for eight in 20 overs. Just when it looked KKR were down and out, Sunil Narine (21 not out off 7) and Rinku Singh (40 off 15) started smashing the LSG bowlers around the ground to reignite hopes of the dug out. KKR needed 38 runs off the last two overs and they both brought the equation down to 21 off the final over.
Young boxer, described as 'a future world champ' by Tyson Fury, drowned after friends begged him not to go in river
A young boxer, described as "a future world champ" by Tyson Fury, drowned in a river after his friends begged him not to go into the water an inquest heard. Frank Varey, 16, 'could not swim' but still tried to cross the River Dee in Chester.