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Gareth Southgate: England will have to be close to perfect to win World Cup

Gareth Southgate heads into Friday’s World Cup draw believing England can win the tournament – but admits they will have to be “close to perfect” to triumph in Qatar.

Naomi Osaka continues resurgence with a fine comeback win over Belinda Bencic to reach Miami Open final

An emotional Naomi Osaka continued her resurgence with an impressive comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the Miami Open semi finals. The former world No.1 had to hit back from a set down to see off the Olympic champion 4-6 6-3 6-4 and reach her first WTA Tour final since winning the 2021 Australian Open. Ad/> Osaka, who can move back into the world’s top 30 if she triumphs at the tournament, will now face Iga Swiatek or Jessica Pegula in a showdown for the trophy.

IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights: Lewis, Bishnoi, Badoni star vs CSK in landmark first win for Lucknow

Shivam Dube will look to quickly forget the solitary over he bowled against Lucknow Super Giants at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday. Chennai Super Kings were firmly in control of the match with IPL newbies LSG requiring 34 runs off two overs to emerge victorious. Dube, who hadn't bowled a single ball during the game, was given the responsibility to bowl the 19th over by CSK skipper Ravindra Jadeja. It was a massive blunder. Dube's military medium-pace proved easy fodder for the two batters at the crease - Evin Lewis and Ayush Badoni. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableFirst, Badoni swept Dube's first ball for a six over square leg. Under pressure, Dube bowled a couple of wides. Lewis (55 not out off 23b; 6x4, 3x6) then smacked two boundaries and a six off the last three balls as LSG got 25 runs in the over and the tables were completely turned. The final rites were done by Badoni in the 20th over with a swivel pull for another six off left-arm pacer Mukesh Choudhary's bowling. Initially, the chase was propped up by the LSG openers, Quinton de Kock and captain KL Rahul. The pair added 99 runs in 10.1 overs before Rahul (40 off 26b; 2x4, 3x6) was dismissed by Dwaine Pretorius. De Kock (61 off 45b; 9x4) carried on for a while before Pretorius scalped his wicket too. When De Kock got out, a win for LSG seemed improbable but Lewis and Badoni had other ideas.