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Aryna Sabalenka Beats Paula Badosa At Miami Open Days After Boyfriend's Death

World number two Aryna Sabalenka returned to the court for the first time since the death of her former boyfriend earlier this week and kept her emotions in check as she beat Spain's Paula Badosa 6-4 6-3 on Friday. After six hours of rain delays, Sabalenka walked onto the court wearing an all-black outfit, a choice matched by her close friend Badosa. Two-times Australian Open winner Sabalenka on Wednesday said she was "heartbroken" by the death of former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov in a statement on Wednesday, where she revealed they had not been a couple at the time of his death.

"If I Even Do It Wrong...": Shreyas Iyer Breaks Silence On Negative Publicity On Missing Domestic Cricket

He has had a rough one month leading up to the IPL but KKR captain Shreyas Iyer wants to put all those negative thoughts in the back-burner as he focuses on what's there in store for him. Iyer, who recently was axed from BCCI central contracts list for his apparent reluctance to play Ranji Trophy, did score 95 in the final for Mumbai with a recurring back injury. But the NCA has given him clearance to play IPL with a rider -- that he should be careful while lunging forward. The KKR skipper however feels that he is in best possible shape.

"Show Ruturaj's Face Too, He Is The Captain": Virender Sehwag Quips As Visuals Show MS Dhoni Setting Field

Chennai Super Kings journey under new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad began on a good note as the five-time champions defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets in Chennai. RCB scored 173/6 batting first and CSK chased down the target quite easily. Replacing an impactful figure like MS Dhoni is never easy and the same is with Ruturaj Gaikwad. "Feel privileged. But I want to try and be in my shoes, not fill anybody's shoes," he said before the start of the tournament.

"Thala Never Misses": Vintage MS Dhoni On Show With Run Out Of RCB Star, Scripts IPL Record. Watch

Mustafizur Rahman brought back memories of his rookie days with his cerebral variations but an impressive rear-guard action from Anuj Rawat took Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a respectable 173 for six in the IPL opener on Friday. However on a good batting track, the total might not be enough to stop CSK.

CSK vs RCB: Mustafizur Rahman Stars In Chennai Super Kings' Easy Win In IPL 2024 Opener

Mustafizur Rahman set it up with his bagful of cerebral variations before Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube got the job done with their superlative finishing skills to script a comfortable six-wicket win for Chennai Super Kings over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL opener on Friday. CSK, who have not lost to RCB at home since 2008, thus kept their enviable record intact. Mustafizur, with his best ever IPL figures of 4/29 in four overs, was largely responsible for restricting RCB to 173 for six on a good batting track, where a 95-run sixth wicket stand off 50 balls between Anuj Rawat (48 off 25 balls) and Dinesh Karthik (38 not out off 26 balls) was the visitors' only saving grace.

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Bow Out; Kidambi Srikanth In Quarterfinals Of Swiss Open

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's run at the Swiss Open was cut short by a Japanese teenager, while top Indian male shuttler Lakshya Sen lost to Lee Chia-Hao of Chinese-Taipei in the pre-quarterfinals of the Super 300 tournament here. Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, Priyansh Rajawat and Kiran George won their respective men's singles round-of 16 matches to advance to the quarterfinals late on Thursday night.

Israel Out Of Euro 2024 Chase, Ukraine In Dramatic Fightback

Israel's hopes of reaching the European Championships for the first time against the background of bloody conflict at home were shattered by a 4-1 defeat to Iceland on Thursday while war-torn Ukraine stayed on course for the finals with a last-gasp comeback. Due to the ongoing conflict with Hamas, Israel's tie was switched to Budapest and their hopes of making the finals of any major competition for the first time since the 1970 World Cup enjoyed a confident start. On the half-hour mark, Daniel Leo Gretarsson was punished for bringing down Eran Zahavi.

Watch: Stunned Virat Kohli Departs After "Truly Epic" Catch By CSK's Rachin Ravindra And Ajinkya Rahane

Chennai Super Kings came out all guns blazing against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2024 opener on Friday. Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman breathed fire as he broke the back of CSK with four wickets in his first two overs. He scalped Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green. This is CSK's first match under new skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and his team gave their all with bowling as well as fielding. It was evident as Virat Kohli was caught by brilliant teamwork from Rachin Ravindra and Ajinkya Rahane.

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Aryna Sabalenka Beats Paula Badosa At Miami Open Days After Boyfriend's Death

"If I Even Do It Wrong...": Shreyas Iyer Breaks Silence On Negative Publicity On Missing Domestic Cricket

"Show Ruturaj's Face Too, He Is The Captain": Virender Sehwag Quips As Visuals Show MS Dhoni Setting Field

"Thala Never Misses": Vintage MS Dhoni On Show With Run Out Of RCB Star, Scripts IPL Record. Watch

CSK vs RCB: Mustafizur Rahman Stars In Chennai Super Kings' Easy Win In IPL 2024 Opener

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Bow Out; Kidambi Srikanth In Quarterfinals Of Swiss Open

Israel Out Of Euro 2024 Chase, Ukraine In Dramatic Fightback

Watch: Stunned Virat Kohli Departs After "Truly Epic" Catch By CSK's Rachin Ravindra And Ajinkya Rahane