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Shreyas Iyer Breaks Silence On Being Subbed Off Against Rajasthan Royals, Shares Worrying Update

Punjab Kings were without their captain Shreyas Iyer during the second innings against Rajasthan Royals due to a finger injury sustained by him in practice before the match. After the 10-run win over Rajasthan in Jaipur, Iyer confirmed the injury and said he had to check on that. During the match, he was sitting in the dugout and passing his instructions to the players in the middle. It was batting paradise as 428 runs were scored in the match with Punjab duo Nehal Wadhera (70) and Shashank Singh's (59 not out) half-centuries overpowering Yashasvi Jaiswal's (50) and Dhruv Jurel's (53) efforts at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

Jannik Sinner Says Rome Final Loss 'Good Lesson' For French Open

Jannik Sinner said he was pleased with his level despite losing the Italian Open final to Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday in his first tournament since a three-month doping ban. Alcaraz fought off two set points late in the opening set before taking control of the match and clinching his first Rome title with a 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 victory. The loss ended Sinner's 26-match winning streak as Alcaraz, who had been the last player to beat the Italian in Beijing last year, made it four wins in a row over the world number one.

BCCI Adopts Bold Move To Isolate Pakistan, Set To Pull Out Of Asia Cup: Report

The recent hostilities between India and Pakistan on the border areas are set to have a long and lasting impact on the cricketing relations between the two countries. While India and Pakistan were already against playing bilateral cricket, the worsened political relations between the two nations have jeopardized multi-team events between the two teams too. With a Pakistan minister heading the Asian Cricket Council - the body governing cricketing affairs in the continent - the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to pull out of this year's Asia Cup, in a bid to further isolate the neighbouring country.

"Just The Beginning": Neeraj Chopra Thanks Coach, Physio After Breaching 90m Mark

Indian world champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra expressed happiness with his 90-metre breaching performance at the Doha Diamond League recently and thanked his new coach Jan Zelezny and physio Ishaan Marwaaha for their support. Chopra had an outing to remember, as he became the first Indian to cross the 90 m mark in the sport on Friday. However, after a monstrous throw by Germany's Julian Weber at the Doha Diamond League, he could not secure the top spot on the podium this time.

Europa League Golden Ticket Offers Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur Salvation

Manchester United and Tottenham will slug it out in the Europa League final on Wednesday in Bilbao, with both sides desperately seeking salvation from dismal Premier League campaigns through silverware and a golden ticket into next season's Champions League. A potential 100 million pounds ($133 million) honey pot for reaching Europe's top competition is on the line at the San Mames stadium between two sides languishing near the bottom of the English top flight. Ruben Amorim's Red Devils are 16th and with 18 league defeats are enduring their worst top flight campaign in half a century, since their 1974 relegation.

Villarreal Beat Barcelona To Secure Champions League Place

Villarreal qualified for next season's Champions League with an entertaining 3-2 win at newly-crowned La Liga champions Barcelona on Sunday. Elsewhere Kylian Mbappe struck as Real Madrid won 2-0 at nine-man Sevilla, while Leganes gave themselves a chance of survival with a win at Las Palmas. Barcelona stars celebrated their 28th league title on an open-top bus on Friday but Hansi Flick warned that "those who party, can work" and selected a strong side. However the visitors took the lead through in-form striker Ayoze Perez, who slotted past Marc-Andre ter Stegen after Nicolas Pepe set him up.

Jasprit Bumrah Lost Test Captaincy Race Due To "Hardik Pandya Yardstick", New Candidate Emerges

As the Test captaincy transition in the Indian team keeps everyone guessing, plenty of opinions have surfaced on the candidates, primarily Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill. Bumrah looked like the natural successor as Rohit Sharma said goodbye to the format but those in the know, feel Gill is being considered as a better canddiate due to the pacer's workload issue and injury troubles. Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar, sharing his opinion on the Test captaincy situation, feels Bumrah lost No. 1 Test captaincy candidate spot because of the same reason that saw Hardik Pandya being overlooked for India's T20I captaincy -- injuries and workload.

Kuldeep Yadav Loses Cool On Umpire After DRS Call Goes Against Him. Watch

Delhi Capitals (DC) spinner Kuldeep Yadav snapped at an on-field umpire after his LBW appeal against Gujarat Titans (GT) batter Sai Sudharsan was upheld. The incident occurred on the first delivery of the 8th over when Kuldeep outfoxed Sudharsan with a googly. Despite the loud appeals from the DC players, the umpire didn't raise his fingers. Despite DC losing a review a couple of balls earlier, captain Axar Patel decided to take the DRS on Kuldeep's request.

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Shreyas Iyer Breaks Silence On Being Subbed Off Against Rajasthan Royals, Shares Worrying Update

Jannik Sinner Says Rome Final Loss 'Good Lesson' For French Open

BCCI Adopts Bold Move To Isolate Pakistan, Set To Pull Out Of Asia Cup: Report

"Just The Beginning": Neeraj Chopra Thanks Coach, Physio After Breaching 90m Mark

Europa League Golden Ticket Offers Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur Salvation

Villarreal Beat Barcelona To Secure Champions League Place

Jasprit Bumrah Lost Test Captaincy Race Due To "Hardik Pandya Yardstick", New Candidate Emerges

Kuldeep Yadav Loses Cool On Umpire After DRS Call Goes Against Him. Watch