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Facing new ball quite a challenge in India: Temba Bavuma

India relied on their batting might to bounce back from being 0-1 down to post a 2-1 win in the recently-concluded three-T20 series against Australia. The focus will now shift to an identical match-up against the Proteas, the final dress rehearsal for both the teams before the T20 World Cup in Australia next month. "Facing the new ball bowlers (in India) is quite challenging, they make the ball to swing and move in quite a bit, a bit more than what we are accustomed to in South Africa. That's obviously a challenge you have to manoeuvre around," the South African white-ball skipper said on the eve of the opening T20 here.

ISL: Chennaiyin FC rope in Kerala winger Prasanth K

The 25-year-old Kozhikode-born player will be joining the Marina Machans after spending five years at Kerala Blasters FC. Prasanth has made 76 appearances so far in his professional career and has three goals and as many assists to his name. In 2017, he made his professional debut with Chennai City in the I-League after being loaned out by Kerala Blasters.

Harmanpreet Kaur moves up to fifth in ICC ODI rankings

She leads a bunch of India players who have made rapid gains in the rankings after the team's 3-0 sweep over England. Kaur smashed a match-winning 143 not out off 111 deliveries in the second match in Canterbury. Opener Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma have also moved up in the latest update that considers performances in the last two matches of that series as well as the IWC series between the West Indies and New Zealand.

Yoshihito Nishioka elimates Britain's Dan Evans in Korea Open

Dan Evans was knocked out of the Korea Open in the first round on Tuesday, losing to Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets. The world number 25 quickly conceded the first set 6-2, before putting up a fight in the second set to push the match to a 6-6 tiebreaker that world number 56 Nishioka eventually won.

HS Prannoy storms into top 15 of BWF rankings for the first time in four years

The last time the shuttler was the World Number 15 was on October 17, 2018. He made a climb of one spot to break into the top 15 once again. On the other hand, the men's doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila (jumping three spots to Number 23) and the mixed doubles duo of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Bhatnagar (jumping two spots to Number 30), have achieved their best ranks. "@PRANNOYHSPRI back in top-15 Doubles pairs @arjunmr/@dhruvkapilaa and @ishaan0202/#TanishaCrasto better their highest rank Checkout the ranking updates @himantabiswa| @sanjay091968 #BWFWorldRankings #IndiaontheRise #Badminton," tweeted Badminton Association of India (BAI) Media.

'Frustrated' Mali basketball duo sorry for World Cup fight

Mali players apologised on Tuesday after they fought each other at the women's basketball World Cup, with governing body FIBA opening an investigation into the incident. The scuffle erupted in a media zone at the tournament in Sydney on Monday and was caught on camera while Serbia's Sasa Cado was being interviewed. Serbia had defeated Mali 81-68.

Virat Kohli's power game is coming back at right time: Sanjay Manjrekar

Virat Kohli has got back his "power game" and things have started falling in place for him ahead of the T20 World Cup, feels former India Test cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar. Kohli had endured a lean patch for nearly three years before he decided to take a month-long mental health break while reinventing himself during last month's Asia Cup. He finished as India's highest run-getter and since then continued his good form in the just-concluded T20s against Australia, where his half-century in the series decider gave glimpses of vintage Kohli that the fans have been yearning to see.

Singapore dressed up to party like it's 2019 for F1 return

Singapore is putting the pedal to the metal when it hosts Asia's first Formula One race this weekend since the pandemic. Tens of thousands of fans are expected to converge for the Singapore Grand Prix from Friday to Sunday as the night race roars back after a two-year absence because of Covid. Adding to the party atmosphere, Red Bull's Max Verstappen could retain his world title on the floodlit street circuit around the Marina Bay district. But one of the most glamorous races on the F1 calendar has always been about more than just the racing.

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Facing new ball quite a challenge in India: Temba Bavuma

ISL: Chennaiyin FC rope in Kerala winger Prasanth K

Harmanpreet Kaur moves up to fifth in ICC ODI rankings

Yoshihito Nishioka elimates Britain's Dan Evans in Korea Open

HS Prannoy storms into top 15 of BWF rankings for the first time in four years

'Frustrated' Mali basketball duo sorry for World Cup fight

Virat Kohli's power game is coming back at right time: Sanjay Manjrekar

Singapore dressed up to party like it's 2019 for F1 return