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India vs Pakistan: The Asia Cup could be career-changing for Virat Kohli, if he does well he will go on a run-scoring spree again, says Danish Kaneria

Rohit Sharma - have chalked out their plans, anticipation is sky high, and the fans are waiting eagerly to witness the next chapter of the mother of all cricket battles. Yes, it's almost time for the latest chapter of India vs Pakistan cricket and the stakes, in many ways, are higher than ever before, especially for specific players. The arch-rivals are set to face each other on August 28 in their opening match of the Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. One player that everyone will be keen to observe once again is Virat Kohli. Kohli might be going through a rough patch but Pakistan and the rest of the countries participating in the Asia Cup will not make the mistake of taking him lightly. Pakistan, in T20I cricket in particular, know what Virat is capable of. He is the highest run getter for India in T20Is vs the Men in Green. In 7 T20Is against Pakistan, Kohli has scored 311 runs at an astonishing average of 77.75, including three fifties.

Adrian Mannarino to face Laslo Djere for ATP Winston-Salem title

Adrian Mannarino upset Dutch second seed Botic van de Zandschulp 6-0, 6-4 on Friday to reach the ATP Winston-Salem Open final against Serbian Laslo Djere. World number 65 Mannarino won 21 of 26 first-serve points and never faced a break point in dispatching the 23rd-ranked Dutchman after 75 minutes. In the other semi-final, 89th-ranked Djere needed nine match points but finally dispatched 102nd-ranked Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5) after two hours and 18 minutes.

BWF World Championships: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty sign off with a maiden bronze medal in men's doubles competition

The world number 7 Indian pair flattered to deceive as it squandered an opening game advantage to go down 22-20 18-21 16-21 in a pulsating 77-minute clash to bring an end to the Indian challenge at the prestigious tournament. It was the sixth successive defeat against the Malaysian pair for Satwik and Chirag, who had lost to the same combination at the mixed team final of the Commonwealth Games early this month.

Lazio sink Inter Milan 3-1 to take top spot in Serie A

Inter Milan that took their side top of Serie A on Friday as the visitors dropped their first points of the season on coach Simone Inzaghi's return to his old club. Lazio provisionally lead the standings with seven points from three games, while Inter are a point behind in fourth.

Rafael Nadal 'super excited' for Roger Federer's return at Laver Cup

Roger Federer has not played competitive tennis in more than a year and, like his legion of fans, Rafael Nadal also cannot wait for the Swiss great to return to action next month. Federer has not featured since Wimbledon last year after he had another operation on his knee, which has bothered the 41-year-old in the twilight of his sparkling career. The 20-time Grand Slam singles champion is expected to return to the tour in September when he teams up with long-time rival and friend Nadal to play doubles at the Laver Cup in London before playing at the Swiss indoors tournament at home in Basel the following month.

Stefanos Tsitsipas says off-court coaching will end unfair violations

The ATP announced earlier this year that it would trial off-court coaching from July 11 through November's season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, with the US Open also joining the experiment, with the goal of enhancing fan experience. "My coach has not been as discreet as other coaches, but it (off-court coaching) has always been happening.

I am the best man for the job: Bhaichung Bhutia

Bhaichung Bhutia is engaged in where the variables are beyond his actual control. For now, the Padma Shree awardee’s candidature for the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) presidential post has the explicit support of two, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, among the 35 state association votes. Almost embarrassed to compare his candidacy against former goalkeeper Kalyan Choubey, Bhutia spelt out his work as an administrator and his involvement with the game — since the day he hung up his boots — with a lot of diffidence.

Daria Kasatkina to face Daria Saville in WTA Granby final

Canada. Kasatkina will play for the crown on Saturday against Australia's Daria Saville, who advanced to her first WTA final since 2017 by walkover on Thursday when Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk withdrew from the event.

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India vs Pakistan: The Asia Cup could be career-changing for Virat Kohli, if he does well he will go on a run-scoring spree again, says Danish Kaneria

Adrian Mannarino to face Laslo Djere for ATP Winston-Salem title

BWF World Championships: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty sign off with a maiden bronze medal in men's doubles competition

Lazio sink Inter Milan 3-1 to take top spot in Serie A

Rafael Nadal 'super excited' for Roger Federer's return at Laver Cup

Stefanos Tsitsipas says off-court coaching will end unfair violations

I am the best man for the job: Bhaichung Bhutia

Daria Kasatkina to face Daria Saville in WTA Granby final