Mumbai Indians (MI) youngster Tilak Varma received the honor of being the dressing room player of the match for his scintillating knock against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Sunday (April 2). In an encore of the last season, Mumbai’s top-order collapsed meekly without any significant contributions, leaving the young middle-order to do the heavy lifting. Tilak Varma (84* off 46 balls) once again shouldered the responsibility of reviving the innings and played a majestic knock to help MI to a respectable total of 171/7. His efforts were in vain as RCB chased down the target easily in 16.2 overs after…
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Devin Booker added 22 points and 10 assists for Phoenix, which shot 56.8% from the field to match its season high. Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Chris Paul had 16 points and eight assists. Phoenix remained fourth in the Western Conference standings. Kevin Durant scored 35 points and the Phoenix Suns held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-118 for their fifth straight victory. Durant — once a hero in Oklahoma City after leading the Thunder to the 2012 NBA Finals, but roundly booed nearly every time he touched the ball Sunday — scored 13 points in…
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are very tactical during the auctions. They take time to get going, but they manage to scout some really talented players. And that is exactly what they did this time as well, as they bagged the services of England all-rounder Ben Stokes for a whopping INR 16.25 crore. It was one of CSK’s best purchases as they strengthened their squad in a brilliant manner. While everyone thought they would go for Sam Curran to get him back into their side, it came as a surprise when CSK went all in for Stokes. CSK entered the auction…
Famalicao and Arouca go head to head at the Estadio Municipal de Famalicao as round 26 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga comes to an end on Monday evening. While victory potentially takes the Arouquenses into the Conference League qualification places, the hosts are not far behind in the table and will be looking to keep their hopes of a spot in Europe alive. Famalicao maintained their fine run of form as they picked up a 2-1 victory over Boavista at the Estadio do Bessa just before the international break. Following an uneventful first half, Ivan Jaime and Mihai Alexandru Dobre…
EA Guingamp enter this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Ligue 2 drawn match vs Annecy FC. Moïse Sahi (21′) and François Lajugie (23′ Own goal) scored for Annecy FC. EA Guingamp have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 games. They have hit an aggregate of 10 during that time and have conceded a total of 6. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be continued here, though. Going into this one, EA Guingamp haven’t been beaten in the league by…
York were promoted to the National League via last season’s National League North playoffs, so their main aim for this season is to avoid relegation. The Minstermen are currently 17th in the table, boasting 43 points from their 40 matches courtesy of a record of 11 wins, 10 draws and 19 defeats. York are five points ahead of the relegation zone at the time of writing, and they will enter this match off the back of a goalless draw with Scunthorpe United on Tuesday night. Michael Morton will remain in charge of the club for the remainder of the season,…
AGF Aarhus will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 1-0 Superliga victory vs Odense BK. In that game, AGF Aarhus managed 51% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for AGF Aarhus was Patrick Mortensen (38′). For their opponents, Odense BK got 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Fewer than three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where AGF Aarhus have been involved. Regarding the goal attribution from that period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 4…
With all due apologies to NCAA Division 1 basketball’s March Madness, here is our tribute to the recently departed Miami Open We call it the Best of … Miami Madness: Best clutch performance: Petra Kvitova won the opening set of the final against Elena Rybakina in a thrilling 16-14 tiebreak. For more than 22 minutes, the two battled, as nine set points came and went. Kvitova, 10 years older than Rybakina, converted the 10th. Best on-court intrusion: Aryna Sabalenka has been difficult to stop this year, but an enormous dragonfly — or was that twin-engine Cessna? — managed to interrupt…
Miami Open Title 2023:- Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev claimed his fourth title of the year by defeating Jannik Sinner in a closely-contested final match in Miami Opens 2023. Medvedev, who was once the top-ranked player in the world, has now won 24 out of his last 25 matches, including his latest victory at the prestigious Miami Open. The win marked his first-ever title win at the Miami Open. Medvedev clinched his fifth Masters 1000 title and 19th title overall by beating Sinner, who has also been in impressive form this season, with a scoreline of 7-5, 6-3. Interestingly, Medvedev…
Petra Kvitova turned back the clock to upset Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina 7-6(14), 6-2 on Saturday to win her first Miami Open crown and ninth WTA 1000 title. The veteran Czech player, seeded 15th, ended an epic, 22-minute first set tie-break by converting her fifth set point when 10th-seeded Rybakina’s forehand landed in the net. The powerful left-hander then swung freely in the second, racing out to a 3-0 lead and breaking the hard-serving Rybakina for a third time on match point. The 33-year-old Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and who had recently contemplated retirement, put her hands…
Thierry Henry has reacted to Lionel Messi being booed by Paris Saint-Germain fans on Sunday night. PSG fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Lyon with Bradley Barcola scoring the only goal of the game. It was the club’s second consecutive loss and leaves them six points clear of both Lens and Marseille. But before the match, Messi’s name was booed by many home fans inside the Parc des Princes. Credit:- psgtalk Why did PSG fans boo Messi? Of course, this isn’t the first time PSG supporters have booed their star players. It’s not even the first time they’ve…
Ansu ends tough week on a high Ansu Fati was finally back in the goals for Barcelona after a tough week which had seen his father publicly criticise Xavi and the club for not playing his son regularly this season. A start against Elche always looked likely, with Raphinha and Ousmane Dembele out, and Ansu shook off a disappointing first half showing to end his long wait for a La Liga goal. The youngster hadn’t scored in the Spanish top flight since October but made it 2-0 with a fine strike. A cute pass from Ferran Torres sent him running…
Monday’s Premiership matchup between hosts Ballymena United and Glenavon features Glenavon as guests at the Ballymena Showgrounds. After winning the Irish Cup against Larne by a score of 0-2, Ballymena United hopes to win again. Dougie Wilson (83′) was the only Ballymena United player to score. In their previous six games, Ballymena United, led by David Jeffrey, has scored six times on goal attempts. On the other hand, the count of objectives that they have surrendered in those equivalent apparatuses is 6. Glenavon enters this match having defeated Coleraine by a score of 2-1 in the Premiership in their previous…
Chennai Super Kings are set to take on Lucknow Super Giants in their upcoming match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The highly anticipated 20-over battle is slated to be hosted at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In their first game of the tournament, CSK endured much disappointment, falling short of defending champions Gujarat Titans in an away fixture. A lack of maturity in the bowling department was mostly responsible for the loss. Their batting, except Ruturaj Gaikwad, also looked quite pale. These issues should be addressed immediately by the Yellow Army to get back on the winning…
Hapoel Haifa will play home team Beitar Jerusalem in Monday’s Ligat HaAl match at Teddy Stadium. After defeating Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-1 in Ligat HaAl, Beitar Jerusalem, buoyed by their previous performance, will be hoping for a repeat performance. Grigori Morozov (62′) was the only Beitar Jerusalem player listed on the scoreboard. Beitar Jerusalem’s refusal to concede in recent times has been rare. They will be concerned by Beitar Jerusalem’s inability to stop opponents from scoring in five of their previous six games, allowing nine goals in the process. In the Ligat HaAl matchup with Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Hapoel Haifa…