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Niyonkuru overcomes Jepchirchirs stiff challenge for the international womens title; Harmanjot and Sanjivani record best timings among Indian men and women respectively
Youve got to be right on the money as a bowler, because if youre not, its going a long way
The 31-year-old Sawe, who has never lost a marathon, shattered the world record previously held by the late Kelvin Kiptum who set a time of 2:00:35 at the Chicago Marathon in October 2023.
Fielding let us down. We dropped almost six catches today. When you are dropping catches at a crucial time, especially of players like Prabhsimran, Priyansh, and Shreyas, we wont win these kinds of matches, Venugopal told the media New Delhi
Former MLS MVP Carles Gil scored in the 56th minute for New England, which had lost each of its last four meetings with Inter Miami
Rodrigues was impressive, in particular, while smashing spinner Nonkhu Mlaba for 24 runs in the 11th over through a sequence of runs which read 4, 2, 6, 6, 2, 4
Suryavanshi hit 12 sixes and five boundaries as he completed his second century in the IPL, shortly after reaching 1,000 runs in T20 cricket, having faced just 473 balls in the format
KL brought up his century in just 47 balls, bringing up DC's fastest-ever century in IPL, outdoing Virender Sehwag and Quinton de Kock's 48-ball centuries in 2011 and 2016, respectively
After securing his first pole of the season earlier on Saturday (April 25), Marquez shot off the line and took the lead into turn one ahead of Johann Zarco, with his brother Alex moving up to third
The final day on Sunday (April 26) will see the 50m rifle 3 positions men junior and the trap mixed team junior events being decided
The seventh edition of the franchise-based league will be held from July 9 to 26 at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa
Elsewhere, there were new records set in the mens 400m by Keralas Mohammed Ashfaq, in mens 5000m by Uttar Pradeshs Nitin Gupta and in womens 5000m by Madhya Pradeshs Ranjana Yadav
British transfer record signing Alexander Isak scored his first goal since returning from a leg break as he smartly controlled Alexis Mac Allister's wayward effort on goal and swivelled on the ball to volley it past Dean Henderson
Crowe said that the LSG batters are aware of their shortcomings in the first half of the tournament and are working hard to overcome weaknesses
Pat Cummins returns as SRH captain, to play his first IPL match this season
The one point did little to bolster BFCs title hopes; with three matches to go, the Blues trail leader Mohun Bagan Super Giant by four points, while Mumbai City is behind by one
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming expressed confidence in Shivam Dube returning to form
Super Giants have lost all three of their home games so far, with captain Rishabh Pant admitting the batting unit hasnt adapted well to the conditions
It remains to be seen whether CSK will build on the thumping 103-run victory over Mumbai Indians; GT, on the other hand, has to rethink its top-order-heavy batting approach
Delhi Capitals are unchanged from their previous outing and so are Punjab Kings, who are perched atop with five wins from six matches
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan reviews the IPL match between RCB and Gujarat Titans, whicht turned out to be a facile win for RCB at home. He looks ahead to the Saturday double-header between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Grewal, who was part of the Indian team that secured a bronze medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, died on April 24
With 50 wins at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB now stand fourth on the list, behind Mumbai Indians (58 at Wankhede), Kolkata Knight Riders (55 in Kolkata), and Chennai Super Kings (53 in Chennai)
Virat Kohli now has 807 boundaries to his name in 274 IPL matches, the most by any batter. He is well clear of the second-placed Shikhar Dhawan on the list of batters with the most boundaries in IPL
The South African doesnt expect the surface for Saturdays afternoon clash to be a batting featherbed
Regulation changes are constant in F1, compelling drivers to frequently tweak their technique. This time, though, the overhaul forced through is drastic, challenging the very ethos of racing. What was considered elite driving is now punished and mistakes are rewarded. This raises a philosophical question: can the sport remain itself if its core element transforms substantially?
RCBs Jacob Bethell is set for his first match of the season after being picked in place of an injured Phil Salt
For Shreyas and Ponting, this is a chance to consolidate Punjabs position, and remind DC of the reality that both these men have moved on to greener pastures
The 35-year-old golfer (70-65-70-64) clinches the title by a slender one-shot margin at 19-under 269, and with it rose to fifth on the 2026 PGTI Order of Merit
Junior coach White admits physical strength a challenge
Former cricketer Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan says Sanju Samson has always had the talent to succeed. He believes the environment at Chennai Super Kings is giving Samson the comfort and confidence to perform consistently. That comfort factor, he says, is now clearly reflecting in the batters on-field performances.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board wishes to inform that, following the conclusion of the 3rd ODI against New Zealand, the team's medical staff has reviewed the condition of national team pace bowler Mr. Mustafizur Rahman, says the BCB
The Queenslander also highlighted the importance of camaraderie within the pace unit which includes Arshdeep, Marco Jansen and Vijaykumar Vyshak
For Mumbai Indians, there is little margin for further error and lots of introspection to do before it takes on Lucknow Super Giants on April 29
Chennai Super Kings will be hoping for Hoseins mask celebrations to continue for the remaining season
Jayawardene was quick to clarify the sequence of events, stressing that Santners injury was not limited to the shoulder.

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