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Ishant Sharma's superb bowling and a remarkable performance in the death overs by Delhi Capitals (DC) bowlers countered a strong comeback effort by Nicholas Pooran and Arshad Khan, guiding the Capitals to a 19-run victory over LSG at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.

Retired Justice Eswariah has been named the Ethics Officer of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).

Shreyan Bag of Alui Deshbandhu Board Primary School, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal won the Brilliant Trophy Juniors Online Chess Tournament on Tuesday.

B Balakrishna, chief handball coach at Bhavans Handball Club, Hyderabad, has taken the role of an assistant coach for Indian Handball Men’s Team for the 4th Open Central Asian Handball Championship.

DC are currently sixth on the points table with 12 points and a net run rate of -0.482, while LSG are seventh with the same number of points.

TFA will host the camp for the Indian team in Aziznagar, Hyderabad to prepare for their friendly matches against Uzbekistan on May 31 and June 4.

The two sides have played three times in the IPL with GT winning two.

Speaking at an event Karimnagar on Saturday, Hyderabad Cricket Association chief A Jagan Mohan Rao said he is fully committed to the development of rural cricket and wishes to see rural cricketers make it into the Indian Premier League.

Speaking at an event here on Friday, Hyderabad Cricket Association chief A Jagan Mohan Rao said Siddipet would soon witness top flight cricket.

Sri Samanvith and Pranay Akula with 5.5 points each won junior and open category titles respectively in the 216th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament in Hyderabad on Sunday.

India have to overcome the reigning Olympic Champions Belgium (World No. 2), Australia (World No. 3), Argentina (World No. 7), New Zealand (World No. 10), and Ireland (World No. 11) in Pool B to secure a top-four finish in the pool to progress to the quarterfinals.

"He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding," IPL/BCCI statement read.

After six winless matches, the Rossoneri sought a strong response, taking the lead in the 35th minute with Ismael Bennacer's goal amidst chaos

Xinhua reports that the visitors faced a tense moment when Lionel Messi left the field in the 42nd minute, seemingly injuring his left knee after a rough tackle from George Campbell.

Sehrawat, the U23 world champion, secured India's sixth wrestling quota for the Paris 2024 Olympics by defeating Chongsong Han of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12-2 in the semi-final.

Bengaluru ranks seventh in the standings with 10 points and a net run rate of +0.217, having won five out of their 12 matches this season. Meanwhile, the Capitals hold fifth place in the table with 12 points from 12 matches.

Rajasthan holds the second spot in the standings, boasting 16 points and a net run rate of +0.476, having secured victories in eight out of their 11 matches this season.

Securing their place in the playoffs, Kolkata Knight Riders clinched a historic victory, tallying 18 points from nine wins out of 12 matches. This marked their second triumph over MI this season, following their earlier win at the Wankhede Stadium.

Further, Coetzee heaped praise on star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and said he has maintained his "simplicity and accuracy" better than anyone in the tournament.

Chopra had a best throw of 88.36 metres, ending behind Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic, who finished first with a best effort of 88.38.

Mumbai Indians have been under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma for a decade and a change in long stable relations is bound to have ripple effects across the locker room.

Neymar has not played since suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus of his left knee in October.

The Serbian, playing in his first match since the Monte-Carlo semifinals last month, overcame a sluggish start to win 6-3, 6-1 in Rome.

Chennai and Gujarat locked horns six times in the IPL with both teams sharing an equal number of wins.