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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO: Russia won its first Winter Paralympic medals since 2014 on Saturday as Varvara Voronchikhina and Aleksei Bugaev claimed bronze in the women’s and men’s downhill standing events in Cortina. Despite Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has allowed six Russian athletes and four from their allies Belarus to represent their countries, accompanied by their national flags, rather than competing as neutrals. The move sparked a backlash with Friday’s opening ceremony being boycotted by seven countries, including Ukraine, and the Russian delegation was booed by some spectators in the Verona Arena during the athletes parade.…
AHMEDABAD: Ticket prices for Sunday’s T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand have soared on the black market, with fans shelling out more than 15 times the original rate as demand overwhelmed supply ahead of the title clash at Ahmedabad. Official tickets, starting at 2,000 Indian rupees, sold out within minutes on BookMyShow, prompting thousands of fans turning to unofficial routes. Some tickets with a face value of 3,500 rupees were selling at 54,000 when Reuters checked on the eve of the match. Scalpers have seized control of the resale market, pushing prices far beyond face value as…
PARIS: AS Monaco handed French champions Paris St-Germain their first home defeat of the Ligue 1 season with a 3-1 away victory at the Parc des Princes on Friday that opened up the championship race. Maghnes Akliouche had Monaco ahead at halftime, and Aleksandr Golovin and Folarin Balogun netted after the break for the visitors, while Bradley Barcola scored a consolation for PSG, still four points clear of second-placed RC Lens in the standings. Lens, however, have a chance to cut into the lead when they host bottom-placed Metz on Sunday. Monaco, who PSG had eliminated in the Champions League…
As Australia rest on the doorstep of victory after two days in the Test against India, three names have dominated the conversations emerging out of Perth – Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, and Lucy Hamilton. Nineteen-year-old debutant Hamilton was the first to make a mark on the proceedings by picking up the big wicket of Smriti Mandhana on day one on route to taking three in total in the first innings. Then Perry and Sutherland stabilised things for Australia with the bat after the side lost quick wickets at the end of the first day and continued in each other’s company…
Sutherland extends super Test record with fourth century Annabel Sutherland summed up her first two days at the WACA Ground perfectly on Saturday evening, quipping on broadcast, “How good is cricket?” Pretty damn enjoyable, it’s safe to assume, when you have just amassed a fourth Test century and backed it up with two key India wickets. And that’s hot on the heels of a career-best 4-46 with ball in hand on day one.While Ellyse Perry owned the early headlines on Saturday when she passed 1,000 Test runs to become Australia’s top female run scorer in the format, the rest of…
India can create T20 World Cup history when they face New Zealand in Sunday’s final, live on Sky Sports. The defending champions are aiming to become the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title and the first three-time winners in the tournament’s history, two years on from beating South Africa in the 2024 final. India bounced back from their record T20 World Cup loss against South Africa on February 22 to win their two remaining Super 8s matches and reach the semi-finals, where they claimed a narrow victory over England in a high-scoring contest. A crowd of…
One of the tweaks they made after the South Africa loss was bringing back Sanju Samson as an opener. It has helped break the left-handed monotony at the top of the order, with Samson opening the innings with Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan slotting in at three. Samson played match-winning knocks of 97 not out and 89, in the clutch games against West Indies and England respectively. “In the last bilateral series, we had Ishan, Abhishek and Sanju in the top three and that was very beneficial to the team,” said the India captain. “Sanju’s inclusion has changed the complexion…
Australia v India | Test | Day Two Annabel Sutherland’s record-breaking fourth Test century and a dominant display from quicks with the pink ball under lights have Australia firmly on track for victory over India in the day-night Test. Fresh off her 171-ball innings of 129, Sutherland (2-15 off six overs) combined with first-gamer Lucy Hamilton (3-32 off eight) to reduce India to 6-105 at stumps on day two at the WACA Ground. Pratika Rawal (43no) and Sneh Rana (14no) will resume on Sunday with India still 20 runs shy of making Australia bat again. The first half of Saturday…
New Zealand will “not mind breaking a few hearts” in the T20 World Cup final against defending champions and hosts India, captain Mitchell Santner said on Saturday. Santner’s side will face India on Sunday in Ahmedabad with over 100,000 home fans expected to fill the Narendra Modi Stadium. New Zealand reached the 2021 final, losing to Australia, and have never won a white-ball World Cup. “I wouldn’t mind winning a trophy,” Santner said. He added: “It’s going to be obviously a challenge where everyone knows we’re probably not the favourites. “But yeah, I wouldn’t mind breaking a few hearts to…
Taking stock of the exciting semi-final against England, the only worry to emerge for India was Varun Chakaravarthy’s performance. The mystery spinner was targeted and taken for 64 runs by England batters. But Santner does not think it is an enduring problem for India and the bowler was only, “one game away from turning the tide.” While it may be difficult for New Zealand to switch off the noise surrounding their opponents, considering they are set to play India in such a showpiece match in India, Santner believes they have to be the masters of their fate if they are…