Chris Gayle, the dynamic former West Indian batter will captain Telangana Tigers in the first edition of the inaugural edition of the much-anticipated Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL).
Skipper Rishabh Pant will look to overcome his rustiness as Delhi Capitals aim for an improved batting display in their bid for a first win of the IPL season when they take on Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Thursday.
An outstanding opening stand of 254 from Chris Gayle (150) and Kieran Powell (134) helped the West Indies build a 91-run lead with four first innings wickets remaining after the third day of play in the first Test against New Zealand in Antigua on Friday. The Caribbean side was 442 for six at the close and while New Zealand will take some comfort from a good effort in the evening session, West Indies are well in charge.
The Bengaluru outfit will hope for a reversal at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, a venue that carries similar traits as RCB's home -- Chinnaswamy Stadium -- in terms of a smooth pitch and a blistering outfield adding value to the batters' shots.
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Jamaica's world record holder Usain Bolt was made to work for victory in the 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday.
The three fastest men ever cruised through their opening 100 metres heats under clear blue skies at the start of the Olympic athletics programme on Friday.
A disappointed Rajasthan Royals will have to focus on better execution of their strategies for a swift turnaround when they face a highly inconsistent yet capable Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match in Mullanpur on Saturday.
West Indies claimed a tense four-run victory over a young India side in the first T20I on Thursday.
Nancy Powell, the new United States envoy to India, will be bring a bust of Eleanor Roosevelt -- the first lady of the US from 1933 to 1945 with her when she will leave for New Delhi next week.
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell's Olympic preparations suffered a slight setback on Friday when he pulled up in his heat of the 100 metres at Rome's Golden Gala with a groin strain. The former world record holder finished fifth in the heat despite pulling up abruptly at the end and qualified for the final with a time of 10.19 seconds.
Former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell believes his rivalry with the current number one Usain Bolt could mirror that of some of the great boxers -- if he can be bothered to build up the hype.
The two fastest 100 metres sprinters, Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, could race in Jamaica later this month.
Peace moves between India and Pakistan are expected to be the highlight of their talks.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals played in Mullanpur on Saturday
Powell said more than 30 countries have contributed troops. "I am very pleased that the Italian prime minister today reaffirmed that Italy will not cut and run. Italy will make the sacrifices necessary and stick with us."
Mumbai Indians have once again made a familiar disappointing start to their IPL campaign as they lost their first two matches.
The Jamaican blamed cold weather rather than a restart for failing to break his 100 metres world record.
Harshal finished with 2/28, taking his wicket tally to 22 in 13 games and overtake Jasprit Bumrah for the most wickets in IPL 2024. The pacer is way ahead of everyone when it comes to bowling in the end overs, with 16 wickets between the 16th and 20th overs -- the most by any bowler this season so far with Bumrah a distant second on 11 wickets in the death overs.
Five of the Jamaican sprinter's brothers have stepped on to the track as sprinters at some level.
Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel struck unbeaten half-centuries to power Rajasthan Royals to an emphatic seven-wicket victory against Lucknow Super Giants.
"US has continued to be concerned with the violence in Kashmir and Powell spoke about it on Thursday to Musharraf," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said.
The only real issue left was whether Saddam had decided to give up these horrible weapons of mass destruction, he said.
WI included pace bowler Daren Powell in for the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka
Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holders and Kyle Mayers have declined to join the West Indies roster for the 2023-24 season.
The meeting between United States Ambassador to India Nancy Powell and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was a "pragmatic" and "necessary step", according to a media report, that said it seems "likely" the visa status of BJP's prime ministerial candidate "could change" if he is elected to the top post.
The two will discuss recent developments in bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest on regional and international issues.
United States Senator John F Kerry, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in convening the nomination hearing of Nancy J Powell to be the next US ambassador to India, said, America's partnership with India "is without doubt one of the most significant partnerships in US foreign policy."
The West Indies dropped fast bowler Daren Powell and all-rounder Ryan Hinds for their two-Test tour of England next month. A statement on the West Indies official website (www.windiescricket.com) said all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was unavailable because he was still recovering after ankle surgery. Three uncapped players, Grenada fast bowler Nelon Pascal, Barbados batsman Dale Richards and Jamaica medium-pacer Andrew Richardson, were named in the 17-man squad.
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'It was international diplomacy led by the US that went to the task of talking to these two nations,' he said.
Rajasthan Royals pulled off the highest run chase in the history of IPL to edge Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets.
Jamaican 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell is not the world's best sprinter, retired 200 and 400 record holder Michael Johnson said. That honour, he said, goes to American world champion Tyson Gay. "Asafa Powell is a great talent but he can never get it done. He's failed time after time at the championships."
The US secretary of state said Washington was in "very close touch" with both Pakistan and India.
The United States Secretary of State expressed hope that it would help change the face of relations between India and Pakistan as 'a simple ping pong match' had done to Sino-US ties.
'Priyanka has done very well in Bollywood and Hollywood. But had she joined politics, it might have been a different story altogether. Given how ambitious she was, she would have made a good youth leader. She might even have launched her own party,' says Sathya Saran
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