1. Chennai Super Kings Defeat Rajasthan Royals by 12 Runs
Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets as Chennai Super Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 12 runs in their Indian Premier League match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
Chasing a 158-run victory target, Rajasthan managed 145/9 in their 20 overs.
Rajasthan run chase got off to a steady with Ajinkya Rahane and Shane Watson putting up a 37-run opening stand.
But after the dismissal of Rahane (23), Rajasthan kept losing wickets at regular intervals as Jadeja spun a web taking four wickets conceding 11 runs.
Earlier, Brendon McCullum smashed a quickfire half-century (81) before Chris Morris (3/19) produced a brilliant display with the ball for Rajasthan to restrict Chennai to a modest 157/5.
Read the full match report in The Times of India.
2. Royal Challengers Bangalore Trounce Mumbai Indians by 39 Runs
Powered by a swashbuckling 133 off just 59 balls by AB de Villiers and a classy 82 from skipper Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore trounced Mumbai Indians by 39 runs in an IPL match on Sunday.
De Villiers and Kohli, who faced 50 balls and struck 4 sixes and six fours, completely dominated the MI attack during their all-time IPL record partnership of 215 in 102 balls, which bettered the previous all-time best of 206 between Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh for Kings XI Punjab against RCB in 2011 at Dharamsala.
Opener Lendl Simmons made an unconquered 68, studded with 5 fours and 3 sixes in 53 balls and also featured in a breezy stand of 70 in 37 balls for the third wicket with Kiron Pollard (49), but the target was too stiff to scale.
The victory pushed RCB up in the standings to no. 4 with 13 points to their credit with three games in hand, a position from which they seem well-poised to enter the play-offs.
Read the full match report in The Times of India.
3. After 8 Years, India-Pakistan to Revive Cricket Ties
The India and Pakistan cricket boards have agreed to resume bilateral cricket ties.
The Pakistan Cricket Board chief, Shahryar Khan, made the announcement in the presence of the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Jagmohan Dalmiya, here on Sunday.
The PCB chairman said the UAE was ready to host a series, which will include three Tests, five ODIs and two T20s.
The series in the UAE will see the revival of Indo-Pak cricket. We plan to get on with it in December as per schedule. The preparation is on in full swing. We have to overcome the final hurdle.
– Shahryar Khan
Read the full report in The Hindu.
4. Delhi Boy Beant Singh Wins 800m Gold in Asian Youth Athletics
Young Delhi runner Beant Singh and Kisan Narshi Tadvi won a gold each in boys’ 800m and 3000m race as India bagged three medals on the second day of the Asian Youth Athletics Championships here.
16-year-old Beant was in a class of his own in the two-lap event and strode to a comfortable victory, clocking 1.52.26, among the fastest times in the world this year in the youth category.
He ran an excellent 54 sec first lap and won the race with a big lead from start to finish at the Qatar Sports Club stadium.
Read the full report in the Hindustan Times.
5. Rosberg Wins Spanish GP Ahead of Teammate Hamilton
Nico Rosberg has finally got the better of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton this season, winning the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to gain ground on the championship leader.
The morale-boosting win was Rosberg’s ninth and his first since the Brazilian GP the penultimate race of the last season which the German also won from pole.
It was a perfect weekend. Perfect to be on pole and then to win a race like this. The car has been awesome all weekend. Finally I got a perfect start, it’s been a long time coming.
– Nico Rosberg
Read the full report in The Hindu.
6. Andy Murray Beats Rafael Nadal to Win Madrid Masters Final
Andy Murray produced a virtually flawless performance to beat Rafael Nadal, the best clay-court player in history, on the Spaniard’s very own surface on Sunday night, winning 6-3, 6-2 to take the Madrid Masters, as reported by The Guardian.
It was his second clay-court title in seven days, having never won one before his victory in the Munich Open last Monday, when he beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in a final postponed by rain.
Read the full match report here.
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