Kohli’s 113 Powers RCB to 82-run Win Over KXIP
Skipper Virat Kohli scripted yet another century to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a dominating 82-run win over bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit IPL clash on Wednesday.
Kohli (113 off 50 balls) battled immense physical pain to notch up his fourth century in the ongoing IPL season and also became the only batsman to score more than 800 runs in a single edition. His tally stands at 865 runs from 13 matches.
The hosts then returned to dismiss/restrict Kings XI for 120 in 14 overs to register their seventh win and reach the second spot in points table with 14 points in 13 matches.
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Sevilla Fight Back to Win Europa League for Third Year in a Row
Sevilla survived a first-half battering before hitting back with three second-half goals, two from Coke, to beat Liverpool 3-1 in the Europa League final on Wednesday and win the trophy for the third season in a row.
Liverpool dominated the early stages and went ahead through an exquisite goal by England striker Daniel Sturridge, who nonchalantly curled an inswinging shot inside the far post with the outside of his left foot. Sevilla clung on until halftime and hit back dramatically when Kevin Gameiro turned in Mariano Perreira’s cross less than one minute after the re-start.
Coke fired Sevilla ahead and added a controversial third after the linesman initially raised his flag for offside, only for referee Jonas Eriksson to award the goal following a lengthy consultation.
WFI Not Keen on Trial, Says HC Will Make Sushil Verdict
Sushil Kumar’s fight for an Olympic berth suffered another blow with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) strongly hinting that they would prefer Narsingh Yadav for the Rio by insisting on not having a trial given the quota winner’s “consistent performances”.
Following the Delhi High Court’s directive, a special WFI committee, formed on the instruction of the court, held a meeting with the two-time Olympic medallist, to sort out as to who between Sushil and Narsingh would represent India in the men’s 74kg freestyle category at the mega-event in August.
We have told him that ‘you have put Indian wrestling at a pedestal and we cannot ignore your contribution and we all respect you’. But on the other hand, there is another wrestler who has brought the Olympic quota and also has been giving consistent performances. So, can we be unfair to him also?Brij Bhushan Singh, President-WFI
Indian Eves Enter Quarters of Uber Cup, Men Exit
The Indian women’s team qualified for the Uber Cup badminton tournament quarterfinals despite suffering a narrow 2-3 loss to powerhouse Japan in its third and final Group D match.
The men’s team, however, continued its dismal run in the Thomas Cup and crashed out after being blanked 0-5 by Indonesia in their third match of Group B at the Kunshan Sports Center Stadium. The Indian men’s team had lost to Thailand and Hong Kong in its last two outings and will return winless from China.
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Women’s 4x100m Relay Team Breaks National Record
The Indian 4x100m women’s relay team broke the 18-year-old National record to finish in 4th position at the IAAF World Challenge on Wednesday.
The 4x100m women’s relay team comprising Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda, HM Jyoti and Merlin Joseph clocked 44.03s to finish the race, breaking the 18-year-old record of 44.43s created by the quartet of Saraswati Dey, Rachita Mistry, EB Shyla and PT Usha on July 22, 1998 in Fukuoka, Japan.
The Indian team ran with Merlin starting the race with Jyoti running the second followed by the Srabani with Dutee running the anchor leg.
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