Rafael Devers drove in four runs with two home runs and James Paxton held the struggling Padres to one run over six innings as the Boston Red Sox scored a 6-1 win in San Diego on Friday. Devers put the Red Sox ahead 1-0 with a homer leading off the second inning, then capped a five-run third witha 435-foot, three-run blast to straightaway center. The win was the third straight for the Red Sox. The Padres, who earlier in
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 20 (ANI): The 26th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Ranchi witnessed Jinson Johnson make a glorious return by finishing first on the podium in the 1500m event.Athlete Jinson has been the top-ranked runner in Asia in both the 800m and 1500m disciplines and also holds the national record in both the events. Looking back on his journey so far, he said, "My international career,
Rome [Italy], May 20 (ANI): Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina stormed into the final of the ongoing Italian Open 2023 after a win over 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinal at Rome. Rybakina has advanced to her third WTA 1000 final of the season with this win by 6-2, 6-4 in a match that lasted for one hour and 33 minutes on Friday. Rybakina entered the match behind Ostapenko 2-1 in the head-to-head. The Latvian won
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 20 (ANI): Defending champions Gokulam Kerala FC cruised past Eastern Sporting Union 5-1 in the Indian Women's League (IWL) semi-final at the TransStadia on Friday. The Malabarians started the game on the strong foot and pressurised the Eastern Sporting Union defence right from the get-go. Goalkeeper Elangbam Panthoi Chanu had a particularly busy time staving off Gokulam Kerala's constant a
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals (RR) star batter Jos Buttler registered an unwanted batting record on Friday, becoming a player with the most ducks in a single season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The batter registered this record during the match against Punjab Kings in Dharamshala. In the match, he was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada for a three-ball duck. This is his fifth duck i
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Australia legend Ricky Ponting has revealed Virat Kohli feels he is "back to his absolute best" and said his wicket would be the most prized by Australian players in the upcoming ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final. Ponting was speaking at the official curtain raiser for the event in New Delhi on Friday. The most successful men's Australian captain unveiled the Test Mace - the coveted t
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Virat Kohli geared up perfectly for the fast-approaching ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final with his sixth IPL century on Thursday. It was a 63-ball 100, a knock studded with 12 fours and four sixes, but Kohli made it a point to stay true to his technique, with each of those runs coming via proper cricketing shots. After collecting his Player of the Match award, he explained his batsma
Rookie Casey Schmitt capped a three-run sixth inning with an RBI single and the San Francisco Giants continued reigning Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara's disappointing season with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday night. Mitch Haniger singled, doubled, drove in a run and scored another for the Giants, who won their fourth in a row. Attempting to win for the first time since April 4, Alcantara
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): With the marquee 50-over event just around the corner, Bangladesh are looking to solidify their squad to fulfill their World Cup aspirations. Bangladesh were a revelation in the recently concluded ICC Cricket World Cup Super League where they finished third in the standings with 155 points, the same as England in second but behind on net run-rate. With momentum high as ever in the 50-over
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) officials, including Shiv Sharma, Deputy Director General (DDG) on Friday interacted with Indian Equestrian players Fouaad Mirza, Chirag Khandal and Shashank Singh Kataria via Zoom regarding their grievances on non-selection in the long list for the upcoming Asian Games. While Chirag has informed SAI that the Honourable Supreme Court had directed the Equestr
Almaty [Kazakhstan], May 20 (ANI): Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Shreyasi Singh, a former Commonwealth Games double trap champion, will lead a 12-member Indian shooting squad at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun Almaty 2023 in Kazakhstan, which begins on Saturday. The tournament in Almaty is the penultimate stage of the ISSF World Cup for shotgun shooters. The final stage will take plac
Durban [South Africa], May 20 (ANI): Achanta Sharath Kamal, the Commonwealth Games winner, and Manika Batra, India's best women's player, will lead the Indian campaign at the World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2023, which begin on Saturday in Durban, South Africa. There are 11 players in the Indian table tennis team. Sharath Kamal will captain the five-man men's squad, which features Olympian Sathiyan Gnanasekaran an
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Yashasvi Jaiswal made history on Friday by becoming an uncapped player with the most runs in a single season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. The 21-year-old reached this milestone during his side's IPL 2023 match against Punjab Kings at Dharamshala. In the match, Jaiswal continued his red-hot form with a knock of 50 runs in just
A possible change to the NBA All-Star Game could bring back a familiar format -- East vs. West. With an eye toward increased competitiveness in the exhibition game, the NBA and the players' union are considering that change and possibly others in the next collective bargaining agreement, The Athletic reported on Friday. The league's Board of Governors and general managers have talked of scrapping the current format, whi
Mickey Moniak was a home run shy of the cycle and Hunter Renfroe had a two-out, tie-breaking RBI single in the seventh inning to help lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins Friday night in Anaheim, Calif. Moniak singled leading off the first inning, doubled in the third and had an RBI triple in the seventh that tied the game at 4-4. Second baseman Willi Castro had given the Twins a 4-3 lead
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler certainly doesn't lack for motivation, but his competitive urges rose significantly in the middle of the fourth quarter on Friday. Boston reserve Grant Williams started chirping after sinking a 3-pointer to give the Celtics a nine-point lead in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. Fifteen seconds later, Butler made a basket and the two players literally went eye to eye. Both players were
Rafael Devers drove in four runs with two home runs and James Paxton held the struggling Padres to one run over six innings as the Boston Red Sox scored a 6-1 win in San Diego on Friday. Devers put the Red Sox ahead 1-0 with a homer leading off the second inning, then capped a five-run third with a 435-foot, three-run blast to straightaway center. The win was the third straight for the Red Sox. The Padres, who earlier i
Brett Howden scored 1:35 into overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night in Las Vegas. Howden retrieved a Mark Stone shot behind the goal and then banked in a shot off the back of Dallas goaltender JakeOettinger's left leg into the net for his first career playoff overtime goal. The Stars had tied the game when Jamie Benn score
Jimmy Butler (R) of the Miami Heat shoots in Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, May 19, 2023. /CFP
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Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Following the four-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Shimron Hetmyer said that he was trying to finish the game in 18 overs. Dhruv Jurel's final over six clinched the victory for Rajasthan Royals and ended Punjab Kings' hopes of sealing their place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoff
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Following his side's four-wicket loss to Rajasthan Royals which ended their campaign in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan on Friday expressed disappointment with his side's fielding performance, saying that dropped catches cost his team the match. Dhruv Jurel's final over six clinched the victory for Rajasthan Royals and ended
Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, including the tiebreaking basket with 2:33 remaining, and the Miami Heat took control of the Eastern Conference finals with a 111-105 victory over the host Boston Celtics in Game 2 on Friday night. Miami won in Boston for the second straight game to grab a 2-0 edgein the best-of-seven series. Games 3 and 4 will be played in Miami on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively. Caleb Martin establishe
Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer and scored twice to lift the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers past the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 Friday. Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin (2-1) and four relievers blanked the Cardinals on two hits. Gonsolin went five innings and held the Cardinals to one hit and three walks. He struck out three. Brusdar Graterol, Shelby Miller, Caleb Ferguson and Tyler Cyr worked one inning each. Cardinals sta
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Following the four-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson, expressing disappointment with his team's campaign, said that it is shocking where they are on the table despite so much star power and good players that they have. With this win, RR is in the fifth spot in the points table with
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Ethiopian Sabastian Sawe, who clocked the world's fifth-fastest 10K in Germany last month, has set his sights on taking down the course record at the prestigious World 10K Bengaluru on Sunday. Sawe clocked an impressive 26.49 last month, which puts the World 10K Bengaluru men's course record of 27:38 held by Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli (Kenya) last year at risk. In Germany, Sawe a
