Greetings to everyone on what promises to be a fun-filled Tuesday. Cricket fans are awaiting the reprise of the intense India vs Australia rivalry, in the form of their Champions Trophy semi-final face-off. But there's lots more to discuss and unpack through the day, so watch this space.
The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 returns with the Round of 16 1st leg ties this week. Here are the list of fixtures:
It's the BIG one today! Australia take on India in the 1st semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai. Here's a look at some of the previous face-offs between the two teams in the CT:
IND vs AUS, ODI World Cup 2011 quarter-final: India won by five wickets
IND vs AUS, ODI World Cup 2015 semi-final: Australia won by 95 runs
IND vs AUS, ODI World Cup 2023 final: Australia won by six wickets
IND vs AUS, WTC 2023 final: Australia won by 209 runs
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Tennis icon Serena Williams is set to join the ownership group of the WNBA바카라™s first Canadian franchise, the Toronto Tempo, the team announced Monday. Williams will partner with Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures, who will begin play in the 2026 season.
NZ-W skipper Suzie Bates won the toss and elected to field first in the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka women.
Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Chamari Athapaththu(c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Manudi Nanayakkara, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Chethana Vimukthi, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Achini Kulasuriya
New Zealand Women (Playing XI): Suzie Bates(c), Isabella Gaze(w), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Georgia Plimmer, Emma McLeod, Bree Illing, Jess Kerr, Eden Carson, Hannah Rowe, Polly Inglis
Semi-final 1: India v Australia (Dubai)
On-field umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth
Third umpire: Michael Gough
Fourth umpire: Adrian Holdstock
Match referee: Andy Pycroft
Umpire coach: Stuart Cummings
Semi-final 2: South Africa v New Zealand (Lahore)
On-field umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel
Third umpire: Joel Wilson
Fourth umpire: Ahsan Raza
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle
Umpire coach: Karl Hurter
Real Madrid will script history in the Champions League, Round of 16, as they will become the first club in history to play 500 UEFA Champions League matches when they meet Atletico Madrid.
Serena Williams is set to join the ownership group Toronto Tempo, and will partner with Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures for the Tempo, who will begin play in the 2026 season.
Never a dull day at the Tennis Paradise, and here's the projected quarter-final based on player seeding.
The second Asian Yogasana Championship, scheduled to be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here from March 29 to 31, with 16 teams participating. The championship will be organised in collaboration with the Sports Ministry and Yogasana Bharat that aims to showcase Yogasana at the international level.
La Liga has postponed the league match between Villarreal and Espanyol due to heavy rain. The decision was taken just moments before kickoff at the Estadio de la Ceramica with fans already in the ground.
Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon have decided to sanction their manager Paulo Fonseca after the latter's outburst against a ref in a league match. Fonseca was sent off deep in stoppage time during a 2-1 win against Brest for angrily reacting to a potential Brest penalty.
Hockey India has roped in Dutch legend Taeke Taekema to work with the national women's hockey team dragflickers on a short-term basis till the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Rohit Sharma loses yet another toss as India bowl first against Australia in the 1st semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.
Australia XI: Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha
India XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
A total of 16 countries will participate in the second Asian Yogasana Championship, scheduled to be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium from March 29 to 31. The event is supported by the Olympic Council of Asia, World Yogasana, Asian Yogasana and Yogasana Indraprastha.
Tijjani Reijnders has put an end to transfer speculation by signing a contract extension with AC Milan, keeping him at the club until June 2030. The 26-year-old midfielder arrived from AZ Alkmaar in 2023 on a five-year deal and has since made 90 appearances across all competitions, netting 16 goals.
Ferrari have won a court case in Italy preventing their former technical director, Enrico Cardile, from starting his new role as chief technical officer at Aston Martin until 18 July. Cardile left Ferrari in July, but a dispute over his start date led to legal action. Ferrari stated that he was "already violating the non-compete commitment with Ferrari."
Pakistan have made major changes to their T20 squad for the upcoming five-match series in New Zealand, dropping captain Muhammad Rizwan and star batter Babar Azam. Salman Ali Agha has been named the new T20 captain, with all-rounder Shadab Khan returning to the squad as vice-captain.
Read the full story HERE.
Despite Pakistan바카라™s disappointing Champions Trophy campaign, Rizwan remains captain of the ODI side. The selectors have opted against a major overhaul, retaining most of the squad that struggled in the ongoing ICC tournament.
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