By scoring a total of 848 runs in the tournament, second only to Virat Kohli’s 963, Warner showed how a side can do wonders if led well. Over the years too, SRH, which used to be Deccan Chargers till the 2012 season of the IPL, have had wonderful leaders like Adam Gilchrist, Kumar Sangakkara and Cameron White who have led them with distinction and have produced some very good results for the team....
The IPL is a battle of attrition and teams that manage to retain their core through the event have a better shot of holding aloft the famous trophy. Mumbai Indians (MI) had their key players right through the tournament and it paid rich dividends for them. You do feel for the Pune outfit. The game was theirs for the taking but Steven Smith probably left things a little late. RPS’s inability to change gears in the middle overs ultimately had a massive bearing on the outcome....
While Sunrisers Hyderabad became the first team to qualify for the playoffs, a 9th defeat last night ended Delhi Daredevils’ dream of making it to the playoff this season as well. However, the biggest surprise package of this season has been the impeccable performances of a plethora of uncapped players. Over the years, players such as Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Kieron Pollard and Shaun Marsh all made it to their national teams after a successful stint with their IPL franchises....
As a result, they have won only two out of their six games and are currently placed at the seventh position in the points table, above Delhi Daredevils on the sole basis of net run rate. They need to win at least six games out of their remaining eight matches and should now give a chance to the untested players. Here are three players who can debut for RCB in the game against Kolkata Knight Riders today (April 29):...
Now open to the capitalist West, the country is rife for plunder. Enter two Yuppie Italian seam artists, Fiore (Michele Placido) and his younger partner, Gino (Enrico Lo Verso), who need to find an Albanian straw man to sit as “chairman” of their phony shoe factory, for which they hope to get Italian government grants. In the hellish remains of one of Hoxha’s prison camps they find their perfect sap–a feeble-minded 70-year-old named Spiro (Carmelo Di Mazzarelli)....
Wheaties is teaming up with Fulton Beer, a fellow Minneapolis-based firm, for a limited-edition hefeweizen dubbed HefeWheaties. MORE: Athletes who became actors | Tom Brady can slap | Brett Favre brew | Joe Paterno suds Though craft brewers have put all kinds of unusual ingredients in their product, from bull testicles to beard yeast, no actual cereal was harmed in the making of this beer. The brew was, however, made with wheat — as are all hefeweizens; “weizen” is German for wheat....
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates has branded Russia’s anti-doping agency and athletics body as “rotten to the core” and believes the country’s athletes will remain banned from competing at international events. Russia was suspended from all track and field by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in November after an independent report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) revealed widespread state-sponsored doping. The Council of the IAAF will vote in Vienna later on Friday to decide whether to lift the ban and allow Russians to compete in athletics at the Rio de Janeiro Games....
The Line: Tennessee -3, Total: 51 Line movement: William Hill opened the Volunteers -2.5, The Wynn hung -3.5, and most shops settled on the key number ‘3’. The total has mostly hovered between 51 and 51.5 Visit our live odds page for updated point spreads and totals from around Las Vegas. Recent bowl history: The Volunteers are happy to be here, last making a bowl appearance in December 2010. They became bowl eligible in their regular-season finale, 24-17 over Vanderbilt as 15-point road favorites....
How often do you see a captain applauding the bowler for delivering a wide? This IPL has witnessed such rare moments when captains, even the most demanding of them like a Virat Kohli, have kept their composure after the bowler had sent down a wide in an attempt to execute the wide yorker outside the off-stump. One such instance: KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik clapped from behind the stumps when young Prasidh Krishna, on his IPL debut, bowled a wide against Mumbai Indians’ Hardik Pandya in the last over of their innings at the Wankhede on Sunday....
With bowlers such as Dale Steyn, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Darren Sammy, Ishant Sharma etc, SRH is regarded as a team with one of the strongest bowling attacks on paper. The presence of South African fast bowler Dale Steyn in particular has been a huge benefit for some of the domestic players in the team. Having realized the potential of some of the budding Indian talent, Steyn praised Uttar Pradesh lad Karn Sharma and batsman Lokesh Rahul for their talent....
After getting the much needed 2 points against Mumbai Indians (winning by 6 wickets), to stay ahead of their rivals, Gambhir hailed the character of his team. “This shows the character of the team, after starting with four defeats. The guys were really pumped up to get the campaign back on track,” Gambhir said at the post-match presentation ceremony. Robin Uthappa, having said before that he enjoys opening the batting helped the team’s cause with a fine 80 off 52 balls, but Gambhir reserved special praise for the bowlers: “Winning the toss, the bowlers did a great job to restrict the team to 140....
Date and Time: May 22, 2014, 8 pm IST (2.30 pm GMT) Current Standings: Previous meeting: CSK won by 5 wickets (27 April 2014, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah) Dwayne Smith was awarded ‘Man of the Match’ for his match winning knock of 66 off 46 balls. Last five results: Chennai Super Kings- LLWWL Sunrisers Hyderabad- WLLLW Top run-scorers: Chennai Super Kings- Dwayne Smith (454 runs) Sunrisers Hyderabad- David Warner (434 runs)...
Courtesy a fiery 29-ball 68 not out (1×4, 9×6) by born-again Yuvraj Singh, RCB piled up 186 for 4 and then survived a strong challenge from the Delhi batsmen before restricting the visitors to 170 for 7. RCB moved to 8 points to get back into the middle of the eight-team league table, while Delhi remained at the bottom with eight defeats from 10 games, with their only two wins coming in the UAE-leg of the tournament last month....
“IPL offers a huge platform for engaging with consumers as well as with the trade community,” Neelima Burra, CMO, Cargill Foods India said in a statement. According to Cargill, Gemini sunflower oil is a leading brand in Pune with a market share of 70 percent. Operating in India since 1987, Cargill product line encompasses refined oils, food ingredients, grain and oilseeds, sugar, cotton, animal feed and trade structured finance....
Also read: IPL 2016 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Katrina Kaif, Ranveer Singh to lit up the IPL A ceremony of such magnitude deserves a great venue and it has found a perfect one in the form of the Dome @ NSCI-SVP Stadium. Located in Mumbai, it has hosted a number of important events ranging from automobile launches to fashion shows. However, the IPL opening ceremony is easily the biggest event that the Dome will be hosting ever since it was set up....
Winning the toss, RCB stand-in skipper Shane Watson chose to field first; much to the liking of Warner who wanted to bat first anyway. Although SRH lost their skipper early, the rest of the batting line-up played superbly and got them to a high total of 207/4. RCB began their chase very well as Chris Gayle and Mandeep Singh got them off to a flying start. However, the SRH bowlers kept striking at regular intervals, ultimately bowling them out for 172....
The tournament reached its halfway mark and by now, we have quite an idea of which team is doing well and is likely to qualify for the playoffs. Sunrisers Hyderabad are sitting at the top of the table with 12 points, whereas, Delhi Daredevils are at the bottom of the table with just four points. However, we are likely to see a lot of ups and downs during the long journey of the tournament....
Not all teams want them to be a part of their side at the start of the season, but become well aware of their capabilities by the end of the season. This cycle repeats every season, and there were some budget picks this time around as well, who can become match-winners for their respective franchises. #5 Shakib Al Hasan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) As SRH’s mentor VVS Laxman mentioned at the auctions, the Bangladeshi stalwart is one of the most underrated cricketers of his generation....
Put into bat, Delhi managed their highest total of the season batting first as their new skipper Shreyas Iyer held the innings together to post 219 in their 20 overs. He was ably supported by Prithvi Shaw, who scored his maiden fifty and Glenn Maxwell, who gave the much-needed blitz at the end. Chasing 220, the opposition was pushed on the backfoot as they lost too many in the first six....
For the most part, intramural fibroids are usually harmless and do not always cause symptoms. Sometimes, they can be problematic and cause heavy periods, spotting between periods, lower back pain, and painful intercourse. Intramural fibroids can sometimes cause reproductive challenges. This article discusses intramural fibroids types and possible symptoms. It also explains what causes intramural fibroids and how to treat them. Types of Intramural Fibroids All intramural fibroids grow in the walls of the uterus, between the fibers of this muscle....
