Top sports stories of the week: Chhetri`s retirement, Chopra wins gold at home
Updated On: 18 May, 2024 05:20 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
Here are all the top sports stories of the week you need to know (Pic: File Pic)
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Here are all the top sports stories of the week you need to know (Pic: File Pic)
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In the IPL 2024 match against Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered their fifth consecutive win of the tournament. Despite having a disappointing start in the campaign, RCB did not let their hopes down and made a comeback by winning five consecutive matches. In the clash against DC, Rajat Patidar was surreal with the willow as he smashed 52 runs in 32 balls. Later, pacer Yash Dayal bagged three wickets which helped RCB win the match by 47 runs
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Indian football team`s captain Sunil Chhetri on May 16 decided to hang his boots after playing the FIFA qualification clash against Kuwait on June 6. The veteran also talked about his career and the future of Indian football
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The "KL Rahul-Sanjeev Goenka`s banter" which was the talk of the town for a while finally came to an end. After having upset conversations with his team`s captain KL Rahul, Sanjeev Goenka invited him for dinner at his place
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Competing on home soil after nearly three years, Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the Federation Cup. Chopra was representing Haryana. Manu of Karnataka came second with 82.06m effort, while Uttam Balasaheb Patil of Maharashtra was third with 78.39m
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The IPL 2024 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Initially, the rain played the spoilsport even before the toss. KKR has already qualified for the playoffs and the match getting abandoned has made GT`s playoffs a bit more difficult
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Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals became the second team after Kolkata Knight Riders to qualify for the playoffs in the IPL 2024. RR is now placed in second spot on the IPL 2024 points table with eight wins out of 13 games played
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Kylian Mbappe to leave Paris Saint-Germain in between the ongoing tensions and without a Champions League trophy. On Sunday, he played his last home game for PSG and scored in a 3-1 loss to Toulouse. No tribute was paid to him by the club during Sunday`s game, either, albeit not the last match of the season
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"Once I`m done, I`ll be gone; you won`t see me for a while", says Indian batting great Virat Kohli. In a video posted by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kohli said the desire to live a regret-free life ahead is what keeps him going
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England players including Jos Buttler, Will Jacks, Reece Topley and Liam Livingstone franchise cricket (Indian Premier League 2024) for their national duties. The players will join the England team for the T20I series against Pakistan before the global showpiece
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Former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten has been appointed as Pakistan`s new head coach in white ball cricket. He will begin his two-year assignment when Pakistan will take on England in the T20I series
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High tidal waves in Mumbai delay Lalbaugcha Raja`s visarjan
The iconic Lalbaugcha Raja idol was shifted onto a raft on Sunday afternoon after delays since morning due to high tide and technical challenges, with final immersion, delayed by several hours, expected to take place around 11 pm, officials said.
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