Sports Highlights, March 11: HS Prannoy Crashes Out Of All England Open; Sports Ministry Of India Revokes WFI Suspension

Newcastle United, who will play in the EFL Cup next Sunday, defeated West Ham 1-0 to go into the final with some confidence. Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes scored the game's only goal in the 63rd minute to hand the Magpies all three points in the EPL tie.

Luka Doncic and LA Lakers are engrossed in a close battle against Brooklyn Nets in the NBA, whereas Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets is turning out to be a humdinger of a contest.

Former Barcelona and PSG star Neymar is heavily criticised back home in his native Brazil after the forward's justification for missing a semifinal with Santos because he was seen at Carnival last week. Santos lost to archrival Corinthians 2-1 on Sunday in the semifinals of the Sao Paulo state championship, and Neymar sat on the bench for all 90 minutes.

New Zealand selectors have named Michael Bracewell as skipper for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan.

New Zealand T20I squad v Pakistan

Michael Bracewell (c), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes (matches 4-5), Mitch Hay, Matt Henry (matches 4-5), Kyle Jamieson (matches 1-3), Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Will O’Rourke (matches 1-3), Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.

Wayne Rooney and Tyson Fury will be managing England at the prestigious Soccer Aid game against World XI that will be played in June 2025 at Wembley.

For the first-time ever, the Australia men's team will play England's men's team in the pink-ball Test at the MCG at the Ashes. The match will celebrate cricket's 150th anniversary.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr beat Iran's Esteghlal to progress to the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League Elite. Ronaldo, is yet to win a trophy for Al-Nassr since signing for the Riyadh club in December 2022.

Erik Timko scored 15 points in Delaware라이브 바카라 82-72 victory against Towson in the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament semifinals on Monday. Timko added six rebounds for the Blue Hens, while Niels Lane scored 14 points and added eight rebounds. Trent Middleton hit three of the five (field) and seven of the eight (free-throw line) to add 14 points. Nendah had a good evening scoring 13 points, six rebounds and three steals for Towson. 

What Is CAA?

The Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States of America.

The Sports Ministry on Tuesday lifted the suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), paving way for the organisation of domestic tournaments and selection of national teams for international tournaments. The ministry had suspended the WFI on December 24, 2023 for the announcement of the Under-15 and Under-20 National Championships.

The reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan have been struck with injuries with the latest being Piotr Zielinski, who could be out for a few weeks with a calf strain.

Zielinski is set to miss Tuesday's return game against Feyenoord in the Champions League round of 16 after he was injured on Saturday in a 3-2 win over Monza in Serie A.

As per reports, LSG pacer Mayank Yadav is injured again and could miss the start of the IPL 2025.

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New Zealand Squad: Michael Bracewell (c), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes (games 4 & 5), Mitch Hay, Matt Henry (games 4 & 5) Kyle Jamieson (games 1, 2 & 3), Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Will O'Rourke (games 1, 2 & 3), Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.

Today, March 11, marks the 110th birth anniversary of former Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare. The cricketing icon, captained India in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953. The famous Vijay Hazare Trophy is named after him.

India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant reckons that the lure of IPL is understandable but upcoming cricketers should always put their focus on playing for the country as "everything else" follows thereafter.

"Since childhood, I had only one dream to play for India. I never even thought about playing in the IPL. I think today, people are more focused on the IPL. Of course, it's a great platform, but I believe that if your goal is to play for your country, everything else including the IPL will eventually fall into place," Pant told JioHotstar.

India라이브 바카라 Deepti Sharma surpassed New Zealand's Amelia Kerr to climb one spot and break into the top five of the latest ICC Women's all-rounders rankings. The 27-year-old Indian now occupies the fifth spot with 344 points, in a list headed by Australia's Ashleigh Gardner.

Manchester United have unveiled plans to build a "state-of-the-art" 100,000-capacity stadium adjacent to Old Trafford, which they say will cost £2billion and could be finished within five years.

India's Kush Maini was promoted to the reserve driver's role at the Alpine Formula 1 team ahead of the season opener in Melbourne on March 16. Maini drives in the Formula 2. The 24-year-old from Bengaluru joined Alpine's junior driver program in October 2023.

India had a disappointing start in the All England Open 2025, as Toma Popov won the match with scores of 21-19 and 21-16. HS Prannoy faced another first-round exit, marking his second this year after the Indian Open earlier.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Al-Nassr which helped them to enter the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League Elite. That's all from our side for today. Join us tomorrow for more world sport news. Until then, goodbye and take care!