Sports Highlights, Feb 16: IPL 2025 Schedule Announced; Amanda Anisimova Clinches Qatar Open Title

Welcome, one, welcome all. Here, you will find all the sports news and updates alongside live scores from across arenas for the matches taking place on Sunday, February 16.

Two matches ongoing - Italy up against Hong Kong whereas Tanzania are in action against Singapore.

In the top-of-the-table clash in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen drew blanks against Bayern Munich. Elsewhere, Dortmund's poor form continued in the domestic league as they lost 0-2 to VfL Bochum.

Controversy marred the Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, WPL 2025 game on Saturday, February 15.

The third umpire had to make some tight calls in the second innings of the match and all those calls went in favour of the two-time finalists DC, who started their campaign with a win on the final delivery of the match.

Patrick Rodgers is in the lead at the Genesis Invitational, with the likes of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy struggling to take the lead. Both Scheffler and McIlroy were in early contention, and faded in their own way with a series of mistakes, each with a three-putt from the 12-foot range. They were five behind.

The Indian cricket team is all set for the Champions Trophy 2025, with players arriving in Dubai ahead of the much-anticipated tournament. With Pakistan and the UAE hosting the event, the world라이브 바카라 top eight teams will battle it out for the coveted title.

In a clip shared by the BCCI on social media, several Indian stars were seen touching down at the Dubai airport, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant. Pant, always the entertainer, kept spirits high by quizzing his teammates about their birthdays before amusing them with their horoscopes, bringing a lighthearted touch to India라이브 바카라 arrival.

Amanda Anisimova secured the biggest title of her career with a straight-sets win over Jelena Ostapenko at the Qatar Open. The American defeated the former French Open champion 6-4, 6-3 in the WTA 1000 final in Doha. It marks her first title since January 2022, highlighting a remarkable comeback after taking a break for mental health reasons.

Saracens and Bristol Bears have locked in the final two spots for the Premiership Women라이브 바카라 Rugby play-offs. Saracens, sitting second in the table, confirmed their place with a hard-fought 21-12 victory over Exeter Chiefs. The result also secured Bristol Bears' play-off berth, as Exeter's defeat sealed their fate.

Britain's Anna Morris clinched gold in the individual pursuit at the European Track Championships in Belgium, shattering the world record twice in a single day. The Welsh cyclist set a new mark of 4:28.306 in the qualifiers before surpassing it in the final, clocking 4:25.874 to defeat Italy라이브 바카라 Vittoria Guazzini in Heusden-Zolder.

Jack Catterall endured a heartbreaking split-decision defeat to Arnold Barboza Jr in Manchester, dealing a significant setback to his world title hopes. The unbeaten American edged a closely contested bout to claim the WBO 'interim' belt, with several rounds too tight to call as neither fighter dominated at the Co-op Live Arena.

Mumbai Indians coach Charlotte Edwards took a swipe at the controversial run-out decisions that played a crucial role in her team라이브 바카라 last-ball, two-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals, calling it “really hard” to comprehend such calls that impact the final result.

The WPL clash on Saturday saw three contentious run-out decisions that sparked debate over the interpretation of LED stump rules. Third umpire Gayathri Venugopalan ruled DC batters Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, and Shikha Pandey not out, seemingly overlooking the initial moment the LED stumps lit up upon contact with the ball.

Edwards, a two-time World Cup-winning England captain, expressed frustration over the number of reviews, stating that the game's outcome was essentially being decided on the big screen.

East Bengal FC are all set to face Mohammedan SC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) in Kolkata in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on February 16, at 7:30 pm IST. Get the live streaming information for Kolkata Derby right HERE.

Mumbai Indians (MI) have signed Mujeeb-ur-Rahman as a replacement for Allah Ghazanfar ahead of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Ghazanfar has been ruled out of the season due to injury, prompting MI to bring in the experienced Afghan spinner.

Mujeeb, a right-arm off-spinner, has featured in 19 IPL matches, picking up 19 wickets. He joins the MI squad for a price of INR 2 crore.

Zimbabwe are all set to face Ireland in the second ODI match on Sunday, February 16 at the Harare Sports Club. The match will start at 1:00 pm IST.

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England opener Ben Duckett has been declared fit for the upcoming 50-over Champions Trophy, set to begin next week in Pakistan. Duckett experienced discomfort in his left groin during England라이브 바카라 heavy defeat to India in the third ODI in Ahmedabad but has recovered in time for the tournament.

Great Britain's Corie Mapp ended a stellar season with his first men's Para-bobsleigh World Championship gold, just two weeks after securing his third overall World Cup title. The 46-year-old former soldier, a double amputee, clocked a total time of 4:54.03 over four runs in St.

Moritz, edging Switzerland's Jonas Frei by 0.3 seconds, while Austria's Hermann Ellmauer took bronze.

According to reports, Yashasvi Jaiswal has been ruled out of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy semi-final against Vidarbha after injuring his right ankle during training. Initially part of India's Champions Trophy 2025 squad, he was later replaced by Varun Chakaravarthy and named a non-traveling reserve. With the injury setback, he is now expected to return home.

Aditi Ashok endured a rough outing at the Saudi Ladies International, carding a 3-over 75 on Sunday to drop to tied-53rd. With earlier rounds of 69 and 72, she finished at even-par 216 in her first Ladies European Tour event of 2025.

Jannik Sinner's three-month suspension by WADA has sparked outrage in the tennis world, with former world No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov calling for a boycott of his matches. While Sinner accepted the ban and will return before the French Open, Kafelnikov slammed WADA as the "dirtiest organisation" and criticized the ruling as unfair.

Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan has passed away at the age of 24 after suffering a fall at Thurles earlier this month. He had been in an induced coma in intensive care at Cork University Hospital since the accident on February 6.

The live action for the India women vs England women match in the FIH Pro League 2024-25 will start at 05:15 pm IST. The match is being played at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

The match will be telecast on the Star Sports Select 2, DD Sports, and Star Sports 3 channels in India. It will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.

Follow the live score of the India women vs England women FIH Pro League match HERE.

IPL schedule is to be out soon. Keep following this space for latest updates.

KKR Vs RCB On March 22 To Kick Off IPL 2025; Final At Eden Gardens On May 25: Report

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What we know so far:

• IPL 2025 to start on March 22.

• KKR will host RCB at the Eden Gardens in the opening game.

• SRH will welcome RR on March 23 in an afternoon game

• CSK will open campaign on the same day in the night.

• Final will take place at the Eden Gardens on May 25.

The schedule for the Indian Premier League 2025 is out with official broadcaster revealing full list of fixtures with the venues.

The detailed schedule of the TATA IPL 2025 can be accessed by clicking .

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