Новости за 06.05.2023

The Delhi crowd thronged the Ferozeshah Kotla on Saturday evening to watch its favourite homeboy Virat Kohli put up a show. While he did bat for 16 overs upfront in the match for 55 off 46 balls, the fireworks came from the home team's top-order led by Phil Salt's blazing 45-ball 87 which helped Delhi Capitals chase down the 182-run target with consummate ease in 16.4 overs and seven wickets to spare.

As Virat Kolhi became the first batter to get to the elusive 7000-run mark in the IPL, the run-machine termed it just 'another milestone' and said he wants to put his head down and continue to work hard. On his homecoming to Ferozeshah Kotla, where he began his cricket journey, Kohli shined with a 46-ball 55 for his sixth half century of the season to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a strong 181 for 4 against Delhi Capitals.

Harry Kane moved up to second place in the all-time Premier League goalscorers list as he helped ailing Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, securing their first victory in five games. Kane headed Tottenham in front in first-half injury time to score his 209th Premier League goal, one more than Wayne Rooney but still some way behind record-holder Alan Shearer's tally of 260.

Manchester City on Saturday edged closer to retaining the Premier League title as they defeated struggling Leeds United 2-1 and opened up a four-point lead at the top of the standings. Ilkay Gundogan struck twice before half-time and missed a penalty as Man City made it 14 consecutive wins at the Etihad in 2023.

Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels the out-of-form India skipper Rohit should take a break from the IPL and instead prepare in earnest for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. Gavaskar believes the confidence of Rohit has been hurt after a prolonged run of poor scores in the T20 league.

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Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi will seek a "written guarantee" from BCCI supremo Jay Shah about Indian team's participation in 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan before committing on their national team playing its ODI World Cup games in India, later this year. The 2023 World Cup will be played from October 5 and BCCI have zeroed in on Ahmedabad (for India game), Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata as possible venues for Babar Azam's side.

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday heaped praise on his young Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana, calling him special. But the charismatic skipper had a word of advice for the 20-year old, who has earned the moniker 'Baby Malinga' for his bowling action which is similar to the Lankan great, – ‘don't play red-ball cricket, in fact don't even get close to it’.

Virat Kohli added another feat to his decorated career by becoming the first batter ever to score 7000 runs in the history of the Indian Premier League on Saturday.

A fiery Deepak Chahar special inside powerplay, a death bowling masterclass from young Sri Lankan Matheesha Pathirana and another clinical show by openers Devion Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad was all in display as Chennai Super Kings brushed aside Mumbai Indians for an easy six-wicket win in a one-sided IPL's own El Clasico in Chennai on Saturday.

Anupamaa's Anuj aka Gaurav Khanna brings home a luxury car, the actor's wife writes a special message for him and calls him her 'HusBank' for buying such an amazing car. See the video:

Virat Kohli's bond with his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma is no secret as he often talks about his immense contribution to what he has achieved in international cricket.

In faraway Korea, Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi on Saturday wondered if the news of her silver medal-winning effort at the Asian Championship had reached her parents, in violence-hit Manipur. More importantly, she was thinking if they were safe, for she hasn't been able to speak with them for the past two days owing to the internet shutdown arising out of the ethnic violence in her native state, rendering the people there incommunicado.

In his 29-year-long journey in Hindi entertainment showbiz, popular actor Rohit Roy will be seen in a reality show for the first time. He is participating in the 13th season of 'Khatron Ke Khiladi', which he doesn't see as a reality show but as an "adrenaline rush".

Popular television actresses Ankita Lokhande, Divyanka Tripathi, Anita Hassanandani and Urvashi Dholakia have shared details on how the small screen helped to change their lives.

While thanking all the supporters for standing with the protesting wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat on Saturday requested them to cooperate with authorities and police when they joined them for the mahapanchayat at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, saying their success depends on peaceful demonstration.

Indian boxers Akash Sangwan (67kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) notched up commanding victories to move into the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday.

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Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre has made a shocking revelation that she is a very scared dancer.

Paying tribute to 'Bollywood', the judges and the contestants would be dressing up as iconic characters from the film industry. Getting ready for an entertaining weekend, the 'Best 13' would be putting up some great moments, "filmy tadka maarke!"

Shark Tank India 2 had been a hit amongst the viewers, fans were in awe of the bond between the sharks in the show. Now, the expertise queen reunites with Peyush Bansal in Pune.

Actor Sumedh Mugdalkar will be starring as the iconic character of Hatim in the show 'Ali Baba - Ek Andaaz Andekha: Chapter 2'.

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Swatti Bakshi, the popular TV actress from Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2, talked about her journey to showbiz and how her parents were worried about her moving to Mumbai due to the city's expensive lifestyle.

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma continued to have a lean run in the IPL 2023 with the batter being dismissed for a duck against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.