2022-02-23T16:22:07+05:30
Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring a goal Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Chelsea and Lille (LOSC). (Photo credit: AFP)
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German Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev has been expelled from the Mexican Open in Acapulco after smashing his racket on the umpire’s chair several times and directing a foul-mouthed rant at the official.
This is awful from Alexander Zverev. Takes more than one swipe to almost hit the umpire pic.twitter.com/R358EIZ9St
Suryakumar Yadav ruled out of the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka owing to a hairline fracture on his hand. Deepak Chahar also out after picking up a hamstring injury.
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Rafael Nadal made a triumphant return to the ATP Tour on Tuesday, winning his first tournament match since capturing the Australian Open title to reach the second round of the Mexican Open.
Back to back wins for @RafaelNadal 🔥
Rafa Nadal beats Denis Kudla 6-3, 6-2 in Acapulco to secure his place in the second round🙌@AbiertoTelcel | #AMT2022 pic.twitter.com/Q292dvQ3nd
Chelsea showed they can thrive without Romelu Lukaku as Kai Havertz scored after replacing the axed Belgium striker for the 2-0 Champions League last-16 first-leg win against Lille.
Happy #Twosday! 😜
🔵 2-0 ⚪️ | #CheLil pic.twitter.com/JHLOxIJwrp
