The day in sports: 17th April

Rahane, bowlers take Rajasthan to emphatic victory over Mumbai Indians

Ajinkae struck a gorgeous 64* and was backed by some superb bowling from his teammates, as the Rajasthan Royals won their third consecutive match at home in this season’s IPL against the Mumbai Indians. However, not many would have expected this kind of performance from the Rajasthan Royals, as they completely outclassed Mumbai in all departments of the game.

Djokovic overcomes pain barrier as top three through

Serbian Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the match against Russian Mikhail Youzhny, on April 17, 2013 during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament tennis match in Monaco.

I-League: Churchill Brothers and Dempo play out entertaining draw

Churchill Brothers Sports Club took another step towards the I-League title as they rallied to a splendid 2-2 draw against defending champions Dempo Sports Club in a 23rd round I-League clash at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Wednesday.

Mishra’s third IPL hat-trick gives Hyderabad thrilling win

Amit Mishra picked up four wickets in one over to take Sunrisers Hyderabad to a sensational win over Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League here Wednesday.

Sports court rejects Butt, Asif ban appeals

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday said that it had rejected appeals against spot-fixing bans filed by disgraced former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif.

Sergio Aguero apologises to David Luiz on Twitter for his two-footed tackle

After Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero’s dirty two-footed tackle on Chelsea’s David Luiz’s rear end during the FA Cup semi final went unnoticed by the match referee, Aguero apologised to his Brazilian opponent for his brutal foul on Twitter.

West Ham check Man United’s title charge

Robin van Persie struck a late equaliser at West Ham United for the second time this season as champions-elect Manchester United scraped a 2-2 draw in the Premier League.

Stuttgart to meet Bayern in German Cup final

VfB Stuttgart will face favourites Bayern Munich in June’s German Cup final after they beat Freiburg 2-1 at home in their semi-final on Wednesday.

Chinese 12-year-old set to smash golf age record

China’s Guan Tianlang astonished the world when he made the Masters cut at the age of 14, but his record as the European Tour’s youngest ever player is set to be ripped up by a boy aged only 12.

Triple H undergoes an MRI

Triple H has undergone an MRI test on his left wrist to check whether he might have suffered a scaphoid fracture and if that’s the case, he would be out of action for at least two months.

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