Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) brings the ball up the court against the Golden State Warriors.
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Welcome to our live blog coverage of today’s sports news and events. Another weekend brings along another potpourri of sporting action. Early morning NBA Play-In games will be followed by a decisive double-header in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier – Pakistan vs Bangladesh and West Indies vs Thailand. The Indian Premier League too has two games lined up, while the Barcelona Open and Munich Open tennis tournaments enter their last-four stages. Stay tuned for all the live scores and updates from the sports world on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
LIVE UPDATES
Sports LIVE Today, April 19: Carlos Alcaraz Enters Barcelona Open Semis
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the Barcelona Open semifinals, defeating Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-3 in just 1 hour and 40 minutes. The world No. 2 will face France’s Arthur Fils, who advanced after Stefanos Tsitsipas retired hurt in their quarterfinal match. Alcaraz and Fils have recent history, with Alcaraz winning in three sets at Monte Carlo last week. Meanwhile, defending champion Casper Ruud was eliminated, losing in straight sets to Holger Rune.
Sports LIVE Today, April 19: Aarti Gets 2nd Bronze In Asian Under-18 Athletics
Sprinter Aarti bagged her second bronze medal in the Asian Under-18 Athletics Championship, finishing third in the girls 200m final in Dammam, Saudi Arabia on Friday. The Indian athlete, who had finished on the podium in the girls 100m event on Wednesday, clocked 24.31 seconds to finish behind UAE’s Mariam Kareem (23.99 sec) and Japan’s Shibata Misato (24.16), who won the gold and silver respectively. (PTI)
Sports LIVE Today, April 19: Shriyanka, Anish Finish 8th In Shooting WC
Paris Olympics shooters Shriyanka Sadangi and Anish Bhanwala finished eighth in the women’s 50m rifle 3-positions final and 25m rapid-fire event respectively on the third day of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Lima. (PTI)
Sports LIVE Today, April 19: Maharashtra Premier League Auction’s Biggest Bids
Rajneesh Gurbani and Tejal Hasabnis emerged as the most valuable players in the auctions for the Maharashtra Premier League and the inaugural edition of the Women’s MPL in Pune. Gurbani got the highest bid with PBG Kolhapur Tuskers buying him for Rs 5.2 lakh, while Pushpa Solapur picked up female cricketer Hasabnis for Rs 4.4 lakh. A total of 409 male and 249 female players were a part of the auction held on Thursday. (PTI)
Sports LIVE Today, April 19: BCCI Bans Former Mumbai T20 League Team Owner Gurmeet Singh Bhamrah
BCCI Ombudsman Justice (Retd) Arun Mishra has banned the former co-owner of a Mumbai T20 League franchise Gurmeet Singh Bhamrah for making a corrupt approach to city players Dhawal Kulkarni and Bhavin Thakkar during the event’s 2019 edition. Kulkarni, a medium pacer, has also represented India in 12 ODIs and a couple of T20 Internationals. Bhamrah, who was also involved with the now-defunct GT20 Canada as well, is no longer a part of Mumbai T20 League, which is being revived this year after a COVID-forced suspension following the 2019 edition. He co-owned the SoBo Supersonics. (PTI)
Sports LIVE Today, April 19: Greetings!
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