The day in sports: 27th April

1. Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers by 58 runs

Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadiium here Saturday.

2. Watson guides Rajashtan to big win

The Australian combine of Shane Watson and James Faulkner steered Rajasthan Royals to an eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match here Saturday.

3. Woe for Wigan, Liverpool rout sorry Newcastle

Wigan Athletic remain in the Premier League relegation zone after Emmerson Boyce’s last-minute own goal gifted Tottenham Hotspur a 2-2 draw on Saturday, while Liverpool put the Luis Suarez saga behind them with a 6-0 thrashing of Newcastle United.

4. Di Maria leads Real to derby victory

Atletico Madrid’s 14-year wait for a win over their neighbours continued as Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon.

5. Sharapova holds on to reach Stuttgart final

Defending champion Maria Sharapova on Saturday booked her place in the final of the Stuttgart WTA tournament after seeing off Germany’s Angelique Kerber with a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 victory in yet another three-set tussle.

6. Li relishing final against Sharapova

Second-seed Li enjoyed a 6-4, 6-3 win over qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the USA, ranked 104th in the world, to reach the final.

7. Rampant Nadal reaches eighth Barcelona final

Nadal made a slow start before recovering to annihilate the completely outmatched Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-0 to reach his eighth final in nine years at the Barcelona Open BancSabadell where he will face his countrymen Nicolas Almagro.

8. India Open: Sindhu outclassed by Ratchanok

India’s hopes of fielding a finalist at the India Open Superseries were dashed as both Anand Pawar and PV Sindhu lost their semifinal matches today.

9. India Open: Pawar’s dream run ends in semis

Mumbai shuttler Anand Pawar’s dream run ended at the India Open Super Series after he lost his men’s singles semifinal against Japanese Kenichi Tago at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here Saturday.

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