Here are the important sports stories of the day.
1. World T20: Kiwis hold their nerve in thrilling Trans-Tasman tie against Australia
New Zealand held their nerve to edge out Australia by eight runs in a tense World Twenty20 Group Two match on Friday and move closer to a place in the semi-finals. On a high after beating hosts India in their opening game, New Zealand posted a modest 142-8 before defending the total with disciplined bowling and tight fielding against their Trans-Tasman rivals Read more
2. World T20: After Afridi fiasco, Pak women's team captain Sana Mir says they get more affection back home
Mindful of the storm triggered by her male counterpart Shahid Afridi's comments about being loved more in India, Pakistan women's cricket team captain Sana Mir on Friday said her team is adored more back home because it seldom gets a chance to play on its own turf. Soon after his arrival in India, Afridi courted a big controversy by commenting in front of the media here that they are "loved more in India" than in Pakistan Read more
3. UEFA Champions League draw: Barcelona to face Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid up against VfL Wolfsburg
Holders Barcelona will face fellow Spaniards Atletico Madrid, runners-up two seasons ago, in the Champions League quarter-finals following the draw in Nyon on Friday. Barca, bidding to become the first team to win the trophy two seasons in a row, will get the chance to avenge their defeat at the same stage two years ago when Atletico won 1-0 at home after a 1-1 away draw Read more
4. Europa League: Liverpool's Klopp will return to Borussia Dortmund for a lip-smacking encounter
Juergen Klopp will face his former club in the Europa League quarter-finals after the German coach's Liverpool side were pitted against Borussia Dortmund in Friday's draw. Liverpool, without a major trophy since they lifted the League Cup in 2012, will travel to Germany for the first leg on April 7 before hosting Dortmund at Anfield seven days later. It is 50 years since the two teams met in the final of the now-defunct European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1966, Dortmund winning 2-1 Read more
5. Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy enter quarterfinals of Swiss Open
Two-time champion, Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy progressed to the quarter-finals after registering straight-game victories in women's singles and men's singles events respectively at the USD 120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, in Basel. The Olympic bronze medallist saw off Kristina Gavnholt, world number 41 from Czech Republic, 21-18 21-17 in a 34-minute pre-quarterfinal contest last night Read more
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