Sports World: Nadal Advances To Madrid Open Last 16; Mumbai City FC Book Date With Mohun Bagan In ISL Final - As It Happened

Mumbai City FC beat FC Goa 2-0 in the second leg of the ISL semis and qualified for the final with a 5-2 aggregate win. The Islanders will now face Mohun Bagan in the summit clash on May 4. In tennis, Rafael Nadal defeated Argentine Pedro Cachin in the Madrid Open to get to the last 16. In cricket, Kolkata Knight Riders earned a one-sided victory over Delhi Capitals in the IPL. Badminton action saw the defending champions India defeating England 5-0 in a group stage game in the Thomas Cup. Check out the highlights of the sports news across the globe for today, 29 April 2024, here

Aryna Sabalenka has been forced to go the distance again at the Madrid Open, as she battles past Robin Montgomery. Sabalenka, the reigning Madrid Open champion, needed three sets to win her second-round tie against Magda Linette, and the second seed does not have an easy ride against American Montgomery either. However, she eventually gets over the line, triumphing 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 to tee up a last-16 meeting with Danielle Collins, who defeats Jaqueline Cristian 3-6 6-4 6-1.

The Indian men's badminton team is now on court to take on England in their second group-stage Thomas Cup tie. HS Prannoy is playing the first match, against Harry Huang. He starts off well, winning the opening game 21-15.

Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medallist HS Prannoy wins his match comfortably 21-15, 21-15 to hand India a 1-0 lead over England in their Thomas Cup group tie. Next up, the numero uno pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty is on court against Ben Lane and Sean Vendy.

Monaco's 2-3 loss at Lyon means Paris Saint-Germain have won Ligue 1 for a record-extending 12th time, in what will be talismanic striker Kylian Mbappe's last season at the club. PSG have an unassailable 12-point lead over second-place Monaco, who have three games left.

The French league triumph is PSG’s third in a row. Mbappe has been involved in six title victories overall, but comes off contract at the end of the season. He’s expected to be signed by Real Madrid.

Easy does it for India's top-ranked men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. They beat Ben Lane and Sean Vendy 21-17, 19-21, 21-15 to give the defending champions a commanding 2-0 lead in the tie. India now need to win one more match to clinch the tie and confirm their spot in the quarter-finals of Thomas Cup.

Hannah Green has won the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship for the second consecutive year, holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at Wilshire Country Club. A year after making a 25-foot birdie on the final hole of regulation and winning on the second hole of a playoff, Green — with help from Maja Stark — took the late drama out of this one for her fifth LPGA Tour victory and second of the year, Associated Press reports.

New Zealand have announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in June. The Kiwis have gone for an experienced squad that includes Kane Williamson as the skipper and fast bowling duo Tim Southee and Trent Boult.

New Zealand Squad: Kane Williamson (C), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears

The Indian men's badminton team has clinically done the job, clinching the group-stage tie 4-0 against England to storm into the Thomas Cup quarter-finals. After Prannoy and Satwik-Chirag, Kidambi Srikanth and MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila both win their respective matches to make it comprehensive and seal the deal for India.

India's Velavan Senthilkumar has secured his eighth Professional Squash Association Tour title by winning the Batch Open Challenger event in Paris. World number 58 Senthilkumar has defeated Frenchman Melvil Scianimanico 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 in the final.

India's star recurve archer Deepika Kumari, who bagged a silver medal at the just-concluded Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai, has been re-inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme core group ahead of the Paris Olympic Games 2024, the Union sports ministry. Deepika, who missed the entire season last year after becoming a mother in December 2022, recently made a comeback and has been doing well both at the domestic and international stage.

The former world number one, who is a three-time Olympian, had also medalled at the Asia Cup earlier this year.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have won an NBA play-off series for the first time in two decades. The Timberwolves are the NBA's first team to advance to the conference semi-finals as they defeat the Phoenix Suns 122-116 to complete a first-round sweep. Minnesota have reached the Western Conference second round for the first time since 2004 by recording the first play-off sweep in franchise history.

Anthony Edwards leads the way with 40 points, and has a thunderous dunk with just over 2 minutes remaining to help kick start the Timberwolves' celebration.

Today's Indian Premier League 2024 match will see Kolkata Knight Riders facing Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens. Both these teams are coming from contests where match totals went above 500 runs. While DC won their high-scoring encounter against Mumbai Indians, KKR suffered a shocking loss when Punjab Kings chased the highest total in T20 history.

Before the match begins, check out three key player battles in our report here.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has earmarked Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi as venues for next year's Champions Trophy, continuing to insist that the tournament will stay in the country despite speculation of a 'hybrid model' being under consideration to ensure India's participation.

The Champions Trophy, which was last held in England in 2017, is expected to be held tentatively in February-March next year. (PTI)

Indian pugilists Brijesh Tamta, Sagar Jakhar and Sumit registered victories to enter the semi-finals and assure themselves of medals in the youth category of Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships. (PTI)

Rafael Nadal wins 6-1 in first set against Cameron Norrie

Mumbai City FC 0-0 FC Goa at halftime

Mumbai City FC 2-0 FC Goa (Agg 5-2)

Mumbai City FC will now take on Mohun Bagan in ISL Final

"Mayank is fit and he has passed all his fitness tests and (we're) excited (to) have him back playing potential 12 tomorrow," Morne Morkel said at a pre-match press conference.

Nadal lost the second set 6(5)-&7(7) after winning first set 6-1 against Cachin in the round of 32 match at the Madrid Open