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ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur FC defeat Chennaiyin FC 4-1, assure semifinal spot
Ritwik Das (23rd), Boris Singh (33rd) and Daniel Chima Chukwu (40th) got on the scoresheet before Deepak Devrani scored an own goal (46th) as Jamshedpur made it three wins in a row to rack up 31 points from 16 matches. They are one point behind league leaders Hyderabad FC with a game in hand.
Winter Olympics: Beijing 2022 comes to a close at spectacular closing ceremony
With spectacular lights, dazzling fireworks that sparkled overhead to form the shape of the Olympic Rings as the Olympic flame was ceremonially extinguished. With a ceremony themed at "Stronger Together", the closing ceremony presented motifs of Chinese culture and heritage, with dancers and presenters displaying a montage of song and music.
Winter Olympics: Finland win first-ever ice hockey gold; Germany, Britain win titles
Before the final, Finland, the second in the world rankings, have never won an Olympic gold medal since it entered the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) family during the Olympics in St. Moritz in 1928, and it got a silver medal at Turin 2006 after losing to Sweden in the men's final. The U.S. and Canada split the seven women's titles since the women's programme made their debut in 1998.
Guys are finding their feet, looking forward to what future holds: Pollard after 3-0 series loss
A classy fifty from Suryakumar Yadav (65 off 31) and an aggressive knock by Venkatesh Iyer (35 off 19) followed by a clinical bowling effort helped India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the 3rd and final T20I and complete a 3-0 clean sweep of the three-match series, at the Eden Gardens.
Happy with the series win, pleasing to see guys bailing team out from tough situations: Rohit Sharma
A classy fifty from Suryakumar Yadav (65 off 31) and an aggressive knock by Venkatesh Iyer (35 off 19) followed by a clinical bowling effort helped India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the 3rd T20I and complete a 3-0 clean sweep of the three-match series, at the Eden Gardens. The skipper also praised the bowlers for their impressive performances in both ODI and T20I series.
3rd T20I: Suryakumar, Venkatesh and bowlers help India to 3-0 series win over West Indies
A classy fifty from Suryakumar Yadav (65 off 31) and an aggressive knock by Venkatesh Iyer (35 off 19) followed by a clinical bowling effort helped India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the 3rd T20I and complete a 3-0 clean sweep of the three match series, at the Eden Gardens, here on Sunday. With this, India won all the six white ball matches against the touring West Indies side, who had an disappointing outing in major parts of the series.
Bengaluru Open 2: Vukic lives up to his billing, wins singles title
Aleksandar Vukic lived up to his top billing when he annexed the Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger title in style brushing aside the challenge of Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 at the KSLTA courts here on Sunday. It was the Australian's maiden title. It was a question of time for Vukic to adjust to the playing conditions at Bengaluru as he had lost in the second round last week to the eventual runner-up Borna Gojo.
Mendis 69 helps Sri Lanka win by five wickets; avoid series sweep against Australia
A superb 69 from Kusal Mendis helped Sri Lanka secure a five-wicket victory over Australia in the fifth and final T20I at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. The win also meant that Sri Lanka signed off from the tour on a high by avoiding a clean sweep. They will now fly to India to participate in a three-match T20I series starting from February 24 in Lucknow. Chasing 155, Sri Lanka lost two wickets in the powerplay but managed to get 54 runs off the first six overs. Mendis played a lot of shots in the start of the chase but dropped anchor after power-play ended. Charith Asalanka played some aggressive shots in a quickfire 9-ball 20.
Harbhajan Singh urges Wriddhiman Saha to name the sender of texts in screenshot
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday has urged wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha to name the journalist who sent texts to him in the screenshot posted on Twitter. Singh's comments came after former opener Virender Sehwag backed Saha and slammed the 'respected journalist' in question.
Ostapenko takes home Dubai Tennis crown with win over Kudermetova
The world No. 31 Ostapenko, who was ranked as high as No.5 in March 2018 following a string of superb performances including her Roland Garros crown in 2017, eased to victory after 65 minutes and is projected to rise in the rankings from No.31 to No.13 on Monday, according to wtatennis.com. Kudermetova, though, had the consolation of winning the doubles title alongside Belgium's Elise Mertens, dismissing Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine in the final.
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