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Late goals see Real Madrid to easy win at home to Alaves
Marco Asensio opened the scoring on Saturday night with an excellent curling shot in the 63rd minute when it looked as if Madrid could be heading for another frustrating night in front of goal and had even been booed off with the score 0-0 at halftime. Vinicius Jr's first goal in seven matches doubled their lead with 10 minutes left to play and Karim Benzema scored an injury-time to round off the scoring.
ISL 2021-22: Hyderabad FC consolidate top spot with 3-2 win over FC Goa
Hyderabad began and ended the day as ISL leaders but for a brief two-hour period ATK Mohun Bagan had replaced them at the top. The Kolkata-based club had reached the top with a draw against Kerala Blasters earlier in the day. A brace from Bartholomew Ogbeche and a goal from Joao Victor helped HFC beat Goa and overtake ATKMB. As for Derrick Per'ira's men, it was a second successive defeat that keeps them in the ninth position.
James Faulkner leaves PSL over payment dispute, PCB bans him for life
The 31-year-old took to Twitter and revealed that the PCB has "continued to lie" to him and that the treatment he received from the board and the PSL was a "disgrace". "I apologise to the Pakistan cricket fans, but unfortunately, I have had to withdraw from the last two matches and leave the PSL due to the @TheRealPCB not honouring my contractual agreement/payments. I've been here the whole duration and they have continued to lie to me," said Faulkner in a tweet.
PKL 8: Gujarat Giants beat U Mumba to qualify for playoffs
Coach Manpreet Singh's men knew a win could secure a playoff spot and started the match with positive intent. Their raider Rakesh S was in red-hot form as he consistently found errors in Mumbai's defence that looked low on confidence. The Mumbai team had clearly been deflated by their poor campaign and Gujarat looked to take advantage by pushing for an early lead.
Told Rahane and Pujara about not being considered for SL Tests: Chetan Sharma
The senior duo, along with pacer Ishant Sharma and wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha, on Saturday, were excluded from the squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka. Chief Selector Chetan Sharma, in a virtual press conference, said the senior quartet were spoken to 'immediately' after India lost the Test series to South Africa 2-1.
3rd T20I: India look to test bench strength, West Indies eye elusive win
With the T20 World Cup scheduled in less than eight months in Australia, the Indian team has been trying to build as many options as possible for every possible slot. In the absence of KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan opened the innings for India along with Rohit Sharma. However, he has failed to impress with his batting performances and struggled against both fast and spin bowling.
After Australian Open fiasco, Djokovic set to play in Dubai
The Dubai Open -- an ATP 500 event -- should be a strong starting point for Djokovic for the upcoming season after he was not allowed to compete in the opening Grand Slam of the year due to his unvaccinated COVID-19 status. Djokovic, the winner of 20 Grand Slam titles and a five-time champion here in Dubai -- 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2020 -- was quoted as saying by tennis.com on Saturday that he was "excited" to play in Dubai.
Rohit Sharma's coronation as India's all-format skipper completes with Test captaincy
"As far as Rohit Sharma is concerned, he is the number one cricketer of our country. The most important thing is that he is playing all three formats. For us, it becomes very important how we manage Rohit. Nowadays, cricketers are professionals, play all three formats and know how to manage their bodies well," said Chetan Sharma.
Rohit Sharma named Test captain as Pujara, Rahane dropped from squad against Sri Lanka
Sharma said in the virtual press conference that both batters had been spoken to about the decision and have been told to get runs in the ongoing 2021/22 Ranji Trophy. He added that the Indian team is looking to groom future captains under Sharma. The appointment of Sharma, already the white-ball captain of India, makes him the full-time all-format skipper for India, completing his takeover from Virat Kohli.
Winter break allowed me to get attacking again with Mercedes for 2022, says Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has opened up about his winter break and the reset he needed in order to get "attacking" for the season ahead with Mercedes, as the eight-time constructors' champions launched their 2022 car on Friday. Hamilton readies for a 10th season with the team and aims to clinch what would be a record eighth Formula 1 drivers' World Championship, and his seventh with Mercedes.
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