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We cannot look back and think too much, says football coach Dennerby
On Thursday, Dennerby was left frustrated by India's inability to score goals in the opening match against Iran, saying, "If you are not scoring goals, you are not good enough". India missed a bagful of chances and were held goalless by a lower-ranked Iran at the DY Patil Stadium. "This game (against Iran) is over. The result is what it is. We can never look back. Now we have to work on our finishing and go at it again in the second match against Chinese Taipei and get the three points," Dennerby said.
SA v IND, 2nd ODI: India win toss and elect to bat first
After winning the toss, Rahul said the playing eleven is unchanged from the first ODI. "Pretty straight forward decision to bat first. Second time on the same strip. We are guessing and hoping that the wicket will stay low." Rahul hoped India will improve on the mistakes made in the first ODI. "We didn't do too wrong but the middle overs were the difference. With the ball, we couldn't get wickets and with the bat we couldn't get partnerships after Virat and Shikhar gave us a good chance.
Australian Open: Monfils continues dream run, Medvedev overcomes Kyrgios
In a match lasting nearly three hours, Medvedev, who had lost to Kyrgios in their past two meetings, turned the tables with a rock-solid performance in a late Thursday match to set up a third-round clash with Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp. Van de Zandschulp advanced following the retirement of Frenchman Richard Gasquet with the score 4-6, 6-4, 4-0 in the world No. 57's favour.
Contract rebel Ousmane Dembele mirrors Barcelona's woes
He added that he was fully involved with the club and that he has always given everything for his colleagues. The statement seems to be a response to comments from coach Xavi Hernandez and club director Mateu Alemany, who have both questioned Dembele's commitment to the club. Alemany even went so far as to state that if the winger doesn't want to be a part of their project, he will be sold immediately.
CLOSE-IN: One-Day cricket is losing its sheen
The waning interest in Test cricket led to the emergence of the limited-overs version. Cricket was missing a platform where the best teams could compete against each other in a short duration of time to anoint a world champion. The World Cup in 1975 in England became an ideal setting and the champion side West Indies winning it was just the icing on the cake.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: India-Pakistan blockbuster at MCG on October 23
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the fixtures for the Men's T20 World Cup 2022, with trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand set to take on Australia in the opening match of the Super 12 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on October 22. The tournament will run between October 18 and November 13, with 16 teams set to compete and seven cities to host matches across Australia.
Emma Raducanu knocked out of Australian Open
It was a painful defeat for Britain's Raducanu, who suffered from blisters on her racquet hand throughout, making for a gripping and unusual contest packed with twists, turns and tactical adjustments and eventually fell to a 6-4 4-6 6-3 defeat on Margaret Court Arena. This is the first time that the 19-year-old has lost a completed match at a Grand Slam, with her only previous defeat coming when she pulled out with breathing difficulties against Ajla Tomljanovic in the fourth round of Wimbledon.
Women's Asia Cup: Profligate India fail Iran test in goalless draw
In the tournament's second match, India dominated the proceedings, created more than a dozen scoring opportunities off waves and waves of attacks but could not manage to score a goal in the match and trooped out dejectedly. India, hoping to qualify for the knockout rounds for the first time since 1983 had to win this match as Iran were the only team ranked lower than them in Group A. A win would have put them in a good position to at least get into the playoffs for the third-placed teams. But that was not to be as the profligate Indians just could not find the back of the net
PKL 8: Bengal Warriors overcome Bengaluru Bulls despite Pawan Sehrawat heroics
The Bulls dominated most parts of the match with captain Pawan Sehrawat scoring a Super 10 but an 8-point raid by Bengal, thanks to defenders following the raider into the lobby without a touch, helped the Warriors shift the balance of play and eventually clinch the match. Bengal's Maninder Singh scored 9 points, but they will have to thank their lucky stars for enabling a strange yet exciting comeback win.
Women's Asian Cup: China start campaign with comprehensive win
Wang Shuang struck a brace of goals and also made two assists while Wang Shanshan and Zhang Xin contributed a goal each in Shui Qingxia's first game as head coach, It was a comprehensive win for the Chinese women's team in a competition that they won last in 2006 and finished runners-up in the previous two editions in 2014 and 2018. China are the highest ranked team in Group A, in which the other teams are India and Iran, and started their campaign in befitting style, though the margin could have been bigger if they had made better use of their dominance.
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