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ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC defeat Odisha, keep semis hopes alive
The result keeps the Blues in the hunt for a semi-finals spot as they rise to fifth with 26 points, one behind fourth-placed Kerala Blasters FC. On the other hand, a third winless outing causes O'C's semi-finals ambitions to suffer a huge blow. Nandhakumar Sekar (8') pounced on a loose ball to score early in the game but Danish Farooq's (31') header levelled the score. Cleiton Silva (49') scored from the penalty spot in the second half, which eventually separated the two teams.
Champions League: Chelsea hope to overcome a recent dip in form against Lille
Chelsea qualified as second behind Juventus in Group H, the former English champions have drawn an opponent as the Lille are hoping to make the most of reaching the knockout stage for the second time. However, Chelsea will be going into the match with some injury concerns. Thomas Tuchel has spoken about Cesar Azpilicueta and Callum Hudson-Odoi's injuries ahead of Tuesday night's meeting with Lille.
Britain kicks off 'Week of Sport' to celebrate 75th year of India's Independence
The 'Week of Sport' will showcase the best of sports with events involving Indian and British personalities reflecting on their own journeys. It will include Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, cricketer Dinesh Karthik, para-badminton world champion Manasi Joshi, tennis legend Vijay Amritraj and India rugby captain Vahbiz Bharucha, among others.
PKL 8: Bengaluru Bulls defeat Gujarat Giants, enter into semis
Pawan Sehrawat scored 13 points while Mahender clinched a High 5 from the cover position. The Bulls outplayed Gujarat in every department with secondary raiders Bharat and Chandran Ranjit also contributing to the points. The match had a cagey start with both teams sizing each other up. The defences made uncanny errors while raiders took a very cautious approach.
Champions League: Chelsea hope to overcome a recent dip in form against Lille
Chelsea qualified as second behind Juventus in Group H, the former English champions have drawn an opponent as the Lille are hoping to make the most of reaching the knockout stage for the second time. In the wake of their last-gasp win at Crystal Palace, Tuchel acknowledged there is more, plenty more to come from his players as the Blues approach the business end of the season.
There has been conversation around the fact that we need to be flexible: Dravid
"I think we need a certain level of flexibility in T20s, that again has been communicated to a lot of the players. There has been conversation around the fact that we need to be flexible, we can't be predictable. We need to sometimes have the left-right combinations," said Dravid in the virtual press conference after India completed a 3-0 sweep of the West Indies on Sunday.
IOC thanks Beijing 2022 for memorable Olympic Winter Games
During the ceremony, the Olympic Order in Gold - the IOC's highest honour for individuals - was presented by IOC President Thomas Bach to Sun Chunlan, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, responsible for the anti-COVID management of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, and Cai Qi, President of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the IOC informed in a report on its official website.
Winless India hopes to achieve first victory on tour of New Zealand
If it was the batting that didn't step up to the occasion in the one-off T20I and first ODI, then it was the turn of bowling to be one of the chief reasons for India losing second and third ODIs. With no Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur still searching for a big knock, India did well to register scores of 270 and 279 in the second and third ODIs.
Wriddhiman Saha Controversy: His revelations on Rahul David's 'retirement' advice and 'threatening' message from 'respected journalist' stir row | All you need to know
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has been in the centre of two different controversies over the past weekend. On epretains to his exclusion from the test side and the second pertains to a shocking revelation by Saha in which he was allegedly being harassed by a “respected journalist” for an interview. These two revelations are being debated by Indian cricket fans on public forums. Here’s all you need to know:
India climb to top of T20I rankings after clean sweep of series vs West Indies
India won the third and final T20I by 17 runs against the Kieron Pollard-led side in Kolkata with young wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan (34), Shreyan Iyer (25), Suryakumar Yadav (65) and Venkatesh Iyer (35 not out) coming up with useful contributions as the tourists could manage only 167/9 in reply to India's 184/5.
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