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Golfer Thomas Bjorn wins final Hero Challenge in Dubai
The year-end DP World Tour Championship, carrying a purse of US 9 million dollar, which decides the European Tour No.1 begins on Thursday. The field includes World No.2 American Collin Morikawa, who is bidding to become the first American to take the spot of being European Tour No.1. Another American in the fray is Billy Horschel.
Argentina, Brazil share points in World Cup qualifier
The hosts managed just three shots on target while Brazil looked more dangerous as they sought to breach Argentina's defence on the counterattack. Atletico Madrid forward Mateus Cunha went closest to scoring in a physical first-half, rifling a shot from inside the centre circle just over the crossbar.
Major gains for Aussies in latest ICC Rankings; no Indian bowler in top-10
Zampa has gone past fellow wrist-spinners Adil Rashid of England and Afghanistan's Rashid Khan with figures of 1/26 in the final against New Zealand and 1/22 in the semifinal versus Pakistan, finishing the tournament as the second-highest wicket-taker with 13 scalps.
Medvedev secures ATP Finals' semis berth; Sinner too well-placed
The US Open champion this year and the current world No. 2, who had defeated Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in his opening game, backed that up against Zverev as he slammed the ball with consistent depth and recovered from a slump in the second set to win after two hours and 35 minutes on Tuesday night.
IND v NZ: All-rounder Jamieson joins Williamson in skipping T20Is for Tests
Jamieson is the second player from the New Zealand camp after regular skipper Kane Williamson to prioritise playing in the Test series. The development was confirmed by New Zealand head coach Gary Stead.
Bolivia sink Uruguay to keep World Cup hopes flickering
Arce opened the scoring in the rarefied air of La Paz, situated 3,600 meters above sea level, with a long-range effort that curled past teammate Marcelo Moreno before slipping through the gloves of goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and rebounding in off the far post.
Formula 1: Zhou Guanyu confirmed at Alfa Romeo for 2022
The 22-year-old currently sits second in the 2021 Formula 2 championship and had been widely tipped to land a seat at Alfa for several months, with the Shanghai-born driver said to be bringing considerable commercial backing with him.
ISL 2021-22: Team will continue to play attacking football, says Mumbai City FC coach Buckingham
The former Melbourne City FC manager replaced Sergio Lobera after the latter went on for another job inside the City Football Group. Buckingham, who is the youngest coach this ISL season, wants to retain the club's free-flowing attacking form of play and pick up from where Lobera left last season.
Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021
The nine-team tournament decides three qualifiers for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 to be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, joining five teams who have already qualified through the ICC Women's Championship -- Australia, England, India, South Africa and hosts New Zealand, the ICC said in a statement.
India's template in focus as New Zealand try to bounce back from Dubai heartbreak | Preview
For Iyer, Gaikwad, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel, the shining stars of the second half of IPL 2021 in the UAE, series presents a chance to push their case for themselves to be in the reckoning for the long run in T20Is. There is also Chahal, the wily leg-spinner whose exclusion from the World Cup squad raised many eyebrows, to re-establish himself as the main spinner of the team.
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