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SAFF Championship: India beat Nepal 3-0 in final, lift eighth title
Sunil Chhetri (49th minute), Suresh Singh (50th) and Sahal Abdul Samad (90th) were the goal scorers for India in this historic game. Chhetri's goal in the final game helped him level with Lionel Messi on 80 international goals. Notably, this is the Indian football team's first title victory under head coach Igor Stimac.
Firmino, Salah and Mane star in Liverpool's 5-0 over Watford
Liverpool reclaimed top spot in the Premier League with 18 points, two ahead of Chelsea who can retake the lead if they beat Brentford in Saturday's late game. Watford are 15th on seven points. This was Liverpool's biggest win since the 7-0 hammering of Crystal Palace last December, which was also the last time Firmino, Salah and Mane all scored in a top-flight game.
Rishi Reddy, Vanshita Pathania clinch titles at KSLTA-AITA Pro Circuit 2021
In a confidence-building victory for both of them before the Fenesta Nationals next week, Rishi trounced the top seed Ishaque Eqbal of West Bengal 6-0, 6-2 while Vanshita continued her fine form to outclass third seed Avishka Gupta of Telangana 6-0, 6-1 in the finals played at the KSLTA Stadium.
T20 World Cup: Dhoni is quite excited with getting back to the environment, says Kohli
"Massive experience. He is quite excited about getting back to the environment. He has always been a mentor for all of us, when we were starting our careers at the time he played and now he has the same opportunity to continue the same again. Especially the younger guys, who are in early stages of their career," said Kohli.
Big game for Ronald Koeman and Barca at start of season-defining week
Barcelona entertain Valencia two weeks after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid that virtually everyone expected to be Koeman's last game in charge. However, a late U-turn by club president Joan Laporta (who has probably failed to convince anyone else to take on the cash-strapped club) means the Dutchman remains in his job for a decisive eight-day period.
Rafael Nadal becomes 'adopted son' of flood-ravaged Spanish town
The storms resulted in the death of 13 people and led to more than 200 people fleeing, with hundreds of homes and businesses swamped with dirty water that reached levels of two metres. Nadal spent hours helping volunteers to clean up the area and opened up rooms at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar for those who needed refuge.
Dale Steyn slams Cricket South Africa for ignoring Tahir, du Plessis in IPL post
The posts on social media did not go down well with du Plessis. He reacted to the post on Instagram, "Really???". Du Plessis had scored 633 runs for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021, forming a formidable opening pair with Ruturaj Gaikwad and was the player of the match in Friday's final for his magnificent knock of 86 runs in 59 balls.
No global sports team gets as much support as Indian cricket team: Sourav Ganguly
"If cricket is a religion in India, then the fans are the biggest devotees. Their constant support and the fervour with which they follow their team and favourite cricketers has been the most important factor in exalting cricket to a national passion that unites our country," Ganguly said at the online conference.
Will Pucovski didn't suffer major concussion; should be fine for Ashes: Victoria GM
Pucovski made his Test debut this year in the Sydney Test against India in January, scoring 62 and 10 before a shoulder injury while fielding ruled him out of Brisbane Test and subsequent cricketing action as a reconstruction surgery was needed. In 24 first-class matches, Pucovski has an average of over 53.41 with six centuries and as many half-centuries.
Australia desperate to win elusive T20 World Cup title: Aaron Finch
Australia were defeated in the semifinals by eventual champions India in the very first edition in 2007. The cricketing superpowers reached the final three years later but fell at the last hurdle to England, while they also lost to the eventual champions in 2012 as the West Indies won their semifinal match.
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