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Pedri ambitious after signing new four-year contract with Barca
Pedri was speaking to the press on Friday after signing the new four-year contract with a 1 billion-euro release clause, which will keep him at the Camp Nou until the end of June 2026.The midfielder only joined Barcelona last summer, but made over 50 first-team appearances in a stunning debut season, as well as forcing his way into the Spanish national team.
Biennial World Cup would allow teams 'to dream', says FIFA chief Infantino
FIFA's member associations are set to vote on the proposal in December and, if approved, a radically revamped international calendar could be implemented as soon as 2025."Our job is to constantly think about how we can improve football in the world, to make football truly global," Infantino said at an event in Venezuela's capital Caracas.
ICC T20 World Cup: Bangladesh high on confidence as they begin campaign vs Scotland
Bangladesh come into the tournament with nine T20I wins in the calendar year, only behind South Africa who have 12. Since losing to New Zealand in March away from home, Bangladesh have been unstoppable in T20Is, registering series wins over Zimbabwe (2-1), Australia (4-1) and New Zealand (3-2).
One-year countdown to 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia begins
The world's best players from 16 teams will play 45 matches around the country in what will be the biggest global sporting event to be hosted in Australia next year. It will be the first time Australia will host the Men's T20 World Cup, following on from a record-breaking women's event in 2020 that culminated in 86,174 fans attending the final at the MCG on International Women's Day.
Fritz saves two match points to upset Zverev at Indian Wells
The 23-year-old American continued his dream run, rallying from 2-5 down in the decider and saved two match points at 3-5, 30/40 and 4-5, 30/40 to upset Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) after two hours and 22 minutes. Fritz thus earned the second Top-5 win of his career to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final."I was really down and out but I found a way to put myself into it," Fritz said in his on-court interview.
No team meetings, lengthy chats; CSK just go out and do their job
Though the owners and support staff do their stuff to maintain this high level of consistency, it would also require lot of planning and strategizing, especially by the players so that they can execute the plans perfectly in the field. However, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been CSK's captain since the league started in 2008, said they don't plan or strategize too much before the game and the nets are more of one-on-one sessions
After winning IPL title, Dhoni praises KKR for their superb comeback
Dhoni's CSK defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the final on Friday to clinch their fourth title, restricting KKR to 165/9 in 20 overs after putting up a mammoth 192/3 in their allotted 20 overs. Despite KKR making a brilliant start in their chase of the stiff target, Dhoni's men kept their nerves and claimed wickets at regular intervals to win the title
Formula 1 to have 23-race season in 2022, no race in China
The hectic schedule that will end just a month before Christmas, has Miami hosting the first of the two races in the United States, as Formula 1 makes another attempt to gain a permanent spot in the American motor racing calendar. The schedule has been approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council.
A familiar face returns while another makes his swansong in the Premier League
Claudio Ranieri makes his return to the Premier League when Watford entertain Liverpool in the first game of the weekend. The veteran Italian, who famously led Leicester City to the title in 2016, replaces Xisco Munoz, who was sacked just seven games into this season after leading Watford to promotion, and could hardly have been handed a tougher debut.
Thomas Cup: Indian men crash out, lose in quarters
In the Thomas Cup, India had finished second behind China in their group and thus faced a tough opponent in Denmark. Though on paper, India had the ammunition to beat Denmark but it all depended on the singles players -- Kidambni Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth.
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