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Real Madrid overcome Valencia to go top of La Liga table
Carlo Ancelotti's side looked to be heading for defeat in the game between the top two in the table as Valencia's high-pressing game had them on the back foot and trailing after Hugo Duro put the home side ahead in the 66th minute. Duro hit a left foot shot that took a deflection on its way past Thibaut Courtois and the goal sparked more life into Real Madrid and in the last 15 minutes Valencia were guilty of sitting deep and trying to defend their lead.
Ronaldo, Lingard score as Man Utd get past West Ham, but Chelsea go top
Cristiano Ronaldo equalised from close range six minutes later after West Ham keeper Lucas Fabianski had saved his original header and Jesse Lingard, who had a successful loan at West Ham last season, curled home the winning goal in the 89th minute. Luke Shaw's handball deep into injury time gave West Ham the chance to level the score, but De Gea saved from Noble, who was brought on specifically to take the penalty.
India win silver in Asian U18 Girls' Rugby Sevens Championship
In the final, Nandini top-scored for India with seven points while Aditi Kumari and Tarulata Nair contributed five points each to the Indian score. Both teams scored three ties each. For UAE, Carmela Morralla scored nine points while Hannah Lear added seven, and Lara Botha contributed five. India had reached the final by beating Kazakhstan 24-7 in the semi-final with Sapna Kumari top-scoring with 10 points including two tries. Tarulata Naik scored nine points while Arti Kumari added five points.
CSK beat Mumbai in first match of UAE leg
Mumbai's chase started on a good note with Quinton de Kock collecting two boundaries off Josh Hazlewood in the second over. Though Ruturaj Gaikwad dropped him on six, de Kock couldn't make most of the reprieve, trapped in front of stumps by a Deepak Chahar incoming delivery.
Dhoni remains permanent as Pollard fifth MI skipper to toss with him
Sharma, who reached Dubai a few days after playing a Test match against England in Trend Bridge and had to undergo six days of isolation, had a slight niggle from that Test and though he has recovered, the team management decided to give a couple of more days of rest.
Kohli to step down as RCB skipper after 2021 season
"Hello everyone, to the RCB family, amazing fans of Bangalore and to everyone who has been a supporter for RCB for so long, I have an announcement to make. I have spoken to the squad this evening before the second leg of the tournament starts to inform everyone that this will be my last leg in the IPL as captain of RCB," said Kohli.
Vaughan suggests moving England's Pak series to UAE
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is under pressure not to send its men's and women's teams to Pakistan and has asked its security experts for a report. Vaughan said a good way to salvage the series would be to move it to the UAE "if it's deemed unsafe to travel".
'Too funny'; Yuvraj tags Flintoff in a meme dedicated to his six sixes vs England
It was one of the best moments in the nation's cricket history and every year, game lovers, especially Indians relive it to the fullest. There is an interesting back story to what led to Yuvraj going berserk at the Wanderers that day in front of the jam-packed stadium. Just before the start of the over, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was involved in a heated conversation with the left-hander, leaving the latter angry.
Ruturaj Gaikwad's unbeaten 88 powers Chennai to 156/6
Electing to bat first, Chennai got an early jolt with Trent Boult taking out Faf du Plessis for a three-ball duck, slashing straight to Adam Milne at short third man. In the next over, it was Milne's turn to take a wicket, taking out Moeen Ali for a three-ball duck, hitting straight to short cover.
Sehwag leads twitterati cheer for Neeraj Chopra's acting prowess
Even former Test cricketer Virendra Sehwag was effusive in his praise for Chopra appearing in a commercial in five hilariously different avatars. He reposted the ad and tweeted: "The only person for whom 'Kya Fekta Hai Yaar' is a compliment. @Neeraj_chopra1."
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