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New Zealand cricket team arrives in Dubai from Islamabad
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The New Zealand cricket team arrived in Dubai in the early hours of Sunday after taking a charter flight from Islamabad following the cancellation of the white-ball series against Pakistan on September 17 due to security concerns.
Atletico Madrid held by Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga
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Atletico Madrid's best and virtually only chance was a Marcos Llorente shot which bounced off the post in the second half and the visitors would have taken all three points if Inaki Williams, who was making his 200th consecutive league appearance, had been able to finish when one on one with Jan Oblak, or Asier Villalibre had been able to hit the target in injury time with just Oblak to beat.
IPL 2021: RCB unveil blue jersey to pay tribute to frontline workers
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The blue jersey will be auctioned after the first match of the second half of IPL 2021 against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Abu Dhabi. The revenue generated will be used for vaccination drives throughout India. The blue jersey was unveiled by captain Virat Kohli and chairman Prathmesh Mishra.
Davis Cup: Rajpal blames absence of players for India's Finland defeat
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Prajnesh Gunneswaran, the world No 165, lost to Finland's Otto Virtanen, a player ranked 419 in the list, in straight sets while Ramkumar Ramanathan went down against Finland's Emil Ruusuvuor similarly as India trailed 0-2 at the end of the first day of the two-day encounter.
IPL 2021 issues final list of replacements
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While some of the replacements have already been announced, some were named a day before the resumption of the tournament. DC have brought in Ben Dwarshuis to replace England all-rounder Chris Woakes. Australian left-arm pacer Dwarshuis has played 82 T20s and has taken 100 wickets. The franchise has also named left-arm medium pacer Kulwant Khejroliya as replacement for M. Siddharth. Khejroliya has represented Mumbai Indians & Royal Challengers Bangalore in the past.
Davis Cup: Prajnesh wins lone consolation as India go down 1-3
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Gunneswaran won 6-3, 7-5 in just over an hour against the 24-year-old reserve player of Finland who is ranked 491 in the world. But by time Gunneswaran took to the court for the first reverse singles tie, India's hopes in the match had already ended with Finland taking an unassailable 3-0 lead by winning the doubles encounter earlier in the morning.
IPL 2021: SRH's Saha, Natarajan start training with Williamson & Co
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The Hyderabad franchise skipper Kane Williamson spent time batting at the nets. Ace spinner Rashid Khan and medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar also bowled at the nets. T Natrajan, the pace bowler who rose to fame with his performance in Test matches in Australia and is the franchise's go-to bowler at the death, has also recovered from the knee surgery that he underwent.
Durand Cup: Hyderabad FC to face Army Red in a must-win encounter
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Hyderabad FC has three points from two matches so far, courtesy of a win against Assam Rifles and a loss against Gokulam Kerala in their last game. The Reds are relatively better placed with four points from as many games. To qualify for the next stage, they just need to ensure they do not lose on Sunday.
BCCI strikes back at Kohli-Shastri regime! Will Kumble accept the job offer?
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The legendary spinner might not accept the offer. And the post may go to either VVS Laxman or some foreign recruit. Two days after Indian skipper Virat Kohli announced he will step down from T20 captaincy duty after the ICC T20 World Cup, a major reshuffle in the upper echelons of Team India management seems imminent.
IPL 2021: Tournament resumes with CSK-MI clash
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While CSK are second on the points table with five wins from seven matches - 10 points - MI are fourth with four wins -- eight points -- from seven games. MI have often started slowly, but they have ramped up their performance towards the end of the tournament. CSK could have the edge as they will be rested and better prepared.
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