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realme announces K.L. Rahul as new brand ambassador
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According to the company, the partnership will further complement the brand's attitude of setting new benchmarks, inspiring thousands of millennials across the country. "The fact that the brand has established itself as one of the leaders in the global market makes me proud to have associated myself with them. realme boasts unparalleled products that are stylish and powerful," Rahul noted.
T20 World Cup: Inzamam picks India as best suited to win in Gulf conditions
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Inzamam feels that the Virat Kohli-led India have a greater chance of winning the trophy as the conditions in the Gulf nations are similar to the subcontinent, which makes India the most dangerous side in the event, according to Inzamam. He said more than the Indian batters, the bowlers have a lot of experience of playing in the conditions.
Champions League: Ronaldo saves Man United; big wins for Chelsea, Bayern
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Ronaldo. the competition's all-time leading scorer. scored the winner and completed another Manchester United turnaround on Wednesday night. Atalanta were irresistible for the first 45 minutes as Mario Pašalic and Merih Demiral opened up a 2-0 lead, but there was no stopping United after the break.
Pique turns striker to keep Barca's Champions League hopes alive
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Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman made a number of changes in the starting line-up as the side was searching for 3 points in this crucial clash with the Ukrainian side with both Ansu Fati and Phillipe Coutinho starting from the bench. Sergino Dest and Luuke De Jong who joined Memphis Depay in a new looking front three were denied by the visiting goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan in the successive occasions.
Manchester United owners pick bid documents for IPL franchise
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The Glazer family, which owns many sports properties including Manchester united, one of the world's most famous football clubs, has shown interest in owning an IPL team and has picked up the bid documents. The ITT document makes it clear that a foreign entity will have to set up a company in India if their bid is to succeed.
T20 World Cup: Hasaranga, Nissanka and bowlers secure dominant win for Sri Lanka
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The win also means that the 2014 champions have all but confirmed their spot in the Super 12 stage of the tournament. The victory was set up by half-centuries from Hasaranga and Nissanka sharing a stand of 123 runs for the fourth wicket. The duo lifted Sri Lanka from 8/3 in the first 10 balls to 171/7 in 20 overs.
Karnataka swimmer Ridhima sets pool ablaze; breaks 7-year record of Olympian Maana Patel
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Ridhima launched into the race with a powerful start and held on to a good lead all through the race. She was unmatched in the event with the second-place finisher Shalini R Dixit also of Karnataka touching the pads at 1:08.63 while the third place was taken by Sri Nitya Sagi of Telangana with a time of 1:10.14 seconds at the Basavangudi Aquatic Centre (BAC) in Bengaluru.
Denmark Open 2021: Saina bows out, Lakshya advances to next round
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Nehwal, a bronze medallist from the London 2012 Olympics, struggled to find her rhythm and suffered a 16-21, 14-21 loss against the Japanese opponent, who took 34 minutes to wrap up the match. PV Sindhu, the other Indian in women's singles, had advanced to the second round after winning her opening round match on Tuesday.
T20 World Cup: India thrash Australia by 9 wickets in warm-up game
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Chasing 153 for victory, openers gave India a brisk start with KL Rahul once again being the aggressor. Against the spinners, Rahul looked at absolute ease as he smashed Agar and Zampa down the ground for two sixes and a four. Rohit, at the other end, was happy to play second fiddle.
It was a disgruntled situation with his IPL franchise: Gilchrist on Warner
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"I know there's a bit of uncertainty around him (Warner) and his results, but he hasn't played any cricket. A lot of them haven't played much cricket. We can't really judge how Dave is going on the back of a disgruntled situation with his franchise," Gilchrist told SEN's Whateley on Wednesday.
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