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Four things to look out for in Spain's Matchday 9
This weekend's games between Real Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao and Atletico Madrid and Granada have been postponed by La Liga because the South American players at the Madrid clubs will arrive late and La Liga say they want to avoid 'adulterating' the competition.
Virat Kohli shares hilarious photo describing 'what playing in bubbles feels like'
In the photograph that looked to be from a set, Kolhi can be seen with rope around him while sitting on a chair. "This is what playing in bubbles feels like," Virat wrote in his Instagram post along with the picture. Reacting to his picture, former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen said "Players/broadcasters are DONE with them (bio-bubbles) ! Great pic, dude!."
Nepal's teamwork a worry for India's Chhetri ahead of SAFF final
"They (Nepal) may not have an extraordinary player in their ranks like an Ali Ashfaq in their ranks. But as far as attacking and defending are concerned, they do it as a team. They have been the best team that plays as a team in this Championship -- they fight as a team," said Chhetri.
Pakistan cricket's high-performance coach from New Zealand quits
The New Zealand cricket team had recently cancelled a limited-overs tour of Pakistan to fly out hours before the start of the One-day Series in Rawalpindi citing "security issues". After former cricketer Ramiz Raja took over as the PCB chief, the Pakistan team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis had stepped down from their respective roles in early September
Ace cueist Advani leads elite field in World snooker qualifiers
The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) selection tournament will comprise three events for men, women and boys under-21. The eight elite cueists in all three categories will be in action and the top two players from each category, at the end of the round-robin league format in the 11-day tournament, will make it to the Indian team.
Dimitrov overcomes Hurkacz, storms into semis at Indian Wells
After dropping the first set in his quarter-final clash with Hurkacz, Dimitrov saved two break points at 3-3, 15/40 in the second set, before he levelled via a net cord on set point, raising his arms in the air following an epic point between the pair. The World No. 28 then squandered a 5-2 lead in the decider, but regained his focus, eventually advancing after two hours and 40 minutes. The 23rd seed now leads Hurkacz 1-0 in their ATP Head2Head series, according to a report on ATP's official website.
CLOSE-IN: The Kings and Knights IPL Show on Dussehra
The final of the IPL has no such act but the battle for supremacy to clinch the most prestigious T20 title. The day they will do so is such an auspicious occasion, "Dussehra", when the Super Kings of Chennai take on the Knights of Kolkata. The Kings have a pedigree behind them. They have won the tournament on three occasions and have always been a side to beat.
Uber Cup: India lose to Japan in quarterfinals
In the first match of the quarter-final tie, Malvika Bansod lost her match to world number five Akane Yamaguchi 12-21, 17-21. Then the pair of Tanisha Carsto and Rutaparna Panda went down against Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto 8-21, 10-21 and this gave Japan a 2-0 lead in the encounter.Aditi Bharat later lost her match against Sayaka Takahashi.
England all-rounder Stokes signals return to playing cricket
After posting a picture of him gripping a bat on Instagram on Monday for the first time in six months, Stokes posted three encouraging videos on Thursday where he was seen practising his shots from throwdown. Commenting on Stokes's post, pacer Jofra Archer wrote, "First ball might be 4 anyway (doesn't matter how they come)."
Thomas Cup: India lose 1-4 to China; face Denmark in quarters
With both India and China qualifying for the quarter-finals, the match was important to decide who tops the group and thus plays a comparatively weaker opponent. China, as expected, clinched the first position in the group and they did not with consummate ease barring the lone hiccup in the men's doubles.
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