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Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 set to commence on December 22
The league will be conducted at a single venue, stepping away from the traditional caravan format followed in the previous seasons, Mashal Sports, the organisers of the event said on Tuesday. "Keeping the health and safety of the players and all stakeholders in mind, this year the league will be held without spectators, at a single venue in Bengaluru, moving away from the traditional caravan format," said the organisers in a statement.
Medvedev, Tsitsipas favourites as Indian Wells action set to begin
Following its cancellation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was rescheduled this year to be held in October. The newest major champion Medvedev, who defeated Novak Djokovic in the US Open final, leads the pack and the Russian will look to maintain his momentum on US soil and claim his second Masters 1000 trophy of the season.
Getafe sack coach Michel Gonzalez after poor start to La Liga season
Getafe have taken just one point from a possible 24 with seven defeats and a draw in their eight matches in the current campaign. That draw came on Sunday when Getafe held Real Sociedad to a 1-1 draw at home, but it was not enough to save the coach from the sack just eight games into his second spell at the club.
Asian TT Championships: India end campaign with three bronze
Sharath Kamal Achanta-Satihyan Gnanasekaran and Manav Thakkar-Harmeet Desai, the two Indian men's doubles teams lost their respective semi-final clashes and had to settle for bronze medals. Olympians Sharath and G Sathiyan were beaten 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 13-11) by Japan's Yukiya Uda and Shunsuke Togami.
Pak hoping team will get visas for the junior men's hockey World Cup
With Bhubaneswar set to host the 2021 edition from November 24-December 5, and Pakistan's junior men's team qualified for the event thanks to an invite by the Asian Hockey Federation after it was forced to cancel the Junior Asia Cup due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has already initiated the process to secure visas to its player with over six weeks to go for the event.
Former world No 1 Osaka drops out of top 10 in latest WTA Rankings
Naomi, 23, dropped from 7 to 12th position, ending her streak of 140 consecutive weeks in the Top 10, a streak that started on September 17, 2018. The Japanese player, earlier this year, had pulled out of the French Open and Wimbledon citing mental health concerns, and had taken an indefinite break from tennis after her loss at the US open.
SAFF Championship: India start campaign with 1-1 draw against Bangladesh
Captain Sunil Chhetri had put the Blue Tigers in the lead in the 27th minute, but a 74th-minute goal from Bangladesh's Yeasin Arafat saw the teams share the points on the day. India had a strong start to the match as they got on the attack and troubled the Bangladesh defence from the get-go.
MotoGP: Honda's Marc Marquez wins Grand Prix of the America
Frenchman and Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo came second while Italy's Francesco Bagnaia claimed the third position in the 20-lap MotoGP race on Sunday. Starting from third on the grid in Texas, Marquez and his Repsol Honda Team RC213V rocketed forward to lead the field out of Turn One. From here, there was no looking back; he set an unmatchable pace over the following 20 laps
Emergence of young domestic bowlers a big positive for PBKS: KL Rahul
"The youngsters have been doing really well for us -- Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar and Arshdeep Singh," said Rahul in the post-match interview. "They've really come through this season and in the last four or five games. They've matured a lot and are showing a lot of heart, which is great to see for me. Hopefully we can build on it," he added.
KL Rahul adjusts to everything, never get the feeling he's a leader: Ajay Jadeja
Punjab has managed to win just 14 of the 25 games played under Rahul's leadership so far. The team has finished sixth in the league stages in the last two IPL editions. Also, this season they are almost out of the playoff fight. They are currently placed fifth in the tally with 10 points.
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