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La Liga: Koeman's future on the line as Barca visit Atletico Madrid
Barca coach Ronald Koeman must have thought last weekend's 3-0 win at home to Levante had earned him some breathing space, but the feelgood factor lasted just three days and Barca's 3-0 humiliation away to Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday night not only puts their qualification for the knockout stage of the competition at risk, but also leaves Koeman on the brink
Pele to undergo chemotherapy after leaving hospital
The 80-year-old had been a patient at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo since undergoing the procedure on September 4.
Players sticking to their responsibilities was vital: Dhoni after CSK's qualification
Three-time champions CSK became the first team to qualify for the playoffs of the IPL 2021 as they topped the charts with 18 points from 11 games, registering nine victories. Chasing 135, Chennai reached the target with two balls to spare. Sunrisers Hyderabad are now eliminated from the tournament.
IPL 2021: Chennai confirm playoffs spot after six-wicket win over Hyderabad
Chennai were in complete control of the chase from the word go. After a sedate start of 12 for no loss in three overs, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis smashed Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a six each on the on-side in the fourth over. In the next over, du Plessis creamed Jason Holder on both sides of the 'V'. Gaikwad went after Rashid Khan, top-edging a sweep over fine leg followed by a straight six down the ground.
Barca, Real Madrid's recent defeats reflect Spanish struggles
Real's defeat was a bit surprising as they have done well in recent weeks winning three games before last weekend's goalless draw with Villarreal in the La Liga while Barcelona were struggling at the domestic front too ever since Lionel Messi's departure before the start of the season and are placed sixth in the La Liga.
Pink-ball Test: Not thinking about century at the moment, says Mandhana
Mandhana shined bright with her highest score (80) in Test cricket before rain forced the closure of the first day of the one-off pink-ball Test against Australia at Metricon Stadium here on Thursday. Indian women's cricket team finished Day 1 on 132/1. "Not thinking about triple figures at the moment, the team needs me to bat well and, in the process, if I get one...I am just watching the ball and reacting," Mandhana said during a virtual press conference.
IPL 2021: Dhoni completes 100 catches for CSK
The former India skipper completed the landmark for CSK when he took a simple one to dismiss Wriddhiman Saha in Ravindra Jadeja's over against Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 44 of the league. Dhoni took three catches in the match on Thursday. "Special cricketer, special milestone! Clapping Clapping @msdhoni completes 100 IPL catches for @ChennaiIPL as a wicketkeeper. #VIVOIPL #SRHvCSK," the IPL wrote on Twitter.
IPL 2021: Hazlewood, Bravo impress in restricting Hyderabad to 134/7
Inserted into batting first, Wriddhiman Saha hit Deepak Chahar for two sixes over mid-wicket and long-off in the third over. Hyderabad lost their first wicket as Jason Roy bottom edged a cross-seamer from Josh Hazlewood to keeper MS Dhoni in the fourth over. After finishing power-play stage at 41/1 in six overs, Dwayne Bravo floated a full ball which went past Kane Williamson's flick and trapped him lbw.
Rahul as a coach, MS as mentor is going to be a boon for Indian cricket: MSK Prasad
Shastri, who has been serving as coach of the team since 2017, will most likely pave the way for the next coach after the ICC T20 World Cup next month because his contract will get over. "In my heart, I had this feeling. I was challenged recently by my colleagues that definitely post Ravi bhai's era, MS has to come into the role of a mentor and Rahul Dravid as a coach.
Delhi Capitals owner Jindal backs Ashwin over overthrow run incident
"So when the ball ricochets off Ben Stokes for 4 additional runs which single handedly allows England to win the 50 over World Cup there are no issues? But when Ash takes an extra run the world goes crazy? #Hypocrisy at its best - fully behind you @ashwinravi99," wrote Jindal on Twitter on Thursday.
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