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Late equaliser denies Goa historic Champions League win vs Al Rayyan
Jorge Ortiz gave Goa the lead in the third minute of the Group E fixture on Monday, but Ali Ferydoon equalised in the 89th minute of the match. Goa were already out of reckoning for a place in the knockouts after UAE's Al Wahda beat last year's runners-up Persepolis 1-0 earlier in the day.
Life gets tough as IPL franchises focus on mental health of players
The sudden departure of three Australian players - Andrew Tye (Rajasthan Royals), Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson (both Royal Challengers Bangalore) and R Ashwin (Delhi Capitals) led to speculations that players were feeling the heat of staying in the bio-bubble amid a massive daily rise in numbers of Covid-19 cases in India.
Shooter Abhinav Bindra targets BCCI, IPL in times of Covid
Bindra, who won the 10-metre air rifle gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, also wondered why the Indian cricket board, worth Rs 14,489.80 crore, the richest in the world, hasn't contributed so far to the Covid cause, like vaccination during the current wave. "Cricketers and officials can't just live in their own bubble, and be totally deaf or blind to whatever is going outside," he wrote in a hard-hitting piece in the Indian Express newspaper.
Bayern close in on Nagelsmann to replace coach Flick
Nagelsmann has asked to be released from his contract, reports DPA. That would leave only an agreement between the clubs to be signed with Leipzig demanding a fee of 30 million euros for their coach. Nagelsmann, like Flick, is currently contracted till 2023 without a buy-out clause in his deal.
IPL 2021: KKR return to winning ways, beat Punjab Kings by 5 wickets
A 66-run fourth wicket stand between skipper Eoin Morgan (47 not out off 40 balls) and Rahul Tripathi (41 off 32 balls) provided the base for the Kolkata franchise to reach the target of 124 with 3.2 overs to spare. KKR have now moved to the fifth position on the points table while, PBKS are placed sixth.
Berrettini overcomes Karatsev to win Serbian Open
Playing in his first final since Stuttgart in 2019, Berrettini improved to 4-1 in ATP Tour championship matches after taking down Karatsev. The World No. 10 fired nine aces and broke Karatsev three times during the two-hour, 30-minute battle.
After Super League mayhem, UCL set to resume
Real, Chelsea and City are among 12 clubs listed while PSG declined to join the competition, reports DPA. An angry backlash from fans, federations and politicians prompted the six English clubs, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid to announce their intention to withdraw.
ICC first to announce qualifiers for Commonwealth Games
The CWG is scheduled to be held between July 28 to August 8 next year. Cricket is making a re-entry to the multi-sport event with women's cricket featuring in the Games for the first time in 22 editions and men's cricket for only the second time ever.
Have contributed $50,000 to PM CARES Fund: Cummins
The news comes in the wake of reports of Australian players considering pulling out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and returning home due to the alarming increase in Covid-19 cases in India.
Nadal wins Barcelona Open 12th time
Nadal had knocked Ilya Ivashka, Kei Nishikori, Cameron Norrie, and Pablo Carreno Busta on his way to the final, playing on his favoured clay surface, Xinhua reports. Rafael Nadal beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 in the final of the 68th edition of the Banco Sabadell Barcelona Open, which is better known as the Conde de Godo Trophy, to claim the title for the 12th time in his career.
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