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While the arrival of Bright Enobakhare has given them a trump card in attack, SCEB do have defensive issues. No team has conceded as many goals as them in the second half (13) and only one has conceded more in the last fifteen minutes of the match (5). They will, however, be buoyed by the form that goalkeeper Debjit Majumder has been displaying.
Ajinkya Rahane receives red carpet welcome on reaching Mumbai home
A large number of his society members gathered near Rahane's home as people showered rose petals on him while dhol and trumpets played constantly. Chants of 'aala re aala Ajinkya aala' (here comes our Ajinkya) could be heard clearly, all of which turned it into a celebratory occasion.
Thailand Open: Sindhu through to quarter-finals
Sindhu beat Selvaduray 21-10, 21-12 in a match that lasted 35 minutes. The Olympic silver medallist now faces either Thai fourth-seed Ratchanok Intanon, who beat former world no.1 Saina Nehwal in the first round, or South Korea's Hyung Ji Sung.
Thailand Open: Sameer Verma eases into quarters, HS Prannoy crashes out
Verma led the match from the start and took the opening game in less than 20 minutes. Having beaten the eighth seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the opening round, the world number 31 took his game a notch higher as he won the second game 21-9 to march into the last eight. Verma will now face world three Anders Antonsen for a place in the semi-finals.
PCB sign deals with broadcasters to take Pak cricket to United Kingdom, New Zealand
After sport networks PTV Sports and SuperSport had acquired Pakistan and Africa region's media rights for Pakistan cricket, respectively last year, the PCB has now signed partnerships in North America, the Caribbean, New Zealand and the UK.
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes top goalscorer in football history
The Supercoppa is a traditional clash between the previous season's Serie A and Coppa Italia winners. Juventus was missing Paulo Dybala, Matthijs de Ligt and Alex Sandro, but Juan Cuadrado returned to the starting line-up after recovering from Covid-19. Meanwhile, Napoli had to do without Victor Osimhen and Fabian Ruiz.
Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj-Ashwini enter mixed doubles' quarters
Satwiksairaj and Ashwini defeated their German opponents 22-20, 14-21, 21-16 in a match that lasted for 56 minutes. In the first game, the Indians banked on their powerful strokes from the backcourt and eventually went on to seal it with a scoreline of 22-20.
Rahul scores in injury time as Kerala beat Bengaluru 2-1 in ISL
An acrobatic first-half effort from Cleiton Silva in the 24th minute handed Bengaluru the lead before substitute Lalthathanga Khawlhring netted the equaliser in the 73rd minute. The game looked to be heading for a draw before Rahul scored a brilliant individual effort in injury time.
Aizawl beat Gokulam Kerala 2-0 for first win in I-League
Aizawl FC started the match on an attacking note and it seemed the club from Mizoram was trying to prove a point, attacking in droves from the word go. In the third minute, Aizawl FC could have taken the lead had Lalremsanga's header off a cross from the right flank not been heroically saved by the opposition custodian.
IPL's top wicket-taker Lasith Malinga quits franchise cricket
Malinga, 37, had been with MI for 12 years, right from the first IPL season in 2008. He is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the league with 170 wickets from 122 matches at an economy rate of 7.14. The right-arm bowler blamed the Covid pandemic and the travel restrictions that come with it as the reason for quitting franchise cricket.
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