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Hyderabad, NorthEast play out goalless draw
No one was able to find the breakthrough in the first half with defences of both sides standing tall. Despite hogging possession, Hyderabad registered just one shot on target against NorthEast in the first half -- their lowest against any opposition this season, highlighting their inefficiency in the final third.
National Jr Athletics: Reshma breaks 2nd national record in 2 weeks
Reshma claimed the National u-20 Record when she made her debut in the 10,000m Race Walk in the Federation Cup Junior U20 Athletics Championships in Bhopal on January 26. The Dehradun girl had competition from Rupali (Uttar Pradesh) and Deepika Sharma (Rajasthan) but did well to pull away from her rivals to post a comfortable win.
Daruvala climbs to 2nd in Asian F3 Championship standings
His three victories and two second-place finishes over four days helped him get to the second spot after he had briefly slipped to third in the morning. Mumbai Falcons have also climbed to second in the team standings with two rounds and six races remaining in the Championship.
East Bengal end winless run with 2-1 win over Jamshedpur
While the Kolkata-based side jumped to 9th on the table with 16 points, Jamshedpur FC's hopes of making the ISL playoffs were dealt with another blow, leaving them 7th, four points behind the playoff places. Goals from Matti Steinmann (6 mins) and Anthony Pilkington (68 mins) secured the victory for East Bengal. A late goal from Peter Hartley (83 mins) proved to be a mere consolation for Jamshedpur.
It was just unlucky: Pujara on Tendulkar-like dismissal
"Yeah, it was [disappointing]. That is something [about] which I can't do much as a batsman. It was just unlucky. I would say that. That is the only way I could have got out. I was batting really well. The way I was playing my shots. The way I was seeing the ball. Everything was perfect," said Pujara after the end of the second day's play.
Godoy Cruz striker Santiago Garcia dies aged 30
Garcia was found dead in his home in the western city of Mendoza and the circumstances are not believed to be suspicious, according to local media reports. He was 30. Garcia, who was nicknamed Morro, began his career at Uruguayan giants Nacional in 2008 and also had spells at Brazil's Athletico Paranaense, Turkey's Kasimpasa and Uruguay's River Plate before joining Godoy Cruz in 2016. He scored 49 goals in 115 matches for the Argentine club.
Chennai Test: Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane depart to leave India in trouble at Tea
India's number four Rahane didn't stay long at the crease as he was caught brilliantly by England skipper Joe Root against Bess. The 32-year-old, who led India to a memorable Test series win last month in Australia, scored just one run off the six balls he faced, leaving the hosts in trouble at 73/4.
Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev help Russia clinch maiden ATP Cup title
Medvedev defeated Italian Matteo Berrettini 6-4, 6-2 in a match that lasted 79 minutes to cap a near-perfect singles performance by his country shortly after Rublev overpowered Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 2 singles match in just 61 minutes.
India tennis legend Akhtar Ali passes away
According to his family members, he passed away at 2:30 a.m. The All India Tennis Association condoled his demise in a statement and said: "The All India Tennis Association mourns the demise of Mr. Akhtar Ali who passed away today on 7th February 2021 at Kolkata, India."
Chennai Test: India lose openers in reply to England's 578
Rohit was the first to go as he got out caught behind on a peach of a delivery bowled by Jofra Archer in the fourth over of the innings. The 32-year-old scored just six runs off the nine deliveries he faced. Cheteshwar Pujara, who came in next, then tried to steady the Indian ship with Gill as they both played cautiously against both Archer and James Anderson.
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