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Mumbai City beat wasteful Odisha 2-0
A penalty from Batholomew Ogbeche (30') and a header from Rowllin Borges (45') gave Sergio Lobera's men their third win in four games and their first-win ever over Odisha in the league. The win sent them top of the table, level on points with ATK Mohun Bagan, albeit with a better goal difference. For their opponents, this was their third loss in four games and only point-less SC East Bengal lie below Stuart Baxter's side.
Chahal equals Bumrah's record for most wickets for India in men's T20Is
On Sunday, Chahal returned with figures of 1/51 in his four overs during the second T20I of the ongoing three-match series against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and in the process took his overall T20I wicket tally to 59.
While Bumrah has taken 50 matches to scalp 59 wickets, Chahal has taken 44 games to pick the same number of wickets, with best figures of 6/25.
Mbappe reaches 100th goal for PSG in league win against Montpellier
The 21-year-old achieved the feat in just 137 matches since arriving in Paris in 2017, and now sits tied in third place of the club's all-time leading scorers with Dominique Rocheteau, who got his century in 255 appearances in the 1980s.
Duplantis, Yulimar win World Athletes of the Year awards
Duplantis, 21, broke the world record in the pole vault twice, topping 6.17m and 6.18m on back-to-back weekends in February, just a few weeks before the global Coronavirus pandemic forced tournaments around the world to be cancelled or postponed. When competitions finally resumed, Duplantis capped his season and produced the highest outdoor vault of all time (6.15m) and finished the year undefeated in 16 competitions.
Hardik Pandya becoming a good finisher for India: Virat Kohli
On Sunday Pandya scored 42 runs in 22 balls and hit two sixes in the last over that helped India win the second match of the T20 International series and take the lead over Australia.
Ritu Phogat beats Torres to extend MMA record to 4-0
Torres stunned Ritu with straight punches early on, causing the latter to shoot for a takedown. On the mat, Ritu, 26, was the picture of perfection, swiftly moving into a mounted crucifix to end the bout with elbows from the top. Using her hammerfists and her elbow she not only rendered her harmless and defenceless but made sure this was the most dreaded fight of her career.
Processes to go before Smith can become captain, says Langer
Smith's 24-month leadership ban, that was imposed by Cricket Australia following the ball-tampering saga, expired in March this year.
Johan Botha comes out of retirement to play in Big Bash
Botha will be playing for Hobart Hurricanes, who have signed him as replacement for Sandeep Lamichhane after the Nepal spinner contracted Covid-19 and won't be available to play immediately.
Before retirement, Botha played his last few seasons for Sydney sixers in BBL.
India vs Australia: Hardik Pandya's heroics help Men in Blue seal T20I series against Kangaroos
Hardik Pandya's two sixes in the last over got India the continuous second victory against the Kangaroos. India has now taken a lead of 2-0 in the series and the victory has made Team India bounce back from the defeat that they suffered in the ODI series. It is for the first time when India is taking lead against Australia in the T20 series after 2016.
First ODI between South Africa and England abandoned again
The three-match series was earlier scheduled to begin on November 4 at Newlands. The game was postponed after a Proteas player tested positive on Thursday. South Africa re-tested their players on Friday and all returned negative results.
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