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Daniil Medvedev beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to enter Vienna final
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Medvedev committed just 10 unforced errors and saved all three break points he faced to reach his 36th tour-level final and ninth of the season after one hour and 44 minutes on Saturday, ATP Tour reports. The 27-year-old, who improved to 9-4 in his ATP Head2Head series against the Greek, has now recorded the most victories on Tour in 2023, surpassing Carlos Alcaraz (63-9).
Cambiaso's late winner sends Juve to Serie A top
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Juventus were brimming with confidence as they dominated AC Milan 1-0 in the last round and had Dusan Vlahovic back into the starting line-up, while Federico Chiesa started the game from the bench, Xinhua reports. The home side was utterly dominant, and Moise Kean had found the back of the net in the 13th minute with a spectacular move, but it was wiped out as the Italian international wandered slightly offside in the build-up.
Tennis: Hurkacz battles into Swiss Indoors Final, Auger-Aliassime fires past Rune
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The victory propelled World no. 11 Pole to surpass Taylor Fritz, securing the ninth position in the ATP Race To Turin for the season. This leaves him only one spot away from Holger Rune and the cut for the eight-man ATP Finals. Hurkacz, who won the Shanghai Masters title earlier this month, seeks his third title of the year, second at the ATP 500 level (Halle, 2022) and eighth overall.
Men's ODI WC: 'This is Bangladesh's worst campaign', says Shakib Al Hasan after loss to Netherlands
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"You can say that (it is Bangladesh's worst World Cup performance) without any doubt. I don't have an answer to why we played this way," Shakib told reporters after disappointing loss to Netherlands on Saturday. "I don't want to blame anyone. We are a better team than our performance. We were disappointing in this tournament, something that the whole dressing room would agree," he added.
Hockey: India beat Malaysia 3-1 to top Pool A in Sultan of Johor Cup
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Suhaimi Irfan Shahmie (13') gave Malaysia the lead but India fought back and eventually won the match. Aditya Lalage equalised the score in the 28th minute, Amandeep Lakra made it 2-1 in the 37th minute and Rohit further consolated their position in the 54th minute as India held the advantage throughout the match.
Women's Asian Champions Trophy: India defeat Malaysia 5-0 in second match
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India began proceedings with intensity, deploying a high press and searching for a breakthrough from the very first minute, while India’s resilient defense made circle penetration a challenging task for Malaysia.  Following back-to-back penalty corners, India found their first goal after Ishita’s injection led to a goal from Vandana Katariya (7’).
Men's ODI WC: Pakistan fined for slow over-rate against South Africa
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Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Babar Azam’s side was ruled to be four overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration, the ICC informed in a release on Saturday.
Men's ODI WC: Scott Edwards' fifty; superb bowling help Netherlands stun Bangladesh by 87 runs
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Scott Edwards’ half-century helped the Dutch to a competitive score of 229 in a struggle of a first innings. But his bowling attack also took advantage of a helpful surface to leave Bangladesh’s reply in tatters, with the Tigers slipping to 142 all out.
Men’s ODI WC: Will not go by what has happened with England in their last few games, says KL Rahul
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An illustration of Rahul’s athleticism and agility as a wicket-keeper in the tournament came in the game against Bangladesh at Pune, where he moved swiftly to his left side and made a stunning dive to take the catch of Mehidy Hasan Miraz off Mohammed Siraj’s bowling with his left hand and roared in delight over what he had pulled off with gloves on.
Men's ODI WC: Australia overcome New Zealand by 5 runs in highest-scoring match
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Set an improbable 389 to win, New Zealand were inspired by Rachin Ravindra’s outstanding century to set up a nail-biting finish in the highest-scoring match in the history of ODIs.
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