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132nd Durand Cup: 10-man Mohun Bagan beat archrivals East Bengal, crowned champions
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On a Super Sunday for India's oldest football competition, Mohun Bagan, despite being reduced to 10 men, avenged their defeat from the group stage against Emami East Bengal (EEB), winning the Kolkata derby 1-0 in the final.
Asia Cup: India-Nepal clash set to be Javagal Srinath’s 250th ODI game as match referee
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A former India fast bowler who finished with 236 wickets in 67 Test matches and 315 wickets in 229 ODIs, Srinath was a member of the team that reached the final of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2003. He became an ICC Match Referee three years later.
Asia Cup: Rohit, Virat dismissal was the best thing to happen for India in clash with Pakistan, says Salman Butt
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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were packed off early in the match as Shaheen Shah Afridi struck twice. Rohit managed to score only 11 runs off 22 deliveries while Kohli departed scoring 4 runs.
Harmanpreet Kaur the only Indian player to be picked in inaugural WBBL overseas draft
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India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was the only player from the country selected in the inaugural Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) overseas draft, held on Sunday. She was placed in the platinum category of the draft and was picked by Melbourne Renegades, who also drafted in West Indies captain Hayley Matthews.
Praggnanandhaa keeps India's World Chess title hopes alive
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And he did that in style at the recently-concluded FIDE World Cup held at Baku, Azerbaijan, knocking out world No. 2 and 3 -- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2,787) and Fabiano Caruana (2,782) of the US, respectively -- before going down to world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen (2,835) of Norway in the final, losing in tie-breaker.
Giant-killer H.S. Prannoy's star shines bright on the global stage
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With each tournament, Prannoy's star continues to rise, and his achievements continue to pile up. As of now, he stands as a testament to hard work, resilience, and an unyielding passion for the sport.
Neeraj Chopra surges ahead to become the GOAT of Indian athletics
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Till a few years back, as an answer to this question, some would have said Milkha Singh. Some others might have taken the name of Sriram Singh, some would have said P.T. Usha and some may have said Anju Bobby George.
Asia Cup: 'Rohit and Virat could have used their feet better', says Sunil Gavaskar on top-order meltdown
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India were reduced to 66-4 in 15 overs, with Rohit and Kohli being castled by Shaheen, followed by Haris Rauf taking out Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill. India were taken to a competitive total of 266 in 48.5 overs, thanks to sensible knocks from Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87).
La Liga: Bellingham's late goal sneaks it for Real Madrid; Real Sociedad, Betis and Alaves all win in Spain
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Joselu equalized after a long VAR check in the 47th minute and Madrid were denied by the woodwork three times and a series of fine saves from Getafe keeper, David Soria until well into injury time, Xinhua reports. Soria was unable to hold onto Lucas Vazquez's shot from outside the area, allowing Bellingham to slot the ball from close range.
US Open: Jabeur, Vondrousova and Pegula cruise into fourth-round
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Saturday's win was the second straight three-set triumph for the 29-year-old from Tunisia. After her latest closely-contested win, Jabeur meets Zheng Qinwen, the rising 20-year-old from China, in the Round of 16 on Monday. Down 3-5, Jabeur had 15 errors to her opponent's five, and looked as if she was on her way to conceding the set.
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