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Chelsea draws Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City win in Premier League opening weekend
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With Mauricio Pochettino making his Chelsea managerial debut and new additions to their squad, the Blues started slowly. Liverpool asserted dominance early, with a rejuvenated Luis Diaz capitalising on Mohamed Salah's precise cross from the right, reports Xinhua.
It's a developing team so there are going to be times when we have our ups and downs: Rahul Dravid
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The 34-year-old arrives as a free agent, having parted ways with English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in June. Diego Costa had lengthy stints in Spain and England, having played for clubs like Valladolid, Rayo Vallecano, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Barca held, Real Madrid win in La Liga opening weekend
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Both sides finished with 10 players, after Raphinha's dismissal for elbowing Getafe defender Gaston Alvarez in the first half, while Getafe's Jaime Mata received a red card after the interval, reports Xinhua.
Chelsea agree British record $146m fee for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo: Reports
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Chelsea are understood to be paying an initial £100m, plus £15m in performance-related add-ons, Sky Sports report said.
'Hunger, fire is missing, we live in an illusion': Venkatesh Prasad slams ordinary Indian team after WI T20I series loss
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The West Indies have broken a six-year drought by defeating India by eight wickets in the fifth and final T20I in Florida on Sunday to clinch the five-game series in style.
'I was not able to finish', Hardik Pandya accepts blame after India's series lose to Windies
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Hardik arrived in the 11th over of the first innings and made just 14 off 18 balls. He hit his first and only six in the 16th ball of his innings as India finished on 165 for 9 in their 20 overs. In response, West Indies chased it down with eight wickets and two overs to spare.
'They are legends, we have long way to go', says Yashasvi Jaiswal over comparison of his pairing with Gill to Rohit Sharma-Shikhar Dhawan
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The young opening pair of Jaiswal (84* not out) and Gill (77 off 47) put a 165-run opening partnership in just 15.3 overs in an emphatic nine-wicket win over the West Indies in Florida on Saturday, levelling the T20I series 2-2.
Football: Paris Saint-Germain reinstate Kylian Mbappe with first team after fruitful talks
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The French champions had accepted a world-record transfer deal with a Saudi club but the deal did not go through as the player rejected it.
Happy with my scores, hope to use learnings from this tour next time, says Shubman Gill
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After failing to get into double figures in the first three T20Is against the West Indies, Gill returned to form in the fourth match and scored a superb 77 and along with Yashasvi Jaiswal (84 not out) raised 165 runs for the opening wicket to help India to a nine-wicket win in the game and level the series 2-2.
5th T20I: Shepherd, King, Pooran shine as West Indies beat India by 8 wickets in decider, seal series 3-2
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After losing the first two matches, India bounced back strongly and clinched the next two games to level up the series but couldn't continue with the momentum in the decider as they suffered their first T20 series loss against West Indies since 2017.
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