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Merentiel strikes late as Boca Juniors continue recovery
Merentiel put the visitors ahead in the 89th minute by sliding home a first-time effort at the near post after running on to Luis Advincula's cross from the left flank, reports Xinhua. The result leaves Boca 10th in the 28-team Primera Division standings with 24 points from 17 games, a point ahead of 11th-placed Argentinos Juniors.
Football: English Premier League title may be decided this weekend
The races to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and to avoid relegation are just as close as ever in what promises to be 48 hours of tension and drama. If Manchester City win at home over Chelsea on Sunday afternoon, they will be confirmed as this season's Premier League champions.
IPL 2023: Jaiswal, Padikkal and Hetmyer keep RR's slim hopes alive with 4-wicket win over PBKS
The Royals thus put themselves in contention for the Playoffs spots as they moved to fifth on the table with this four-wicket win while Punjab Kings are officially out of the race.After a shaky start, Sam Curran's unbeaten 49 off 31 and Shahrukh Khan's quickfire 41 not out off 28 balls along with Jitesh Sharma's 31-ball 44 guided.
IPL 2023: Curran, Shahrukh, and Jitesh power Punjab Knigs to 187/5 against Rajasthan Royals
After a shaky start, Jitesh and Curran steadied the innings with a crucial 64-run stand before the latter got dismissed. Then, Shahrukh joined Sam and the duo established an unbeaten 73-run partnership off 37 balls, taking 46 runs off the last two overs to take Punjab to 187/5 in 20 overs.
IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals win toss, opt to bowl first against unchanged Punjab Kings
In a last-minute change, RR spinner Ravichandran Ashwin missed Friday's game due to a back spasm. On the other hand, PBKS are unchanged. "We will bowl. Looking at the dimensions and looking at what we require in the tournament, it is better to bowl. We need to win the game. Then see how the other games go. If you want to play good T20 cricket, you need to forget things.
IPL 2023: To be totally honest, pitches in Delhi haven't been great, says Shane Watson
In Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Delhi have won only two out of six home games so far. Their scores at the Arun Jaitley Stadium have made for a mixed reading -- 162/8, 172 all out, 128/6, 188/6, 187/3 and 136/8. The Warner-led side, currently at the bottom of the standings with 10 points from 13 matches, will face Chennai Super Kings in their last game of the season at home on Saturday afternoon.
'Don't think I deserve to end like this': Nadal determined to finish his career on own terms
The 14-time champion will not play in the French Open for the first time since his tournament debut in 2005. "I don't like the word but I feel strong enough to say it: I don't think I deserve to end like this.
IPL 2023: Yashasvi has learnt the art of converting 50s into 100s from Kohli, says Sehwag
The race to playoffs in IPL 2023 continues to get interesting as teams are making every possible effort to keep themselves in the hunt. With an aim to keep their outside chances of making it to the playoffs in the 'Toughest T20', Punjab Kings host Rajasthan Royals at their second home ground in Dharamsala.
IPL 2023: 'It's been a beautiful transition for us coming together for RCB," says Kohli on batting with Du Plessis
The opening pair of Kohli and Faf Du Plessis have done the bulk of scoring for RCB in IPL 2023, which also happened on Thursday night
Italian Open: Tsitsipas ousts Coric to set semi-final showdown against Medvedev
"He's been playing well and I'm playing [well] also," Tsitsipas said on court of his upcoming match against Medvedev, after his win on Thursday night.
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