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Atletico close gap on Real Madrid in La Liga, while Almeria and Cadiz take big wins
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Goals from defenders Nahuel Molina and Mario Hermoso after 21 and 23 minutes put the game swiftly under Atletico's control, with Molina dedicating his goal to striker Angel Correa, whose father died earlier in the week, reports Xinhua. Rayo's task was made harder when defender Florien Lejeune was sent off for hauling down Alvaro Morata with half an hour to play.
Monchengladbach beat Wolfsburg in Bundesliga
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The Wolves are still in the hunt for a berth in Europe and took the reins from kick-off as Foals goalkeeper Jonas Omlin had to be on guard to defuse Omar Marmoush's dangerous header in the fifth minute, reports Xinhua.Marmoush remained in the thick of things and thought he had opened the scoring, but his opener was ruled offside by the video assistant referee ten minutes into the clash.
NBA: Raptors conclude regular season with win over Bucks
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The Raptors finished the season with a 41-41 record for ninth place in the Eastern Conference. This is the ninth time the team has beaten the 40-win mark in their last ten seasons, reports Xinhua. Toronto also wrapped up the season with a 27-14 record at home, including winning 11 of their last 12 games at Scotiabank Arena.
East Bengal, Odisha FC share spoils in Hero Super Cup Group B tie
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With the points shared, the two sides have one point each in Group B, below Hyderabad FC, who defeated Aizawl FC earlier on the day to log full points. Star forward Diego Mauricio was on the front foot for Odisha right from the beginning of the game. The Brazilian initiated several threatening moves to put Odisha in the lead. He did make a few inroads, but was caught offside three times in the first 15 minutes.
Super Cup 2023: Hyderabad FC begin campaign with 2-1 win against Aizawl FC
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Hyderabad FC head coach Manolo Marquez decided to rest a few of the seasoned campaigners, including leading goalscorer, Bartholomew Ogbeche and offered opportunities to those who didn't get much game time during the ISL early this season.Former I-League champions Aizawl FC made it to the group stages of the competition by defeating TRAU FC in the qualifier. Despite the reputation of their strong opponents.
'Still, a long way to go for it', Ajinkya Rahane has not given up on WTC Final selection
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A stunning 19-ball half-century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Saturday night against Mumbai Indians in his first game for Chennai Super Kings has put Rahane back in frame for a Test recall ahead of the WTC final in England in June. Rahane, who was dropped from the Test squad, and subsequently from BCCI's annual contracts, last played a Test in January 2022 in South Africa.
Hoping to make it more than two this week: Tsitsipas chasing his third Monte Carlo title
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The Greek defeated Andrey Rublev in the 2021 final to win his maiden ATP Masters 1000 crown, before he overcame Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in last year's championship match to reign at the clay-court event again. After losing the Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic in January, the second seed suffered a.
IPL 2023: Run-away Rinku makes the most of his opportunities to turn into 'Lord'
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On a Super Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders were thanking Rinku Singh for deciding to pursue the game despite the initial hardships after the 25-year-old batter sensationally smashed five sixes off successive deliveries in the final over to seal an improbable victory for his team against defending champions Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
IPL 2023: Tripathi fifty helps Sunrisers beat Punjab Kings for first win of season
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Tripathi smacked his 74 off 48 deliveries and Markram smashed 37 off 21 deliveries as they raised 100 runs for the third wicket off 51 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 145/2 in 17.1 overs chasing a modest score of 143/9 in 20 overs built on an unbeaten 99 by PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan. The PBKS innings was destroyed by rookie leg spinner Mayank Markahde who claimed his first four-fer with a 4-15.
IPL 2023: Rinku played some unbelievable shots; credit goes to the way he finished, says Rashid Khan
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Kolkata needed 29 runs off the final over for an unlikely win against Gujarat at the Narendra Modi Stadium. After Umesh Yadav took a single off Yash Dayal, carnage followed as Rinku smashed five successive sixes on the last five balls over wide long-off, backward square leg and long-off, followed by clearing long-on fence twice.
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