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LLC Masters: World Giants stop India Maharajas by two runs in last-ball thriller
The edge-of-the-seat thriller followed after World Giants had posted 166 for 8 in 20 overs on Saturday night, riding on skipper Aaron Finch's 53 off 31 balls with seven boundaries and three sixes and Shane Watson's 55 runs off 32 balls with five boundaries and three sixes. A captain's knock of 68 from Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh's four-wicket spell for 13 runs for Indian Maharajas, unfortunately, went in vain.
La Liga: Real Madrid beat Espanyol as Valencia climb out of bottom three
Joselu's powerful finish in the eighth minute put Espanyol ahead, but Vinicius Jr scored an individual goal to equalize just 14 minutes later. Eder Militao then powered in a header off the underside of the bar in the 39th minute and Marco Asensio, who came on as a 70th-minute substitute, added a third in the 93rd minute, reports Xinhua. Iago Aspas scored twice as Celta Vigo continued their recovery with a 3-0 win at home to Rayo Vallecano.
Players Championship: Sungjae keeps Asian hopes up, Aussie Min Woo challenges leader Scheffler
The two-time Tour winner brilliantly sank nine birdies against a lone bogey at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on Saturday evening for a share of eighth place on 8-under. He will enter Sunday's final round six strokes back of the third-round leader, Scottie Scheffler of the U.S.
FIH Pro League: Hellwig's goal helps Germany to 1-0 win against Australia
Malte Hellwig scored off a penalty corner in the 7th minute of the match for Germany, who then kept the Kookaburras at bay for the remaining three quarters to win the match. Australia had plenty of chances, but German goalkeeper Jean-Paul Danneberg was incredible in the goal, pulling off brilliant saves all through the game, securing Germany's clean sheet and earning all 3 points for them.
WPL 2023: Kapp, Shafali power Delhi Capitals to 10-wicket win over Gujarat Giants
This was Delhi Capitals' third win in four matches and they are at the second spot in the points table while Gujarat suffered their third defeat in four games to lie in fourth place. Apart from Kapp, the likes of Shikha Pandey (3-26) and Radha Yadav (1-19) also picked crucial wickets at different stages as Delhi Capitals restricted Gujarat Giants to 105/9 in 20 overs.
I-League 2022-23: Dauda hat-trick highlight of hectic penultimate day as Mohammedan win
NEROCA FC went down at home to Churchill Brothers 0-1 while Real Kashmir FC beat Rajasthan United 1-0 as four matches were played across the country on a busy day. Mohammedan Sporting registered a 5-2 win over wooden spooners Sudeva Delhi at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. Nigerian forward Abiola Dauda's hat trick was the main reason behind that emphatic victory.
La Liga: Tough trip to Bilbao for Barcelona a week ahead of El Clasico
If Real Madrid beat Espanyol in this week's encounter, Barca will kick off with a six-point lead over their rivals and a win in the San Mames Stadium would see that gap extended to nine points ahead of the meeting with their title rivals. Any other result would see Madrid go to Barcelona with a chance of moving within touching distance at the top.
WPL 2023: Just wanted to perform so badly, says Marizanne Kapp after claiming fifer
Kapp provided Delhi Capitals with an ideal start, getting rid of four Gujarat Giants batters in the first three overs. The pacer picked the important scalps of Sabbhineni Meghana, Laura Wolvaardt and Ashleigh Gardner to put Giants on backfoot. She continued her dominance and removed the inform batter Harleen Deol and wicket-keeper Sushma Verma to complete her five-wicket haul.
AFC U-20 Women''s Asian Cup Qualifiers: India draw 1-1 with Vietnam, knocked out on goal difference
Though both teams finished on seven points from three matches in the four-team group, the result knocked India out of contention for Round 2 of the qualifiers due to an inferior goal difference -- India ended with a goal difference of +13; Vietnam had +14. After having registered two comprehensive victories against Singapore and Indonesia in their opening two fixtures, India were faced with a must-win situation against the hosts on Saturday.
Shooting World Cup: Prithviraj Tondaiman wins bronze, first individual world cup medal
Prithviraj finished with 20 hits from the first 25 targets in the medal match to settle for bronze at the Lusail Shooting Range. The 40-year-old Turkish athlete Tuzun Oguzhan won gold, after coming through a 14-way shoot-off for the final qualifying spot. He shot 33 targets in the 35-shot medal match as Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Matthew John Coward-Holley won silver with 30 hits to his name.
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