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With win over Barca, Erik Ten Hag raises hopes of Manchester United bringing back glory days
In the Champions League, Manchester United, the dominant force in England a couple of decades back, have met Spanish giants Barcelona 10 times, of which the Red Devils have won just once. That win came way back in 2008 when a Paul Scholes goal in the second leg of the Champions League semifinal put the English club in the final. United went on to win that final in what remains their last Champions League triumph.
Sumit Nagal, Arjun Kadhe get wildcards for ATP Challenger event in Pune
The premier high-level ATP Challenger, which is sponsored by Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA) under a five-year agreement, will be played from Sunday (Feb 26) to Sunday (March 5), and has attracted players from 25 countries. The Pune event, organised by Maharashtra State Lawn tennis Association (MSLTA) at the Balewadi Tennis Stadium, is the third of a series of ATP Challenger 100 events held in India.
Viewership data says Nagpur Test between India-Australia is third highest-rated bilateral Test in last five years
The first Test between India and Australia, where the hosts won by an innings and 132 runs, registered 5.5 million AMAs (Average Minute Audience) which placed it just behind two Tests of the four-match India-England Test series in 2021, one of which was a day-night match in Ahmedabad.
Bengaluru Open: India's Anirudh-Prashanth storm into doubles final; Medjedovic shocks top seed Tseng in singles
Anirudh and Prashanth are the only Indians remaining in the tournament as the country s campaign ended in the singles with the exit of Sumit Nagal on Thursday. The duo registered a hard-fought win in an exciting three-setter semi-final against the Indo-Austrian pair and will play the final on Saturday.
Second edition of Indian Open - Throws and Jumps Competition to begin from March 1
A total of 195 athletes will compete across two days, in eight disciplines, namely -- Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw and Javelin (Day 1) and Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump and Pole Vault (Day 2). The event, will be the first Athletics Federation of India (AFI) sanctioned senior competition to be held at the IIS, will serve as an opportunity for the athletes to earn qualification for the Asian Games, World Championships and next year's Olympic Games.
P.V Sindhu parts ways with coach Park Tae-Sang, to train with Hafiz Hashim now
Hafiz, who lifted the All-England title in 2003, has signed a two-year contract with the Hyderabad-based academy and will be responsible for guiding the men's and women's singles players there. Sindhu is a product of the Sudhitra Badminton Academy, and will be undergoing training there for one or two days a week, reports said.
Ritu Phogat on her wrestling strategy: The game is about presence of mind
She said: "While all of us train really hard night and day for the game when you are in the ring, the entire game is about using your presence of mind; and that actually helps win." Ritu is coming on 'The Kapil Sharma Show' to promote the MMA reality series 'Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt' along with the host of the show, Suniel Shetty, and The Great Khali, Ali Budhawani, Mahavir Phogat.
Women's T20 World Cup: There was no support from fielding to the bowling strategy, says Anjum Chopra
In the five-run loss at Newlands Cricket Ground, India endured a terrible day with misses galore in ground fielding and catching. Meg Lanning was dropped on one by wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh and further survived a stumping attempt on nine too. Shafali Verma dropped a simple catch of Beth Mooney at long-on when she was on 32. Apart from the three dropped chances, there were misfields in large numbers which got Australia to post 172/4.
2nd Test, Day 1: Brook's unbeaten 184 puts England in control against New Zealand
Brook was well on course for his maiden double ton but showers in the final session brought an early end to the day with the 24-year-old unbeaten on 184 off just 169 balls - including 24 fours and 5 sixes, driving England to 315-3 at stumps. At the other end, he had Joe Root for company, who notched up his 29th Test hundred (101 not out).
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Cameron Green says he is '100 percent ready' for Indore Test
The third Test of the four-match series is scheduled from March 1-5 at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. The all-rounder was considered to play in the second Test in Delhi but was ultimately ruled out on the eve of the match after suffering minor setbacks while batting in the nets. Green's anticipated return from a serious finger injury is a welcome boost for the Baggy Greens as skipper Pat Cummins, David Warner and Josh Hazlewood flew home in recent days.
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