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Nagpur win unable to gloss over India's top-order batting woes as Rahul, Kohli fail again
However, the massive victory over the Aussies failed to paper over the problem areas in the Indian squad that may not have impacted the team's performance at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium at Jamtha here, but that will surely have disastrous consequences for the team on overseas tours and against better prepared and more determined opponents at home.
Scheffler chases title and World No. 1 ranking, Rahm in close chase; Korean Sungjae best Asian at sixth
Scheffler, the World No. 2, shot a 3-under 68 in front of some 200,000 fans at TPC Scottsdale to get to 13 under, two strokes ahead of third-ranked Jon Rahm and Nick Taylor. Scheffler is chased by Canadian Nick Taylor (67) and Spaniard Jon Rahm (68), who is aiming for a third TOUR victory in four starts. Jordan Spieth (69) and Adam Hadwin (71) share fourth place on 203 in what is the second designated tournament of the year.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia call up left-arm spinner Kuhnemann ahead of second Test
Kuhnemann's inclusion in the squad could give Pat Cummins a second left-arm spin option alongside Ashton Agar, depending on the nature of the surface. The second Test will take place from February 17 to 21 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Swepson missed out on selection for the first Test, which India won by an innings and 132 runs and will now fly back to Brisbane for the birth of his first child which opened the door for Kuhnemann.
Women's T20 World Cup: India are not that far away from winning a big one, says Ravi Shastri
"I've always said the biggest thing that's going to happen in women's cricket, and the women's team is (not) that far away. I've kept saying it for the last six, eight months (India's women's team) are not that far away from winning a big one. They've threatened, they've reached finals, they've lost some close games, but they're there," said Shastri in the latest episode of the ICC Review show.
Real Madrid beat Al Hilal to win FIFA Club World Cup
Vinicius Jr and Fede Valverde both scored twice, while Karim Benzema, who was back in the side after injury, also hit the target for Real Madrid, reports Xinhua news agency. Vinicius opened the scoring in the 13th minute, sliding the ball home when put clean through on goal, and Valverde doubled Madrid's lead in the 18th minute with a volley that took a slight deflection off a defender.
Prime Volleyball League: Calicut Heroes beat Hyderabad Black Hawks
With M Ashwin Raj and Jerome Vinith leading the scoring charts, the Calicut Heroes beat the Hyderabad Black Hawks 15-14, 15-12, 15-11, 4-15, 15-14. Ashwin was named the Player of the Match. With the threat of Jerome Vinith and Jose Antonio Sandoval looming, Hyderabad began cautiously, focusing on avoiding block errors.
ISL 2022-23: Bengaluru FC surge to fifth place with 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters FC
An electric atmosphere engulfed the venue with several away fans in attendance fueling a high-octane encounter between two strong sides. Opportunities came at both ends in the initial stages of the first half. Dimitrios Diamantakos failed to hit the target from a promising Sahal Samad cross at one end, while Sandesh Jhinghan rattled the crossbar from a Javi Hernandez free-kick at the other.
ISL: Coach Buckingham calls Mumbai City FC's League Shield triumph a huge achievement
The Islanders broke records for most goals scored and most points accumulated in a single ISL season to extend their unbeaten run to 18 matches, also an all-time league record with the triumph in Goa and the Englishman expressed gratitude towards everyone at the club who made this feat possible.
Jean-Eric Vergne wins first-ever FIA Formula E world championship race in India
Vergne said: "I'm very, very happy. It was a tough race - I had to defend quite hard at the end but we somehow managed to win it. It was a clean race, no mistakes. Very happy with the win today. It's good for everyone's heart in our team. For the first few races it's good to boost it with a good race like that so couldn't be happier."
PVL: Kochi Blue Spikers look for first victory, Kolkata Thunderbolts eye third consecutive win
The Thunderbolts will enter into the match with two consecutive wins against the Hyderabad Black Hawks and Ahmedabad Defenders, while the Spikers, will be going into the contest on the back of a loss lost against the Chennai Blitz in their opening match.
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