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La Liga second half to kick off as fixture pile up continues
Athletic Bilbao and Cadiz get the weekend underway on Friday night, with the home side looking for their first league win of 2023. Athletic also need to start scoring goals after having found the net just once in their five league matches since the start of the year. The fact Cadiz won 1-0 on their last two visits to the San Mames Stadium could be a worry to the home side.
ISL 2022-23: Odisha FC play out 2-2 draw against Chennaiyin FC, move back into top six
The draw meant Odisha FC moved back into sixth place, now a point ahead of Bengaluru FC, while Chennaiyin FC are now five points behind them in eighth. Chennaiyin FC began the game on the front foot, challenging Odisha FC with a high press. After a period of minor threats, they finally found space down the right from where Anirudh Thapa found Vincy Barretto's diving header in the 19th minute.
Virat Kohli can try and be a little more aggressive against spinners: Irfan Pathan
Though Kohli has returned to form in white-ball cricket, he still hasn't got his mojo back in Test cricket, with his shortcomings against the spinners seen during the series against Bangladesh in December 2022 as well as in the home series against Sri Lanka earlier in the year.
Traditional powerhouses set to clash in 76th Santosh Trophy final round
Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Punjab, Bengal, Meghalaya, Delhi and Manipur qualified from the group stages. They will be joined by Railways and Services in the final round of the tournament to kick off in Bhubaneswar on February 10.
Don't mind coming in and taking the role played by M.S Dhoni: Hardik Pandya
"I've played more games than any of those guys out there. So, I've known the experience and more than the experience part, it's where I've batted, and I've learnt how to accept pressure and I've learnt how to kind of swallow the pressure and kind of make sure the team and everything are calm," Hardik Pandya said in the post-match press conference.
Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat wins bronze medal at Zagreb Open Ranking Series
Aman took down Zane Richards of the USA with a 10-4 victory in the bronze medal playoff on Wednesday night, securing the first medal for India at Zagreb Open. Both wrestlers were tied at 4-4 at the end of the first period. The Indian then dominated Richards in the second and collected six straight points to wrap up the win.
FIFA Women's World Cup: Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand 'shocked & disappointed' over Saudi sponsor
The Women's World Cup takes place from July 20 to August 20 in cities across Australia and New Zealand. Football Australia and New Zealand football have said that they have not been consulted by FIFA on this matter. Both the football's governing bodies have jointly written to FIFA and sought clarification of the situation.
Hilton Moreeng backs his experienced South Africa side ahead of India & T20 World Cup challenge
The women's T20I tri-series finale between South Africa and India gets underway at Buffalo Park in East London on Thursday evening. Ahead of the final, Moreeng emphasized the importance of staying in the present, with the focus solely on finishing strong against a talented Indian team before looking ahead to the World Cup.
Shubman Gill is technically so sound that batting is very easy for him: Hardik Pandya
"He's technically so sound that it's (batting) very easy for him. It's just a switch he needs to do to play T20, ODI and Test cricket because he has the game for all three formats. So, to be honest, he's not someone who does not need to play behind the wicket because of the kind of shots he can play all around in front (of the wicket) with the kind of gaps there."
Would have been happier had I got some more runs: Rahul Tripathi
Tripathi scored a vital 44 off just 22 before getting caught off Ish Sodhi's short ball in the ninth over. After the match, the 31-year-old batter said: "I would have been happier had I got some more runs. Rahul (Dravid) sir and everyone has been telling me to play in the same way I have been
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