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Serie A: Dybala surges Roma to conquer Empoli
The Giallorossi suffered a setback against Napoli in the last round and an exit in the Coppa Italia quarterfinal in midweek, reports Xinhua news agency. The home side got the job done in the opening stage as Dybala's outswinging corner set up Roger Ibanez's towering header just under two minutes into the game.
ILT20: Yusuf Pathan to lead Dubai Capitals for remainder of the season
The Dubai Capitals will take on the MI Emirates in their last league match of the DP World ILT20 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The team is currently in fifth place in the points table.
Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Australia's first Test against India
The short three-day gap between the first two Tests means Hazlewood is also a doubtful starter for the second match in New Delhi from February 17-21. His injury means pacer Scott Boland is in pole position to play his first Test abroad, with uncapped tearaway quick Lance Morris also an option.
Thailand Open, tennis: Tsurenko advances past Andreescu, to face Zhu in final
Four-time WTA titlist Tsurenko was leading Andreescu 7-5, 4-0 before the 2019 US Open champion from Canada stopped the match after 1 hour and 35 minutes of play. This will be Tsurenko's first final since a runner-up showing to Karolina Pliskova at 2019 Brisbane. That was Tsurenko's first loss in a final after she started her career a perfect 4-0 in her first four Hologic WTA Tour singles finals.
ISL 2022-23: Mumbai City FC share points with Hyderabad FC as their League Shield prospects grow
Hyderabad FC came into the game with nothing less than a win that would help their cause in the League Shield Winners race, but were kept in check by the Islanders throughout the game. Having had a two-week break before this fixture, Hyderabad FC looked like they had devised a higher press than usual and had the Islanders pinned to their own penalty area at the start.
Davis Cup 2023: India suffer 2-3 loss against Denmark in Group I play-offs
The loss dragged India into the Davis Cup World Group II stage for the first time since the new format was introduced in 2019. The 19-year old Holger Rune led Denmark's charge in the five-match tie as he took part in all the three wins the hosts pulled off against the higher-ranked India. Sumit Nagal and Prajnesh Gunneswaran registered the two wins for the visitors.
ACC board meeting: Decision on Asia Cup 2023 venue deferred to next month
The Asia Cup 2023 is scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September. However, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), last year had made it clear that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for the Continental championship and demanded that the event be moved to a neutral venue.
ISL 2022-23: Jamshedpur FC register 2-0 win over NorthEast United FC
Ritwik Das and Daniel Chukwu were on target as the Red Miners went within three points of East Bengal FC on the league table. The Highlanders became the first team in the ISL to concede more than 44 goals in a single season. Vincenzo Annese made three changes to his lineup with Mashoor Shereef, Mohamed Irshad and Parthib Gogoi coming in to replace Gaurav Bora, Jithin MS and Emil Benny.
KIYG 2022: Haryana surge to the top with seven golds in boxing, Maharashtra on second spot
Defending champions Haryana surged to the top of the medal tally on the back of seven golds in boxing on day six of the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Madhya Pradesh (KIYG2022MP), here on Saturday. Adding icing to the cake on a 10-gold day, for the northern state was their young Javelin thrower Deepika, who created a new national youth record with a fling of 55.19m in the Girls competition at the T.T. Nagar stadium.
ISL 2022-23: Bengaluru FC look to continue charge for playoffs as ATK Mohun Bagan eye third place
In their final five league games, ATK Mohun Bagan will be hoping for positive results to help them gain the momentum they need for the playoffs in March. In the last six ISL games, the Mariners have won two, drawn two and lost two. Last week, they ended their two-game goal drought after securing a 2-0 win over Odisha FC.
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