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Everton visit a consistently-improving Manchester United, and another defeat for Lampard's men could see his tenure at Goodison Park come to an end after just under a year. Liverpool could hand a debut to new signing Cody Gakpo when they entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers. The visitors are showing signs of recovery under Julen Lopetegui and will look to take advantage of Virgil Van Dijk's absence with a muscle injury.
PAK vs NZ, 2nd Test: Sarfaraz Ahmed calls Karachi century his 'best'
Away from Test cricket for three years, 35-year-old Sarfaraz made a successful comeback in the Test series against New Zealand, smashing four successive fifty-plus scores, including his first Test century in nine years on the final day of the series. Hailing it as his "best" knock, Sarfaraz described the ton as a special one.
La Liga: Four things to look out for in Spain's Matchday 16
Although the return of defender Ronald Araujo after injury was good news for Barca coach Xavi Hernandez, that was Xavi's only reason to be cheerful ahead of Sunday's visit to play Atletico Madrid. Barca needed extra time to get past the third tier, CF Intercity in midweek and after Araujo was taken off, they looked weak at the back. They also missed chances without Robert Lewandowski leading the line, with both Ferran Torres and Memphis Depay misfiring.
Adelaide International 1: Djokovic downs Shapovalov, sets semis showdown with Medvedev
An entertaining one-hour, 55-minute matchup provided rich entertainment for a vocal Adelaide crowd, which was treated to some ferocious baseline exchanges as Shapovalov went toe-to-toe with the 91-time tour-level titleist Djokovic. However, the Serbian was more clinical at key moments and three breaks of serve across the two sets were enough.
Adelaide International 1: Noskova overcomes Azarenka, faces Jabeur in semis
Noskova will face World No.2 Ons Jabeur on Saturday. Jabeur came away with a win over Ukrainian qualifier Marta Kostyuk to win 7-6(5), 7-5 in her quarterfinal. The top-seeded Tunisian faces a tricky task against Noskova, who has enjoyed a stunning opening week in Adelaide. The teenager came through qualifying with wins over Anna Kalinskaya and Anastasia Potapova.
ISL 2022-23: Alan Costa's header seals full points for Bengaluru FC against NEUFC
With this, Bengaluru FC did a double over Northeast United FC this season. The match had a tight first half, with both teams creating just one clear-cut chance each. Wilmar Jordan had the best chance for NorthEast United FC in the 9th minute. He was clean through on goal and went for a low curled finish, but Gurpreet Sandhu got down quickly to deny him after he hit his shot into the floor.
Tata Open Maharashtra: India's Balaji-Nedunchezhiyan reach doubles final with easy win
In the final, they will take on the Belgian duo Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen, who overcame the US Open men's doubles winners and top seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 7-6(3), 7-6(4) in the first semifinal. Balaji and Nedunchezhiyan, two singles players who have come together to play doubles recently, looked in top form as they defeated the British combination 6-4, 7-5 in one hour and 25 minutes at the Centre Court here. Nedunchezhiyan and Balaji earned the lone break in the fifth game to go 3-2 up and then continued to hold their service to win the first set.
Sania Mirza to retire at next month's Dubai Tennis Championships
The 36-year old Mirza initially intended to hang up her racquet at the end of last season, but an elbow injury ruled her out of the US Open and forced her to end 2022 as early as August. A six-time major champion -- three in doubles and three in mixed doubles -- Mirza has signed up to compete in this month's Australian Open alongside Kazakhstan's Anna Danilina.
Sarfaraz guides Pakistan to draw against New Zealand in thrilling second Test
Pakistan were 304-9 and needed just 15 runs to win the second Test when the play was called off due to bad light. For the second time in their Test history, Pakistan drew a Test match with just one wicket remaining. However, Pakistan have now gone eight home Tests with no wins with the latest result.
ISL 2022-23: Playoffs challenge on the line as Chennaiyin FC face Jamshedpur FC
Jamshedpur FC currently sit in 10th place with five points on board, whereas Chennaiyin FC sit in 7th place with 14 points on the board and a chance to challenge both FC Goa and Odisha FC for their playoff spots after both teams have dropped points in recent weeks.
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