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FIFA World Cup: Croatia stun Brazil in penalty shootout to reach semis
At the Education City Stadium on Friday the teams were locked goalless at the end of the normal period of play and both teams found the back of the nets in the 30 minutes of extra time. Brazil scored first with Neymar scoring a gem of a goal in the 105th minute only to find Croatia fighting it back to draw level in the 117th minute through Bruno Petkovic and take the 120 minutes to clash into a penalty shootout.
Martinez heroics take Argentina into semis
On Friday at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, the Dutch came back strongly from two goals down to level the scores at the death and take the game into extra time but fell short in the penalty shootout. The late fightback meant that Lionel Messi's magic, of setting up a goal and then scoring a goal from the spot kick almost meant nothing as Argentina squandered a two-goal lead at the death.
FIFA World Cup: Morocco coach will be happy to see Ronaldo benched in the quarters
Whether the iconic 37-year-old player Cristiano Ronaldo will make a return to the starting eleven in the quarterfinals against Morocco on Saturday or will he be benched again remains to be seen but one individual who would like him to be confined to the bench is Morocco coach Walid Regragui.
PKL 9: Haryana Steelers look to finish campaign with win over Tamil Thalaivas
Ahead of their final encounter of the season against Tamil Thalaivas on Saturday, the JSW Sports-owned franchise feels confident about finishing the campaign on a high. Speaking of the upcoming game, Vinay said that the match would be a good chance for Manpreet Singh's side to prove their mettle and show that they can beat any team on any given day.
1st T20I: Deepti, Richa propel India Women to 172/5 against Australia Women
Apart from Deepti and Richa, the likes of Shafali Verma (21 off 10), Smriti Mandhana (28 off 22), and Harmanpreet Kaur (21 off 23) got decent starts but couldn't convert to big innings. Put into bat first, Shafali Verma smacked 21 runs off 10 balls to give India a flying start before falling to Elysse Perry in the third over.
PKL 9: Sonu's super 10 helps Gujarat Giants tie match with Jaipur Pink Panthers 51-51
Parteek Dahiya pulled off a Super Raid as the Gujarat Giants took the lead at 6-3 in the fourth minute. The all-rounder continued to effect raids and reduced the Panthers to just two members on the mat. Moments later, the Giants inflicted an All Out and took a massive lead at 13-7 in the 7th minute.
BWF World Tour Finals: Prannoy beats Axelsen to end campaign on a winning note
Prannoy, who is out of contention for a spot in the semifinals after losing his previous matches against Japan's Kodai Naraoka and Lu Guang Zu of China, respectively in the four-player Group A, defeated Axelsen in three games, winning 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 in nearly one-hour encounter in his maiden appearance in the year-end extravaganza.
BCCI invites bids for Women's IPL media rights for 2023-2027
"The Governing Council of the IPL invites bids from reputed entities to acquire the Media Rights for the Women's Indian Premier League Seasons 2023-2027, through a tender process," BCCI said in a statement The 'Invitation to Tender' (ITT) bid document will be made available at the cost of Rs 5 lakh plus applicable GST.
David Warner's team-mates really annoyed about handling of leadership review: ACA CEO
"It would be a fair understatement for me to say we are unbelievably frustrated. That is the overarching emotion I felt. We are very frustrated, not just for David (Warner) and his family. But also his teammates who I know are really annoyed about this process, that it has been allowed to drag into the Test summer," said Todd Greenberg to SEN Radio.
I am happy to end 2022 as World No 2: Shuttler Sukant Kadam
The ace shuttler finished the year with a gold at the recently concluded Peru Para-Badminton International in Lima. He also won a bronze medal at the BWF Para World Badminton championships in Tokyo in November. The ace shuttler is behind France's Lucas Mazur who is currently world and Paralympic champion in SL4.
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