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FIFA World Cup: 24 years later, Abedzadeh and Reyna set to repeat family history
When the draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was made nearly eight months ago, Iran vs USA was one of the standout fixtures of the group stage, brining back a feeling of d j vu for when the two sides faced-off in a politically charged encounter in Lyon's Stade de Gerland which saw the Iranians emerge 2-1 winners.
'The best team ever': Brazilian legends Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Kaka watch Selecao defeat Switzerland
If you have been an avid follower of football since the late 1990s or early 2000s, chances are you followed the legendary Brazilian team that had players like Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos. The team set the World Cup on fire in 2002 when it was held in South Korea and Japan, the last time the Selecao lifted the coveted trophy for a record fifth time.
Australia confirm XI to feature in first Test against West Indies
There are no major surprises in the final XI for the first home Test of the Australian summer, with Cummins confirming one change to the team that featured in the most recent Test match in Sri Lanka. Experienced seamer Josh Hazlewood returns to Australia's line-up, with back-up spinner Mitchell Swepson making way following Australia's demoralising loss to Sri Lanka in Galle in July. Swepson picked up figures of 3/103 in that match, but the 29-year-old was not selected in the squad for the West Indies series as Australia reverted to their standard line-up with three seamers and the solitary spinner.
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Karnataka beat Punjab, Saurashtra defeat Tamil Nadu; set up semifinal meeting
They will now meet Saurashtra in the semifinal, who entered the last four stage on te back of Chirag Jani's all-round performance toppling Tamil Nadu by 44 runs at the GS Patel Stadium in Nadiad on Monday. With the wins in quarterfinals, Karnataka and Saurashtra will now meet in the semifinals, touted to be a clash of the heavy-weights. For Punjab, opener and all-rounder Abhishek Sharma hit a brilliant century, a 123-ball 109, laced with 12 fours and two sixes.
Tiger Woods returns to action at World Challenge
Two of the other three, Kevin Kisner (31) and Corey Conners, a late replacement for the injured Hideki Matsuyama (19) add to the field. Only Woods, the host is specially 'exempt' at 1277, not having played since the Open and only three events for a total of nine rounds - four at the Masters, three at PGA before withdrawing and two at the Open before missing the cut at St Andrews.
I-League 2022-23: RoungGlass Punjab earn full points
In an action-packed game, a thumping header from Punjab defender Deepak Devrani in the second half proved to be the deciding factor after a first-half penalty by Luka Majcen was cancelled out by R Lalthanmawia's tap-in. Aizawl's captain Lalchhawnkima missed a penalty in the final minutes of the game as the hosts walked off with full points.
PKL 9: Arjun Deshwal leads Pink Panthers to massive victory against Telugu Titans
Deshwal's 18-point game was enough for Jaipur to move up to the second place, one point ahead of Bengaluru Bulls. The Titans haven't had the best of seasons and they couldn't find a way to get going in this game either. Despite their defence, for once managing to match their opponents, their raiders let them down. In the absence of Siddharth Desai, Abhishek Singh was mostly stranded up front.
Portugal joins Brazil, France into knockouts stage of World Cup
Portugal started well on the ball, enjoying the lion's share of possession but Uruguay fashioned the best chance. Rodrigo Bentancur worked his way brilliantly through Portugal's defence but squandering the game's best chance in the 33rd minute, firing straight at Diogo Costa from a one-on-one situation.
FIFA World Cup: Kudus scores twice as Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a pulsating game
Mohammed Salisu and Kudus had combined to give Ghana a first-half lead, but two quick second-half headers from Cho Gue-sung looked to have snatched a point for South Korea in the Group H clash. South Korea had all the early pressure, forcing seven corners in the first 20 minutes, but it was Mohammed Salisu who gave Ghana the lead against Paulo Bento's side.
PKL 9 : Pardeep Narwal's superlative performance helps U.P. Yoddhas clinch thrilling victory
Pardeep Narwal picked up a few touch points as the U.P. Yoddhas took the lead at 5-3 in the 5th minute. However, the Warriors pulled off a SUPER TACKLE and levelled the scores at 5-5. Moments later, Ashish Sangwan tackled Rohit Tomar as the Warriors held the lead at 7-6 in the 9th minute. However, Vinod Kumar missed a raid as the Yoddhas levelled the scores at 8-8.
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