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Asian Elite Boxing: Indian male pugilists get into the act as five women reach finals
On Wednesday, Minakshi (52kg), Parveen (63kg), Lovlina (75kg), Saweety (81kg) and Alfiya (+81kg) made it to the summit clash in their respective weight category while two other boxers fell in the semifinals, losing to strong opponents.
La Liga: Atletico Madrid lose to Mallorca, Real Sociedad beat 9-man Sevilla
Vedat Muriqi's eighth goal of the season on Wednesday night condemned Atletico to their third defeat in four games in all competitions in a run that has seen them drop out of the top four in Spain and crash out of Europe. Atletico improved after a poor first half, but paid for some wayward finishing, while Mallorca keeper Predrag Rajkovic made two good saves to deny Spain international Alvaro Morata.
T20 World Cup: Setback for England as Mark Wood looks set to miss semis against India
Reports from Australia claimed fellow pacer Chris Jordan will replace him in the playing eleven for the match against India. Wood and batter Dawid Malan have been struggling for the last couple of days to get fit for the crucial knockout encounter with India and though Malan looks likely to step into the field for the semifinal, Wood may miss the bus.
T20 World Cup: 'It's a tough pill for us to swallow,' says Williamson after semis loss against Pakistan
"Very disappointing to not make Pakistan work a lot harder. They were outstanding. We were outplayed. It's a tough pill for us to swallow. Williamson said during the post-match presentation ceremony. Chasing an under-par target, openers Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam put their hand up when it mattered the most and gave Pakistan a blistering start, scoring 55/0 in the first six overs.
Chelsea duo out, big defensive decisions for Southgate in England squad
The English press reports that Southgate has informed James that he won't be taking him to Qatar, after the right back suffered a knee ligament injury in a Champions League win against AC Milan in October.
ISL 2022-23: Defending Champions Hyderabad FC beat Jamshedpur FC to go the top of the table
The hosts made four changes to the side that lost to FC Goa in the last match. Head coach Aidy Boothroyd replaced injured Eli Sabia with Pratik Chaudhari in defence. In the midfield, Wellington Priori dropped to the bench, and Laldinpuia Pachuau took his place. Jay Thomas and Harry Sawyer started as Farukh Choudhary and Ritwik Das started from the bench.
PKL 9: Fazel's 400th tackle point galvanizes Puneri Paltan to victory over Tamil Thalaivas
Much like the first time these two met in this leg, the Thalaivas were the ones off to a quick start and had rallied into a lead very early. Pune's raiders by contrast, struggled to make any impact, registering a mere seven points in the first half. The Thalaivas inflicted the first ALL OUT of the game consolidating themselves into a 14-8 lead.
Asian Elite Boxing: Lovlina, Alfiya march into finals
Lovlina (75kg) was up against Seong Suyeon of South Korea in her semi-final bout. Right from the beginning, Lovlina effectively utilized her clever techniques and strategies to capitalize on her opponent to clinch a 5:0 victory by unanimous decision.
T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli receives body blow from Harshal in nets ahead of semifinal clash against England
The former India captain received a nasty blow from a delivery by Harshal Patel during the practice session. He was seen in pain, while kneeling on the pitch. The star batter was seen getting down on his knees after the blow and later, got up and batted for one more ball before leaving the net session.
PKL 9: Neeraj Narwal stars in Bengaluru Bulls' hard-fought win over Haryana Steelers
The match started with Manjeet getting an ankle hold on the dangerous Bharat and earning Haryana Steelers a point. But Manjeet was himself caught by Bulls captain Mahender Singh as his team levelled the scoreline. Moments later, Neeraj Narwal earned a SUPER RAID and then Aman took down Nitin Rawal to inflict an ALL OUT on Steelers.
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