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TT World Rankings: Manika Batra/Sathiyan becomes first Indian mixed doubles pair to enter top 5
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The India pair earned 280 ranking points for their performance at the event which helped them overtake Hong Kong's Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Doo Hoi Kem and her two-time world championship bronze medal-winning partner Wong Chun-ting for the world No.5 spot.
PKL 9: UP Yoddhas tackle Maninder in the last second to tie 41-41 with Bengal Warriors
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Bengal Captain Maninder Singh was in a position to hand his team a victory when he went in for a Do or Die raid in the dying seconds of the match, but the Yoddhas tackled him and tied the game at 41-41 at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, here on Tuesday.
La Liga: Big games for Atletico, Sevilla and Villarreal before World Cup break
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Diego Simeone is under the spotlight after Atletico were knocked out of Europe, failing to even secure a place in the Europa League from their Champions League group last week. A home match against Espanyol offered a chance of redemption on Sunday, but despite playing against 10 men for over an hour, Atletico struggled to a 1-1 draw thanks to a goal from Joao Felix.
ISL 2022-23: Battle of defending Silverware Holders as Jamshedpur hosts in-form Hyderabad
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The hosts have lost just eight games out of 28 at the Furnace. Additionally, the Red Miners are used to striking early, as all their goals this season have come in the first half; however, the overall scoring has been lacking and they have exactly four goals from four games at the moment as they sit in ninth place.
BWF World Rankings: Lakshya Sen moves up to career-best sixth spot, Satwik-Chirag attain 7th position
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Lakshya broke into the top 10 earlier this year after winning the India Open BWF Super 500 tournament in January and a silver at the All England Open BWF Super 1000 tournament in March. The 21-year-old Lakshya Sen also won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August.
Caroline Garcia overcomes Aryna Sabalenka to clinch WTA Finals title
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"It's definitely a lot of giant happiness. A crazy final, a lot of intensity on every point. Just really proud of the work we did through all the year. It was a great match -- really went for it. I'm really happy to win my biggest title", said Garcia, who clawed her way out of a group including top-ranked Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Daria Kasatkina.
T20 World Cup, Semifinal 1: Resurgent Pakistan, clinical New Zealand lock horns at SCG for berth in final
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The Babaz Azam-led side lost their first two matches of the T20 World Cup against India and Zimbabwe and were on the verge of getting knocked out. However, they performed when it mattered, got a lifeline and now have a golden opportunity to go all the way in the tournament.
Rohit Sharma suffers forearm injury, seen moving around with an icepack: Report
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A report in crictracker.com said on Tuesday that an ice pack was strapped to the charismatic opener's right arm. The report said Sharma then left the training arena to watch the proceedings from the sidelines before returning for practice. The 35-year-old still seemed to be in "deep discomfort", said the report. "Rohit Sharma was facing the Indian team's throw-down expert S. Raghu at the Adelaide Oval as a part of the regular practice drills.
When players start taking key decisions and coach watches it spells disaster, believes Aussie great Simon O'Donnell
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The 59-year-old veteran of 87 ODIs and six Tests has also expressed serious doubts over McDonald's ability to lead the national side. McDonald was appointed head coach -- first on an interim basis and then in the long term -- by Cricket Australia (CA) after Justin Langer stepped down from his role as a short-term, six-month stint wasn't agreeable to him.
Rayo Vallecano stun Real Madrid in La Liga
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Rayo started the game like an express train against a team still missing Karim Benzema in attack. The home side looked to move the ball quickly and pressure Madrid high up the field, and soon got their reward when Santi Comisana scored a left-foot volley from Alvaro's cross from the left after just five minutes, reports Xinhua.
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