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ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan beat arch-rivals East Bengal FC 2-0
Juan Ferrando made just one change to the ATK Mohun Bagan side that sank KBFC in Kochi with Subhasish Bose replacing Ashique Kuruniyan on the left flank as they switched to a 4-3-3. Stephen Constantine fielded the same eleven that had taken all three points against NEUFC in Guwahati. In the opening 10 minutes of the high-octane full-contact contest, ATK Mohun Bagan looked menacing. Bose came close as his shot flashed across the goal and out of play.
'I developed a dependence on cocaine', Wasim Akram makes a shocking revelation
In an interview with the Times, the 56-year old revealed that he has mentioned about the addiction in his new autobiography.
"The culture of fame in South Asia is all consuming, seductive and corrupting. You can go to 10 parties a night, and some do. And it took its toll on me," Wasim Akram was quoted as saying by BBC.
PKL 9: Bharat powers Bengaluru Bulls to 47-43 win over Dabang Delhi
Bharat notched a whopping 20 points in the exciting match. Raiders Bharat and Vikash Kandola effected fantastic raids and reduced Delhi to just one player on the mat in the eighth minute. Soon after, the Bulls inflicted an 'all out' and took the lead at 12-10.
It is a pretty special century for me: Glenn Phillips
Phillips, a middle-order batter, smashed a fine century, while left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult picked four wickets in career-best figures to lead New Zealand to a commanding 65-run victory over Sri Lanka in their Group 1 match of Super 12 stage. After Phillips made 104 off 64 balls, laced with 10 fours and four sixes, and shared an 84-run stand with Daryl Mitchell to lift New Zealand from 15/3 to 163/7, Boult and Tim Southee reduced Sri Lanka to 8/4 in 3.3 overs.
India show nerves of steel to beat Australia and win the Sultan of Johor Cup
Australia controlled proceedings in the early exchanges while captain Uttam Singh and Boby Singh Dhami tried to push India forward. The efforts paid off as India broke the deadlock through Sudeep Chirmako (14th minute). India went into the first break leading 1-0.
The healthy net run rate would have made every New Zealand player confident: Ross Taylor
"There is still a long way to go in the tournament but in terms of where the team want to be, having such a big net run rate and beating the pre-tournament favourites (Australia) at home in such a convincing manner will make everyone very confident," opined Ross Taylor in his column for ICC.
Hope win against Pakistan translates into series against big teams, says Zimbabwe skipper
Zimbabwe are in a comfortable position in their Group, placed third after the abandoned tie against South Africa and the stunning win against Pakistan. They will play their third Super 12 match against Bangladesh here on Sunday, hoping to garner another couple of points.
French Open badminton: Satwik-Chirag reach men's doubles final with win over Choi-Kim
Chirag and Satwiksairaj, the seventh seeds, will face either Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han or English duo Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in what will be their second-ever BWF Super 750 final as a team. The first incidentally came at the 2019 French Open, where the Indian duo lost the title decider to Indonesian aces Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
Indian contingent leaves for Amman to compete in ASBC Elite Boxing Championships
The official draw will take place on October 31 and the bouts will begin from November 1. Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa will spearhead India's campaign at the Championships. In the previous edition held in Dubai last year, Indian pugilists won 16 medals and ensured the country's best-ever show at the event.
T20 World Cup: K.L. Rahul to open for India against South Africa, says batting coach Vikram Rathour
In India's victories over Pakistan and Netherlands, Rahul hasn't got the best of starts, scoring just 13 runs so far at an average of 6.50. "No. we are not really thinking that. Two games isn't anyways a good enough sample size. He's been batting really well and has batted really well in practice games also. So, we are not looking at any such thing at the moment," said Rathour in the pre-match press conference.
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