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Vienna Open: Tsitsipas beats Novak, to face Coric in second round
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In a 7-6(2), 6-2 victory against Novak, the second-seeded Greek instantly recovered a mid-set break in the opening set. After two straight love holds, Tsitsipas was broken to love as he fell behind 3-4. He then let slip a 0/40 opening in the ensuing game before converting on his fourth break chance and never looked back, dominating the second set to advance to the second round for the third straight year in the Austrian capital.
Analysis: Beating Real Madrid only starting point for prospering Leipzig
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Defeating 2022 UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid 3-2 after 16 unbeaten games for the Spanish giants might only be the first glimpse of the team's potential. There is also more to come, says former Leipzig manager Ralf Rangnick. The current Austrian national coach set the frame for success in his time at the club from 2012 to 2019.
India conclude 2022 Shooting World Championship with improved showing
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The squad had finished third overall with 27 medals in Chagwon while in the current championship where the Shotgun worlds was held in Osijek, Croatia, followed by the Rifle/Pistol championship in Cairo, Egypt, India have won a total of 38 medals and are placed second behind China in the combined medal tally.
Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag confirms Ronaldo's availability against Sheriff
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The 37-year-old was left out of the group for last Saturday's Premier League draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, as per a statement released last week. Ronaldo was pictured training with the squad at Carrington on Tuesday morning and the manager is keen to draw a line under recent events.
PKL 9: Guman Singh, Heidarali Ekrami help U Mumba to a massive victory against Gujarat Giants
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Eventually the raiders ensured that U Mumba walked off the mat as winners. Raiders Guman Singh and Heidarali Ekrami contributed with a total of 22 points in the match. Rakesh and Guman Singh picked up raid points for each of their teams as both sides kept trading points in the first ten minutes of the match. However, Rakesh reduced the Mumbai side to two players on the mat in the 10th minute.
ISL 2022-23: Bengaluru FC look to bounce back against red-hot Odisha FC
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Odisha FC seem to have settled well on the pitch as they play their fourth game of the season. Head coach Josep Gombau has deployed a 4-3-3 formation in all games and seems content with it. Additionally, statistics indicate that the Juggernauts have adapted well to Gombau's possession-based gameplay and are retaining the ball well.
Malaysia's 'Flying Sikh' bags 12 trophies in Indonesian motor rally
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The hexagenarian racer, who is famous as the 'Flying Sikh' in Malaysia, used a 16-year-old national car -- a Proton Gen2 -- to bag 12 trophies in the three championships he participated in with teammate and co-driver Jagdev Singh, local media reports said.
T20 World Cup: Pretty sure Pakistan will be coming hard at Zimbabwe, says Craig Ervine
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Pakistan had a dramatic start to the tournament, losing to India by four wickets in a high-stakes thriller at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. The Babar Azam-led side will be itching to get their first points on board when the face Zimbabwe at a venue where Ervine thinks adapting to the huge dimensions will be the key.
T20 World Cup: Dominant Ireland secure famous victory over England by five runs via DLS
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The five-run win over England also adds to Ireland's incredible upswing in T20Is, after bowing out of last year's T20 World Cup in the first round and then defeating West Indies in a decisive first-round match in Hobart to enter Super 12 stage of this year's tournament.
T20 World Cup: Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards eagerly awaits for "pretty surreal" challenge of facing India
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Though Netherlands have faced India in ODI World Cups previously, with the last instance dating back to 2011 edition in New Delhi, this will be the first instance of the two teams meeting in a T20I, that too in the ongoing showpiece event at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
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