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New Zealand set to tour Pakistan for Test and white-ball series
The Karachi Test will be New Zealand's first in the city since October 1990 when Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis shared 15 wickets between them and Shoaib Mohammad scored 203 not out, and first in Pakistan since the May 2002 Test in Lahore in which Inzamam-ul-Haq scored a memorable 329 and Shoaib Akhtar recorded first innings figures of 8.2-4-11-6.
Barcelona and Real Madrid both win ahead of El Clasico
Barca controlled the first half completely, with Gavi and Pedro running the midfield, and it was no surprise when Gavi set Pedro up to score from close range in the 17th minute. Everything changed after the break, with Celta seeing a goal ruled out for a close offside, while Marc-Andre ter Stegen produced two excellent saves to deny Iago Aspas and Oscar.
Belgium's Elise Mertens clinches Jasmin Open title
No.5 seed Mertens captured her seventh career title after the 80-minute match, reeling off the last 11 games of the affair. She also edged ahead 3-2 in her head-to-head against Cornet with the victory. "It means a lot. I had a pretty tough year. When they said I was in my first semifinal this year, I was like, 'OK, it's October, it's never too late to start the year, or end the year with a good one." So I'm very happy about it," Mertens said after her win.
PKL 9: Maninder, Deepak lead Bengal Warriors to a big win over Telugu Titans
The Warriors, who never looked out of control, picked up their first points this season. The experienced Telugu Titans were off the blocks quickly against the Bengal Warriors led by Maninder Singh, who however fought back and wiped out the three-point early lead, and surged ahead. Maninder inflicted an ALL OUT while Vaibhav Garje and Shrikant Jadhav helped consolidate, giving the Bengal Warriors an 8-point lead after the first ten minutes, with the score reading 13-5.
ISL 2022-23: Hyderabad FC and Mumbai City share spoils after a six-goal thriller
Mumbai City FC started the first half on the aggressive and almost got their noses in front in the fifth minute. Jorge Pereyra found Bipin Singh inside the box with a well-timed through ball but the winger could only ripple the net from the outside with his effort. Ten minutes later, Hyderabad got their first shot on target when Joel Chianese.s freekick was headed straight at Phurba Lachenpa by Chinglensana Singh.
National Games football: Kerala, West Bengal to clash in men's football final
Coached by former India striker Biswajit Bhattacharya, West Bengal scored the match-winner through Surajit Handsa in the 20th minute who finished off a lightning counter-attack along the left flank after the cross came in. Led by experienced defender Suresh Meitei, who has I-League experience with Churchill Brothers and Roundglass Punjab.
PKL 9: Kandola, Bharat record Super 10s, help Bengaluru Bulls clinch thriller vs Paltan
They came out all guns blazing in the second half and levelled the scores at 35-35. However, Kandola and Bharat ensured that the Bulls walked off the mat as winners with the scoreline reading 41-39 in the end. Raiders Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat helped Puneri Paltan get off to a fabulous start as they raced away to a three-point lead at 5-2.
Barbora Krejcikova topples Swiatek to win Ostrava Open title
Krejcikova handed Swiatek just her second career defeat in 12 tour-level singles finals, and first in three years. The 26-year-old trailed 5-1 in the opening set, and though she couldn't turn the set all the way around, eventually won the match in a staggering 3 hours and 16 minutes.
Premier League: Arsenal overcome Liverpool for 3-2 win, back at top of the table
However, Liverpool struck back through Darwin Nunez midway through the half, but deep into first-half injury-time Bukayo Saka restored Arsenal's lead after a rapid counter-attack. The teams went in for the breather with Arsenal leading 2-1 at the Emirates. Liverpool again got back on level terms through frequent nemesis Roberto Firmino.
IND v SA, 2nd ODI: Iyer's unbeaten 113, Kishan's 93 give India an emphatic 7-wicket win over South Africa
After a late fightback from India meant South Africa were restricted to posting 278/7 in their 50 overs despite Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks making 79 and 74 respectively, Iyer and Kishan shared a match-winning stand of 161 off 154 balls and thwarted every challenge in their way to square the series 1-1. In the pursuit of chasing 279, India lost openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill in the first ten overs.
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