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Analysis: Four things to look out for in Spain's Matchday 5
Cadiz coach Sergio Gonzalez's future depends on a good display against Barca Cadiz coach Sergio Gonzalez and Sevilla's Julen Lopetegui are the early-season favorites in the 'sack-race' to see who will be the first coach to lose their job this season. Despite leading Cadiz to safety last season, Sergio is under pressure after a start that has seen his side lose all four matches, while conceding 10 goals and not scoring any.
Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by five wickets
Spinners Wanindu Hasaranga (3/21) and Maheesh Theekshana's (2/21) impressive bowling performance helped Sri Lanka bowl out Pakistan for 121 in 19.1 overs. Apart from Hasaranga and Theekshana, Pramod Madushan (2/21), Chamika Karunaratne (1/4) and Dhananjaya de Silva (1/18) also bowled with discipline and did a decent job for Sri Lanka.
AIFF President, Secretary-General meet FIFA President in Doha
Kalyan Chaubey was last month elected as AIFF President and later nominated Prabhakaran as secretary-general. This was their first courtesy visit to the FIFA office and thus called on the FIFA President. They had an encouraging and constructive meeting with the FIFA President on the future development of Indian Football, the AIFF informed on Friday.
Durand Cup: Dauda brace takes Mohammedan Sporting to semis
MDSP, despite missing out on key players like Faslu and Abhishek Halder due to injuries and suspension, were on the front foot from the outset and it seemed like a matter of time before they scored. Marcus Joseph himself missed a couple of headers before setting up the opener.
I feel lonely being the only Indian competing at the top: Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra, the World Championships silver medallist, capped his superb season by winning the title at the Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday, becoming the first Indian to win the Diamond League Final Trophy. Chopra's throw of 88.84 metres proved enough to seal the title.
Premier League postpones weekend's matches as mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. The country is now in a state of national mourning. "At a meeting this morning, Premier League clubs paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II," the Premier League said in a statement on Friday.
India were hard done by in Asia Cup with injuries to Bumrah, Harshal, Jadeja: Saba Karim
Before departing for Asia Cup in the UAE, Bumrah and Harshal were unavailable for selection due to back and rib injuries. Before the start of Super Four stage, Jadeja was ruled out due to right knee injury and has undergone surgery for the same, ruling him out of selection for the T20 World Cup in October-November.
Neeraj Chopra to skip National Games in Gujarat, to prepare for mega events next season
The National Games will take place between September 27 and October 10 in six cities -- Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar -- in Gujarat. Around 8000 sportspersons from all 28 States and eight Union Territories are expected to compete in 36 sports.
I have come back to my template after century against Afghanistan, asserts Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, who had been battling poor form and was unable to score a century since November 2019, fired a warning to rival teams ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November, smashing a 61-ball unbeaten 122 as India defeated Afghanistan by 101 runs.
Bhavna Tokekar breaks four records in World Powerlifting Championship
Participating as a Master 3 athlete (age 50-54) in the under-75kg weight category in Full Powerlifting and Bench Press events, Bhavna made four world records. She squatted with 102.5kg, a world record (previous record 90kg), did a bench press of 80kg (previous record 40kg), then had a deadlift of 132.5kgs (previous record 105kg). Her total lift of 315kg was also a world record.
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