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Barcelona's Lewandowski "proud and happy" to score in La Liga
Lewandowski was chosen as the MVP of the match after he led the Catalans to the victory with two goals and an assist. "I felt loved in Barcelona from the first day. It's a special feeling for me. For sure I'm really happy and proud as we won, while I scored my first goals in La Liga," Lewandowski was quoted as saying by Eleven Sports on Monday. "In the first half we didn't play perfectly, but we turned the pace after the break. I saw progress in the team's performance," he added. The 34-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Sunday evening, needed just 44 seconds to find his first goal in La Liga, reports Xinhua.
Durand Cup: East Bengal play goalless draw with Indian Navy
It was a cagey first half with East Bengal coach Stephen Constantine opting for a four-man midfield and an all-Indian playing eleven. His plans probably went haywire right at the start when Naorem Mahesh Singh picked up an injury and had to be replaced by Tuhin Das.
Two-time champion Momota reaches second round at badminton worlds
Momota took only 37 minutes to see off the 82nd-ranked Munoz 21-16, 21-14. The local favourite will next face India's H.S. Prannoy. Third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark became the biggest name to crash out in the first round as he went down to Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 21-15, 21-19.
La Liga: Four things we learned in week two
FC Barcelona scored three second-half goals to decide a game that was looking evenly balanced at 1-1 away to Real Sociedad, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen making some vital saves to stop Barca from going behind. All of that changed with the entry of Ansu Fati into the game, as the youngster provided two assists and scored himself as Barca ran out 4-1 winners. Fati has endured two terrible years with knee and muscle injuries and it's hard to believe he is still just 19 years old, but once again he showed his enormous talent.
India beat South Korea 3-2 to win bronze in Asian U18 volleyball championships
India, who had lost 0-3 to hosts Iran in the semifinals, overcame South Korea in the hard-fought encounter, winning 25-20, 25-21, 26-28, 19-25, 15-12. The 2007 runners-up India, who finished second behind Japan in Pool B, defeated Chinese Taipei 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the eight-team competition.
IND v ZIM, 3rd ODI: Had made three nineties but wanted to get a century, says Shubman Gill
"Definitely special (on hitting his maiden international ton). The bat was pretty good and that's why I changed it after my fifty as I wanted to save it. Always special to get a hundred. I had made three nineties but wanted to get a century," said Gill in the post-match presentation ceremony. On a Sunny Monday morning sky, Gill had a splash with a top-class 130 off 97 balls, laced with 15 fours and a six, and was head and shoulders above everyone in the Indian team.
IND v ZIM, 3rd ODI: Zimbabwe took the game deep, would have liked to finish the game earlier, says KL Rahul
After Shubman Gill's top-class maiden ODI century, 130 off 97 balls, laced with 15 fours and a six took India to 289-8, Zimbabwe were down and out in the run chase at 169-7. In came Sikandar Raza and he slammed 115 off 95 balls, including nine fours and three sixes, to bring Zimbabwe on the verge of a huge victory. Raza also shared a 104-run stand off 79 balls with Brad Evans (28), who had earlier taken his maiden five-for in ODI cricket, 5-54 in ten overs, as a boisterous home crowd cheered them on.
IND v ZIM, 3rd ODI: Shubman Gill's 130 outshines Sikandar Raza's 115 as India win by 13 runs; secure 3-0 series sweep
After Gill's top-class 130 off 97 balls, laced with 15 fours and a six took India to 289-8, Zimbabwe were down and out in the run chase at 169-7. In came Raza and he slammed 115 off 95 balls, including nine fours and three sixes, to bring Zimbabwe on the verge of a huge victory. Raza also shared a 104-run stand off 79 balls with Brad Evans (28), who had earlier taken his maiden five-for in ODI cricket, 5-54 in ten overs, as a boisterous home crowd cheered them on.
Pedri stunned by new Barcelona goal hero Lewandowski
On the back of a frustrating goalless draw against Rayo Vallecano on the opening weekend, the former Bayern Munich frontman opened the scoring with just 44 seconds on the clock. Aleksander Isak equalised for La Real, who had chances to take the lead, before the introduction of Ansu Fati in the second half inspired Barcelona to their first win of the campaign, reports DPA.
BWF World Championhips: Lakshya Sen advances; Sai Praneeth, Malvika Bansod crash out
It was a mixed day for India as Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy advanced in women's doubles while M.R Arjun and Dhruv Kapilla made it to the second round in men's doubles. The mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto too advanced, beating the German pair of Patrick Scheiel and Franziska Volkmann 21-12, 21-13 in 29 minutes.
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