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Dortmund trash Cologne 6-1 to go top in Bundesliga
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The BVB dominated possession from the kick-off and opened the scoring with 15 minutes gone as Donyell Malen danced through Cologne's defender before squaring into the path of Raphael Guerreiro, who beat Cologne goalkeeper Marvin Schwabe from a tight angle on Saturday night. Dortmund gained momentum.
Hockey India Awards: Hardik Singh, Savita named Player of the Year 2022
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Hardik Singh and Savita received a standing ovation as they were announced as the winners of the Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year 2022 Awards for Men and Women, respectively. The winners of the prestigious players' awards for 2022 received a glittering trophy along with a cash prize of INR 25.00 Lakh each.
Real Sociedad, Real Betis out of Europa League, Sevilla cling on
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Real Sociedad hurled everything at Roma to try to overturn their 2-0 defeat in Rome a week ago, but despite 19 shots in the match, they were unable to break down a defense typically well-organized by Jose Mourinho in a 0-0 draw in the Reale Arena. Roma failed to register a single shot on target in the match, but they were able to defend their first-leg advantage relatively comfortably against a side that has lost steam in the last two months of the competition, a Xinhua report said.
Australian football league targets Canberra, Auckland for expansion
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It marks the first expansion of the men's league since the APL was unbundled from Football Australia (FA) in 2020. (APL), administrators of the A-League Men and Women competitions, on Wednesday announced it is seeking to add two new teams to the men's league in time for the 2024-25 season, a Xinhua report said. It marks the first.
FIFA announces new international match calendar
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According to the men's international match calendar 2025-2030, a 16-day, four-match window will be introduced in late September/early October from 2026, as well as a nine-day, two-match window each in March, June and November. The 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be played on July 19, 2026.
Real Madrid favorites to progress against Liverpool in Champions League
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Liverpool have shown some signs of recovery since then, with a 7-0 thrashing of an in-form Manchester United, but Jurgen Klopp's side was brought crashing back to earth again at the weekend when they lost 1-0 to Bournemouth, who had started that game bottom of the Premier League.
South Korea beat China in AFC U20 Asian Cup quarters
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By finishing as a semifinalist, South Korea qualified for the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup. The last time China played in the U20 World Cup was in 2005, reports Xinhua. Mutalifu Yimingkari put China ahead in the 47th minute after driving into the box and scoring from a tight angle.
Top seed Brenda Fruhvirtova lifts ITF Women's Open, defeats India's Ankita Raina
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KP Balaraj, the founder of KPB Family Trust, Sunil Yajaman, Joint Secretary of KSLTA, and Shruthi Iyer, Mrs India Universe 2021, attended the prize distribution function. Cutting back to the match, the proceedings had a different beginning to it as Fruhvirtova, a World No. 163 from Czech Republic, did not look sharp in the first set against Raina, the fourth seed.
Prithviraj, Shreyasi, miss out in Mixed Trap as Doha Shotgun World Cup concludes
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Prithviraj and Shreyasi shot a combined 142 out of 150 in qualification, a point less than the bronze-medal-match qualifying score of 143, attained by Turkey and Poland. They eventually finished sixth and India with just the sole Prithviraj Tondaiman men's trap bronze, as USA topped the tally with three golds.
German Open quarters: Chinese shuttler Wang Zhiyi regrets losing points too fast against Yamaguchi
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Yamaguchi smashed an overwhelming 16-2 run at the beginning of the third game against Wang and finally won the match 21-18, 16-21, 21-14, reports Xinhua. "I was losing points so quickly during the third game. That's definitely not like what I expected," said 22-year-old Wang. After the match, Wang holds a 3-3 record against Yamaguchi, but lost the recent three matches.
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