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Champions League: Man City play Atletico at their own game to qualify for semis
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Pep Guardiola's side showed in the closing minutes that it is just as adept at the 'darker arts' of the game as Diego Simeone's side had shown in the first leg and were able to close the game down in the closing minutes. Anyone expecting Atletico to change their usual defensive tactics to get back into the tie in the first half was in for a disappointment as Diego Simeone's side remained content to sit deep despite their 1-0 defeat from the first leg.
Monte-Carlo Masters: Zverev, Rublev reach third round in Monaco
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After the shocking exit of top seed Novak Djokovic one day before, Zverev, seeking his sixth ATP Masters 1000 title, remained the highest-ranked player in the tournament. A victory at Monte-Carlo would see the 24-year-old move closer to the top spot of the ATP rankings.
IPL 2022: Rohit becomes 2nd Indian after Kohli to score 10,000 T20 runs
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The 34-year old Sharma achieved the landmark during Mumbai Indians' 5th match of IPL 2022 against Punjab Kings at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, here. Rohit was just 25 runs away when he started his innings on Wednesday he raced past that mark in just 16 balls with a big six off fast bowler Kagiso Rabada. However, the stylish batter ended up getting dismissed off the very next ball and finished his innings with 28 off 17.
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs
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It was the fifth-successive loss for the five-time champions Mumbai Indians in the ongoing IPL 2022 season. Invited to bat first, brilliant fifties by Shikhar Dhawan (70 off 50) and Mayank Agarwal (52 off 32) powered Punjab Kings to 198/5 in 20 overs. Apart from Shikhar and Mayank's superb hitting at the top, Jitesh Sharma (30 off 15) and Shahrukh Khan (15 not out off 6) gave late flourish to Punjab's innings at lower down the order.
Barcelona look to ensure place in Europa League semis
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Xavi Hernandez's men will be favourites to progress into the last four after a 1-1 draw in Germany a week ago, but should bear in mind that their two home matches in the Europa League this season ended in draws against Napoli and Galatasaray. The Catalans have improved drastically since Xavi took over as first-team coach, and are unbeaten in their last 15 matches in all competitions, with just two losses in their last 23 games.
IPL 2022: Dhawan, Mayank fifties propel Punjab to 198/5 against Mumbai Indians
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Apart from Shikhar and Mayank's brilliant hitting at the top, Jitesh Sharma (30 off 15) and Shahrukh Khan (15 off 6) gave late flourish to Punjab's innings at lower down the order, after being invited to bat first. Basil Thampi (2/47), Jasprit Bumrah (1/28), Murugan Ashwin (1/34), Jaydev Unadkat (1/44) were the wicket-takers for Mumbai Indians.
Goa, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai to host FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in October
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The football's governing body also stated that the draw for the tournament will be held in Zurich on June 24. Apart from hosts India, six countries - Brazil, Chile, China PR, Colombia, Japan and New Zealand - have been confirmed for the competition so far and are sure to feature in the draw on 24 June. With a total of 16 teams set to contest the tournament, spots are still up for grabs in several confederations.
IPL 2022: Retire out will happen a lot in the coming days, says R Ashwin
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On Sunday, Ashwin became the first batter in the IPL to retire out while batting for Rajasthan against Lucknow Super Giants. He was promoted to number six in the tenth over and after having scored 28 runs off 23 balls, Ashwin walked off after two balls of the 19th over when Royals were 135 for 4, to make way for Riyan Parag, who struck a six in one of the four balls he faced as Rajasthan eventually won by three runs.
IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians win toss, opt to bowl against Punjab Kings
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"We will bowl first. Looks like a similar pitch to the ones we have played, there will be help for the pacer, need to exploit. Just one change - Tymal Mills is back, replacing Ramandeep.Just want the guys to keep their heads high, it's important not to lose focus, keep trying harder and harder to get the points. Looking forward to doing well as a team," the Mumbai skipper said.
IPL 2022: Calls for Mumbai Indians to follow CSK's template to get back to winning ways
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Chennai, the defending champions, on Tuesday registered their first win of the ongoing edition of the mega event, defeating Bangalore at the DY Patil Stadium. Chennai's win was set up by a mammoth 165-run stand between Shivam Dube (95 not out off 46 balls) and Robin Uthappa (88 off 50 balls) hitting 17 sixes and 12 fours, as 156 runs came off the last 10 overs. With the ball, off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana took out openers Faf du Plessis and Anuj Rawat while left-arm pacer Mukesh Choudhary and captain Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell respectively to break the back of Bangalore's chase in the first six overs.
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