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Champions League: Bayern survive a scare, hold Salzburg 1-1 with a last-minute goal
The German giants left it late as Kingsley Coman's last-minute tap-in canceled out Chikwubuike Adamu's first-half goal to deny Salzburg a famous Champions League victory in this round of 16 first leg. Salzburg's hopes suffered an early blow when Noah Okafor limped off but they responded in perfect fashion, replacement Adamu rounding off a flowing counterattack with a well-struck finish that belied his 20 years.
India's Maini to Race with Mercedes AMG in German DTM series
After a successful rookie season in Germany's premier racing series, Arjun Maini, will participate this season appear for Mercedes AMG in the DTM series. The Indian driver will also contest the pre-season tests in his official DTM Mercedes AMG car before the season opener in Portimao, Portugal, between April 30 and May 1.
PKL 8: Bengal Warriors thrash Tamil Thalaivas
Captain Maninder Singh (14 points) and all-rounder Mohammad Nabibakhsh (13 points) picked Super 10s while Bengal's defence was marshalled efficiently by Abozar Mighani (6 points) and Ran Singh (4 points). The much-changed Thalaivas had a poor day on the mat with the likes of Sagar and Surjeet Singh struggling to stop the Bengal raiders.
Bengaluru Open 2: Prajwal/Niki reach doubles quarters; Vukic, Purcell advance
The Indian youngsters beat their higher-ranked rivals 6-2, 6-4 en route to the last-eight stage of the doubles event. Arjun Khade, who will take on third seed Frenchman Enzo Couacaud in the singles pre-quarterfinal match on Thursday, combined with Austrian Alexander Erler to breeze past the duo of Bogdan Bobrov (Russia) and Dominik Palan (Czech Republic) with a 6-0, 6-3 victory.
Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles gets engaged to Jonathan Owens
Biles, 24, shared several photos of Owens' proposal on social media, celebrating the news. The Olympic gymnast also posted a photo of the ring itself, which featured an oval-shaped centre stone. "The Easiest yes," the US gymnast wrote on Instagram. "I can't wait to spend forever & ever with you, you're everything I dreamed of and more! let's get married Fiance."
ISL 2021-22: Odisha FC and Chennaiyin FC share spoils, top-four hopes almost over
Rahim Ali (2nd) opened the scoring for Chennaiyin before Javi Hernandez (18th) pulled one back for Odisha for Jonathas Cristian (51st) to help them go in front in the second half. But Nerijus Valskis found the back of the net for Chennaiyin to ensure their rivals don't get all three points.
1st T20I: We fell 15-20 runs short, bowlers did well, says Pollard
After being restricted to 157/7, West Indies spinners bowled superbly in the middle overs to tighten the screws on the Indian batters. However, a solid knock by Suryakumar Yadav helped India to a six-wicket win. Pollard said his bowlers did well to take the match to the 19th over.
Muguruza, Sabalenka stunned; Ostapenko overcomes Swiatek in Dubai
Ostapenko triumphed in an extraordinary battle over another former French Open champion and No.6 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4), Teichmann took out No.10 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 7-6(0), 6-2 and Yastremska ousted No.2 seed Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6(3).
1st T20I: India beat West Indies by 6 wickets, take 1-0 series lead
A solid bowling performance on his debut by young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (2/17) helped India restrict West Indies to 157/7 in 20 overs despite an attacking fifty by Nicholas Pooran (61 off 43). Apart from Bishnoi, Harshal Patel (2/37) also bowled well to keep things in control of India.
SAI appoints 398 coaches, assistant coaches in preparation for Olympics 2024, 2028
Many among them are ex-international athletes and Arjuna awardees who have competed or won medals in elite competitions such as the World Championships and Olympics. Of the total number of 398, 101 coaches are joining on deputation from PSUs and other government bodies.
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