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Winter Olympics: Alpine skier Arif Khan attends opening ceremony in Beijing
The opening ceremony was held at the iconic Bird's Nest Stadium, which also hosted the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in 2008. India was the 23rd country in the Parade of Nations and the 31-year-old skier, sporting a red jacket, was carrying the Indian flag, accompanied by a couple of support staff. This year, for the first time in Winter Olympics history, each nation had two flag bearers -- one man and one woman.
Beijing Winter Games being called 'most shameful' Olympics since Hitler's
According to professor John Moore, a British scientist who heads China's 'climate-engineering' research programme, it would be surprising if the weather wasn't enhanced to cover up the fact the Games are being staged in an area where snow is in such short supply that it has had to be manufactured by freezing 49 million gallons of water.
England head coach Silverwood departs, decision on interim coach soon
The tourists led by Joe Root had lost the five-Test series 0-4 by huge margins, with tail-enders Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson managing to miraculously save the fourth Test at Sydney to prevent a clean sweep by the hosts. The ECB also said late on Thursday that "interim arrangements" for the upcoming three-Test away series against the West Indies will be announced shortly.
Athletic Club Bilbao knock Real Madrid out of Copa del Rey
The game looked to be heading for extra time when the winger collected the ball on the edge of the Madrid area to slot the ball past Thibaut Courtois in the Madrid goal. It was what Athletic deserved after dominating the league leaders, who had beaten them three times previously this season, Xinhua reports. Eder Militao then produced a great block when Nico looked as if he was in on goal before Athletic suffered a setback on the stroke of halftime Williams was forced off with a hamstring injury.
U-19 CWC: Qasim Akram makes history as Pakistan thrash Sri Lanka in 5th place playoff
The 19-year-old Akram smashed a brilliant unbeaten 80-ball 135 to help his side register an imposing 365/3, with opener Haseebullah Khan also scoring 136. Akram, who bowls off-spin, then returned to wipe out the entire Sri Lankan top order to finish with figures of 5/37 off 10 overs to notch a massive win.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to team up for Laver Cup
Federer, one of the first to congratulate his great rival Nadal for his Australian Open title, is delighted he will be joining him in London for the Laver Cup . I'm really looking forward to getting back into competition later this year and the Laver Cup is very much part of my plan. It's no secret that I love the event and I'm super excited to be returning to The O2 and to London, one of the greatest cities in the world," said 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.
Women's Asian Cup, semi-final: China PR stun Japan to close in on record-extending title
In an epic semi-final which ended 2-2 after extra time, goalkeeper Yu Zhu and captain Wang Shanshan played starring roles as China PR move within one match of winning a record-extending ninth AFC Women's Asian Cup title. It was a well-deserved victory as China PR came from behind twice, with Wang Shanshan netting their second equaliser in the final minute of extra time.
PKL 8: Deepak Hooda shines as Jaipur Pink Panthers outclass Dabang Delhi KC
Dabang Delhi's disorganised defence was the main reason for their downfall. Experienced stars Manjeet Chhillar, Jeeva Kumar and Joginder Narwal had very little effect on the match. They got just 7 tackle points in the entire match (which included two Super Tackles). All-rounder Sandeep Narwal also had a poor outing, making errors in the defence and not involving in the raids. Vijay was the sole performer with 16 points.
ISL 2021-22: Mumbai, ATKMB share spoils in 1-1 draw
David Williams opened the scoring for ATKMB in the ninth minute but an own goal from Pritam Kotal in the 24th minute restored parity for Mumbai. Both teams had their fair share of chances in each half but could not produce a winner. The result means ATKMB could not break into the top-four, remaining fifth with 20 points from 12 games. On the other hand, Mumbai's winless run stretched to seven games as the reigning champions remained sixth in the table with 19 points from 13 outings.
PKL 8: Tamil Thalaivas thrash Telugu Titans in Southern Derby
Sahil Gulia in the left corner picked up 4 points while raiders Ajinkya Pawar (10 points) and Manjeet (9 points) excelled in the one-sided victory. Telugu Titans were once again without sufficient quality across the mat. The absence of Siddharth Desai and Rajnish cost them dearly as they remained with just one win in the season.
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