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Indian Super League: Stoppage time goal helps ATK Mohun Bagan beat Chennaiyin FC 1-0
Both sides made a couple of changes coming into the game. Chennaiyin's Deepak Tangri and Thoi Singh started in place of Anirudh Thapa and Edwin Vanspaul while Javier Hernandez and Manvir Singh were preferred over David Williams and Prabir Das by Habas. The first half was evenly contested with both defences blocking each other out.
I want to carry forward confidence gained in Australia: Speedster Mohammed Siraj
On his return from Australia after the team's historic 2-1 Test series win -- the second consecutive Test series triumph in Australia -- the 26-year-old bowler said he had no time to relax and would like to focus on the game without thinking too much. India's next series is against England at home, starting on February 5 in Chennai.
Women's Golf: Hitashee Bakshi snatches lead from sister Jahanvi Bakshi
There were as many as five players in tied second and apart from Ridhima the bunch included first round leader, Jahanvi Bakshi (75), the elder sister of Hitaashee. The other four are last week's runner-up Pranavi Urs (72), emerging talent Oviya Reddi (71) and amateur Avani Prashanth (72).
Match Preview 67: Resurgent East Bengal face flying Mumbai City | Match Preview 67
While the arrival of Bright Enobakhare has given them a trump card in attack, SCEB do have defensive issues. No team has conceded as many goals as them in the second half (13) and only one has conceded more in the last fifteen minutes of the match (5). They will, however, be buoyed by the form that goalkeeper Debjit Majumder has been displaying.
Ajinkya Rahane receives red carpet welcome on reaching Mumbai home
A large number of his society members gathered near Rahane's home as people showered rose petals on him while dhol and trumpets played constantly. Chants of 'aala re aala Ajinkya aala' (here comes our Ajinkya) could be heard clearly, all of which turned it into a celebratory occasion.
Thailand Open: Sindhu through to quarter-finals
Sindhu beat Selvaduray 21-10, 21-12 in a match that lasted 35 minutes. The Olympic silver medallist now faces either Thai fourth-seed Ratchanok Intanon, who beat former world no.1 Saina Nehwal in the first round, or South Korea's Hyung Ji Sung.
Thailand Open: Sameer Verma eases into quarters, HS Prannoy crashes out
Verma led the match from the start and took the opening game in less than 20 minutes. Having beaten the eighth seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the opening round, the world number 31 took his game a notch higher as he won the second game 21-9 to march into the last eight. Verma will now face world three Anders Antonsen for a place in the semi-finals.
PCB sign deals with broadcasters to take Pak cricket to United Kingdom, New Zealand
After sport networks PTV Sports and SuperSport had acquired Pakistan and Africa region's media rights for Pakistan cricket, respectively last year, the PCB has now signed partnerships in North America, the Caribbean, New Zealand and the UK.
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes top goalscorer in football history
The Supercoppa is a traditional clash between the previous season's Serie A and Coppa Italia winners. Juventus was missing Paulo Dybala, Matthijs de Ligt and Alex Sandro, but Juan Cuadrado returned to the starting line-up after recovering from Covid-19. Meanwhile, Napoli had to do without Victor Osimhen and Fabian Ruiz.
Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj-Ashwini enter mixed doubles' quarters
Satwiksairaj and Ashwini defeated their German opponents 22-20, 14-21, 21-16 in a match that lasted for 56 minutes. In the first game, the Indians banked on their powerful strokes from the backcourt and eventually went on to seal it with a scoreline of 22-20.
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