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Ryan Reynolds-owned Welsh club promoted to English Football League
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The English Football League (EFL) consists of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in England until 1992, when the top 22 clubs broke away to form the Premier League.
Pankaj Advani makes magnificent debut in Mumbai Billiards League
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The cue sports maestro Advani (-100 handicap) representing Cricket Club of India (CCI) started in whirlwind fashion and rolled in an unfinished 200-point break and defeated P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 'B' team youngster Aditya Shandilya (+60) by a clear 200-4 margin to set the tone for the team's facile 587-240 win in a Group-B.
Stuttgart Open: Swiatek advances to final after injured Jabeur retires, to face Sabalenka
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Swiatek will face No.2 Aryna Sabalenka in Sunday's final. The Australian Open champion dropped just three games to advance to her third straight Stuttgart final, defeating Anastasia Potapova in the semifinals. The much-anticipated first meeting of the season between Swiatek and Jabeur ended prematurely after the.
Super Cup: Odisha FC beat NorthEast United FC 3-1, set up final with Bengaluru FC
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A double strike by Nandha Kumar and a goal from Diego Mauricio were enough for Odisha to register a smooth win despite being down by an early goal scored by NorthEast's prolific goal-getter and Colombian striker Wilmar Jordan. In the final to be played on Tuesday Odisha FC's rivals will be formidable.
IPL 2023: I think credit should go to pacers, says Sam Curran after PBKS beat MI in high-scorer
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Curran helped Punjab Kings come back from 83/4 at the halfway stage, struck a brilliant half-century (55 off 29 balls) and with Harpreet Singh Bhatia (41 off 28) and Jitesh Sharma (25 off 7) contributing handsomely, Punjab Kings scored 109 runs in the last six overs to reach a massive score of 214/8 in 20 overs.
IPL 2023: Arshdeep's four-fer outshines Green, Suryakumar fifties; helps PBKS beat MI by 13 runs
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After their bowling unit conceded 109 runs in the last six overs to allow Punjab Kings to post 214/8 after being asked to bat first by Rohit Sharma, Green blasted 67 off 43 deliveries and Suryakumar Yadav hammered 57 off 26 balls as Mumbai Indians could only manage to score 201/6 in 20 overs as they fell short despite a brave chase. Skipper Rohit Sharma smacked a 27-ball 44 but in the end, that effort went in vain.
Mumbai City FC to organise development football league from U-8s to U-10s
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The Mumbai City Golden Baby League will be conducted from April 23 to May 28 at the Sporting Lions Turf, Neville D'Souza Football Ground in Bandra, Mumbai. It will be conducted in conjunction with the Mumbai Football Association (MFA), Western India Football Association (WIFA) and the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
IPL 2023: Curran, Harpreet, Jitesh knocks propel Punjab Kings to 214/8 against Mumbai Indians
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Curran smashed 55 off 29 deliveries and Harpreet Sigh hammered 41 off 28 deliveries to set a platform and Jitesh sharma capitalised on it by smacking four sixes for a 7-ball 25 as PBKS clubbed 95 runs in the last five overs to set up a mammoth total. The highlight of this phase of the game was a 31-run over by Arjun Tendulkar that brought Punjab Kings back into the game.
IPL 2023: Don't know how it happened but it happened, says LSG skipper Rahul after loss to GT
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Rahul looked good in reaching his fifty in 38 balls and had a strike-rate upwards of 150 in powerplay, apart from sharing fifty-plus stands with Kyle Mayers and Krunal Pandya. But after crossing his fifty, the LSG skipper managed to get his next 18 runs off 23 balls to eventually make 68 off 61 balls, falling in the final over to Mohit Sharma as Lucknow ended up at 128/7 in 20 overs, choking in what looked like an easy chase in a baffling fashion.
IPL 2023: Mohit Sharma made my life easy with his plans and execution, says Hardik Pandya
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Mohit took out KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis in an over which included two run-outs to take Gujarat to a spectacular victory. Titans skipper Hardik Pandya was in tremendous praise of Mohit, saying the fast-bowler made his life easy by backing his plans and executing them well.
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