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Atletico win again, disaster for Valencia in La Liga
Barca were unable to break down a well-drilled rival and failed to score for their third consecutive match, following another flat performance, reports Xinhua. Barca's injury problems got worse in the 18th minute when Sergi Roberto had to limp off with a muscle injury and was replaced by Eric Garcia. Their best chance came in the 26th minute when Raphinha hit the post when put clean through, and Alex Balde also sent the rebound against the woodwork.
Title race hots up in Premier League as Arsenal held while Man City cruise to win
Arsenal looked to be cruising to a comfortable win when Gabriel Jesus put them ahead over David Moyes' strugglers after seven minutes, and Martin Odegaard doubled the lead three minutes later, reports Xinhua. That was a decisive miss, as West Ham went down the other end and Jarrod Bowen scored what turned out to be the final goal of the game, although Michail Antonio rattled the woodwork for West Ham in the closing minutes.
IPL 2023: Suryakumar, Rana and Hrithik Shokeen fined for breach of code of conduct during MI-KKR clash
Suryakumar, making his IPL captaincy debut through Sunday's match and scored a 25-ball 43, was fined after Mumbai maintained a slow over-rate. As it was his team's first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, he was fined Rs. 12 lakhs.
IPL 2023: There might be a Jhulan or Harman in the stands, says Nita Ambani as 19,000 girls witness MI-KKR clash
Ishan Kishan hammered a half-century while Suryakumar roared back to form to negate a brilliant 104 off 51 deliveries by Venkatesh Iyer and help Mumbai defeat Kolkata by five wickets to register their second win of the ongoing season.
IPL 2023: 'Somebody had to do it', Venkatesh happy to step in for Shreyas Iyer at No 3
He essayed that role for the first time this season in the match against defending champions Gujarat Titans and scored 83, helping his team to victory. He came in at No 3 in the next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad but could manage only 10 runs off 11 balls before Marco Jansen sent him packing. Persisting with the role, Venkatesh slammed a belligerent 51-ball 104 against Mumbai Indians, though in a losing cause as Mumbai Indians won by five wickets.
Super Cup: Bengaluru FC play out 1-1 draw with Kerala Blasters, reach semi-finals
Bengaluru FC came out with the intent to take matters into their own hands and got an early lead in the 23rd minute through Roy Krishna, but Kerala Blasters, backed by a goodly crowd of 22,565 spectators, came roaring back through Diamantakos Dimitrios, who netted in the 78th minute.
IPL 2023: Wanted to win against these guys...they beat us three times last year, says Hetmyer after his blitz
With seven runs needed off the final over, the big-hitting West Indies batter said he was focused on taking two runs on the very first ball to see what happens next. It exactly happened the same way as Hetmyer got to his fifty in 25 balls and finished off the chase by pulling Ahmad over deep mid-wicket for six.
Sachin Tendulkar pens heartwarming note on son, Arjun's IPL debut
Arjun became the first son to play for the same Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise that his father Sachin Tendulkar represented for many years. Opening the bowling, the left-arm seamer conceded five runs in his first over. He made a strong appeal for lbw against Jagadeesan but was turned down by the umpire as it looked like the ball would go over the stumps.
I want to keep on enhancing my performance with each passing competition and year: Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj is getting set to compete in the event after winning the 2022 Diamond League final that was held in Zurich. Before traveling to Doha to compete in the Diamond League, which will be the first competitive tournament of 2023, Chopra talked about how he is preparing to compete against the best in Doha.
IPL 2023: Happy to score a century, disappointed for team's defeat, says KKR's Venkatesh Iyer
While KKR had lost N Jagadeeshan (0), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (8) and skipper Nitish Rana (5) cheaply, Venkatesh continued to flourish at the other end, batting fluently and at an outstanding strike rate of 200+. He completed his half-century off 23 balls and raced to his first century in 49 deliveries, hitting six fours and nine sixes.
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