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Rushab Shah excels in Sportsbike Super Series with seven podium finishes in Dubai
Except in one race in which he had a high side, the Indian clinched seven podium finishes with two wins and five second-place finishes, from the 8 races in which he took part in his class. Astride a humble Yamaha R6 in the Rookie Category, the talented rider punched above his weight gaining many top-5 finishes in the higher super.
Euro 2024 Qualifiers: Cristiano Ronaldo breaks record of world's most-capped male international
Ronaldo led Portugal to a 4-0 triumph against Liechtenstein, scoring a brace. The veteran's first strike was a penalty, while his second was a ferocious free kick. With his 197th international appearance for Portugal Ronaldo leapfrogged Kuwait legend Bader Al-Mutawa (196 caps). Malaysian icon Soh Chin Ann is third on the list with 195 caps, Egyptian Ahmed Hassan (184) on fourth and Oman great Ahmed Mubarak (183) is fifth.
Swiss Open: Sindhu, Prannoy, Srikanth ousted; Shetty-Rankireddy reach quarters
Mithun Manjunath too went out at the pre-quarterfinal stage, thus leaving the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the second seeds, remaining in the fray. Sindhu, the defending champion, lost to Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-15, 12-21, 21-18 in a hard-fought Round of 16 encounter.
Hundred draft: Tim David, Tom Abell in top picks; David retained by Southern Brave via RTM
In the draft held on Thursday night, over 30 male players were picked across eight teams with Welsh Fire roping in Abell while David returned to Southern Brave via their Right-To-Match (RTM) card. With new coach Michael Hussey taking charge of affairs after a winless 2022 season, Welsh Fire strengthened their squad significantly by securing.
Watch | Lionel Messi scores 800th career goal with amazing free-kick
Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina, on Thursday successfully scored his 800th career goal during an international friendly match against Pana. The goal, which was achieved through an incredulous free-kick, found its way into the top-right corner of the goal during the 89th minute of play.
Football: Finnish businessman tables offer to buy Manchester United
According to foreign media, the sale price of Manchester United is estimated at more than five billion euros (5.45 million U.S. dollars), reports Xinhua. However, Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus estimated in his announcement that the club's current market value is less than 3.9 billion U.S. dollars, or 3.6 billion euros.
Football: UEFA open investigation into FC Barcelona match-fixing accusations
Barca are alleged to have paid around 7.5 million euros to a company owned by Jose Maria Negreira between 2001 and 2018, while Negreira was vice president of the committee. This committee oversees the performances of referees in Spain. UEFA explained on Thursday that they would be looking at the case.
Wessly Madhevere becomes third Zimbabwe player to take ODI hat-trick
Zimbabwe had been bowled out for 271 in 49.2 overs, but like with the first ODI, drama unfolded in the second innings. The backbone of Zimbabwe's happened to be a 104-run stand between Sean Williams (77) and Clive Madande (52). For the Netherlands, Shariz Ahmad starred with 5-43, his first five-for in ODI cricket.
SAFF U-17 Women's football: India square off against hosts Bangladesh
"We are happy to have won the first match because it's the first time our players are participating in a big competition like this," said India head coach Priya P.V. "We are playing on an artificial pitch here which is different from the grounds we have been practising on. The girls performed well, so I'm very happy with that."
La Liga: Jose Luis Mendilibar replaces Jorge Sampaoli as Sevilla FC coach
Mendilibar is a well-known name in La Liga, having coached SD Eibar to great success for six seasons (2015-2021) during their seven-season stay in Spain's top flight and to an all-time high finish of 9th in 2017/18 -- the first and only season the club finished ahead of all other Basque sides in Spain's football standings.
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