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Leipzig edge Stuttgart to move second in Bundesliga
The 'Swabians' caught a bright start on the road as Thomas Kastanaras unleashed a dangerous shot from the edge of the box to test Leipzig's goalkeeper Janis Blaswich with nine minutes played, reports Xinhua news agency. Leipzig needed some time to gain a foothold into the game but opened the scoring with its first attempt as Szoboszlai's free-kick from 30 meters caught Stuttgart custodian Florian Muller.
Man City beat Arsenal 1-0 to reach FA Cup fifth round
Nathan Ake's right-footed strike shortly after the hour mark sealed the win for the Blues and kept alive Pep Guardiola's hopes of winning the prestigious cup competition for a second time, reports mancity.com. Both sides will feel they had the chances to win the match but it was a carefully placed finish from an unlikely source that ultimately proved the difference.
Australian Open: Djokovic overcomes Paul to set No.1 showdown with Tsitsipas in final
Djokovic's two-hour and 20-minute win set up a championship match clash against Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas, who earlier defeated Karen Khachanov 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3. Sunday's final will also be a straight shootout for No. 1 in the ATP Rankings, with the winner set to leapfrog Carlos Alcaraz into the top spot on Monday.
Keep your focus, now that you are back in the team: Father's message to Shaw after India comeback
Known for his attacking approach, Shaw was a compelling opening batter option for India in T20Is but the Hardik Pandya led side, in the first match, went ahead with Shubman Gill, who has been in sensational form in ODI cricket. "It has been a long time that I wasn't a part of this team but I am happy to be back and everyone, my dad, they were happy as well because the call-up came after a long time.
U19 Women's T20 WC: England set up final clash with India after three-run win over Australia
With their powerful batting line-up having faltered by posting 99 all out and leaving Australia exactly 100 runs at under a run a ball to win, an intense effort in the field and with the ball helped England defend a modest target. Player of the match Hannah Baker led the charge, with the leg-spinner's beguiling spell fetching her figures of 3/10 off four overs.
Hockey World Cup: Belgium beat Netherlands 3-2 in shootout, set up final clash with Germany
In the second game of the day, Belgium faced Netherlands in the finals rematch from the 2018 Men's World Cup. While Belgium retained a major part of their core from that campaign, only four Dutch players in the squad playing in the semi-finals were part of the team that won silver at the 2018 World Cup.
IND v NZ, 1st T20I: We ended up giving 25 runs more than par, says Hardik Pandya
Though there was a 68-run stand off 51 balls for the fourth wicket between Hardik and Suryakumar Yadav, followed by Washington Sundar notching up his maiden T20I fifty after taking 2/22 with the ball, it couldn't make up for the top-three batters falling in power-play and eventually, India ended up 21 runs short, giving New Zealand 1-0 lead in three-match series.
ISL 2022-23: Mumbai City FC extend winning streak to 16 games, beat Jamshedpur FC 2-1
Boris Singh had put the hosts in front in the 63rd minute before Lallianzuala Chhangte and Vikram Singh turned the game on its head in the final ten minutes to seal the victory for the visitors. The win extended the Islanders' lead at the top of the table to seven points. Aidy Boothroyd made four changes to his team and brought in TP Rehenesh, Pratik Chaudhari, Boris Singh and Jay Thomas. Rafael Crivellaro started from the bench.
1st T20I: Santner leads superb spin show as New Zealand beat India by 21 runs, take 1-0 lead in series
After Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway smashed half-centuries in powering New Zealand to 176/6 in 20 overs, including a 27-run final over, India lost their top three in powerplay as Santner, Michael Bracewell and Ish Sodhi made the most out of turn and controlled their line and length well to guide visitors to their first win of the tour.
Hockey World Cup: Late-blooming Germany ride Peillat hat-trick to stun Australia 4-3, reach final
With drag flicker Jeremy Hayward (11th min) and Nathan Ephraums (26th min) scoring a goal in each of the first two quarters, Australia looked on course to win the first semifinal with a 2-0 lead at half-time. But Peillat, who switched allegiance to Germany just before the Tokyo Olympics and did not play international hockey for three years
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