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Bundesliga: Leipzig's ball robber Konrad Laimer to meet his future Bayern teammates
The league will restart on Friday after the winter break, as Leipzig will play against leaders Bayern Munich, reports Xinhua news agency. Seven defeats, three draws, and only one victory while in the shirt of Leipzig neither satisfy the Austrian international nor his teammates.
Andrey Rublev defeats Dominic Thiem in Melbourne Opener
In a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win, the fifth seed followed a familiar game plan as he controlled the match with his booming forehand and serve, reports atptour.com. Thiem competed well in his first Australian Open since 2021, but was undone by late breaks in each of the first two sets. Rublev, who saved the only two break points he faced in the second set, left no doubt in the final set.
ILT20: Robin Uthappa becomes first player to receive Green Belt after his fantastic innings of 79 runs off 46 balls
Once the winning team has lifted the magnificent DP World ILT20 tournament trophy, and as part of the final presentations, the coveted Black Belt will be presented to the owner of the victorious team. Also during the presentations, the most valuable player of the league will be recognised and receive the stunning Red Belt, acknowledging his crowd-pleasing, consistent efforts.
Thailand overcomes Vietnam to retain ASEAN football title
The two teams entered the match after a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Vietnam's home ground, reports Xinhua news agency. Thai skipper Theerathon Bunmathan struck from outside the box in the 24th minute to score for the home team.
ILT20 introduces unique player awards; Green Belt for highest scorer, White for top wicket-taker
While the players are getting a chance to experience several distinct initiatives, such as the usage of fan-engaging Smartball technology on the field, the cricketing superstars are being presented with a unique set of awards during the competition, which kicked off following a glittering opening ceremony at the Dubai International on Frida. The tournament is being held across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
Indian women's hockey team registers stellar 5-1 win over South Africa
Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, the industrious midfielder took to the pitch as a senior for the first time as she was selected to start against South Africa in this game. It marked a momentous occasion for the young player who led the Indian women's junior team at the Uniphar U23 5-Nation Tournament 2022 in May.
Hockey World Cup: Australia score late goal to secure 3-3 draw with Argentina
Australia and Argentina had started the tournament in contrasting styles -- the Kookaburras thrashing France 8-0 while Argentina overcame South Africa 1-0. But on Monday, Australia were trailing Argentina by a goal (3-2) with four minutes to go for the final hooter when the experienced Blake Govers scored a field goal in the 57th minute to make it 3-3 and claim one point for the Kookaburras from the match.
Table tennis: China bags four titles at WTT Contender Durban
China's Qian Tianyi broke open a 1-1 tie after two sets to get past her compatriot Fan Siqi 4-1 to be crowned the women's singles champion. Three doubles events of the tournament featured all-Chinese finals. Zhang Rui and Kuai Man beat Qian and Shi Xunyao 3-1 in the women's doubles final, while Chen Yuanyu and Lin Shidong defeated Xu Yingbin and Xu Haidong 3-1 in the men's doubles title contention.
ILT20: Vince scores half-century as Gulf Giants beat Dubai Capitals by 6 wickets
Vince, who had hit 65 in the first match in his team's six-wicket win against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on Sunday, produced yet another captain's knock that came off 56 balls with seven boundaries and three sixes. He put on a 107 runs partnership for the third wicket with Erasmus, whose knock came off 28 balls with five boundaries and two sixes. Gulf Giants won the match with six balls to spare.
Hockey World Cup: France beat South Africa 2-1, remain in contention for QF spot
France had started with a 0-8 defeat against World No. 1 Australia while South Africa had lost 0-1 to Argentina. France and South Africa have competed multiple times over the past year in the FIH Hockey Pro League as well as the recently concluded FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup.
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