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FIFA World Cup: Longest six minutes of my life waiting to qualify, says South Korea captain
South Korea's thrilling 2-1 win over Portugal on Friday booked their place in the knockout stage, but after the final whistle, the South Korean players still faced a nerve-wracking wait before they could celebrate. The second half of their game kicked off around six minutes before the match between Ghana and Uruguay.
Badminton Asia Jr Championships: Unnati scripts history, becomes first Indian to enter U-17 singles final
The U-15 singles player Anish Thoppani and the U-17 men's doubles pair of Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Saraswat also posted brilliant victories to move into their respective finals. Top-seed Unnati once again lived up to the expectations and stamped her authority in the U-17 women's singles semifinal when she wrapped up the match in straight sets. The Odisha Open champion has not yet dropped a set in her campaign at the prestigious event.
Hockey: Hayward scores a brace as India slump to 1-5 defeat in the fourth match, lose series 1-3
Australia came up with a clinical performance to outclass India 5-1 in the fourth match of the tour at the Mate Stadium, here. With this victory, Australia sealed the five-match series 3-1, with one more match to be played. Jeremy Hayward (29', 41') scored a brace for the home team while Jake Whetton (30'), Tom Wickham (34') and Matt Dawson (54') were the other goal-scorers.
FIFA+ app AR feature allows fans to see stats for players on ground
The FIFA+ app includes an augmented reality feature that allows fans to see VAR (Video Assistant Referee) replays and different camera angles. FIFA says that only people who attend live matches will be able to access the FIFA+ Stadium Experience, reports Engadget.
India have to play very well to beat a very challenging Bangladesh team: Rohit Sharma
The last time these two teams played here in an ODI series, Bangladesh won 2-1 in 2015. India, who lost to New Zealand 1-0, will be boosted by the return of Rohit, K.L Rahul and Virat Kohli for the three-match series. "It is going to be an exciting series as always has been whenever we have come to Bangladesh.
Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan express excitement about leading MI Emirates, MI Cape Town
Pollard-led MI Emirates, will feature T20 stars like Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, and Imran Tahir. They will debut in the ILT20, set to begin on January 13 and end on February 12, with 34 matches to be played across three venues in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. "I'm very excited about this opportunity to be the Captain of a new team.
IND v BAN: Rohit, Kohli return as India brace themselves for Bangladesh challenge in ODIs
After a young side went to New Zealand and lost the only ODI of the series with the next two matches being rain-affected, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul are back as India brace themselves for the challenge from Bangladesh in the series opener on Sunday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur, Dhaka.
Smith captains Australia in Test against West Indies as Cummins suffers mild quad soreness
"Pat Cummins is experiencing some mild right sided quadricep soreness. "He will continue to be monitored by team medical staff and his availability to bowl in the second innings will be assessed on an ongoing basis," said Cricket Australia in a statement on Saturday. Smith had captained Australia during last summer's Ashes Test against England in Adelaide.
Umran Malik to replace Mohd Shami in India's ODI squad
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Umran Malik as Shami's replacement. India's squad for Bangladesh ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen, Umran Malik.
Brazil boss Tite takes responsibility for Cameroon loss
Tite made nine changes to the team that beat Switzerland on Monday but denied he lacked respect against the African side. "We were very wary about the threat posed by Cameroon," Tite said. "They won the match on merit. They played very well vertically.
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