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Rashford brace against Wales helps England to top Group B, set to meet Senegal in knockouts
On Tuesday night at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium after a barren first half, the English strikers went on a goal scoring spree notching three goals within a span of 18 minutes. Manchester United striker Rashford started the scoring in the 50th and added his second one in the 68th minute, in between Manchester city's Foden scored in the 51st minute.
PKL 9 : Parteek Dahiya powers Gujarat Giants to win over Puneri Paltan
A blistering start by the Paltan saw them race into an early lead, with the Giants finding it tough on the mat. However, it all changed within moments as captain Chandran Ranjit caught out Aslam Inamdar and Sanket Sawant to bring the Giants back into the game. Despite the resurgence, it was the Paltan who inflicted the first ALL OUT of the game, to take a 15-8 lead.
'No cowards in the Australian team': Cummins breaks silence on Langer's claim
The first Test between Australia and West Indies starting on Wednesday has been overshadowed by Langer's recent candid interview on the Back Chat podcast, where he attacked anonymous "cowards" who were not transparent about the feedback leading up to his messy exit earlier this year despite a successful Ashes campaign and the 2021 T20 World Cup victory.
FIFA World Cup: 24 years later, Abedzadeh and Reyna set to repeat family history
When the draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was made nearly eight months ago, Iran vs USA was one of the standout fixtures of the group stage, brining back a feeling of d j vu for when the two sides faced-off in a politically charged encounter in Lyon's Stade de Gerland which saw the Iranians emerge 2-1 winners.
'The best team ever': Brazilian legends Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Kaka watch Selecao defeat Switzerland
If you have been an avid follower of football since the late 1990s or early 2000s, chances are you followed the legendary Brazilian team that had players like Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos. The team set the World Cup on fire in 2002 when it was held in South Korea and Japan, the last time the Selecao lifted the coveted trophy for a record fifth time.
Australia confirm XI to feature in first Test against West Indies
There are no major surprises in the final XI for the first home Test of the Australian summer, with Cummins confirming one change to the team that featured in the most recent Test match in Sri Lanka. Experienced seamer Josh Hazlewood returns to Australia's line-up, with back-up spinner Mitchell Swepson making way following Australia's demoralising loss to Sri Lanka in Galle in July. Swepson picked up figures of 3/103 in that match, but the 29-year-old was not selected in the squad for the West Indies series as Australia reverted to their standard line-up with three seamers and the solitary spinner.
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Karnataka beat Punjab, Saurashtra defeat Tamil Nadu; set up semifinal meeting
They will now meet Saurashtra in the semifinal, who entered the last four stage on te back of Chirag Jani's all-round performance toppling Tamil Nadu by 44 runs at the GS Patel Stadium in Nadiad on Monday. With the wins in quarterfinals, Karnataka and Saurashtra will now meet in the semifinals, touted to be a clash of the heavy-weights. For Punjab, opener and all-rounder Abhishek Sharma hit a brilliant century, a 123-ball 109, laced with 12 fours and two sixes.
Tiger Woods returns to action at World Challenge
Two of the other three, Kevin Kisner (31) and Corey Conners, a late replacement for the injured Hideki Matsuyama (19) add to the field. Only Woods, the host is specially 'exempt' at 1277, not having played since the Open and only three events for a total of nine rounds - four at the Masters, three at PGA before withdrawing and two at the Open before missing the cut at St Andrews.
I-League 2022-23: RoungGlass Punjab earn full points
In an action-packed game, a thumping header from Punjab defender Deepak Devrani in the second half proved to be the deciding factor after a first-half penalty by Luka Majcen was cancelled out by R Lalthanmawia's tap-in. Aizawl's captain Lalchhawnkima missed a penalty in the final minutes of the game as the hosts walked off with full points.
PKL 9: Arjun Deshwal leads Pink Panthers to massive victory against Telugu Titans
Deshwal's 18-point game was enough for Jaipur to move up to the second place, one point ahead of Bengaluru Bulls. The Titans haven't had the best of seasons and they couldn't find a way to get going in this game either. Despite their defence, for once managing to match their opponents, their raiders let them down. In the absence of Siddharth Desai, Abhishek Singh was mostly stranded up front.
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