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India lose to Uzbekistan in Men's World Team Chess Championship semifinal
China too advanced to the final of the tournament being played in Jerusalem. In the double-header semifinal, China drew 2-2 with Spain, then won the second match 3-1, thanks to wins from Lu Shanglei and Bai Jinshi over Jaime Santos Latasa and Alexei Shirov respectively.
Mirabai to lead India's challenge at World Weightlifting Championship
With the likes of Lalrinnunga, who suffered a lower back and thigh injury while winning the gold medal in men's 67kg at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in August, has not yet recovered fully and will, just like the Asian weightlifting championships last month, missing the event, the national selectors have picked four lifters for the event and will add one more name to the list.
Abu Dhabi T10: Pretorius helps Samp Army beat Bangla Tigers by 15 runs
Batting first, Samp Army posted only 100/5 in their 10 overs and then they choked runs in the last five overs to restrict Bangla Tigers to 85/3 and pull off a 15-run victory. After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, Bangla Tigers skipper Shakib Al Hasan introduced himself for the first over and bowled to Samp Army openers skipper Moeen Ali and Johnson Charles.
Apple, Spanish billionaire Ortega line-up to buy Manchester United: Report
According to a report the largest tech company in the world wants to add Manchester United to its portfolio with a probable 5.8 billion Pounds takeover from the owners, Glazers. The Manchester Evening News has detailed that Ortega has 'already spoken to Old Trafford executives' to declare his interest in buying United.
Brazil begin group campaign with win over Serbia
Richarlison twin strikes came in the 62nd and 73rd minute and helped him to take his individual goals tally to 19 goals. The Selecao were far from impressive in the first half. The flair which Brazil was known for has vanished to a large extent. But more than the flamboyant style of play it was the precision passing and the decisive final touch which were eluding the South Americians in the first half.
Ronaldo scores as Portugal begin campaign with a 3-2 win over Ghana
Ronaldo scored from the spot 20 minutes into the second half thus becoming the first man to score in five World Cups. The Ghanians refused to throw in the towel and bounced back with a goal from A. Ayew in the 73rd minute. The joy was short lived as Felix got his name on the scorers' list five minutes later giving Portugal the lead, making it 2-1.
ISL 2022-23: Odisha FC move into third place after thrilling win over Chennaiyin FC
Chennaiyin FC had scored the equaliser in the 94th minute via an Abdenasser El Khayati penalty, but Nandhakumar Sekar scored in the last minute to give a much-needed win to hosts Juggernauts. The win lifts Odisha FC from fifth to third, level on 15 points with Mumbai City FC.
World Cup 2022: South Korea hold Uruguay as La Celeste hit post twice
Watched by a vibrant crowd at the Education City Stadium both teams had plenty of attacking quality on show but nothing could separate the two at the end of the 90-minute and had to settle for a point each in the group which consists of Ghana and Portugal.
Spain's 7-goal thrashing of Costa Rica brings back memories of other historic defeats
The increasing number of players from Asia and Africa now playing in European leagues and the money invested in their domestic competitions means sides are now much better prepared, both physically and tactically. However, that wasn't always the case, as a look back at some of the biggest historical results in the World Cup finals shows.
Shakib Al Hasan returns to Bangladesh ODI squad for series against India
Shakib had skipped Bangladesh's last ODI series when the side toured Zimbabwe and lost 2-1 in August in his absence. Now with a full-strength India, led by Rohit Sharma, touring the country for the first time since 2015, Shakib is back to play under Tamim Iqbal's captaincy.
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