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Abu Dhabi T10: Bangla Tigers off to a winning start against New York Strikers
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The architect of the Bangla Tigers' win was opener Evin Lewis who hit 58 runs off 22 balls with seven sixes and two boundaries to help post an impressive total of 131 for 5 in 10 overs. New York Strikers, despite an unbeaten 45 off 19 balls with three boundaries and four sixes from skipper Kieron Pollard, could not attain their target.
World Cup: Spain decimates Costa Rica 7-0
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Spanish fans could not have it better on a pleasant evening in Doha as Costa Rica failed to even take a shot at the goal, suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Europeans. Teenage star Gavi, who also plays for Barcelona, became the youngest player since Brazil's Pele to score a World Cup goal as he confidently steered home the ball in the 74th minute, taking his side ahead by four goals to nil.
Shahbaz replaces Jadeja in India's squad for Bangladesh ODIs, Kuldeep Sen comes in for Yash Dayal
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The 33-year-old Jadeja is yet to recover from his knee injury and will continue to be under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team. The star all-rounder had to leave India's Asia Cup campaign after the group stages to undergo surgery because of a long-standing knee injury and had also later missed the T20 World Cup.
PKL 9: Aslam Inamdar stars in Puneri Paltan's big win against Jaipur Pink Panthers
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The Puneri Paltan kept raging on and inflicted an ALL OUT in the 17th minute to take the lead at 16-14. Moments later, Akash Shinde carried out a brilliant raid, catching out Reza Mirbagheri and Abhishek KS. Shinde continued to shine as Puneri Paltan led at 20-16 at the end of the first half.
Japan stun Germany in dramatic World Cup comeback
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The four-time world champions took a first-half lead through Ilkay Gundogan's coolly dispatched penalty and looked likely to add to their advantage early in the second half. However, after a couple of near misses from Serge Gnabry and goalscorer Gundogan, and a stunning series of saves from Shuichi Gonda, Japan made their move.
ICC Men's ODI rankings: England lose top spot to New Zealand after 3-0 series loss against Australia
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England suffered a big defeat of 221 runs (D/L method) in the rain curtailed third ODI on Tuesday after losing the first two ODIs by six wickets and 71 runs respectively. New Zealand, who had lost pole position to England in September this year, have now regained the No.1 status in the ODI Team Rankings chart.
ISL 2022-23: Fresh off thrilling wins, Odisha and Chennaiyin FC look to set the pace
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Odisha FC are coming into this game after a stunning comeback victory against East Bengal FC last week at the Salt Lake Stadium. The Juggernauts were trailing by two goals at half-time when head coach Josep Gombau decided to make four substitutions for the second half.
INOX to screen matches of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 live in its cinema halls in India
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The move means that football fanatics can watch the matches at INOX multiplexes in Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Pune, Goa, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kolkata, Siliguri, Surat, Indore, Vadodara, Dhanbad, and Thrissur, adding to the FIFA Football World Cup frenzy in India.
Dwindling crowds at Australian stadiums a cause for concern; Hussey attributes it to too much cricket
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On Tuesday, Australia's openers, Travis Head (152) and David Warner (106), broke several records on way to a 269-run partnership in the hosts' 221-run victory (D/L method) but regrettably only 10,406 fans were in attendance at the MCG, which has a capacity of more than 90,000.
The way Ronaldo attacked the club, there was no option: Rooney on star's split with Man Utd
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"I have said many times that Ronaldo is one of the best players of all time. It's sad to see it end this way, but I think once everyone saw the interview he did with Piers Morgan and how he attacked the club, I think there was no option (but) for this to happen," said Rooney on VISA Match Centre show on Sports18, adding he was not surprised with the development.
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