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Toney double helps Brentford stun Manchester City in Premier League
Toney was on hand to finish off the winner by the visitors in the 98th minute of the game, with an easy finish on the six-yard line. He had put Brentford ahead in the 19th minute with a trademark powerful header, although Phil Foden's left-foot shot on the stroke of halftime levelled the score, reports Xinhua. Brentford then resisted possession football, with the home side having 74 per cent of the ball, but despite plenty of shots, City were unable to get the ball past David Raya, who will travel to the World Cup with Spain after a very solid display.
PKL 9: Maninder Singh, Shrikant Jadhav lead Bengal Warriors to big over Gujarat Giants
The Bengal Warriors and Gujarat Giants played out a neck-and-neck contest in the opening minutes of the match and were locked at 6-6 in the 8th minute. However, Sakthivel R. pulled off a couple of tackle points and helped the Warriors inch ahead at 9-8 in the 11th minute. Deepak Hooda also joined the party as the Bengal side continued to hold the lead at 11-9.
Asian Airgun Championship: India's Mehuli Ghosh clinches 10m air rifle gold medal
Mehuli, a 2018 Youth Olympics silver medal winner, finished behind Cho in the ranking round with a score of 261.1 as the South Korean topped the table with 262.5. However, in the gold medal match, the Indian shooter came out on top by a 16-12 scoreline. Meanwhile, former world No.1 and Tokyo Olympian Elavenil Valarivan had a disappointing outing and finished sixth in the ranking round.
T20 World Cup: Not surprising that Pakistan are a better team under the guidance of Hayden, says Brett Lee
Pakistan were on the brink of elimination after losses to India and Zimbabwe. But came back to win against the Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh, along with the Dutch defeating the Proteas, to enter the semifinals. After defeating New Zealand in the semifinal, Pakistan will face off against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the final on Sunday. Hayden, signed up by Pakistan as their team mentor, has been a huge influence on the side's roller-coaster run, which hasn't surprised Lee at all.
IPL 2023: Australia's Jason Behrendorff traded from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Mumbai Indians
In the 2023 edition of the IPL, he will be representing Mumbai Indians, for whom he had previously played in 2018 and 2019. Though he couldn't play in the IPL 2018 due to a back injury, Behrendorff returned for the 2019 title-winning season for MI and picked five wickets in as many matches, averaging 33.00 at an economy rate of 8.68.
T20 World Cup: Buttler, Babar pick Suryakumar, Shadab as their 'Player of the Tournament'
Suryakumar made a massive impact for India in the T20 World Cup with his consistency clubbed with a more than healthy strike rate. Heading into the final, he is the third-highest run-scorer in the tournament with 239 runs that came at a strike rate of 189.68, the best in the tournament.
Asian Elite Boxing: Shiva Thapa signs off with silver as India finishes with 12 medals
This is Thapa's third silver and sixth medal overall in the prestigious tournament, which makes him the most successful male pugilist in the event's history. His previous two silver medals came in 2017 and 2021. He also clinched the title in the 2013 edition and secured bronze medals in 2015 and 2019.
PKL 9: In great form, raider Sachin leads the turnaround for Patna Pirates
The Pirates didn't get off to the best of starts in the tournament, losing four of their first five games. But once they defeated Dabang Delhi K.C. on October 21, the Pirates have registered a seven-match unbeaten streak. Sachin is one of the players that have starred in the turnaround, putting them in a good position to get into the knockout rounds and fight for the top honours.
T20 World Cup: Fancy Jos Buttler and his side to avenge that 1992 50-over final defeat, says Nasser Hussain
About 30 years after Imran Khan-led Pakistan defeated England in the final of the 1992 ODI World Cup at the MCG, the two teams will face off against each other at the very same venue to clinch their second T20 World Cup title. Though Hussain acknowledged that England are strong, he warned against underestimating Pakistan. "So Pakistan will be a big threat but, as I said after the semifinal, if England play as they did against India they can beat any side.
'Aap mein aur hum mein fark yehi hai': Irfan Pathan hits back at Pakistan PM for his cheeky tweet on Team India
Sharif on Thursday posted on Twitter referring to India's one-sided defeat in the semifinal to England and their 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the Super 12 stage of last year's T20 World Cup while describing the line-up of Sunday's final in Melbourne. These were the only two matches India ever lost in T20 World Cup by 10 wickets.
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