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ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan secure dramatic victory over NorthEast United
Juan Ferrando did not make any changes to the ATKMB starting line-up and fielded the same XI that snatched a point in Mumbai this past Sunday. NEUFC made four changes as Marco Balbul switched from a 5-3-2 to a 4-3-2-1. Imran Khan and the Gogoi brothers - Pragyan and Parthib - were included in the line-up as Jithin M.S and Matt Derbyshire dropped to the bench.
T20 World Cup: Coach Dravid consoles teary-eyed Rohit after 10-wicket loss to England
After 10-wicket thrashing Indian skipper Rohit Sharma looked completely dejected. Rohit, who was made the captain of the Indian team with the eye on the T20 World Cup, was spotted sitting alone and left teary-eyed after the team crashed out of T20 World Cup. He broke down completely while India coach Rahul Dravid consoling him.
T20 World Cup: The way we started with the ball was not ideal, says Rohit Sharma
Alex Hales hit 86 not out off 47 balls while Buttler smacked an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls, hitting ten sixes and 13 fours collectively, to chase down 168/6 posted by India in style with four overs remaining to fix their date with Pakistan for the final of Men's T20 World Cup at Melbourne on Sunday.
Para-shooting Worlds: Singhraj claims quota place for Paris 2024 in 10m air pistol SH1
However, he along with Paralympic Games gold medallist Manish Narwal and teammate Nihal Singh captured the gold medal in the team section of the event, all three doing well to make it to the final of the individual event on Wednesday. The gold in the team competition of the P1-10m pistol event is the second for India in this World Championship after the yellow metal achieved in the P3-Mixed 25m Pistol SH1.
T20 World Cup: Hales, Buttler propel England to final clash against Pakistan with a ten-wicket thrashing of India
India were off their lengths and did not offer any challenge to the opening pair of Hales and Buttler, who put them under pressure from the word go. Moreover, they were more than sloppy in the field, thus being comprehensively outplayed and hammered by England in all departments of the game.
T20 World Cup: Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli fifties power India to 168/6 against England
While Kohli was sublime in smashing four fours and a six in his 40-ball 50, his fourth fifty of the tournament, Pandya gave a massive boost to the Indian innings in the last five overs with a 33-ball 63, hitting four fours and five sixes at a strike-rate of 190.91, as the side got 68 runs off the last five overs.
Asian Elite Boxing: Indian male pugilists get into the act as five women reach finals
On Wednesday, Minakshi (52kg), Parveen (63kg), Lovlina (75kg), Saweety (81kg) and Alfiya (+81kg) made it to the summit clash in their respective weight category while two other boxers fell in the semifinals, losing to strong opponents.
La Liga: Atletico Madrid lose to Mallorca, Real Sociedad beat 9-man Sevilla
Vedat Muriqi's eighth goal of the season on Wednesday night condemned Atletico to their third defeat in four games in all competitions in a run that has seen them drop out of the top four in Spain and crash out of Europe. Atletico improved after a poor first half, but paid for some wayward finishing, while Mallorca keeper Predrag Rajkovic made two good saves to deny Spain international Alvaro Morata.
T20 World Cup: Setback for England as Mark Wood looks set to miss semis against India
Reports from Australia claimed fellow pacer Chris Jordan will replace him in the playing eleven for the match against India. Wood and batter Dawid Malan have been struggling for the last couple of days to get fit for the crucial knockout encounter with India and though Malan looks likely to step into the field for the semifinal, Wood may miss the bus.
T20 World Cup: 'It's a tough pill for us to swallow,' says Williamson after semis loss against Pakistan
"Very disappointing to not make Pakistan work a lot harder. They were outstanding. We were outplayed. It's a tough pill for us to swallow. Williamson said during the post-match presentation ceremony. Chasing an under-par target, openers Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam put their hand up when it mattered the most and gave Pakistan a blistering start, scoring 55/0 in the first six overs.
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