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Para-shooting World Cup: India win gold in P3 Mixed 25m pistol team event; Rahul Jahkar bags bronze
The team of Rahul Jakhar, Singhraj and Nihal Singh won the gold in the Team event. In the individual event, Rahul Jakhar won the bronze medal, finishing behind Kim Jungnam of South Korea and Olseken Denysiuk of Ukraine. Jungnam finished with 28 points ahead of Denysiuk and Jakhar ended with 21 points.
La Liga: Barca to face high-flying Osasuna in last game before World Cup
Barca travel after Gerard Pique's emotional goodbye to the Camp Nou Stadium on Saturday night and coach Xavi Hernandez is likely to make some changes against a rival that is currently fifth in the table after an excellent start to the season. Andreas Christensen and Eric Garcia are both likely to start for Barca, while Ansu Fati and Raphinha are options if Xavi wants to refresh the Barca attack.
T20 World Cup: Pant can bring x-factor angle into the semifinal, says Ravi Shastri
India have been taking Karthik as wicketkeeper-cum-specialist finisher in the tournament. But on Sunday, Pant was selected instead of Karthik for their final Super 12 match against Group 2 opponents Zimbabwe in Melbourne. In his first match of the tournament, Pant played a flat slog-sweep off Sean Williams in the 14th over.
Asian Elite Boxing: Sumit reaches semifinals, assures one more medal to India's tally
Sumit defeated Thailand's Borworn Kadamduan 3-2 by split decision in a 75kg weight class quarterfinal bout in the elite boxing tournament. There was a setback too as compatriot Sachin suffered a 1-4 defeat against Kazakhstan's Aslanbek Shymbergenov in the quarterfinals bout in the 71kg weight division.
Champions League: Liverpool to face Real Madrid in last 16 in revenge encounter
The Jurgen Klopp-led side will host the first leg of the tie at Anfield, before a return game at Santiago Bernabeu. The clash, of course, represents a rematch of last season's final and will be the 10th and 11th meetings between the teams in history. Real Madrid won the 2021-22 final 1-0 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France to lift their 14th European title.
T20 World Cup: We are dangerous, just understand and appreciate that, says Hayden in viral dressing room speech
After suffering losses to India and Zimbabwe in their first two matches, Pakistan came back to get wins against Netherlands and South Africa. When the Dutch pulled off a shock 13-run win over the Proteas at Adelaide Oval on Sunday, Pakistan were given an unexpected lifeline to enter the semifinals, which they did with a five-wicket win over Bangladesh.
T20 World Cup: Suryakumar turning out to be the one taking India to totals which can be defended, says Gavaskar
On Sunday, Suryakumar enthralled 82,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a death overs batting masterclass of 25-ball 61 not out. He set the base for a 71-run thrashing of Zimbabwe to set up a semi-final showdown with England at Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma a good puller of the ball, but it has got him into trouble, reckons Sunil Gavaskar
But in the ongoing T20 World Cup, where fast bowlers have called the shots from the word go, Rohit hasn't been able to get the big starts for India in the power-play. Though they have now qualified for the semifinals, Rohit's form will be a cause of worry, making 89 runs in just five matches at an average of 17.
Virat Kohli earns his maiden ICC Player of the Month award for his T20 World Cup exploits in October
Virat Kohli was elected winner following a global vote conducted among media representatives, ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and fans registered at icc-cricket.com.
Australians were so emotionless; it would have been a miracle had they made the semifinals: Simon O'Donnell
Australia, who were the defending champions and firm favourites to win the trophy at home, suffered a massive 89-run loss at the hands of New Zealand and then their abandoned match against England followed by their lacklustre win against Afghanistan -- where they had to really boost their net run rate -- ended their campaign prematurely, with New Zealand and England making the last-four from Group 1.
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