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PKL9: Bengaluru Bulls defeat Tamil Thalaivas 45-28, climb to third place in points table
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It didn't take long - barely halfway through the first period - though, for the Bengaluru Bulls to open up a sizable lead. Bharat, on only his second raid of the evening, got a SUPER RAID taking out M Abishek, K. Abhimanyu and V Visvanath to induce the first ALL OUT of the game and give the Bulls a 11-5 lead.
T20 World Cup: England's Topley ruled out due to left ankle ligament damage, Mills named replacement
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The result of the scan on Tuesday in Perth revealed the ankle injury, giving a huge blow to England's plans ahead of the start of the competition. Topley, 28, had picked 17 wickets at an average of 28.00 in 16 T20Is this year, proving to be an asset for England in the power-play as well as in the death overs.
T20 World Cup: West Indies stay alive in race to Super 12s with 31-run win over Zimbabwe
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After making 153/7 in their 20 overs, with Sikandar Raza's brilliant 3/19 causing a middle-order meltdown, West Indies didn't have a good start to their defence as Zimbabwe's stand-in captain Regis Chakabva hit three fours in an 18-run opening over off Kyle Mayers. Joseph, who took career-best figures of 4/14 in his four overs, struck in his second over after conceding 11 runs in the opening over as Chakabva chopped on to his stumps.
KL Rahul will score tons of runs in T20 World Cup; England favourites for title, predicts Pietersen
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KL Rahul has continued his good showing since India landed in Australia in early October, making a patient 74 in the second practice match against Western Australia XI in Perth and followed it up with 57 in a warm-up match against Australia at The Gabba, Brisbane.
PCB indicates moving Asia Cup venue may impact Pakistan's visit to India for 2023 ODI World Cup
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PCB further said that the comments made by Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president and BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday over shifting next year's Asia Cup to a neutral venue as India would not travel to Pakistan were noted with "surprise and disappointment".
Magnus Carlsen wins 2022 Tour with event to spare after storming into Aimchess Rapid semifinal
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Norway's world No. 1, going for a hat-trick of tournament wins in the Tour's penultimate event, took a USD50,000 prize on top of his overall winnings so far of USD192,500 and the title of 2022 Tour champion. Going into Tuesday's quarterfinals, Polish ace Jan-Krzysztof Duda was the only player who could catch him, yet needed Indian teen Arjun Erigaisi to knock out Carlsen and then to win November's final Major of the season.
GPCL T20 perfect way to celebrate 75 years of independence, bring Indian diaspora back to its roots, say top cricketers
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The inaugural edition of GPCL T20 tournament was held in Delhi from October 2-9 to celebrate the grand occasion of 75 years of the country's independence and Indian diaspora cricketers from across the world converged in the national capital to celebrate the grand occasion, with Power Sportz -- the world's first Live Digital Sports channel headquartered in the India -- giving unrivalled coverage to the tournament that had several big names from the English county circuit, South Africa, Australia and Sri Lankan competing in the showpiece T20 event.
National Open Athletics: Manu improves record three times in javelin throw
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With his first throw, the 22-year-old broke the meet record set at 79.04m by Ravinder Singh Khaira in Lucknow in 2016. He remained the only athlete to breach the 80m mark on Tuesday, adding the National Open title to the top prize he won in the National Inter-State Championships in Chennai in June this year.
Three draws in La Liga's Tuesday night games
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The veteran striker made no mistake from the spot after VAR had ruled against Atletico defender Jose Gimenez for handball. Atletico had looked to be on track for a 1-0 win after Alvaro Morata swept home Antoine Griezmann's cross in the 20th minute.
Costa Rica midfielder and FIFA World Cup member Galo tests positive for banned substance
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"The Costa Rican Football Federation (FCRF), on instructions from FIFA, has already notified the player as well as Club Sport Herediano. It is important to clarify that, at this time, the player has not been disqualified from participating in any competition, because FIFA's decision is awaited," the FCRF said in a statement on Tuesday, reports Xinhua.
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