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India, Saudi Arabia shortlisted for AFC Asian Cup in 2027; Qatar to host 2023 edition
The AFC Executive Committee deliberated upon the bidding proposals for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 and shortlisted the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) as the final two bidders with the hosting decision to be taken by the AFC Congress at its next meeting in February 2023.
Xavi accepts defeat, Ancelotti content after Clasico
First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Fede Valverde put Madrid in the driving seat, and although Ferran Torres pulled a goal back for Barca with seven minutes left, Rodrygo's injury-time penalty sealed Barca's fate. "We didn't take advantage of our good moments and Madrid did," admitted Xavi in his post-game press conference, reports Xinhua. "Nothing is going right for us and we have to change that," he added.
Historic day for 16-year-old D. Gukesh as he becomes the youngest to stun world champion Magnus Carlsen
The 16-year-old's win was Carlsen's second loss in two days against one of India's new crop of talented teenagers in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Carlsen went down on Saturday to 19-year-old Arjun Erigaisi. "What a monumental day in history," International Master Jovanka Houska said. "It was just an incredible, incredible performance by Gukesh."
Liverpool end City's unbeaten start as Arsenal go clear in Premier League
Salah controlled a long kick from Alisson before turning Joao Cancelo and slotting the ball past Ederson to decide the game as Liverpool built on Wednesday's 7-1 win away to Rangers in the Champions League.
PKL 9: Puneri Paltan defeat U Mumba 30-28, register first win of the season
Raiders Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat scored 14 points together, while Captain Fazel Atrachali notched 4 points to help Puneri Paltan win. Aslam Inamdar chipped in with a couple of raids as Puneri Paltan took the lead at 5-4 in the 6th minute. Soon after, Mohit Goyat pulled off a multi-point raid and reduced U Mumba to three players on the mat. However, Guman Singh and Jai Bhagwan effected raids and helped their side stay in the game at 7-7. Guman continued to showcase top form as the Mumbai side led at 9-7 in the 11th minute.
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 in first El Clasico of the season
FC Barcelona have lost for the first time this La Liga season and at the place where defeat hurts the most, the Santiago Bernabeu. Without ever utterly dominating, Real Madrid scored twice in the first half and looked on steady course to win what had been a largely uneventful 250th edition of the biggest game in club football.
ISL 2022-23: Petratos hat-trick stuns Kerala Blasters as ATK Mohun Bagan win seven-goal epic
The noise inside the stadium reached a crescendo when Ivan Kaliuzhnyi put the hosts in front just six minutes into the game. The Blasters started the game well, and early pressure paid off as the Ukrainian combined well with Sahal Samad on the right before beating Vishal Kaith at the near post.
T20 World Cup: Shami hits the ground running ahead of warm-up games
Shami hasn't played a single T20I since India's T20 World Cup campaign in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last year. He wasn't in the scheme of things of the team management but injury to Jasprit Bumrah brought the veteran pacer back in the mix. The 32-year old pacer had reached Brisbane after recovering from Covid-19 and getting a go-ahead from NCA as Bumrah's replacement in the 15-member Indian squad.
PKL 9: UP Yoddhas ride on Pardeep-Surender show to defeat Bengaluru Bulls 44-37
The next game of the UP Yoddhas will see them take on the Gujarat Giants in match 28 on Wednesday, October 19. The UP Yoddhas went into the game in ninth position with seven points from three games, on the back of a tight loss against current league leaders Dabang Delhi KC in their previous game, while Bengaluru Bulls were at sixth on the table with 10 points from as many games and with a similar fate from their previous game. In the end, they did well to gain a point from the game and maintain their position on the table.
AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers: India lose 1-4 against Australia
This was India's second consecutive defeat in the four-team group as they were beaten 2-4 by Iraq in the earlier game. Like in the match against Iraq two days back, on Sunday too, India were beaten but were certainly not disgraced even if the scoreline pointed towards a rout.
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