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Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Arjun Babuta and Kiran Ankush Jadhav win India's fifth gold at Rifle/Pistol Shooting World Championships
India have also picked up a silver and two bronze medals on the day to take their tally to five gold, one silver and five bronze medals, to maintain their second place behind China in the medal standings and with the Women's 10m Air Pistol team also making the gold medal match, that tally is certain to go up further by the end of business in Cairo.
T20 World Cup: Netherlands edge UAE by three wickets in a low-scoring thriller
After brilliant spells from fast bowlers Bas de Leede, Fred Klaasen and left-arm spinner Tim Pringle restricted UAE to a lowly 111/8 in 20 overs, Netherlands were also kept under check as they lost wickets at regular intervals and didn't score a boundary after the eighth over.
FIFA U-17 Women's WC: Coach Dennerby wants Indian team to be more confident with ball vs Brazil
Hosts India are already out of the World Cup having lost their first two group league encounters against the United State (0-8) and Morocco (0-3). They are now pitted against mighty Brazil, considered a force to reckon with in women's football.
T20 World Cup: A little bit speechless at the moment, says Jan Frylinck after Namibia's historic win over Sri Lanka
Frylinck (44) first joined hands with JJ Smit (31 not out) for a 70-run stand in 34 balls for the seventh wicket to help Namibia post a competitive 163/7 in 20 overs. The bowlers then took over to produce a superb collective show, mixing their fuller and short lengths well to bowl out Sri Lanka for 108 in 19 overs for a historic win over a major cricketing nation.
Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi shocks world champion Magnus Carlsen
It was sweet revenge for Erigaisi who had lost to Carlsen in the Julius Baer Generation Cup final, and earned his first victory against the world No. 1 on Saturday. The shock defeat happened in Round 7 with Erigaisi breaking through with the brilliant 27.Qf7+ counter-attack, bravely ignoring Carlsen's apparent queen and rook threat down the b-file. The young Indian star went on to close out the win.
ISSF World Championship: Udhayveer's double gold helps India consolidate second place
India has also picked up one Paris 2024 Olympics quota place after Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil stunned a high-quality field on Friday to become the 10 air rifle men's world champion. Udhayveer shot a combined score of 580 after the precision and rapid-fire rounds in the junior men's sports pistol, to emerge on top of the 23-strong field.
PKL 9: Maninder Singh records Super 10 as Bengal Warriors thrash Patna Pirates
Maninder Singh and Shrikant Jadhav, who scored 12 & 9 points respectively in the match, led the charge for the Bengal raiders and they received ample support from the defenders as well. Maninder Singh chipped in with a few raids as the Warriors took the lead at 7-5 in the 10th minute. The Warriors further extended their lead to 15-7 as defenders Girish Ernak and Shubham Shinde stepped up their game and a multi-point raid by Maninder Singh helped Bengal inflict an All Out.
La Liga: No changes for Ancelotti or Xavi ahead of Real-Barca clash
The game pits the top-two sides in Spain in their traditional rivalry and gives Ancelotti's men the chance to plunge Barca into crisis after their rivals' 3-3 draw at home to Inter Milan on Wednesday, which almost killed their hopes of making the knockout stage in this season's Champions League. "It is a special match. We will prepare for it, just like the others," said Ancelotti in his pre-game press conference.
Firenze Open: JJ Wolf marches into final with win over Mikael Ymer
Rising to a career-best No 56 in the ATP Live Rankings, the 23-year-old will play the winner of top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and third-seeded home favourite Lorenzo Musetti. "Tomorrow. as I haven't been in a final before, I'm just going to keep working on the things I've been working on and not worry about the result," Wolf said.
PKL 9: Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Gujarat Giants, record hat-trick of victories
Defenders Sahul Kumar and Ankush pulled off some fantastic tackle points as Jaipur inched ahead at 6-3 in the 6th minute. The Giants tackled V. Ajith to stay in the game, but the Jaipur defense continued to showcase top form and helped their team keep their noses in front.
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