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Premier League: Manchester City look to leave Liverpool out of title race in another busy weekend
The weekend kicks off as new Brighton coach Roberto de Zerbi looks for his first win since taking charge after a draw away to Liverpool and a narrow defeat to Tottenham. De Zerbi's visit to Brentford gives him the chance to make it third time lucky. Tottenham's home game against Everton is Saturday's standout match: Spurs are third in the table, while Everton have become hard to beat, despite their setback at home to Manchester United last weekend.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: India lose to Morocco by 3 second-half goals
The game started with Morocco making the initial attacks, while India slowly made some efforts to grow into the game. The first serious attempt at the goal came in the second minute when Morocco's Samya Masnaoui made a rather tame effort, which was cleared by the Indian defence. Masnaoui tried a curler in the next minute but it went directly at goalkeeper Melody Keisham, who gathered it comfortably.
PKL 9: Arjun Deshwal stars in Jaipur Pink Panthers' win over Haryana Steelers
Deshwal, who was in top form, earned 14 points to win, while Rahul Chaudhari and Sunil Kumar also made useful contributions for Jaipur. Rahul Chaudhari began the match on a high for Jaipur Pink Panthers, as he not only earned two raid points but also eliminated the dangerous Manjeet in the first raid. But a minute later, Mohit caught Rahul to bring parity in the match.
Shami replaces Bumrah in India's Men's T20 World Cup Squad; Siraj, Shardul remain with the team as reserves
"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Mohammed Shami as Jasprit Bumrah's replacement in India's ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad. Shami has reached Australia and will link up with the squad in Brisbane ahead of the warm-up matches," the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) honorary secretary Jay Shah informed in a release on Friday.
Australia-New Zealand T20 WC Super 12 opener at Sydney Cricket Ground sold out
Hosts Australia, led by Aaron Finch, will begin their title defence of the T20 World Cup in front of a capacity crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a re-match of the 2021 final against Kane Williamson-led New Zealand on Saturday. ICC also said that over 600,000 tickets have already been snapped up by fans to watch the first ever Men's T20 World Cup played in Australia.
Firenze Open: Musetti dispatches Zapata Miralles in second-round clash
The third seed displayed confidence in all facets of his game, delighting a vocal home crowd with an array of classy winners to close out victory against Zapata Miralles in just 69 minutes at the indoor ATP 250 event. Musetti hit 21 winners to the Spaniard's eight in the pair's first tour-level meeting. With the win, the Italian is into his sixth tour-level quarter-final of the season and his third on indoor hard courts (after Rotterdam and Sofia).
El Clasico the big game, but plenty more in La Liga this weekend
Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen and Hector Bellerin are all out for Barcelona, and the absences in central defense are what will most worry Xavi Hernandez against a Real Madrid side that has already ensured its place in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Players such as Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Federico Valverde will look to cause Barca problems on the break.
National Tennis Championship: Vishnu Vardhan beats Prajwal Dev to reach quarterfinals
After the first part of the week was damp in the Capital, sunshine was essential. As if taking cue, Vishnu, who has been a regular at the Fenesta Open for over two decades, showed that he had the strokes and ability to match younger players with his bright brand of tennis.
India begin Cairo Rifle/Pistol World Championship campaign with a bronze
Esha, Naamya and Vibhuti finished fourth in the first round of qualification with a score of 856 to make it to the next stage in third position. In the next round they shot 437 to finish behind the Germans in fourth position to qualify for the bronze medal match. China won the gold in the event while Korea won silver.
All have to face rejection some day, says Sourav Ganguly on exit as BCCI chief
"No one can continue as the administrator throughout his life. All have to face rejections some time or the other. When you look at quick success it never happens. Remember, one does not become Narendra Modi or Sachin Teldulkar or an Ambani overnight," Sourav Ganguly said after attending a function of Bandhan Bank here on Thursday.
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