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ISL 2022-23: Hyderabad FC and Mumbai City share spoils after a six-goal thriller
Mumbai City FC started the first half on the aggressive and almost got their noses in front in the fifth minute. Jorge Pereyra found Bipin Singh inside the box with a well-timed through ball but the winger could only ripple the net from the outside with his effort. Ten minutes later, Hyderabad got their first shot on target when Joel Chianese.s freekick was headed straight at Phurba Lachenpa by Chinglensana Singh.
National Games football: Kerala, West Bengal to clash in men's football final
Coached by former India striker Biswajit Bhattacharya, West Bengal scored the match-winner through Surajit Handsa in the 20th minute who finished off a lightning counter-attack along the left flank after the cross came in. Led by experienced defender Suresh Meitei, who has I-League experience with Churchill Brothers and Roundglass Punjab.
PKL 9: Kandola, Bharat record Super 10s, help Bengaluru Bulls clinch thriller vs Paltan
They came out all guns blazing in the second half and levelled the scores at 35-35. However, Kandola and Bharat ensured that the Bulls walked off the mat as winners with the scoreline reading 41-39 in the end. Raiders Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat helped Puneri Paltan get off to a fabulous start as they raced away to a three-point lead at 5-2.
Barbora Krejcikova topples Swiatek to win Ostrava Open title
Krejcikova handed Swiatek just her second career defeat in 12 tour-level singles finals, and first in three years. The 26-year-old trailed 5-1 in the opening set, and though she couldn't turn the set all the way around, eventually won the match in a staggering 3 hours and 16 minutes.
Premier League: Arsenal overcome Liverpool for 3-2 win, back at top of the table
However, Liverpool struck back through Darwin Nunez midway through the half, but deep into first-half injury-time Bukayo Saka restored Arsenal's lead after a rapid counter-attack. The teams went in for the breather with Arsenal leading 2-1 at the Emirates. Liverpool again got back on level terms through frequent nemesis Roberto Firmino.
IND v SA, 2nd ODI: Iyer's unbeaten 113, Kishan's 93 give India an emphatic 7-wicket win over South Africa
After a late fightback from India meant South Africa were restricted to posting 278/7 in their 50 overs despite Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks making 79 and 74 respectively, Iyer and Kishan shared a match-winning stand of 161 off 154 balls and thwarted every challenge in their way to square the series 1-1. In the pursuit of chasing 279, India lost openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill in the first ten overs.
Djokovic clinches Astana Open title with win over Tsitsipas
It was the ninth consecutive match victory for the fourth seed Djokovic, who won the title a week ago in Tel Aviv. This was the 90th tour-level title for the 35-year-old and it required only 75 minutes. For the third-seeded Greek Tsitsipas, it was the ninth time he played in an ATP 500 final -- and the ninth time he came up empty. Djokovic now leads their ATP head-to-head series 8-2 and has won the past seven.
National Games: Gujarat's Pragnya Mohan wins women's triathlon gold in style
Not too surprisingly, she did not have any company for nearly two-thirds of the race in and outside the IIT Gandhinagar campus on her way to the gold. Even a howling wind during the cycling leg or oppressive humidity during her run could not shake her off her mission. Almost looking possessed, Pragnya Mohan crossed the finish line triumphantly, much to the delight of a big crowd that came to cheer her.
Fritz fires past Tiafoe to clinch Japan Open men's single title
Immediately following seven days in hotel quarantine in Seoul, Fritz completed a perfect five-day stretch in Tokyo to claim his third title of a career-defining year. With this, the third seed became the 10th different American singles champion at the ATP 500 event and the first since Pete Sampras in 1996. "[It is] crazy, I don't even think it's set in just how fast the last four or five days have been," said Fritz after the match.
IND v SA, 2nd ODI: India fightback after Markram, Hendricks fifties; restrict South Africa to 278/7
Electing to bat first, Markram (79 off 89 balls) and Hendricks (74 off 76 balls) stitched a run-a-ball 129-run stand for the third wicket. But after the duo fell, India's bowlers, led by Mohammed Siraj's 3/38, executed slower balls and straighter lines to perfection to keep South Africa to two runs below 280. Quinton de Kock began the innings with a glorious straight drive off Siraj for four. But Siraj had the last laugh in the third over as de Kock dragged a full and wide delivery to his stumps.
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