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La Liga 2022: Matchday 5 takes a heavy injury toll on two strikers
Real Sociedad confirmed on Monday that Nigerian forward Umar Sadiq had suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee in their 2-1 defeat away to Getafe on Sunday. Sadiq had to limp out of the game in the first half and tests showed the full extent of the injury on Monday. The 25-year-old will need an operation and is unlikely to recover before the end of the season.
Premier League: Chelsea vs Liverpool; two other weekend matches postponed
The Premier League fixtures will resume this weekend after a pause to the season as a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.Seven of the 10 matches this weekend will be played, with three games postponed due to events surrounding the Queen's funeral. In addition, kick-off times will change for two Premier League matches.
Chennai Open 2022: India's Karman Kaur Thandi stuns Chloe Paquet in first round
Playing on the hard court of the SDAT Stadium, Karman Kaur, a wildcard entrant, beat the eighth-seed French player 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and 35 minutes.The Indian tennis player, 359th in the WTA rankings, hit the ground running against world No 109 Chloe Paquet and found the break in the first game.Thandi led Paquet 4-3 at the end of the seventh game. However, high humidity took its toll on the Indian tennis player as her unforced errors in the first set increased to 19.
WTA Rankings: Iga Swiatek opens big lead over second-placed Jabeur after U.S Open win
By capturing her seventh singles title of the season, including her second Grand Slam title, current World No.1 and 2022 U.S Open champion Iga Swiatek continues to build on her lead atop the WTA Rankings. Poland's Swiatek has owned the No.1 ranking for 24 consecutive weeks, a streak that dates back to April 4.
Champions League 2022: Barcelona's Lewandowski faces quick return to Munich
Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in his Champions League debut for Barca at home to Viktoria Plzen last week, but Bayern will be much tougher opponents as they look to continue their recent positive results against Barca. The 8-2 defeat that Bayern inflicted on Barca in August 2020 was traumatic for the Catalan club, as were two 3-0 losses in the group stage last season, which went away to ensuring that Barca failed to qualify for the knockout stage of the competition.
Durand Cup 2022: Hyderabad beat Rajasthan United to qualify for semifinal
Bartholomew Ogbeche (6'), Akash Mishra (45') and Javi Siverio (68') found the back of the net for Manolo Marquez's team while Martin Chaves (29' pen) scored at the other end from a spot-kick in an entertaining 3-1 win for HFC. This win knocks Rajasthan United out of the competition while Hyderabad are set to face Bengaluru FC in the second Semifinal in a few days.
Coach McDonald happy with depth in Australia ODI squad and its recent progress
Australia has won back-to-back ODI series against New Zealand and Zimbabwe and have done even while the team is undergoing changes with captain Aaron Finch announcing his retirement. The issue facing Australia now is to find a replacement for Finch as a white-ball skipper and opener.
National Games: Harmeet Desai-led Gujarat aim for record medal haul in table tennis on home turf
Table tennis competition would be held from September 20-24 at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium in Surat and the fans would be hoping that local boy Desai would come to the party just like the last edition of the Games in Kerala. However, Gujarat would be gunning for team gold this time with former world No. 1 in U-18 and U-21 categories, Manav Thakkar and the up-and-coming Manush Shah lending support to the captain.
India's squads for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, Australia, South Africa T20Is announced
India squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh. Standby players - Mohd Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.
Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath named ICC Women's Player of the Month for August
The emerging star of the women's game beat team-mate Beth Mooney and India's Jemimah Rodrigues for the monthly award after she played a major role in helping Australia claim the gold medal in Birmingham. McGrath finished the tournament as the joint second-highest wicket-taker with eight scalps from five matches, while also making a couple of strong contributions with the bat.
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