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With scores to settle, Men in Blue sweat it out at nets ahead of Pakistan clash
The last time the two sides met in the T20 World Cup in October last year, Pakistan had thrashed India by 10 wickets. With scores to settle on Sunday, the Men in Blue looked determined and upbeat when the hit the nets ahead of the big match here on Friday. All eyes were on Virat Kohli, who is going through prolonged lean patch given the lofty standards he had set for himself.
Basketball: India lose 64-80 to Jordan in Asian qualifiers for 2023 World Cup
Amarendra Nayak was India's best performer, scoring 15 points while Dar Tucker led the way for Jordan with 18 points on Thursday night. India's Pranav Prince opened the scoring in the game with a dunk in the very first minute. It set the tone as Seijin Mathew and Muin Bek Hafeez also scored to help India to an early 13-8 lead. Jordan found their rhythm towards the end of the quarter and levelled it up at 17-17.
Injury before CWG hockey final against Australia devastated me: Midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad
The national camp will commence on August 29 here and Prasad hoped the team's support staff will assess his recovery and plan the workload accordingly. The team had suffered a huge setback ahead of the CWG with the young player, who till then was the livewire in the midfield, was ruled out of the gold-medal match due to the knee injury. In Prasad's absence, Australia thrashed India 7-0 to clinch gold in Birmingham.
Benzema beats De Bruyne, Courtois, wins UEFA Men's Player of the Year
The France international solidified his status as the frontrunner for this year's Ballon d'Or with victory over the pair, with the award bestowed following the Champions League group-stage draw in Istanbul on Thursday, reports DPA. Benzema, top scorer in both the Champions League and La Liga last term as he guided Madrid to a double, netted 44 goals in 46 games across all competitions.
Shuttlers Chirag, Satwiksairaj make history; assure India of medal at World Championships
The duo has become the first men's doubles player from India to secure a BWF World Championships medal and only the second doubles pair after the women's team of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa to secure a medal for the country in the prestigious tournament. The Indian pair, who entered the tournament on the back of clinching gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games recently, upset the Japanese pair, ranked No.2 in the tournament.
Asia Cup 2022: Best teams in the continent going head-to-head in 13 matches promises an enthralling ride
In 13 matches from August 27 to September 11, across Dubai and Sharjah, the top six teams from Asia will be vying for the trophy which was established 38 years ago co-incidentally in the UAE. The positioning of the tournament comes at a very interesting time. The Covid-19 pandemic forced the tournament, last held in 2018 in the UAE, to be postponed from 2020 to 2022.
Sure of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul getting back to form at the right time for India: Saba Karim
Both Kohli and Rahul are coming back to India's T20I side for the Asia Cup. But the challenge for the duo is to adapt themselves to the new, attacking approach with the bat India has embraced whenever the duo were not featuring regularly since last year's T20 World Cup in the UAE.
India-Pakistan match: Restaurants, lounges in UAE promise great viewing for cricket fans
Thousands of fans remained logged into their computers and mobile phone for hours to buy tickets online for the clash, but only a few were lucky to get seats. However, hotels and restaurants have come out with offers to make viewing of the match equally pleasurable, and are offering delectable platters so that families and friend can come together for an evening of fun, food and music.
Kohli's heartfelt message to Dhoni as he prepares for Pakistan clash
Kohli, who is returning to the side for the Asia Cup here after taking a month-long break, tweeted that being MSD's deputy was the "most enjoyable and exciting period" of his career and it will have a "special" place in his heart.
World Badminton Championships: Chen Yufei, Carolina Marin labour to three-set wins
The fourth-seeded Chen, who surrendered an 11-7 lead in the second set, defeated Chochuwong, known in China by her Chinese name Li Meimiao, 21-17, 17-21, 21-10 in 75 minutes. Carolina Marin, the Rio Olympic champion and three-time world titlist, also survived a scare to advance to the last eight.
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