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    IPL 2024: Rs 8.4 Crore worth Sameer Rizvi to fill Ambati Rayudu’s spot for CSK | Chennai Super Kings

    Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Sameer Rizvi for IPL 2024, replacing Ambati Rayudu. Rizvi, who scored 455 runs in UPT20 league matches, has natural talent and potential to develop into a significant player for CSK.
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    FIFA increases investment in football development to 2.25 billion USD

    Geneva: The FIFA Council unanimously approved the Annual Report 2023 and the increase of investment in football development to 2.25 billion U.S. dollars, the world football governing body announced on Thursday. FIFA confirmed that the budget for the 2023-2026 cycle is almost seven times as much as the investment in the development programs prior to 2016. The Annual Report will be submitted to the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 17, 2024 for final approval. The Congress will hold a vote on the host(s) of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Bangkok after FIFA received a bid from Brazil, a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as a joint bid from Mexico and the United States. The FIFA Council also supported the FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s call to fight racism in football, FIFA said.
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    Nishant Dev misses out on Paris Olympics quota, loses by split decision in QF

    Nishant Dev missed out on a Paris Olympic quota by a whisker, suffering a heartbreaking loss in the 71kg quarterfinals as all Indian boxers returned empty-handed from the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier here. Dev went down 1-4 to USA’s Omari Jones, the 2021 World Championship silver medallist, in a closely-contested light middleweight quarterfinal late on Monday. A win in the last eight stage would have fetched the 2023 World Championships bronze medallist an Olympic quota. None of the nine boxers competing here were able to add to India’s tally of four quotas in boxing. After two qualification events — the Asian Games and the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier — not one Indian male pugilist has been able to book a place for the Olympics. All four quotas in boxing have come in the women’s section with two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Parveen Hooda (57kg), and Tokyo Olympics bronze…
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    Rohit Sharma watches Ranji Trophy Final at Wankhede, days before IPL 2024

    India captain Rohit Sharma was a star attraction during the Ranji Trophy 2024 Final match between Mumbai and Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium on March 12, Tuesday. Before joining the Mumbai Indians training camp for the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, Rohit was spotted inside the Mumbai team’s dressing room.  A man of his word, Rohit, who has been promoting the importance of domestic cricket along with the BCCI and the team management, marked his presence during the Ranji Trophy final. Instead of opting for a much-needed break between the IPL and the 5-match Test series against England, the Indian skipper came to support the players. Rohit, who represents Mumbai, would be happy with the team’s performance. His teammates, Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, scored 73 and 95 each. 19-year-old Musheer Khan stood out with the bat with his 136-run knock as Mumbai were on course to set a massive…
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    India beat England by five wickets to bag Test series in Ranchi

    India batters Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel put together a 72-run partnership as India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test match in Ranchi and took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a target of 192 runs in the fourth innings on Monday, India were reduced to 120-5, but Gill (52) and Jurel (39) calmly guided their side home with their unbeaten partnership on the fifth day of the Test. Young England spinner Shoaib Bashir took three wickets as the visitors kept India’s batters in check until Gill and Jurel steadied the chase. India’s skipper Rohit Sharma said his team’s young players had filled the shoes of missing veterans to shine in cricket’s toughest format. Player of the match Jurel, 23, who made his debut in the previous win in Rajkot, turned the match on its head with his 90 after he lifted India from…
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    Claressa Shields: Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou will be close | ‘A split decision going either way’

    Ngannou is a former UFC heavyweight champion who has only had one professional boxing contest. On March 8, live on Sky Sports Box Office, he will take on two-time unified titlist Anthony Joshua. Tyson Fury beat Ngannou on a contentious split decision in his last fight and Shields believes Joshua could have a difficult contest too with the mixed martial artist. “I think it’s going to be a good fight. At first I kind of felt that AJ was going to knock out Ngannou, that’s how I saw the fight. Now it’s kind of shifted on, I feel like it’ll be a split decision going either guy’s way,” Shields told Sky Sports. “I say that because it feels like AJ has a lot to prove and I feel like when he’s got a lot to prove sometimes he puts too much pressure on himself and he doesn’t fight his fight. And if…
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    India v England: Shoaib Bashir puts England on top in Ranchi

    Shoaib Bashir’s wonderful 4-84 gave England a golden opportunity to take control of the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. Off-spinner Bashir, who is playing in only his second Test, bowled 31 consecutive overs in a spell that stretched across all three sessions of the second day. At one stage he picked up three wickets for five runs in 41 deliveries, then crucially got Yashasvi Jaiswal to chop on to his stumps for 73. From 177-7, India rallied to 219-7 thanks to an unbroken stand of 42 between Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav, leaving the hosts 134 behind the 353 England were dismissed for on Saturday morning.  Joe Root and Ollie Robinson added 102 for the eighth wicket, with Robinson making 58 for his first half-century in Test cricket. Robinson was the first of three wickets taken in 11 deliveries by Ravindra Jadeja, who mopped up the tail to leave…
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    Carlos Alcaraz was forced to retire from his Rio Open first round match after injuring himself just two points into the match.

    Replays showed how the 20-year-old suffering a nasty looking injury when planting his foot on the clay. But just one game later, Alcaraz had his serve broken, shook Monteiro’s hand, and left the court shortly after, retiring from the match. The Wimbledon champion was then seen limping out of the stadium and head straight onto a golf cart to take him away. “Tomorrow I’ll have a test for my ankle and let’s see if it’s something serious or not,” said Alcaraz. “I felt bad. That was the first impression I had. I was feeling pain once I fell down, so I thought it was going to be difficult to continue if I was still having those feelings. “After a few points it didn’t feel better. I couldn’t move well and I knew that it was going to be impossible to continue. “I thought it was going to get worse if I…
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    Dana White has revealed that Vladimir Putin gifted Russian MMA icon Khabib Nurmagomedov $20million after his stunning win over Conor McGregor.

    Nurmagomedov submitted McGregor in the fourth round of their grudge match at UFC 229 to retain his UFC lightweight title in October 2018, McGregor was forced to tap out to Khabib during their lightweight title fight. En route to the neck crank finish the Dagestani grappler mauled McGregor on the ground and even dropped the Irishman with a clean overhand right in the second stanza. The victory propelled Nurmagomedov to the top of the sport and sent shockwaves around the MMA world. Everyone wanted to talk to the pound-for-pound king after his historic victory, including the Russian president. But Putin was left waiting after a brawl broke out in the immediate aftermath of the fight between McGregor and Nurmagomedov’s entourages. When he eventually got him on the phone, White claims Putin offered Nurmagomedov and his late father Abdulmanap $20m worth of property in their home country. “He (Nurmagomedov) didn’t even make it back to his dressing room…
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    Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez ready for Inter Miami MLS opener

    Miami: Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are fit and ready to play for Inter Miami in the club’s opening match of the Major League Soccer season against Real Salt Lake City, manager Gerardo Martino said. The former Barcelona teammates will be the headline acts in Wednesday night’s clash at Inter Miami’s renamed Chase stadium in Fort Lauderdale, though they are not guaranteed starters. “Messi and Suarez are ready to play, if 90 minutes are required, we will see this depending on the team’s needs,” Martino told a news conference. Messi missed much of Inter Miami‘s pre-season because of an adductor strain while Suarez has overcome a knee problem. The other half of Inter Miami’s contingent of former Barcelona stars – defender Jordi Alba and midfielder Sergio Busquets – will also be available after recovering from recent injury concerns, reports Xinhua. The only doubt for the Florida outfit is Argentine defender Nicolas Freire, who…

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      13 December

      Pakistan out of World Test Championship 2023 final race, know how it’s Team India gain

      Babar Azam’s Pakistan on Monday lost the second Test against England by 26 runs, thus losing the ongoing three-match Test series to the visitors. With this, their chances of reaching the final of World Test Championship 2021-23 have also been dashed, with the Men in Green falling to sixth in the latest WTC standings Pakistan suffered their third Test series loss in the year 2022 on Monday, and with it, their hopes of qualifying for the final of WTC next year have been dashed. The Men in Green slipped to sixth place in the latest standings, below England, who rose a place to reach 44.44%.  Pakistan have 42.42%, while the loss comes as a major boost for Team India who…

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    • 12 December

      Arsenal told to complete alternative Cristiano Ronaldo transfer amid Gabriel Jesus injury worry

      Arsenal look set to be busy in the January transfer window. The Gunners have already made plans to look at bringing in a midfielder and a wide player. But a World Cup injury to Gabriel Jesus could alter their plans further. Technical director Edu and manager Mikel Arteta may be encouraged to sign a striker in the winter window, depending on the length of Jesus’ absence. The Brazilian frontman underwent surgery upon his return from the World Cup in Qatar and Arsenal will now wait to see how his rehabilitation goes. football.london understands it is too soon for an accurate timescale to be placed on the player’s return so it will be a waiting game for Edu and Arteta. Arsenal has been linked…

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    • 12 December

      Pakistan v England: Tourists win thriller to seal first series victory in the country in 22 years

      England pulled off another sensational victory in Pakistan, winning the second Test by 26 runs to seal a historic series triumph. Mark Wood took three crucial wickets on the fourth day in Multan just as Pakistan was closing in on what would have been a superb chase of 355. His efforts secured victory for England in their first Test series in Pakistan since 2005 and their first over these opponents outside of the UK in 22 years. At 290-5, Wood had Mohammad Nawaz caught down the leg side for 45 then, one run later, did the same to dismiss Saud Shakeel for 94, but only after lengthy deliberation by the third umpire. Abrar Ahmed was caught at cover off James…

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    • 11 December

      No regrets about starting Ronaldo on bench, says Portugal head coach Santos

       Portugal head coach Fernando Santos said he had no regrets about starting Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench after his team was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup by Morocco on Saturday. Youssef En-Nesyri headed home on the stroke of halftime after Portugal dominated possession without finding a way past Morocco’s defense in their quarterfinal here. Ronaldo, who started on the bench for the second game in a row, was introduced in the 51st minute as a replacement for Ruben Neves, and made an immediate impact. His deft one-touch pass for Joao Felix almost led to an equalizer and he forced a sharp block from goalkeeper Yassine Bounou with a first-time effort in stoppage time. “I don’t regret starting him on the bench,” Santos was…

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    • 11 December

      Gloomy weather interrupts Indian Racing League’s return to Hyderabad

      Indian Racing League returned to Hyderabad for the fourth round but the Saturday races were deferred owing to gloomy weather, Hyderabad: The inaugural edition of the Indian Racing League (IRL) returned to Hyderabad for the fourth round but the Saturday races were deferred owing to gloomy weather, at the India’s first street circuit – Hyderabad Street Circuit – at the NTR Marg on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, on Friday. The first round races in Hyderabad on November 20 were cancelled owing to safety issues while the second and third rounds were held in Chennai. The IRL returned to Hyderabad for the final leg only to the disappointment of the fans. The morning weather was not clear to conduct the…

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    • 11 December

      Soccer-Moroccan ecstasy at World Cup win shared by Africa and Arab world

      Moroccan soccer fans exploded in joy on Saturday as their team became the first from any African country to reach a World Cup semi-final, filling the stadium in Qatar with a deafening roar and unleashing cheering, crying, dancing and singing on the streets at home. © Thomson Reuters The 1-0 victory over Portugal was celebrated further afield, with exuberant fans from Abidjan in Ivory Coast to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia lauding what they saw as a historic win for both Africa and the Arab World. “They made us happy and proud and they proved that they can make it to the final. Why not? We are so proud of this team that is supported by Africa and Arabs” said Siham Motahir,…

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    • 11 December

      FIFA WC 2022: Morocco beat Portugal 1-0, reach semifinals

       Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s chances of ever winning soccer’s biggest prize. Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the 42nd minute to continue Morocco’s improbable run that has generated an outpouring of pride in the Arab world during the first World Cup to be staged in the Middle East. Morocco's Sofiane Boufal celebrating with his mother is EVERYTHING. pic.twitter.com/h3XdhTeKe3— Ahmed Ali (@MrAhmednurAli) December 10, 2022 The 37-year-old Ronaldo, one of soccer’s greatest players, didn’t start for the second straight game but came on as a substitute in the 51st minute and missed a chance to equalize in stoppage time. The five-time world player of…

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    • 10 December

      Ishan Kishan shatters Chris Gayle’s world record, hits fastest double century in ODI history

      Ishan Kishan became the seventh batter in the world to achieve the feat and fourth from India after Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Virender Sehwag. Young India batter Ishan Kishan raced away to a record-smashing knock in the third and final ODI match of the series against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram as he notched up a double century off just 126 balls. He became the seventh batter in the world to achieve the feat and fourth from India after Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Virender Sehwag. Ishan was never the first-choice player for India’s playing XI. However, regular skipper Rohit Sharma’s thumb injury in the second ODI, which ruled him out of the third match, opened an…

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    • 10 December

      FIFA WC 2022: Argentina beat Netherlands 4-3 on penalties

      Emiliano Martinez saved two penalties to help Argentina beat the Netherlands in a World Cup shoot-out and set up a semi-final against Croatia.Read the report 👇 #BBCFootball #BBCWorldCup— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 9, 2022 Argentina’s players now celebrating with their delirious fans pic.twitter.com/BUUMrythan— Sean Ingle (@seaningle) December 9, 2022 Wild scenes after a chaotic night. An estimated 50000 fans from Argentina in Qatar …. suspect a few more will arrive before Tuesday pic.twitter.com/5v6RS1KniC— Ian Dennis (@Iandennisbbc) December 9, 2022 All the emotions ❤️😢Leo Messi x Emi Martinez#PulseQatar22 pic.twitter.com/wW7JkS4gI5— Pulse Ghana (@PulseGhana) December 9, 2022

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    • 10 December

      FIFA WC 2022: Croatia beat five-time champions Brazil on penalties

       Croatia knocked Brazil out of the World Cup, beating the five-time champions 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Friday in the quarterfinals. Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved a penalty attempt by Rodrygo and Marquinhos later hit the post. croatia’s luka modric consoles members of brazil’s team after knocking them out of the world cup more of this, please pic.twitter.com/7ghWgrj9LU— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) December 9, 2022 🏆❌Thiago Silva's reaction to Brazil's @FIFAWorldCup exit.#FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 #CROBRA pic.twitter.com/Wd9Sm24Dqp— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) December 9, 2022 Croatian fans celebrating in Zagreb after Croatia's win over Brazil. #CROBRA #Qatar2022    #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/yBW0hTxkCQ— Chad Baker (@ChadBlue83) December 9, 2022 Neymar had scored late in the first half of extra time to give Brazil the lead, but Croatia equalized when…

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