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MATCHDAY: Chelsea hosts slumping Manchester United, Real Madrid vs Sevilla

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Sunday:

World TT C'ships Finals: Manika, Sathiyan lose in mixed doubles quarters

The mixed doubles pair of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan suffered a defeat in the quarterfinals of the ongoing World Table Tennis Championships

Jr Hockey World Cup: Reid confident India can beat Belgium in quarters

India coach Graham Reid on Saturday expressed confidence that they will be able to beat top contenders Belgium in their quarter-final encounter in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup

High-flying India thrash Poland 8-2 to set up quarterfinal against Belgium

Sanjay Kumar, Araijeet Singh Hundal and Sudeep Chirmako scored a brace each as defending champions India trounced Poland 8-2 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup

ICC calls off Women's World Cup Qualifier after new Covid variant emerges

The ICC called off an ongoing qualifier for next year's Women's ODI World Cup in Harare following the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant in the African region

India 14 for 1 after dismissing New Zealand for 269 on day 3 of 1st Test

India reached 14 for one in their second innings at stumps after dismissing New Zealand for 296 on the third day of the opening Test here on Saturday.

New Zealand all out for 269 against India on day 3; Axar picks 5 wickets

New Zealand were all out for 269 in reply to India's first innings total of 345 on the third day of the opening Test here

Day 3: Axar takes three as India peg back New Zealand to 249 for 6 at tea

Axar rocked the New Zealand middle-order in the post-lunch session with three quick wickets as India made a strong comeback to stifle the visitors to 249 for 6 at tea on the third day

Djokovic beats Dennis Novak, helps Serbia past Austria in Davis Cup Finals

Djokovic won seven consecutive games from 3-3 in the first set to take control

India in quarters of women's doubles, mixed doubles at World Championships

Manika Batra has reached the quarterfinals in the mixed and women's doubles events at the World Table Tennis Championships, putting India just one win away from a historic medal.

FIH Junior Women's World Cup in South Africa put on hold owing to Covid-19

The prestigious tournament was to be held in the Rainbow Nation from December 5 to 16

Djokovic has not shared his vaccination status: Australian Open chief

Craig Tiley has said that a clarity on whether world No. 1 Novak Djokovic is vaccinated or not will come soon as unvaccinated players will not be able to compete in the opening major of the year

Cummins says his captaincy style will be 'collaborative' with Steve Smith

Newly-appointed Australia captain Pat Cummins indicated that his leadership style could be different from his predecessors

Rio Olympics boss Nuzman sentenced to 30 years in prison

Corruption, money laundering and tax evasion are the charges

Jr Hockey WC: India face Poland in must-win match to keep title hopes alive

The Indians, one of the pre-tournament favourites, were given a rude shock in their opener when France stunned them 5-4.

India reach 339 for 8 at lunch on Day 2 of first Test against New Zealand

Shreyas Iyer hit a century on his debut as India reached 339 for eight at lunch in their first innings on the second day of the opening Test against New Zealand here on Friday

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz tests positive for Covid, is out of Davis Cup Finals

Carlos Alcaraz, the teenager touted as Rafael Nadal's heir and the biggest name in Spain's team at the Davis Cup Finals, tested positive for the coronavirus and was dropped from the squad.

India suffer 1-6 defeat to Brazil in women's 4-nation football tournament

The Indian women's football team scored one goal and kept mighty Brazil at bay till late in the first half but eventually lost 1-6 in its first match of the four-nation international tournament

UK government says no plans for ministers to attend Beijing Winter Olympics

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the UK Leader of the House of Commons on Thursday confirmed that "no tickets have been booked" for UK government ministers to attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Peng Shuai fought back, but China will snub any challenge to its authority

Tennis player Peng Shuai had been out of the public eye since Nov. 2. 2021 when she penned a since-deleted social media post accusing former Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual misconduct