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Bale leads Real to low-key win over Leganes ahead of Bayern clash
Gareth Bale scored as a much-changed Real Madrid warmed up for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at Bayern Munich with a 2-1 win over Leganes. Bale bundled Real into an early lead, before Borja Mayoral took advantage of more sloppy defending to make it two before half-time yesterday. Serbian Darko Brasanac gave Leganes hope of a comeback, but Real closed out the victory despite struggling in the second half. "I'm very happy with the attitude of my players today, with 10 changes to the starting eleven, with players who haven't played much," said Real coach Zinedine Zidane. "We can't be happy with what we've done in the league in general. We lost a lot of points at the beginning, then we were a bit better but that can happen in a season. "Now we have to get back to work, we have another match on Tuesday which will be our game of the year. We have a title to defend." Real stay third in the table, one point behind city rivals Atletico who play Alaves later today, when ...
Raju impressed with Markande's control over leg-spin
Impressed with leg-spinner Mayank Markhande's bowling for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, former India spinner Venkatapathy Raju praised him and termed control as the rookie's strongest point while also describing Sunrisers Hyderabad as having the best bowling attack. Punjab-born Markande has been the find for defending champions MI this Indian Premier League (IPL) season and has bowled well in all games after making a fantastic debut picking three wickets, which included the prize scalp of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, albeit in a losing cause in the lung-opener against Chennai Super Kings. "Markande, the main thing is (his) first year (and the) first match and they (MI) made him play which itself shows the talent he has. You have seen a lot of youngsters come in and they sit (out) for a year, then they are put in," Raju told PTI during an interaction. "That's why Markande, Mujeeb (Ur Rahman of Kings XI Punjab) and all - straightaway they are making them play - that means they are .
Juventus late fightback downs Inter for crucial title edge
Juventus battled past ten-man Inter Milan with two late goals giving the champions a 3-2 win in the San Siro to reopen a four-point lead at the top of the Serie A table. Inter looked as if they would pull off an unlikely victory as the hosts led until three minutes from the whistle despite playing over 70 minutes a man down after Matias Vecino was sent off yesterday. But Milan Skriniar turned the ball into his own net after 87 minutes with Gonzalo Higuain heading in the winner two minutes later. "We lost at the last minute, but this time we turned it around with hunger, pride, thirst for victory," said Higuain in reference to last week's 1-0 loss to second-placed Napoli. "It looked as if it was over, like against Napoli it looked as if it was going to end in a draw and we lost. It's a very important win for the title and there are another three matches to go. It's a great confidence booster." Juventus' lead had been cut to one point after their defeat by Napoli in Turin last ...
Sumit, Nikhat strike gold at Belgrade International Boxing
Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and Nikhat Zareen (51kg) were among the three gold-medallists in India's stupendous campaign at the 56th Belgrade International Boxing Tournament in Serbia. India ended the tournament with three gold, five silver and five bronze medals in all. Continuing his fine comeback from a wrist injury, Sumit, an Asian silver-medallist, defeated Ecuador's Castillo Torres in a unanimous 5-0 verdict to claim the top honours last night. Former junior world champion Nikhat, also returning to action after recovering from a shoulder injury, notched up a 5-0 win over Greece's Koutsoeorgopoulou Aikaterini to pick up a morale-boosting gold. Also claiming a gold was Himanshu Sharma (49kg), who defeated Algeria's Mohammed Touareg 5-0 in his final bout. Signing off with silver medals among women were Jamuna Boro (54kg) and Ralte Lalfakmawii (+81kg). While Jamuna lost to local favourite Andjela Brankovic 1-4, Lalfakmawii went down 2-3 to Turkey's Demir Sennur. In the men's draw, ...
Real Madrid defeat Leganes 2-1 in La Liga action
Real Madrid has defeated Leganes 2-1, earning its first win at Santiago Bernabeu in more than a month.
Nadal routs Goffin, reaches Barcelona Open final
Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal, ranked number one in the world, has ruthlessly routed Belgium's David Goffin 6-4, 6-0 to reach his 11th final of the Barcelona Open, an ATP World Tour 500 clay-court tournament.
Rohit's 56 guide MI to a eight-wicket win over CSK
Rohit Sharma played a captain's knock with an unbeaten 56 as defending champions Mumbai Indians notched up a last-over eight-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to bring their campaign back on track in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here today. Languishing at the bottom with only one win from six matches, Mumbai Indians restricted Chennai Super Kings to 169-5, mainly built around Suresh Raina's unbeaten 75-run innings. Mumbai then returned to overhaul the target with two balls to spare at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Rohit hit a 33-ball unbeaten 56 to complete the runcase after Evin Lewis (47 off 43) and Suryakumar Yadav (44) added 69 runs for the opening wicket. Rohit shared 59 runs with Lewis for the second wicket before adding another 42 off 21 balls with Hardik Pandya to take the team home. Earlier, Raina (75 off 47 balls), who had missed a couple of matches due to a calf injury, smashed his way to an unbeaten 75 laced with six fours and four sixes after
Rohit steers Mumbai past CSK by 8 wickets
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma smacked 56 not out as the under-pressure defending champions registered a morale-boosting eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who saw their three-match winning streak end in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Saturday.
MI huff and puff to a eight-wicket win over CSK
Defending champions Mumbai Indians made heavy weather of the runchase but held their nerves in the end to beat table-toppers Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets and return to winning ways in the Indian Premier League, here today. Languishing at the bottom with only one win from six matches, Mumbai Indians restricted Chennai Super Kings to 169-5, mainly built around Suresh Raina's unbeaten 75-run innings. Mumbai then returned to overhaul the target with two balls to spare at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Rohit Sharma played a captain's knock with a 33-ball unbeaten 56 to complete the runcase after Evin Lewis (47 off 43) and Suryakumar Yadav (44) added 69 runs for the opening wicket. Rohit shared 59 runs with Lewis for the second wicket before adding another 42 off 21 balls with Hardik Pandya to take the team home. Earlier, Raina (75 off 47 balls), who had missed a couple of matches due to a calf injury, smashed his way to an unbeaten 75 laced with six fours and four ...
Nadal storms into 11th Barcelona Open final
Spanish Tennis ace, Rafael Nadal, stormed into his 11th Barcelona Open Final, defeating Belgian David Goffin in the semi final with a one-sided 6-4, 6-0 score line.Nadal won the last eight games of the match to cruise through to the final.He claimed a break at the end of the first set and then went about taking apart his Belgian opponent, who had no answer to the onslaught, as Nadal won the second set 6-0 on the Barcelona clay.This was Nadal's 44th straight set victory, and a mind-boggling 400th overall victory on clay.He will now face the 19-year-old Greek, Stefanos Tsitsipas, in the final scheduled for Sunday.
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets in IPL
Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets in their IPL fixture to bring their campaign back on track at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here today. Rohit Sharma blasted an unbeaten 33-ball 56, while openers Evin Lewis (47) and Suryakumar Yadav (44) also contributed as MI brought their campaign back on track. Earlier, Suresh Raina (75 off 47 balls) and Ambati Rayudu (46 off 35 balls) did the bulk of scoring for Chennai after being asked to take first strike by Mumbai. Brief Score: Chennai Super Kings: 169 for 5 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 75 not out; MJ McClenaghan 2/26). Mumbai Indians: 170 for 2 in 19.4 overs (Rohit Sharma 56 not out; Harbhajan Singh 1/20).
IPL: Raina's breezy half century powers Chennai to 169/5 vs Mumbai
Riding on Suresh Raina's flashy half century, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) posted a tricky 169/5 against Mumbai Indians (MI) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, here on Saturday.
Sevilla sack coach Montella to round off a poor season for the Italian
Spanish football club Sevilla on Saturday sacked its Italian head coach Vincenzo Montella following a string of poor results.
Vettel to start Azerbaijan GP from pole position
German driver Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari on Saturday recorded the best time in the qualifying session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he claimed his third pole position in a row after doing so in Bahrain and China, and the 53rd of his career pole.
Karnataka beat Bihar in final of B Division national hockey
Karnataka overcame Bihar 5-4 in the final of the 8th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship (B Division), while Coorg defeated Andhra 4-3 in the 3rd/4th classification match here on Sunday.
Saina, Prannoy lose in semis at Asia Championships
Indian singles stars Saina Nehwal and H.S. Prannoy settled for bronze medals after losing in the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships here on Saturday.
Indian hockey teams in finals of Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers
The junior Indian mens and womens hockey teams continued their fine form at the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers as they on Saturday advanced to the finals here.
Barcelona aim to lift La Liga title on Sunday
FC Barcelona will be crowned as this football season's La Liga champions on Sunday if they are able to draw their game away against Deportivo la Coruna, who will be relegated to the Spanish second division if they fail to win.
Raina's 75 powers CSK to 169-5 against Mumbai Indians
Suresh Raina smashed his way to an unbeaten 75 as Chennai Super Kings produced a disciplined batting effort to post a competitive 169-5 against Mumbai Indians in their IPL fixture here today. Raina (75 off 47 balls), who had missed a couple of matches due to a calf injury, hit the fences six times and blasted four sixes in his unconquered innings after Ambati Rayudu (46 off 35 balls) continued his impressive run and set the foundation for Chennai at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni also chipped in with 26 off 21 balls which was studded three boundaries and a six but Mumbai Indians bowled well in the death overs to restrict them within 170 in the end. Mitchell McClenaghan (2/26) and Krunal Pandya (2/32) were the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai, while Hardik Pandya (1/39) also scalped one wicket. Put into bat, Ambati Rayudu gave a flying start to Chennai after opening his innings with a six off McClenaghan in the third ball. His partner Shane ...
Scoreboard of the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the ...
Scoreboard of the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here today. Chennai Super Kings: SR Watson c Markande b KH Pandya 12 AT Rayudu c Cutting b KH Pandya 46 SK Raina not out 75 MS Dhoni c Lewis b McClenaghan 26 DJ Bravo c Markande b McClenaghan 0 SW Billings not out 3 RA Jadeja not out 0 Extras: (LB-3, W-4) 7 Total: (For 5 wickets, 20 Overs) 169 Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-97, 3-143, 4-144, 5-161. Bowling: MJ McClenaghan 4-0-26-2, JJ Bumrah 4-0-25-0, HH Pandya 4-0-39-1, KH Pandya 4-0-32-2, M Markande 3-0-30-0, BCJ Cutting 1-0-14-0.