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Manchester United, Arsenal win in Europa League; fireworks halt Berlin game

Manchester United overcame an early deficit to beat Omonia Nicosia 3-2 in the Europa League and begin the healing process after a humiliating derby loss in the Premier League. Seeking some respite in Cyprus following a 6-3 loss at Manchester City on Sunday, United fell behind to a goal on the counterattack by Iran striker Karim Ansarifard in the 34th minute. Second-half substitutes made the difference for United. Marcus Rashford equalized in the 53rd with a curling shot from just inside the area before he produced a deft flick to fellow replacement Anthony Martial, who cut inside and shot low inside the near post in the 63rd. I think the subs really had an impact today and that is really good," United manager Erik ten Hag said. "That makes the team stronger. Cristiano Ronaldo had a rare start for United and struck the post from close range before driving in a cross that Rashford converted for his second goal in the 84th. Nikolas Panagiotou replied a minute later for Omonia to ensu

Vidya Pillai, Varshaa Sanjeev win silver and bronze at 6Red Snooker C'ship

Former World Team Snooker champion and multiple time international medal winner Vidya Pillai reached the final of the World Women 6Red Snooker Championship 2022 at the High End Snooker Club

Pro Kabaddi League to welcome back fans as new season begins on October 7

The ninth season of the Pro Kabaddi League is set to welcome back fans to the stadiums when it begins on October 7, the organisers announced on Friday. The player auction for the upcoming ninth season was held on August 5 and 6, Mashal Sports, organisers of the event, said in a media release. The league stage will be conducted in Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad and will go on till mid-December. The last season of the league had been held without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anupam Goswami, CEO, Mashal Sports and League Commissioner VIVO PKL said: "We are enthusiastic about the upcoming vivo PKL Season 9 as our fans will be back in stadiums across Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad to experience the pulsating action up-close of their favourite teams and stars.

Can't wait to help Puneri Paltan win PKL title: 'Sultan' Fazel Atrachali

The vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 9 auction was filled with action-packed drama and the record for the most expensive player was broken not once but twice on the opening day.

PKL: Focus less on results, more on giving our best, says Ram Mehar Singh

The 2017 vivo Pro Kabaddi League-winning coach Ram Mehar Singh has embarked on a new journey as the Head Coach of the Gujarat Giants for Season 9.

Steelers to begin Pro Kabaddi League campaign against Bengal Warriors

As the schedule for the first half of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 was announced on Thursday, Haryana Steelers Head Coach Manpreet Singh spoke on the team's ongoing training sessions

Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Giants name Chandran Ranjit as captain

Adani Sportsline's team Gujarat Giants on Friday announced Chandran Ranjit, Left Raider, as the captain of the team ahead of the highly anticipated season 9 of Pro Kabaddi League

Will try to learn new skills, do things differently, says Kandola

The Bengaluru Bulls have a new hero in the camp as coach Randhir Singh unleashes his newest weapon in his mission for the vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season 9.

PKL: Defending champions Dabang Delhi vs U Mumba in opening match today

The Defending Champions Dabang Delhi are all set to take on vivo PKL Season 2 winners U Mumba to kick off Season 9 at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium here on Friday (October7).

Sajan Prakash wins gold in National Games 200 metre butterfly swimming

Sajan Prakash overcame an abdominal strain to win the gold medal in the men's 200 m butterfly with a new meet record at the National Games 2022 in Gujarat on Wednesday

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek, Petra Kvitova enter quarterfinals at Agel Open

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the Agel Open after Ajla Tomljanovic retired with an injury during the second set of their second-round match. The Polish U.S. Open champion was leading 7-5, 2-2 when her Australian opponent retired due to a left knee injury at the indoor hardcourt event in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava. Swiatek, who also won the French Open in June, will next face American qualifier Catherine McNally or Karolina Muchova. Home favorite and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova upset second-seeded Paula Badosa of Spain 7-6 (4), 6-4 to set up a quarterfinal against this year's Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina, who rallied to eliminate Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5. Czech players also won the last two first-round matches on the schedule. Muchova knocked out seventh-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 6-4, 6-4 and Barbora Krejcikova ousted American Shelby Rogers 6-2, 6-2 for her sixth straight victory after she won the Tallinn O

Ind vs SA 1st ODI preview: Opportunity for players to make a statement

Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, who is part of the reserves named for the T20 World Cup, will serve as Dhawan's deputy in the series

We need to find answers, still working towards that: Rohit Sharma

India beat South Africa 2-1 in the three-match T20 International series despite suffering a 49-run defeat in the final game here on Tuesday

Football stampede kills 125: A look at sporting incidents that turned fatal

Over the decades, many events have witnessed tragedies and deaths of fans and players

AIFF launches 'Futsal for All' initiative to promote the sport across India

The All India Football Federation has recently organised the 'Futsal for All' initiative, comprising small-sided games and workshops, to increase awareness of the sport across the country

Hanuma Vihari to lead Rest of India against Ranji champions in Irani Cup

Prolific batter Hanuma Vihari will lead the Rest of India side against 2019-20 Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra in the Irani Cup clash, which is returning to the calender after three years. The BCCI announced a 15-man squad for the red-ball tournament, which is set to be held in Rajkot from October 1-5. The Irani Cup could not be played in the previous two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team has a good batting unit with talented red-ball specialist Mayank Agarwal and young Priyank Panchal, who recently led India A against New Zealand A and was also part of the Duleep Trophy winning West Zone squad. The squad also has talented youngsters in Yash Dhull and Yashaswi Jaiswal, who had scored a double hundred in Duleep Trophy in the Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone. Emerging fast bowler Umran Malik, big-hitting Sarfaraaz Khan are also part of the ROI squad. Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara is likely to appear for Saurashtra in the match. ROI squad: Hanuma Vihari (Captain), Mayank

Six sprint races to take place in 2023 season, announces Formula 1

Formula 1 has announced that six Sprint races a season will be taking place from 2023 onwards after the proposal gained approval of top authorities of the sport.The announcement was made on Tuesday. The number of sprint races per season will now double from three to six.The Sprint is a shortened race for Saturdays that debuted last year and returned for 2022 as well. It is a mini version of what one can see on Sundays on Grand Prix races. Drivers race for 100 km, the third of the usual race distance in Grand Prix for grid slots for Grand Prix and points for their championship hopes.The 20 drivers start in order they qualified on Friday and their finishing positions 100 km later become the positions they line up in for the start of Sunday's Grand Prix event.This year, it was seen in Imola and Austria. Both were won by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing, earning him maximum eight points. It will return at Brazillian GP during the penultimate race of the ongoing season.Though the move ...

Maria Sakkari, Sloane Stephens win openers at Parma Ladies Tennis Open

Top-seeded Maria Sakkari rallied past Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Baindl 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 in the opening round of the Parma Ladies Open. Sakkari, who accepted a late wild card to the red clay court tournament, was playing her first event since losing to Wang Xiyu in the second round of the U.S. Open. Also, 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens defeated 121st-ranked Magdalena Frech 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; sixth-seeded Ana Bogdan beat Laura Pigossi 6-1, 6-2 and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova eliminated Reka-Luka Jani 6-2, 6-4. Stephens reached the semifinals last year when the inaugural edition was held in May.

Fitness culture among 'Divyangs' being promoted: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that many institutions in India are working to increase the fitness levels and participation of 'Divyangs' in sports and the country is winning laurels in para-sports.Addressing the nation on the 92nd episode of his monthly Radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', PM Modi said, "India is winning laurels in para-sports. We have all been witness to this in many tournaments. There are many institutes that are working on helping Divangs increase their fitness levels & participate in sports. Today there are many people who are engaged in promoting the fitness culture among the specially-abled at the grassroots level. This imparts a lot of strength to the self-confidence of the specially-abled."India has won many accomplishments and set new records in para-sports as of late.Earlier in September, Indian javelin thrower and Paralympics gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia clinched a silver medal for the country in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix held ..

Federer, Nadal, Djokovic set new bar of Tennis for next generations

Here is one way to look at what Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and the now-retired Roger Federer accomplished: The group known as the Big Three of men's tennis accumulated so many Grand Slam titles 63 in all that it seems unlikely anyone will reach the standards they set. Not anytime soon, certainly. Here was another way to think about things as the professional level of the sport began its post-Federer life on Saturday, following the last match of his career: What he and the other two members of that distinguished trio, along with Serena Williams, managed to do was demonstrate that it is possible to dominate for decades, not merely years, at a time. And the 41-year-old Federer, for one, thinks up-and-coming players can learn from the way he and the others of his era went about it, from their self-belief and attitudes about setting goals to their training, nutrition and other methods of ensuring longevity. He laughed when relaying a conversation with Bjorn Borg, who is the captain