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Real and Atletico fail to capitalise after Barca stunned by Levante
It means Barca will be relieved to stay at the summit – ahead of Atletico by a point with a game in hand and in front of Real on goal difference – even if their collapse against Levante should offer encouragement to their title rivals.
Meanwhile, Granada will overtake them all if they beat Real Sociedad on Sunday.
“Everything unravelled,” said Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde. “We didn’t sta... |
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Anushka Sharma hits back at former India cricketer
Indian captain Virat Kohli's wife and actress Anushka Sharma has hit back against former India cricketer Farokh Engineer, after the latter claimed that the selector’s job had been reduced to serving tea to the captain’s wife while also terming the selection committee a ‘Mickey Mouse selection committee’ without the appropriate qualifications for the position.
The 31-year-old, through a tweet, s... |
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'Motivated' McIlroy headlines WGC field
SHANGHAI:
World number two Rory McIlroy said his strongest season in years has motivated him to recapture golf’s top ranking, as he leads a field packed with Major winners into this week’s WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
Asia’s biggest event tees off Thursday without world number one Brooks Koepka, out with a knee strain, nor a rejuvenated Tiger Woods, who electrified golf with a record-tying... |
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Costa left out as Morata on target again in Atletico victory
MADRID:
Diego Simeone’s decision to leave out Diego Costa was vindicated on Saturday as Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao and Costa’s replacement Alvaro Morata scored in the 2-0 victory.
Morata had been the one to sit on the bench against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday but his winning goal as a substitute earned him a start against Bilbao and the Spaniard delivered again.
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India rest captain Kohli for Bangladesh T20s
India have left out captain Virat Kohli from the squad named for three Twenty20 Internationals (T20I’s) against Bangladesh starting next month, but he will return for two Tests between the South Asian neighbours.
Senior batsman Rohit Sharma will captain the T20I team in the limited-overs series due to begin on November 3 in Delhi.
Uncapped all-rounder Shivam Dube has been drafted into the sq... |
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Barcelona, Madrid agree new date for Clasico
MADRID:
The rearranged Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be played on December 18 despite opposition from La Liga, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed on Wednesday.
Spain’s most prestigious fixture, which was due to take place at Camp Nou on Saturday, was postponed last week because of violent pro-independence protests in Catalonia.
La Liga had proposed December 4... |
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New-look Bayern out to prove Spurs drubbing was no fluke
BERLIN:
Bayern Munich face Olympiakos away in the Champions League on Tuesday with key defender Niklas Suele sidelined as Niko Kovac’s side seek to prove their demolition of Tottenham was no fluke.
The summer overhaul of Bayern’s squad bore spectacular fruit a fortnight ago in a 7-2 thrashing of Spurs as winger Serge Gnabry scored four second-half goals.
“The 7-2 was a great match, a state... |
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Marquez secures his first pole in Japan
MOTEGI:
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will eye his tenth win of the season after snatching pole position Saturday in Japan.
The Honda rider clocked 1min 45.763sec for his first pole start in the premier class at Twin Ring Motegi, where he won in 2016 and last year, while coming second in 2017, 2014 and 2013.
“Finally we did it. So happy,” Marquez said, after securing his 90th career p... |
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Davis Cup: India hopeful tie against Pakistan will be shifted from Islamabad
NEW DELHI:
India’s tennis association will apply for visas for their Davis Cup tie against Pakistan next month but expects the fixture to be moved away from Islamabad, AITA Secretary General Hironmoy Chatterjee told Reuters on Wednesday.
The Asia/Oceania Group I tie, originally scheduled for September 14-15 in Islamabad, was postponed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to late Novem... |
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France denied early Euro qualification with Turkey draw
SAINT-DENIS:
France must wait to claim a place at Euro 2020 after the world champions were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Turkey on Monday.
Turkey’s Kaan Ayhan equalised eight minutes from time after France substitute Olivier Giroud opened the scoring as the visitors stayed top of Group H with 19 points from eight games, ahead of Les Bleus by virtue of a 2-0 win in Konya last June.
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