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The reigning world champions would continue to stick to their aggressive and fearless brand of cricket, opening batsman Jonny Bairstow said after the tourists chased down 337 in just 43.3 overs to set up a series decider here on Sunday. The opening batsman followed up 94 from 66 balls in the first match with 124 from 112 as England plundered 20 sixes to make the stiff chase a complete mismatch. “To be honest, I think it’s just happening that way. There hasn’t been a conversation saying we must hit more…

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Fast bowler Rahkeem Cornwall made an unbeaten half century and combined in a 90-run eighth wicket partnership with Joshua Da Silva which guided the West Indies to a 99-run lead over Sri Lanka on the second day of the first cricket test. Cornwall was 60 not out at stumps, the first Antiguan to score a test half century at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Wickekeeper Da Silva made 46 and held together the West Indies lower middle order as they edged past Sri Lanka’s first innings of 169. The home…

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 Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain won 4-2 at title rival Lyon to move top of the French league on goal difference. Second-place Lille lost 2-1 at home to Nimes. PSG took control with first-half goals from Mbappe and midfielder Danilo against a surprisingly lackluster Lyon, which won 1-0 in Paris earlier this season. Winger Angel Di Maria scored early in the second half with a free kick which Lyon failed to clear, and the ball bounced just in front of goalkeeper Anthony Lopes before going in. Neymar returned…

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Reigning world champion P V Sindhu rallied to eke out a thrilling win over Japan’s third seed Akane Yamaguchi in an intriguing women’s singles quarterfinals of the prestigious All England Championships here. Sindhu, seeded fifth, staged a remarkable comeback after losing the opening game to notch up a 16-21 21-16 21-19 win over world number five Yamaguchi in a pulsating contest that lasted an hour and 16 minutes to make only her second semifinals appearance at All England on Friday night. The Indian had come into the match with a…

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FIFA expects to hit its four-year revenue target of 6.44 billion up to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite the coronavirus pandemic. Total spending of 1.04 billion in 2020 included 270 million in grants to soccer bodies worldwide as part of a COVID-19 relief plan, FIFA’s annual financial report said on Friday. It also included a 10 million donation to the World Health Organization. FIFA again awarded its president Gianni Infantino a 1 million annual bonus to raise his overall pre-tax pay above 3 million in 2020, matching his…

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Lionel Messi scored twice as he tied Xavi Hern ndez’s record of most appearances for Barcelona, putting them within four points of the Spanish league lead after beating last-placed Huesca 4-1. For his 767th match, Messi was honored by Barcelona with a large image behind one of the goals showing him embracing Xavi as the players looked forward and pointed upward. The banner included the words “767 matches” and touching the sky. It’s incredible, Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said. His impact on this team is enormous. It’s amazing what he…

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A fast hat trick for Cristiano Ronaldo still wasn’t enough for third-place Juventus to close in on Inter Milan, which managed to extend its lead at the top of Serie A. Inter snatched a 2-1 win at relegation-threatened Torino and moved nine points clear of second-place AC Milan after the Rossoneri lost 1-0 at home to Napoli. Nine-time defending champion Juventus beat Cagliari 3-1 but remained 10 points behind Inter, although it has played a match less. Ronaldo’s first-half hat trick set it on the way at Cagliari. It was…

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Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev will bid for his 10th career title when he meets unseeded Pierre-Hugues Herbert in an unusual-looking Open 13 final. Sunday’s decider pits two-time Grand Slam runner-up Medvedev against a player who owns all four majors in doubles but has never won a singles title, and is ranked 93rd. Medvedev, who climbs to No. 2 in the rankings next week, led 6-4, 3-0 against qualifier Matthew Ebden when the Australian retired through an unspecified injury on Saturday. “Really unfortunate to end the match like this. I knew that…

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England pacer Jofra Archer said bowling first on the two-paced Motera track gave them a bit of an advantage as they exploited the conditions early to beat India by eight wickets in the series-opening T20I here on Friday. Returning from an elbow injury, Archer led England’s bowling attack with three for 23 runs as they restricted India to 124 for 7 in 20 overs after skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl first. “I was excited to bowl first because there was a bit of dew when…

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Head coach Justin Langer on Tuesday said Australia were “really slack” in not maintaining their over-rate in the Melbourne Test against India which eventually cost them a place in the World Test Championships final. Australia were fined four WTC points for being two overs behind in the second Test of the four-match series. India recently beat England 3-1 in a home Test series to set up a WTC final clash with New Zealand in June and Australia could have qualified in place of the Kiwis if not for that slow…

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