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The overnight play-off games in the UEFA Champions League produced interesting results, the most striking one of which was Feyenoord shocking Milan 1-0. A goalkeeping howler from Mike Maignan handed Igor Paixao the match's only goal after just three minutes and the scoreline remained that way till the end. Elsewhere, Michael Olise and Harry Kane both scored as Bayern Munich survived late pressure from Celtic for a 2-1 victory, and Vangelis Pavlidis' clever finish put Benfica 1-0 to the good against 10-man Monaco.
The other major overnight football fixture saw four goals, four red cards and a last-gasp equalizer. James Tarkowski struck in the 98th minute as Everton claimed a dramatic 2-2 draw against Liverpool in what was the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. The result stopped the visitors from going nine points clear at the Premier League summit.
India's highest-ranked singles tennis player Sumit Nagal crashes out in the round of 32 of Argentina Open. He loses in straight sets 5-7, 2-6 to France's Corentin Moutet to end his campaign early.
Kyle Kuzma tallies 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks win without All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, prevailing over the Minnesota Timberwolves by a slender 103-101 margin in the NBA. Anthony Edwards바카라™ jumper in the final seconds was off for Minnesota and Kuzma 바카라” playing his fourth game for Milwaukee after being acquired from Washington 바카라” came down with the rebound.
D바카라™Angelo Russell ends up with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists, helping the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 100-96 in the NBA teams바카라™ last game before the All-Star break. Nic Claxton secures 13 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, and Cam Johnson adds 16 points and six rebounds. Trendon Watford scores 18 points off the bench for Brooklyn, who win their third consecutive game.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain for Indian Premier League 2025 is set to be announced around noon. The franchise has called a press conference at 11:30am with head coach Andy Flower and director of cricket Mo Bobat, along with "key representatives". Reports have suggested that Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar are the frontrunners for the role, which is vacant as last season's skipper Faf du Plessis was released before the mega auction.
The East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers have trounced the Toronto Raptors 131-108 on the back of Donovan Mitchell scoring 21 points. This is the Cavaliers' fourth straight victory in the NBA and eighth in the last nine games. Tempers flare at the final buzzer after Cleveland바카라™s Tristan Thompson dunks with four seconds left. Toronto바카라™s Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead confront Thompson near centre court for an exchange of words. De바카라™Andre Hunter scores 18 points, Sam Merrill has 16 and Darius Garland 15 for the Cavaliers in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Shamar Joseph have won in two categories each at the ESPNcricinfo Awards for 2024. India captain Rohit Sharma has won for his innings against Australia in the T20 World Cup. Bumrah wins for his vital 2 for 18 in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa in Barbados, which ended with India winning their first World Cup title since 2011. His 5 for 21 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a high-scoring IPL game in Mumbai has been adjudged the Men바카라™s T20 leagues bowling performance of the year.
Rohit, who captained India to the T20 World Cup title in Barbados, made a crucial 92 off 41 balls against Australia earlier in the campaign, which was voted the Men바카라™s T20 Batting Performance of the Year.
Middle-order batter Rajat Patidar has been named the new captain for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 edition. The 31-year-old takes over from Faf du Plessis, last season's skipper for the side who was released ahead of the mega auction.
Amit Panghal, India's only male boxer to win a world championship silver medal, has become the latest from the country to turn professional. One of India's most accomplished male boxers, the 29-year-old has signed with US-based talent management company Critical Sports and Entertainment. The Haryana boxer, who competes in the 51kg category in the amateur circuit, is yet to be allocated his maiden professional fight. The development comes just a month after world championship bronze-medallist Nishant Dev also made the switch to professional boxing. (PTI)
Champions MI Cape Town have dominated the SA20 Team of Season 3, with five players selected. Opening batter and wicket-keeper Ryan Rickelton leads the charge up front along with dynamic batter Dewald Brevis, allrounder George Linde and seam bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult. Sunrisers captain Aiden Markram has been elected skipper of the Team of the Season 2025 - his team reached their third successive SA20 Final in this edition.
The Indian shuttlers have gone down to South Korea 2-3 in a Group D tie of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship. They had already made it to the quarter-finals, however, and finish second in the pool behind South Korea. India, who had made a sizzling start on Wednesday defeating Macau 5-0, fought till the very end before the men's doubles pair of M.R. Arjun and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost the deciding rubber in straight games to Jin Yong and NA Sung Seung.
Jamshedpur FC will host NorthEast United in the Indian Super League in the evening. The Red Miners have not faced losses in any of their five home fixtures against the Highlanders, drawing thrice in the process. Jamshedpur have 34 points from 19 games on the back of 11 wins and a draw. Their aim will be to stay in contention for the second spot for now, which is claimed by FC Goa with 36 points currently. NorthEast United, on the other hand, are sixth with 29 points. The match begins at 7:30pm IST at the JRD Tata Sports Complex.
The third edition of Women's Premier League is set to begin on Friday, with Gujarat Giants taking on defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The league brings up another set of highly talented young players who are ready to relish the spotlight in the biggest domestic competition for women in the cricket world. Before WPL 2025 gets underway, check out five players to watch out for in our report HERE.
Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom has reportedly said that no alcohol will be allowed at the 2034 FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia. In an interview on British radio news platform LBC, Prince Khalid said alcohol would not be sold anywhere during the tournament, including hotels. "Everyone has their own culture. We're happy to accommodate people within the boundaries of our culture but we don't want to change our culture for someone else," he added.
John Eustace has left promotion-chasing Blackburn Rovers to become relegation-threatened Derby County's new head coach. Eustace was absent from Blackburn's 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, a result that lifted Rovers to fifth in the table, 19 points and 16 places above the Rams.
Families will reportedly not be travelling with the Indian cricket players heading to Dubai on February 15 for the ICC Champions Trophy as the BCCI's new travel policy comes into effect for the first time with this tournament. "If anything changes then it is different but as of now, the players are unlikely to be accompanied by their wives or partners for this tour. One of the senior players had enquired about it and he was told that the policy decision will be followed," a PTI report quoted a senior BCCI source as saying.
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