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It’s Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal in Durand Cup final on ‘Super Sunday’. Albanian Armando Sadiku shrugged off his poor form to inspire Mohun Bagan to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over FC Goa in the Durand Cup semifinal here on Thursday.
1. ASIA CUP CRICKET,
India is to clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in a Group-A match at Pallekele, Sri Lanka.
The match is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. The two sides last played an ODI four years ago when they faced each other at the ICC World Cup.
2. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur honored Chess Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa at his New Delhi residence yesterday.
Praggnanandhaa brought glory to India by winning the silver medal in the World Chess Championship.
3. Newly-crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra finished second with a final round throw of 85.71 m in the men’s javelin event of the Diamond League Meeting at Zurich yesterday. The 25-year-old Chopra, also the reigning Olympic champion, produced three legal throws of 80.79m, 85.22m and 85.71m. He finished behind Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic, who had won a bronze in the World Championships.
4. India mauled Japan 35-1 after beating Malaysia 7-5 to enter the semifinals of the men’s Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday. They play in the second semifinal of the tournament on Saturday.
5. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met the International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegation led by Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha & Vice President Ng Ser Miang.
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