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Spurs crush Arsenal to maintain top-four bid alive

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LONDON: Mikel Arteta launched a scathing assault on referee Paul Tierney after Tottenham beat 10-man Arsenal 3-0 on Thursday to maintain alive their hopes of ending within the Premier League’s prime 4.

Antonio Conte’s facet would have been eradicated from the race to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League if they’d misplaced to their bitter north London rivals.

However Harry Kane tormented Arsenal as soon as once more because the Tottenham striker opened the scoring with a controversial penalty.

Crucially, Arsenal’s Rob Holding was despatched off for 2 bookings in seven minutes.

Kane netted once more earlier than the interval and Son Heung-min bagged Tottenham’s third purpose within the second half.

As an alternative of sealing a return to the Champions League for the primary time because the 2016-17 season, fourth-placed Arsenal now face a nerve-jangling conclusion to the top-four battle.

Arsenal nonetheless maintain a slender benefit, however the finish of their four-match profitable run leaves them only one level forward of fifth-placed Tottenham, with each side having two video games left.

Gunners boss Arteta was livid with each the penalty and pink card, saying: “If I say what I feel I’m suspended for six months. I don’t know the right way to lie so I favor to not say what I feel.

“I can not give my opinion. I feel you possibly can learn my physique language very clearly. I’m not sad with my gamers. I’m happy with my gamers.

“I need the referees to return in entrance of the digital camera and clarify his choices. It’s a disgrace as a result of such a phenomenal recreation was destroyed immediately.”

Conte mentioned a number of weeks in the past that it could be a “miracle” if Tottenham reached the Champions League given their lowly place when he changed the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo in November.

However their victory in arguably the most important north London derby since Arsenal received the league at White Hart Lane in 2004 ensured that miracle may nonetheless come true.

Tottenham host struggling Burnley on Sunday then journey to relegated Norwich, whereas Arteta’s males go to Newcastle on Monday and entertain Everton.

Having masterminded Tottenham’s largest league win over Arsenal since 1983, Conte referred to as on his gamers to keep up the momentum in opposition to Burnley.

“We received an essential derby and now we’re near them within the desk. For positive, we have to get well very effectively as a result of we’ll play on Sunday in opposition to a crew that has crushed us,” he mentioned.

“I used to be very clear with my gamers, to get pleasure from and have a good time in the correct method however on the similar time take into consideration Sunday as in any other case this win won’t be essential.”

In addition to the large European stakes for each side, Tottenham additionally felt lingering resentment about Arsenal’s profitable enchantment to have this fixture postponed in January attributable to Covid and damage issues.

The acrimony didn’t take lengthy to boil over within the deafening environment on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Amid the maelstrom, it was Tottenham who landed the primary blow after 22 minutes.

Cedric Soares collided with Son as they contested Dejan Kulusevski’s cross within the six-yard field and the contact was sufficient to persuade Tierney to award a penalty.

Arsenal surrounded Tierney to complain angrily, however Kane stepped as much as ship Aaron Ramsdale the improper method with a nerveless spot-kick.

Arsenal had been shell-shocked and the sport shifted decisively in Tottenham’s favour within the thirty third minute.

Eric Dier’s lengthy move focused Son and Holding crudely blocked his path together with his shoulder, a useless offence that prompted Tierney to ship off the defender for his second reserving.

Scenting blood, Tottenham doubled their lead 4 minutes after Holding’s untimely exit.

Rodrigo Bentancur flicked on a nook and Kane stooped to move residence from nearly on the road as Conte celebrated with a jig of pleasure.

Kane, the highest scorer in north London derby historical past in all competitions, now has 13 objectives in 17 conferences with Arsenal, who should rue the day they rejected him as a eight-year-old.

The evening bought even higher for Conte within the forty seventh minute as Kane rolled Gabriel and the ball broke for Son to clip a deft end into the nook.

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India’s dream run ends in despair as Australia win sixth World Cup title

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  • The win is the acme of success this 12 months, says Pat Cummins

AHMEDABAD: Australia received the Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time Sunday, ending India’s dominant run in its residence event with a six-wicket victory in a low-scoring last on the again of Travis Head’s 137.

A closely partisan crowd contained in the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium was silenced as Head mixed with Marnus Labuschagne (58 not out ) in a 192-run partnership to chase down the goal of 241.

Australia was wobbling on 47-3 after seven overs however Head and Labuschagne dug in to assist their nation regain its standing because the king of one-day worldwide cricket, including to its 50-over world titles in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015.

Head was dismissed off what proved to be the next-to-last ball of the match, caught within the deep whereas trying to hit a title-clinching boundary. In got here Glenn Maxwell and he ran two off his first ball, securing a victory that prompted fireworks above the world’s largest cricket venue.

The Indians received all 10 of their matches earlier than the ultimate and had been searching for a 3rd trophy of their fourth look in a title match that introduced a rustic of 1.4 billion folks to a digital standstill. They had been outplayed in each division by Australia, although, restricted to 240 all out on a gradual pitch after dropping the toss with solely Virat Kohli (54) and Lokesh Rahul (66) making half-centuries.

Head grew to become solely the seventh participant to attain a century in a males’s World Cup last – and third Australian after Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist – and delivered a big second in India’s innings when taking a diving catch operating again from cowl to take away captain Rohit Sharma (47).

“What an incredible day, I’m simply thrilled to be part of it,” Head mentioned afterward. “It’s lots higher than sitting on the sofa at residence, I’m very fortunate that every thing went nicely and I used to be capable of get again right here.”

Head had began the event sidelined by a damaged left hand.

“I used to be slightly bit nervous, however Marnus performed distinctive and it was simply an incredible partnership. It’s good to be part of it, good to play a task, and it’s going to be an incredible couple of days now,” Head mentioned. “To have the ability to try this on the large stage, in entrance of a giant crowd, it’s fairly particular and one thing that I’ll be completely satisfied to look again on later in my life. It’s good to be right here and good to contribute.”

Head’s ton noticed him be a part of an illustrious checklist, which additionally contains West Indies’ Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards, in addition to Sri Lanka’s Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene.

Ponting’s 140 not out had additionally helped Australia beat India within the 2003 last. Jayawardene’s century is the one one in a dropping trigger with India successful the 2011 last.

Australia completed the 2023 event with a run of 9 straight wins, after beginning with back-to-back defeats to India and South Africa.

India received the World Cup in 1983 and 2011. Its final main success was successful the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.

Scoreboard

INDIA INNINGS: Rohit Sharma c Head b Maxwell 47 (31b, 4×4, 3×6), Shubman Gill c Zampa b Starc 4 (7b), Virat Kohli b Cummins 54 (63b, 4×4), Shreyas Iyer c Inglis b Cummins 4 (3b, 1×4), Okay.L. Rahul c Inglis b Starc 66 (107b, 1×4), Ravindra Jadeja c Inglis b Hazlewood 9 (22b), Suryakumar Yadav c Inglis b Hazlewood 18 (28b, 1×4), Mohammed Shami c Inglis b Starc 6 (10b, 1×4), Jasprit Bumrah lbw b Zampa 1 (3b), Kuldeep Yadav run out 10 (18b), Mohammed Siraj (not out) 9 (8b, 1×4); Extras (lb-3, w-9): 12.

Complete (in 50 overs): 240.

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-30 (Gill, 4.2 overs), 2-76 (Rohit, 9.4), 3-81 (Shreyas, 10.2), 4-148 (Kohli, 28.3), 5-178 (Jadeja, 35.5), 6-203 (Rahul, 41.3), 7-211 (Shami, 43.4), 8-214 (Bumrah, 44.5), 9-226 (Suryakumar, 47.3).

AUSTRALIA BOWLING: Starc 10-0-55-3, Hazlewood 10-0-60-2, Maxwell 6-0-35-1, Cummins 10-0-34-2, Zampa 10-0-44-1, Marsh 2-0-5-0, Head 2-0-4-0.

AUSTRALIA INNINGS: David Warner c Kohli b Shami 7 (3b, 1×4), Travis Head c Gill b Siraj 137 (120b, 15×4, 4×6), Mitchell Marsh c Rahul b Bumrah 15 (15b, 1×4, 1×6), Steve Smith lbw b Bumrah 4 (9b, 1×4), Marnus Labuschagne (not out) 58 (110b, 4×4), Glenn Maxwell (not out) 2 (1b); Extras (b-5, lb-2, w-11): 18.

Complete (for 4 wkts. in 43 overs): 241.

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-16 (Warner, 1.1), 2-41 (Marsh, 4.3), 3-47 (Smith, 6.6), 4-239 (Head, 42.5).

INDIA BOWLING: Bumrah 9-2-43-2, Shami 7-1-47-1, Jadeja 10-0-43-0, Kuldeep 10-0-56-0, Siraj 7-0-45-1.

 



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Djokovic eyes ATP finals file after last-four demolition of Alcaraz

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TURIN, ITALY: Novak Djokovic closed in on a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title after sweeping previous Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 in a dominating semi-final show he hailed as his better of the match.

World primary Djokovic will face residence favorite Jannik Sinner on Sunday within the last in Turin, because the 36-year-old makes an attempt to cap an age-defying yr with one more main triumph.

“The most effective match of the match for me, for sure. It got here at proper time actually, after spending a variety of hours on the court docket within the first three matches,” stated Djokovic.

“Tonight, from the very starting, I felt the ball properly. I approached the match with the precise angle, the precise mentality.”

The Serb got here into the Finals on the finish of a yr which has introduced three Grand Slams, taking his whole to an all-time better of 24, and a fortieth Masters 1000 title.

Now solely Sinner stands between Djokovic and victory, which might take him previous his outdated foe and retired nice Roger Federer for season-ending match titles.

Sunday’s last guarantees to be a tricky proposition for Djokovic as he misplaced to Sinner within the group stage and should take care of a partisan Italian crowd that, unusually for him, received’t be on his aspect.

“He’s been enjoying incredible tennis, arguably the very best tennis of his life. On this stage, towards high 10 gamers,” added Djokovic.

“We performed a really tight match the opposite evening, the ambiance was electrical. I don’t count on something lower than what we had within the group stage matchup.”

Djokovic now has the higher of his 5 matches with Wimbledon champion Alcaraz, who at 20 is already a two-time Grand Slam winner and was bidding to grow to be the youngest finalist since Pete Sampras received the title again in 1991.

Saturday’s match didn’t dwell as much as the earlier 4 dramatic clashes nonetheless, as Djokovic placed on a present of pressure which put pretender Alcaraz firmly in his place.

 

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Patrons Aibak Polo Cup: Newage/Grasp Paints, DP rating contrasting victories

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LAHORE: Newage Cables/Grasp Paints recorded an in depth victory in opposition to DS Polo/Sheikhoo Metal, whereas Diamond Paints (DP) delivered a commanding efficiency to conquer Pebble Breaker within the Patrons Aibak Polo Cup 2023 matches at Lahore Polo Membership grounds on Sunday.

The opening match of the day witnessed Newage Cables/Grasp Paints clinching an 8-6½ win in opposition to DS Polo/Sheikhoo Metal. Hamza Mawaz Khan showcased distinctive expertise, contributing seven spectacular objectives, with Adnan Jalil Azam including the essential eighth purpose for Newage Cables/Grasp Paints. On the opposing aspect, Nicholas Roberts scored 4 objectives, whereas Daniyal Sheikh and Lt Col (R) Omer Minhas every struck one purpose for DS Polo/Sheikhoo Metal.

The second match unfolded as a one-sided affair, with Diamond Paints (DP) overpowering Pebble Breaker with a convincing 12-4½ victory. Bilal Hayat Midday and Raja Temur Nadeem performed stellar polo, every securing 4 improbable objectives, whereas Mir Shoaib Ahmed and Saqib Khan Khakwani contributed two objectives every to Diamond Paints’ dominant efficiency.

Ahmed Zubair Butt scored a brace for Pebble Breaker, with Abdul Rehman Monnoo and Agha Musa Ali Khan including one purpose every. The matches drew a big crowd of households and spectators who loved the thrilling encounters on the vacation (Sunday). The joy continues on Tuesday with two pivotal matches scheduled on the Lahore Polo Membership grounds.

 

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