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Santosh Trophy knock-out stage set to be held in Saudi Arabia in February next year

Santosh Trophy National Championships in Saudi Arabia early next year. AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with their Saudi Arabian counterparts to "study the possibility to stage the final stages of the Santosh Trophy" in the West Asian country in February 2023". "The idea is to host the knock-out phase of Santosh Trophy in select cities of Saudi to encourage State level players to dream big and also to connect the large Indian community in Saudi with Indian football and create a win-win situation for both the Federations," the AIFF said in a release.

This ISL season is another significant step towards our football dream: Nita Ambani

The 2022-23 season will be special as fans will be welcomed back to the stadiums after a gap of two seasons. Teams will now have the support of their '12th Man' yet again after missing them for two years. Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson, Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), on Thursday said that the upcoming season of the Hero Indian Super League will be a key milestone for the league and Indian Football.

Jofra Archer Could Mark England Return In January 2023: Report

Out of action since March 2021, England pacer Jofra Archer is gradually inching closer to a return. The marquee fast bowler has missed plenty of important cricketing assignments due to an injury and will not be a part of the England squad in the T20 World Cup 2022 either. But, as far as the plans for 2023 go, Jofra could be in the thick of the action for England. In fact, the pacer could return to action as soon as January next year in a bilateral series against South Africa.

"Mohamed Salah's Role Hasn't Changed This Season, We Have Been More Static": Jurgen Klopp On Liverpool's Struggles

Liverpool haven't had the best of start to the Premier League 2022-23 season. Placed 9th in the league standings with just 2 wins from 7 matches, the Reds have a lot to improve on if they are to challenge for the title in this campaign. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hasn't been immune to criticism either despite being one of the biggest factors behind the club's resurrection over the last few years. He was also asked about the under-fire forward Mohamed Salah who hasn't been able to recreate his form from the last season.

Maharaj cracks top 10 of T20 rankings despite India series defeat

Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj has cracked the top 10 of the ICC T20 bowler rankings following South Africa's T20 series loss against India.

Calmer Atanu Das puts Tokyo disappointment behind, wins National Games gold

For over two months after his failure to win a medal at Tokyo, Atanu went on vacations, talked to his wife Deepika Kumari about starting a family to ensure that there was more to life for them than just archery. He changed his approach in training and even travelled to different locations to get back into his groove. On Thursday evening, at the Sanskardam Sports Complex near Ahmedabad, the West Bengal archer's tribulations came to an end as he beat Gurcharan Besra of Services 6-4 in the final and whooped like a child.

An Indo-Pak Friendship Like No Other: Bishan Bedi, Intikhab Alam Relive Old Times At Kartarpur

"They were laughing, singing and crying together. It was special but emotionally draining," Bishan Bedi's wife Anju summed up the former India cricketer's reunion with old friend and former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam at Kartarpur Sahib. The 76-year-old spin great from India had been longing to making the trip across the border ever since the Kartarpur Corridor opened in November 2019 and pay his respects at the final resting place of Guru Nanak.

Watch: Kuldeep Yadav castles Aiden Markram with a ripper of delivery, recreates famous 2019 World Cup's Babar Azam dismissal

In the 16th over, Markram was yet to get off the mark and was struggling to break free from the web created by Kuldeep. On the last ball of the over, Kuldeep got the ball to drift across Markram and then spun back in sharply. Markram lunged forward to take a defensive option.

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Santosh Trophy knock-out stage set to be held in Saudi Arabia in February next year

This ISL season is another significant step towards our football dream: Nita Ambani

Jofra Archer Could Mark England Return In January 2023: Report

"Mohamed Salah's Role Hasn't Changed This Season, We Have Been More Static": Jurgen Klopp On Liverpool's Struggles

Maharaj cracks top 10 of T20 rankings despite India series defeat

Calmer Atanu Das puts Tokyo disappointment behind, wins National Games gold

An Indo-Pak Friendship Like No Other: Bishan Bedi, Intikhab Alam Relive Old Times At Kartarpur

Watch: Kuldeep Yadav castles Aiden Markram with a ripper of delivery, recreates famous 2019 World Cup's Babar Azam dismissal