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Liverpool fight back again to edge LASK on Europa League return

PARIS: Liverpool fell behind for the fourth time in five matches this season but fought back to beat LASK 3-1 in Linz in the Europa League on Thursday. Elsewhere in the early matches in the first round of the group stage of the second-tier European competition, Romelu Lukaku earned last year’s beaten finalists Roma a 2-1 victory at Sheriff. Bayer Leverkusen crushed Swedes Hacken 4-0, Rennes cruised past Maccabi Haifa 3-0 in France, Spaniards Villarreal lost 2-0 to Panathinakos in Greece. Liverpool, playing in the Europa League for the first time since finishing runners up in 2016, changed their entire starting 11 away to LASK and quickly fell behind. In the 14th minute, Sascha Horvath lobbed a corner to Florian Flecker just outside the Liverpool box.

Neymar draws blank as Al-Hilal draws with Damac

Neymar is still looking for his first goal in Saudi Arabia as Al-Hilal were held to a 1-1 draw with lowly Damac on Thursday. Despite the dropped points, the Riyadh giants return to the capital as league leaders with 17 points from the first seven games of the season.

Oman hosts 10th West Asian Union Championship for Youth Football in December

MUSCAT: The Omani Football Federation will be hosting the 10th West Asian Union Championship for Youth in Muscat between December 10 and 20, 2023. Seven Arab countries including Jordan, UAE, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Yemen, in addition to the host, Oman, will participate in the championship that is being held for footballers born in 2008, said a media statement on Thursday. The tournament’s draw is scheduled to take place on November 23, 2023, at the West Asian Union Headquarters in Jordan’s capital, Amman, and will be broadcast on its official YouTube page. The Jordanian national team won the 9th championship which was held in Aqaba City, in Jordan, during the summer of 2022 after winning the final match 1-0 against Lebanon. Along with the two finalists, Yemen, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Syria and Iraq participated in the tournament’s ninth edition.

Saudi U-23 football team defeats Mongolia to top group at 2023 Asian Games

HANGZHOU, China: The Saudi U-23 football team took the lead in the second group on Thursday after winning their second match against Mongolia at the 2023 Asian Games. The Green Falcons thrashed Mongolia 3-0 with Haitham Asiri, Mohamed Marran and Naif Masoud scoring on the 18th, 49th and 74th minutes, respectively. The Saudis now lead the group with three points following a goalless draw with Iran in their opening game. Saudi female rower Haya Al-Mami has qualified for the semifinals of the women’s single sculls competition (W1x) after finishing third in the second round. The semifinal will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday at the Fuyang Lake Water Sports Center, and will include competitors from South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan and China. In the men’s lightweight double sculls (LM2x) competition, Saudi duo Turki Al-Aarf and Sultan Al-Shali advanced to group B after finishing fifth in the second round. Their teammate Rakan Ali Reda advanced to group C in the men’s single sculls (M1x) competition after finishing sixth in the second round. On Friday, the Saudi table tennis team start their participation when they face the host country China at 6 pm. The draw for the table tennis competition on Thursday placed the Saudi team in the group with China and Vietnam. The competitions involve 20 teams in the men’s category and 18 in the women’s category. The Saudi e-sports team held its first training session at the e-sports hall in the Jiang Hotel in Hangzhou, with 22 players taking part. Over 6,000 journalists and 1,500 photographers have applied to cover the Asian Games.

South Korea thump Thailand 4-0 to reach Asian Games last 16

HANGZHOU, China: Defending Asian Games men’s football champions South Korea became the first team into the last 16 after a 4-0 cruise past Thailand on Thursday. Hosts China and North Korea also registered second successive wins and both need only a point from their final group games on Sunday to guarantee a place in the knockout phase. South Korea raced into a 4-0 lead by half-time at the Jinhua Sports Center stadium via a goal apiece for Hong Hyun-seok, An Jae-jun, Um Wong-san and Lee Jae-ik. It sparked thoughts that the gold medal winners from Jakarta in 2018 might repeat their 9-0 opening game rout of Kuwait on Tuesday, but the Thais were more resolute in the second half. China had a sizeable crowd at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium rocking by half-time as they also went 4-0 up before the break against Myanmar. Two goals from Long Tan and one apiece from Dai Wenjun and Wang Zhenao put them into cruise control and though they peppered the Myanmar goal in the second half they, like the South Koreans, could not add to their score. Earlier on Thursday, India kept their last-16 hopes alive by edging Bangladesh 1-0 with a goal from 39-year-old striker Sunil Chhetri. “I feel relief that we gave ourselves a chance to stay in the tournament,” said the veteran. India lost their opening game 5-1 to China on Tuesday but can still go through from Group A if they beat Myanmar on Sunday. “It wasn’t easy, playing back-to-back in two days, and in three days we have a game again.

Asian Games 2023 September 21, Full Schedule Of All Indians In Action: Event Details, Timings Of Indian Athletes' Events

The Indian contingent started their Asian Games 2023 campaign on a somewhat positive note with good results in rowing and a brilliant win over by South Korea in the men's volleyball match. It is now turn of the Indian women's cricket team as they will play their first match against Malaysia on Thursday. This is the first time that cricket was included in Asian Games and the fans will be excited to see the team in action. The men's Indian football team will aim to bounce back from their heavy loss against China when they face Bangladesh in the second group stage match. The women's football team, on the other hand, will play their first game against Taipei.

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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Indian Women's Cricket Team Asked To Bat By Malaysia

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: The Indian women's cricket team will be batting first against Malaysia in the quarter-final of the AsianGames. Malaysia had won the toss. India had a somewhat good start to Asian Games 2023 after a brilliant show in rowing and a win over South Korea in men's volleyball. There will be more Indians in action. The Indian women's football team will also look to start their campaign with a win as they take on Taipei. On the other hand, it will be a chance for redemption when it comes to the Indian men's football team as they take on Bangladesh in their second group stage encounter following a devastating 1-5 defeat against China in the opener. The men's and women's rowing teams will also look to build on their performance in the Repechage round.

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Liverpool fight back again to edge LASK on Europa League return

Neymar draws blank as Al-Hilal draws with Damac

Oman hosts 10th West Asian Union Championship for Youth Football in December

Saudi U-23 football team defeats Mongolia to top group at 2023 Asian Games

South Korea thump Thailand 4-0 to reach Asian Games last 16

Asian Games 2023 September 21, Full Schedule Of All Indians In Action: Event Details, Timings Of Indian Athletes' Events

K-drama fans say 'it's going to be good' as Netflix teases Doona! first-look

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Indian Women's Cricket Team Asked To Bat By Malaysia