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Senegal's President has declared Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team's first Africa Cup of Nations title following their victory against Egypt, public television announced.
Yaoundé, Cameroon - Mohamed Salah's Egypt are hoping to avenge their Africa Cup of Nations final defeat at the hands of Senegal when the countries meet again in a decisive two-legged World Cup play-off next month.
Virat Kohli)" - coach Rajesh Nagar recalled Yash Dhull's words from his school tournament days. Today, Dhull has etched his name alongside his inspiration and idol Virat by guiding India to the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup title, India's fifth in the history of the tournament, in the Caribbean. The Yash-led side defeated England by four wickets in the final to lift the coveted trophy at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Nagar is a proud coach and eagerly waiting to meet Yash, when he gets back home with the Cup. "I was confident that Yash will win the title for India. He is always hungry for wins. I am so so proud of him. I am a proud coach. He has led from the front and the entire team has performed. This is a wonderful team. India have been dominant in the u-19 World Cups and that domination continues. India were the strongest side in this tournament," Nagar told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview.
Senegal captain Sadio Mane, who scored the decisive shootout penalty in the Africa Cup of Nations final triumph over Egypt, was named player of the tournament in Yaounde on Sunday.
The FA Cup fourth round took place over the weekend, and in true cup fashion, there were plenty of shocks to savour.
Nottingham Forest knocked holders Leicester out of the FA Cup as the Championship side powered to a shock 4-1 win, while non-league Boreham Wood upset second-tier Bournemouth with a 1-0 victory on Sunday. Leicester's disappointing season hit a new low with the dismal fourth round loss against their midlands rivals at the City Ground. Last season's Wembley triumph against Chelsea was Leicester's first ever FA Cup final victory, but that seemed a distant memory as their trophy defence ended with a whimper.
Despite little age-group cricket in India for the past two seasons due to Covid-19, the India under-19 team notched up a nine-game unbeaten run, clinching two back-to-back tournaments. "It was an outstanding achievement by the boys. Hats off to them for winning two major tournaments - the Under-19 Asia Cup (in UAE) and then the World Cup in span of a month. Considering that we had hardly two-three months' time to prepare, it's a great achievement," India Under-19 chief selector Sridharan Sharath told TOI on Sunday. The way this bunch conquered an outbreak of Covid-19-six players were infected at one point in the league stage, forcing India to barely find 11 fit players for the games against Ireland and Uganda - is an inspiring tale in itself. Sharath gave credit for keeping the boys motivated in this low phase to batting legend VVS Laxman, who was in the Caribbean in his capacity as the National Cricket Academy head, and the team's coaches - head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar and bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule, both former India players.
Champions League title-holders Chelsea were out on the training pitch in Abu Dhabi on Sunday ahead of their Fifa Club World Cup semi-final against Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal.