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La Liga: Faltering Atletico Madrid Stumble Again At Real Betis

Jose Gimenez's early own goal consigned Atletico Madrid to a 1-0 defeat at Real Betis on Sunday in La Liga. Atletico's third loss in five matches across all competitions left Diego Simeone's side fourth, trailing league leaders Barcelona by 10 points after 11 matches. Betis put on a vibrant display and after surviving a late Atletico onslaught rose to fifth, two points behind their opponents. "They were better than us, they had more chances, but in the second half the team tried. We hit the woodwork twice," Atletico captain Koke told Movistar after his team's first league defeat.

Mohammad Rizwan's Blunt Take On "King" Tag After Being Named Pakistan Captain

Pakistan's newly appointed white-ball skipper Mohammad Rizwan on Sunday said that he is here to "serve the 15 men" of the team and not to act like a "king". Ahead of Pakistan's limited-overs tours of Australia and Zimbabwe next month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan as their new skipper with Salman Ali Agha as vice-captain. Rizwan has replaced Babar Azam. Speaking at the press conference in Lahore, Rizwan said that his side will try their best to show that "there's no lack of fight" in the team.

Kenan Yildiz Saves Juventus In Eight-Goal Thriller At Inter Milan As Napoli Pull Away

Kenan Yildiz fired Juventus back from two goals down to draw 4-4 in an incredible clash at Inter Milan on Sunday, which allowed Napoli to extend their Serie A lead to four points. Turkey starlet Yildiz came off the bench with around half an hour left at a packed and pulsating San Siro and brought third-placed Juve back from the dead with two superb finishes in the final 20 minutes. The 19-year-old stunned the more than 70,000 home fans who were convinced that they were watching their team make a Scudetto statement when Denzel Dumfries rolled home what looked like Inter's decisive fourth goal in the 53rd minute.

"Those Times Are Gone": AB De Villiers Namedrops Virat Kohli In Big Verdict On India

The Indian cricket team has already lost its ongoing home Test series to New Zealand. In the three-match affair, the Rohit Sharma-led side trails 0-2 against the visitors with a game to go. It also turned out to be India's first Test series loss on home soil in 12 years. Talks of India's dominance at home were put to rest by the Blackcaps, who fetched the best of the conditions on offer. While the hosts' defeat has put them under severe criticism, former South Africa captain and batter AB de Villiers has pointed out that there is nothing wrong with India.

"Can't Blame Rohit Sharma": Ex-NZ Star Namedrops R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja In Big Verdict

Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull attributed India's shocking series defeat to their batsmen's inadequacies against spin bowling but he was not ready to write off underwhelming star batter Virat Kohli. Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner grabbed 13 wickets as the Kiwis walloped India by 113 runs in the second Test here on Saturday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. “There's a misconception that Indian players are better players of spin. I think they've had better spinners and they've been able to expose the opposition batters. But in this Test (at Pune), their batters were exposed a little bit by a very, very good performance from Mitchell Santner,” Doull told PTI Videos.

Carlos Sainz Wins Mexico Grand Prix As Lando Norris Makes Most Of Max Verstappen Penalty

Carlos Sainz cruised to an emotional victory for Ferrari ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris in Sunday's incident-filled Mexico City Grand Prix as Red Bull's series leader Max Verstappen was handed two 10-second penalties on his way to sixth. The stewards took a dim view of Verstappen's aggressive driving, the Red Bull driver twice forcing his title rival Norris off the track. Norris grabbed second from Charles Leclerc in the other Ferrari near the finish as the Briton enjoyed a major boost in his quest to deny Verstappen a fourth consecutive world championship.

Bayern Munich Thump Bochum To Retake Bundesliga Top Spot

Bayern Munich bounced back from Wednesday's Champions League drubbing in Barcelona, thumping rock-bottom Bochum 5-0 away to return to the Bundesliga summit on Sunday. RB Leipzig's 3-1 comeback win over Freiburg on Saturday sent them three clear atop the table overnight, but Bayern reclaimed the lead on goal difference as five different players got on the scoresheet. "It's fun to score goals," Jamal Musiala told DAZN. "We can be happy today and take the rhythm and flow with us in the next few games."

World Test Championship Scenario For All Teams: How India, Australia, Others Can Qualify For Final

Things are getting tight at the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings with just 15 per cent separating the top two teams, India and Australia and the chance of them repeating the 2023 title clash remains a distinct possibility. Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand remain in contention of claiming a coveted top two spot in the standings and a place at next year's one-off Test at Lord's.

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La Liga: Faltering Atletico Madrid Stumble Again At Real Betis

Mohammad Rizwan's Blunt Take On "King" Tag After Being Named Pakistan Captain

Kenan Yildiz Saves Juventus In Eight-Goal Thriller At Inter Milan As Napoli Pull Away

"Those Times Are Gone": AB De Villiers Namedrops Virat Kohli In Big Verdict On India

"Can't Blame Rohit Sharma": Ex-NZ Star Namedrops R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja In Big Verdict

Carlos Sainz Wins Mexico Grand Prix As Lando Norris Makes Most Of Max Verstappen Penalty

Bayern Munich Thump Bochum To Retake Bundesliga Top Spot

World Test Championship Scenario For All Teams: How India, Australia, Others Can Qualify For Final