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Earlier this afternoon, the two sides played their semi-final matches: Kerala against Mizoram and West Bengal against Karnataka. West Bengal eased to a 2-0 win over Karnataka in the first semi-final to book their place in the final. The 32-time champions cruised to victory with the help of goals from skipper Jiten Murmu and Tirthankar Sarkar. Bengal tried to create pressure on Karnataka from the get-go with an early chance falling to the home side from a Tirthankar Sarkar free-kick....

Match 1: Punjab 1-2 Mizoram Mizoram started on a promising note as they looked for an early goal but the Punjab keeper Moses Anthony, came out with some good saves to deny the strike pair of Lalrinpuia and Lalremruata early on. The North Indian side could not sustain for long and eventually, gave way and conceded two early goals. Lalremruata scored twice in quick succession to give Mizoram a 2 goal advantage....

Team Sapphire are comfortably perched atop the points table with six wins from their seven matches. They will head into Tuesday’s KCA Pink T20 Challengers game on the back of a 16-run victory over Team Pearl. Team Sapphire have already qualified for the semi-finals. Team Emerald, on the other hand, have won only two of their seven KCA Pink T20 Challengers matches and find themselves in the penultimate position in the standings....

Ronaldo was not risked on Saturday as he continues to deal with a knee issue, and his absence was felt for the majority of the match, until Gonzalo Higuain’s double and Paulo Dybala’s stoppage-time strike secured a 3-1 comeback win. Sarri, who made headlines when he took Ronaldo off against AC Milan prior to the international break, hopes to have the former Real Madrid star fit to feature against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday....

For those unaware, Sasha Banks surprisingly appeared at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 and challenged Kairi for her IWGP Women’s title. The two are expected to face off at the Battle in the Valley event in February. While stars like Bayley and Naomi were present in Japan to support their friend, another current WWE star openly expressed her excitement. Which current WWE star has openly expressed excitement for Mercedes Moné’s NJPW debut?...

The day of the Swayamvar had arrived and the distinguished applicants had taken their respective seats in the board room of the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai. The Board President began the proceedings by making it clear that he wanted this to be a clean match which should be devoid of any controversies and the most deserving candidate should win. Seated in the front row were members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) - Sourav Ganguly & VVS Laxman....

Saturday Night NBA on ABC will debut an eight-game series on January 23 with weekly broadcasts that tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET. The matchups will be announced in the next several weeks. MORE: Manu Ginobili through the years | Josh Smith reportedly headed to the Clippers “The creation of Saturday Night NBA on ABC is an important moment in the long, successful relationship between ESPN and the NBA,” ESPN President John Skipper said, via ESPN....

The European champions reached an agreement to sign full-back Theo from city rivals Atletico on a six-year deal last week, a transfer reportedly worth €26million. Man United confirm Lukaku deal with Everton Saul, meanwhile, has chosen a different path, signing a renewal that ties him to Diego Simeone’s side until 2026. The Spain midfielder is not bitter about Theo’s choice, as long as the 19-year-old, who never made a competitive Atletico appearance, respects his former club....

The Indo-Spanish combine was impeccable in their semi-final and needed just 57 minutes to brush off the challenge of Hunter Johnson and Yates Johnson 6-4, 6-2. The third seeds converted four out of their 10 break points and conceded just a solitary service break. That was their only win in straight sets in what has been a tough campaign at this event. Nedunchezhiyan and Lopez Perez began the week with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-3, 10-4 win over the American duo of Nick Chappell and Miles Seemann....

Microsoft previously expressed interest in allowing Minecraft players that have the game on 360 to transfer their beloved save files to the Xbox One. Since over 12 million copies of the game have been sold on the current-gen platform, it makes sense that the company will want to allow its current install base to transfer save files to the revamped (and allegedly enhanced) next-gen iteration. None other than Microsoft’s head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, took to Twitter to confirm that these aspirations will be realized for Xbox One owners....

New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court today denied cricketer S Sreesanth’s plea for being allowed to play the English County this season but asked Delhi High Court to decide by July an appeal challenging a trial court order discharging several cricketers, including him, in the sensational IPL spot-fixing case. The top court denied interim relief to the controversial cricketer, who has been banned for life by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), that he be allowed to play English County on the ground that he has suffered the ban for four years and has been acquitted by a Delhi court in the case....

Less often, a person can get scabies from contact with an object housing the mite, like bedding or clothing. The mite’s life cycle depends on humans, and it cannot survive for longer than a few days outside a human host. While anyone can get scabies, certain individuals, such as those who live in crowded areas, have a greater risk. The Mite The female mite burrows deep in the skin of an infected human host, laying eggs that hatch as larvae....

The photos are at the heart of a scandal that has rocked McKinney, an affluent bedroom community north of Dallas. By many accounts, the group of cheerleaders, known as the “Fab Five,” were out of control—an elite social clique that flagrantly flouted school rules but faced few sanctions. In many ways, they seemed like the stereotypical “mean girls” that periodically trigger bouts of consternation among parents. But there’s an added wrinkle to their tale: the Fab Five’s alleged ringleader was the daughter of McKinney North’s principal, Linda Theret....

RELATED: Scarlet Nexus: Best Plug-Ins, Ranked Each character in the player’s party has an ultimate weapon that makes them as powerful as they can be. These weapons offer the highest damage and are set at the highest weapon level possible in the game. On top of that, their designs are prime and elegant. These are the best weapons in Scarlet Nexus for each character. 10 Kaen (Hanabi) The Kaen torch is Hanabi’s ultimate weapon....

Schalke have been dismal this season and are nine points away from avoiding the drop. A win on Saturday would take Christian Gross’ side off the bottom of the table for the first time this season. Julian Nagelsmann’s side have faltered lately, winning only two of their last five Bundesliga fixtures. Leipzig will need a win against Schalke if they want to close the gap on Bayern Munich at the top of the table....

Out of 10 candidates ranked in the poll, Gallup found that Democrats had the most favorable opinion of Sanders, with 72 percent of respondents indicating a favorable view of the senator. Former Vice President Joe Biden, who has been leading every national poll of the 2020 roster, earned the second-highest favorable rating from Democrats, at 69 percent. The eight other candidates measured in the survey clocked in with a rating below 60 percent, though Gallup notes that this is due to their lack of name recognition and not any particular antipathy towards them....

When Sandoval failed to reach base in Game 3 of the 2014 World Series, against the Royals, he came back the next day and had two hits, driving in two runs on a tiebreaking single that sent the Giants on their way to a series-tying rout. It was 11-4 when it was over, 10 straight runs scored by the home team after Kansas City drove starter Ryan Vogelsong from the game in the third inning....

The Lodha Committee, while reworking the Constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), had clearly mentioned that conflict of interest is an area that needs to be fought hard for better administration of the game. Sanjeev Gupta, who is a part of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, is well versed with the BCCI Constitution and has raised conflict-of-interest issues against cricketing stalwarts such as Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in the past....