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With one match in hand, U Mumba were the second on the semi-finalists podium, thanks to their powerful performances in the opening leg of the league where The Bulls were the last to qualify, doing so in the last match of the league stage. However, their order of qualification did not matter as the second semi-final of the night seemed a lot more even, with both teams fighting hard for their spot in the final, scores at the end of 40 minutes at 27-24....

Deepak Nivas Hudda got the first points of the opening match of the Hyderabad leg when he tagged Rohit Rana and returned to his half. Despite the visitors taking the lead at 2-1 in the 3rd minute when Rajesh Narwal came back after a successful raid, the Titans fought back and how. Sukesh Hegde got a super raid while Meraj Sheykh and Rahul Chaudhari were triumphant in their attacks as the away team were on the verge of an all out....

On the other side, U.P. Yoddha sealed their place in the playoffs last night hence, the Lucknow-based franchise would look to garner as much momentum as they can heading into the next round. Also, U.P. Yoddha had defeated Puneri Paltan by five points in the first round meeting of these two teams, which makes the the home side start as favorites to win this match. Here’s how the two sides may line up tonight....

Gujarat Giants were slow to get off the blocks, but they finished fourth in the league with ten wins, eight losses and four tied games. They are currently unstoppable, unbeaten in their last five games, including a 33-36 win over U Mumba in their previous fixture. The Bengaluru Bulls, meanwhile, finished fifth in the league with 11 wins, nine losses and two tied games. The Bulls have won only two of their last five games, though, including a 46-24 win over the Haryana Steelers in their previous clash....

After a 40-minute display of gravity defying stunts and hair raising tackles, and a bout of surprises, it was the Dabangs from Delhi that stole the spotlight. The match went down to the very last minute, leaving the spectators with their hearts in their mouths; Dabang Delhi eventually won 29-27. Winning the toss, Jasmer Singh, the Dabang skipper chose to defend from the right. Getting to a fiery start the Dabang Delhi raced ahead, taking the score to 4-0 by the fifth minute....

Fazel will be representing U Mumba for the second time as he played his first two seasons for the Mumbai-based franchise before plying his trade with Patna Pirates and Gujarat Fortunegiants for a season each. U Mumba fans will be delighted on his coming back to the team. The 26-year-old, who captained the 2018 Asia Games Gold medal winning Iranian kabaddi team, has played four seasons of PKL so far....

The home side Telugu Titans began the home leg campaign with a strong performance against last season’ finalists Gujarat Fortunegiants. The match ended in a close affair as the Titans weren’t able to make key moments count and lost out in the final raid of the match by a margin of two points. Telugu Titans will hope to carry on the positive momentum from the match as they were strong in all departments on the mat....

Right from the get-go, U Mumba had the advantage in the game as the raiders ran riot against a hapless Haryana Steelers defensive unit. While the incapacity of the defenders hit the Steelers early in the game, the poor show from Monu Goyat, who could just register three points added insult to injury. Quite contrary to Goyat’s misery, U Mumba’s Abhishek Singh, pinned as a future kabaddi star brought out his recipe for success as he ran through the defense like a hot knife through butter and picked up 14 points in the game while Rohit Baliyan and Siddharth Desai picked eight points each....

Woods’ squad was down two points entering singles play on the final day, Sunday in Melbourne. It erased that deficit quickly and ended the day still holding the Cup. MORE: Watch the Presidents Cup live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Once again, Woods gave the U.S. an early boost as he led off the one-on-one matchups with a victory. When Matt Kuchar halved his match vs. Louis Oosthuizen, the Americans had reached the needed 15....

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Rayados have scored in the first half of every Liguilla game, taking the lead in all five postseason contests this year. While Tigres fought back to draw level in the first leg, another early goal from Rayados could result in the team lifting the Liga MX trophy. In a stadium where they haven’t lost this tournament and with the ability to soak up pressure and surge forward for dangerous chances, allowing another soft goal in the first half is the last thing Tigres can afford....

After six weeks and 48 matches among 14 teams, the game pits four-time champions Australia, the numero uno side in One-Day Internationals (ODI), against their trans-Tasman rivals and maiden finalists New Zealand. The Black Caps had faltered in the semifinals six times previously but overcame South Africa to enter their first summit clash. If familiarity between the two sides has not quite bred contempt, several highly competitive clashes in the past, including the underarm-marred match in the 1980s, will make Sunday’s game a fierce contest....

The State Department’s internal watchdog revealed the missing whisky bottle in a new report. A gift vault in which presents given to government officials were stored was said to be in “a state of disarray” in January. The inspector general in charge of the investigation could not locate the nearly $6,000 bottle of Suntory Hibiki whisky, which had been aged for 30 years. A 22-karat gold coin was also reported to be missing....

Van Dijk will officially complete a reported £75 million switch to Liverpool from Southampton on January 1 - in the type of blockbuster deal Klopp was openly sceptical about when United spent £89.3m to break the world transfer record and re-sign Paul Pogba from Juventus in August last year. “If you bring one player in for £100m and he gets injured, then it all goes through the chimney,” Klopp said at the time....

David Boies represents 12 women exploited by Epstein and wants the Duke of York to give interviews to his team and the FBI. The prince made multiple visits to stay with Epstein and has been accused of having sex with Virginia Giuffre several times. A photograph exists of the royal with his arm around her shoulders, said to have been taken at the home Epstein’s then-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. The prince had to step back from public life after a car crash interview with the BBC over the scandal, but has so far not given a police interview....

The celebration comes after an anxious period when the Prince of Wales, 71, was diagnosed with coronavirus at the end of March. He beat the disease with only mild symptoms and emerged from isolation on March 30. The duchess, 72, was cooped up alone for longer as health advice in Britain calls for a two week seclusion for those with no symptoms who have come into contact with a known case....

The 71-year-old, who is heir to the British throne, spent a week in quarantine at his home on the Balmoral estate in Scotland. Charles remains in good health and is following government restrictions, a palace spokesperson told Newsweek. Charles’ wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, tested negative for coronavirus, but will remain in self-isolation until the end of the week, the spokesperson added. “Clarence House has confirmed today that, having consulted with his doctor, The Prince of Wales is now out of self-isolation,” a spokesperson said in a statement....

As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrated Harry’s 37th birthday, the couple announced they would be included in the magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021. The Sussexes posed for their first ever joint magazine cover photo shoot and also nominated the director general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the top 100. Eric Schiffer, chairman of Reputation Management Consultants, told Newsweek: “Meghan and Harry landing a cover spot of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People will be seen as a stab in the heart of the Monarchy’s reputation because of the greater implicit credibility it affords them and their previous claims against the crown....

Harry’s tell-all memoir was released on Tuesday, quickly breaking sales records in Britain to sell more copies on publication day than any other non-fiction book has. This came despite the book’s content being leaked to the media before the launch, when organizations were able to obtain unauthorized copies. Throughout Spare, Harry makes numerous intimate revelations about the realities of royal life, including a detailed account of his family’s little-known working relationships with the British press, from the prince’s viewpoint....

According to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, speaking on the Triple Click podcast, Ubisoft plans to reveal the Prince of Persia remake at Ubisoft Forward on September 10. “They had been planning a new Ubisoft Forward, where they were going to announce a bunch of games like the Prince of Persia remake that was leaked a couple of weeks ago. That is planned, it was announced today as being for next week, September 10th....