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Key updates for Monday, November 27th include:
Bagan vs Odisha, AFC Cup clash
If Mohun Bagan Super Giants and Odisha FC have ambitions of progressing to the next round of the AFC Cup, neither can afford to lose when they clash tonight at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
In the reverse match, Mohun Bagan defeated Odisha 4-0 after Murtada Fall received a red card in the first half. Both teams in the ISL are currently chasing Bangladeshi club Bashundhara Kings who are top of Group D and have an equally strong record against Bagan.
You can follow all the action live here.
Seeds advance in men’s boxing national tournament
On the second day of the Men’s National Boxing Championship held in Shillong today, RPSB’s Sagar (over 92kg) and SSCB’s Sachin (57kg) were the big names to advance.
Sagar, who won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, had an easy match as he defeated Uttarakhand’s Shubham Singh at the RSC. He will next face SSCB’s Satish Kumar in the round of 16 on Tuesday. Unlike Sagar, Sachin fought all three rounds to earn a unanimous verdict victory over Vishal Kumar of Punjab. The 2021 World Youth gold medalist will take on Roshan Saini from Rajasthan tomorrow.
Current World Youth Champion Vanshaji (63.5kg) (SSCB) was also among the winners, defeating All India Police Force (AIP)’s Ashish, while three-time national champion Varinder Singh (60kg) (RSPB) He won a unanimous decision over Vishal Nupe from Maharashtra. .
Hello, Garnacho
Start your morning with an important read (presented by Anirudh Menon). It may not be strictly an Indian sport, but even a neutral observer can appreciate Alejandro Garnacho’s jaw-dropping bicycle-kick goal in Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Everton in the Premier League yesterday. Dew.
Although this goal reminded us of Wayne Rooney’s famous overhead kick against Manchester City and the celebration was Cristiano Ronaldo’s trademark ‘SIUUUU’, this goal was 100% attributed to Alejandro Garnacho was. That’s why this goal was named ESPN India’s Moment of the Weekend.
Also, Anish Anand brings you the best stats from European football over the weekend, with all sorts of numbers to pique your curiosity.
What else do you have planned today?
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FC Goa will take on Jamshedpur FC at 8pm with a chance to move to the top of the ISL standings.
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Mohun Bagan Super Giants and Odisha FC will face off in the AFC Cup group stage from 7:30 pm.
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The second day of the Men’s National Boxing Championship begins today.
What happened yesterday?
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Aditi Ashok wins the Andalusia Costa del Sol Open de Espana, her second win on the European Women’s Tour.
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to Liang Weiken and Wang Zhang 19-21, 21-18, 19-21 in the China Masters final.
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Sunil Chhetri got on the scoresheet as Bangalore FC and NorthEast United shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
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India defeated Australia by 44 runs in the second T20I and took a 2-0 lead.
Get all the details on Sunday’s news events here.