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Lower-league sides eye upsets in FA Cup fifth round

London, Mar 6 (UNI) The fifth round of the FA Cup is played over the weekend, with 11 Premier League teams chasing a place in the quarterfinals alongside five lower-league sides hoping to extend their moment in the spotlight with a surprise result.
The round opens Friday night with the Premier League's bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers at home to Liverpool.
The match repeats Tuesday's league meeting, when Wolves stunned Liverpool with a last-minute equalizer. Coach Rob Edwards will hope for more of the same as he tries to lift morale at the club
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Three NTHA players selected for U-18 Asia Cup

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Jamshedpur, April 15 (UNI) Three players from the Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA) have been selected to represent India in the Under-18 Asia Cup, officials said on Wednesday. Ashish Tani Purti, Premchand Soy and Jaysan Kandulna are among 40 players chosen from across the country for the tournament.

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Pant retires hurt after elbow blow, LSG suffer early setback

15 Apr 2026 | 8:25 PM

Bengaluru, April 15 (UNI) Lucknow Super Giants were dealt an early blow as skipper Rishabh Pant was forced to retire hurt after being struck on the left elbow during their Indian Premier League clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday.

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Blue Tigresses secure third place with thrilling win over Malawi in FIFA Series Kenya 2026

15 Apr 2026 | 8:21 PM

Nairobi, April 15(UNI) The Indian women’s national team secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over Malawi in the third-place play-off of the FIFA Series 2026 at the Nyayo National Stadium here on Wednesday.

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'I might not be here': Stokes on facial injury

15 Apr 2026 | 7:52 PM

London, April 15 (UNI) England captain Ben Stokes said he is "lucky" and "might not be here" had things been slightly different when he was hit in the face by a cricket ball in February. .

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Kohli named Impact Player as RCB opt to field, Hazlewood returns

15 Apr 2026 | 7:28 PM

Bengaluru, Apr 15 (UNI) Star batsman Virat Kohli was named among the Impact Players as Josh Hazlewood returned to the playing XI and Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to field against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League encounter at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday.

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