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Rayo's Conference League success does Spain a favor in UEFA rankings

Madrid, May 8 (UNI) Rayo Vallecano produced the best result in the club's history on Thursday night with a 1-0 win away to Strasbourg, sealing a 2-0 aggregate victory in its Conference League semifinal and sending the south Madrid club into its first-ever European final.
Rayo will now play Crystal Palace in Leipzig on May 27, but before that game takes place, the team coached by Inigo Perez has made itself popular with several other La Liga clubs because Thursday's win means Spain is guaranteed to finish second in the UEFA coefficient rankings this season.
Spain has 22.093 points in the UEFA coefficient rankings, while Germany has 21.785. Bayern Munich's defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semifinal on Wednesday means that even if Freiburg beats Aston Villa in the Europa League final, it would not be enough for Germany to overtake Spain.
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Minakshi Hooda storms into World Boxing Cup quarter-finals

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Guiyang, June 18 (UNI) India’s Minakshi Hooda advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Cup 2026 here in the People's Republic of China on Thursday.
Competing in the women's 51kg boxing category, Minakshi registered a 5-0 victory over Poland's Natalia Kuczewska in her round of 16 bout.
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Ever-ready Ellyse Perry issues all-round reminder

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The coach and captain will inspect the pitch, the coin will be tossed, broadcast interviews are held. And Ellyse Perry will warm up to bowl.

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India suffer Shreyanka Patil's injury in Women's T20 World Cup

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Headingley, June 18 (UNI) India are looking at an injury setback early into their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign as Shreyanka Patil was carried off the field with a suspected ankle injury.

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Australia happy to stay patient with injured duo Gardner & Litchfield

18 Jun 2026 | 4:20 PM

Southampton, June 18 (UNI) Australia captain Sophie Molineux has revealed her side will not rush injured pair Ash Gardner and Phoebe Litchfield back from injury at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

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