Latest Sports News Today Transcript at 1:30 PM on 24 February 2023

Let’s start with some soccer information. Second-half targets from Fred and Antony helped Manchester United to beat Barcelona 2-1 and left the Catalans licking their wounds after one other continental failure. Last season in addition they ended up within the Europa League playoffs after ending third of their Champions League group and had been knocked out of Europe’s second-tier competitors within the quarter-finals after a 3-2 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt at Camp Nou. The win ensured Erik ten Hag’s aspect a spot within the spherical of 16 of the Europa League. Antony’s 73rd-minute strike accomplished a come-from-behind win and offered additional proof that the staff is a rising power in Europe.

Meanwhile, Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as Juventus eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes on Thursday, twenty third February, to achieve the Europa League spherical of 16 with a 4-1 combination rating. Juventus solely managed a 1-1 draw in opposition to the French aspect within the dwelling leg as they eyed a long term within the European competitors to spice up a depressing marketing campaign during which they’ve been deducted 15 Serie A factors for monetary irregularities. Di Maria opened the scoring within the fifth minute and doubled the lead within the twentieth from the penalty spot after Nicolas Pallois was despatched off for a handball within the field. The Argentine accomplished his hat trick within the 78th.

Spain’s most capped participant Sergio Ramos introduced his worldwide retirement on Thursday, twenty third February, after being informed by new coach Luis de la Fuente that he was not a part of his plans. The 36-year-old Paris St Germain defender, who gained the World Cup in 2010 in addition to two European Championships, has not performed for Spain since March 2021, but stated he ought to have been given the prospect to point out he may nonetheless be of service to his nation. The Spanish FA confirmed to Reuters that the dialog between coach De la Fuente and Ramos came about on Thursday, twenty third February, however offered no additional particulars.

Moving on to some cricket information: Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning starred in opposition to India as Australia posted 172/4 in 20 overs within the first semifinal of the 2023 T20 World Cup. With Pooja Vastrakar having been changed by Sneh Rana within the India lineup on the eleventh hour of the semifinal, captain Harmanpreet Kaur being match to guide the staff at Newlands, Cape Town comes as a blessing within the all-important semifinal in opposition to Australia. That Harmanpreet Kaur run-out was as unlucky as India’s destiny within the match knockouts has been in recent times. The girls in blue had been 133/4 after 14.4 overs once they misplaced their skipper. Australian girls gained by 5 runs.

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir feels that it’s unfair to single out KL Rahul for scathing criticism as each participant goes by means of lean phases of their respective profession. In his final 10 Test innings, Rahul has averaged a dismal 12.5 with not a single rating of above 25. His sequence of scores learn 8, 10, 12, 22, 23, 10, 2, 20, 17 and 1, elevating questions on his place within the taking part in XI. There are sturdy calls to induct Shubman Gill into the taking part in XI, as an alternative. The two-time IPL champion additionally cited present India captain Rohit Sharma’s instance of how he was backed to the hilt by the erstwhile staff administration and is profitable in Test cricket.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad who was the one IPL staff with out a captain has introduced South African batsman Aiden Markram as their skipper for the season. The announcement got here on Thursday, twenty third February because the Kaviya Maran-owned staff introduced Markram’s title on Twitter. The Hyderabad-based franchise didn’t retain or purchase their former captain Kane Williamson on the IPL 2023 public sale. There had been speculations that Markram or former Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal could possibly be picked as the brand new skipper. The 28-year-old Markram staked his declare after main the Sun Group-owned Sunrisers Eastern Cape staff to clinch the inaugural SA20 title. He scored 336 runs, together with a century within the semi-final and took 11 wickets within the match.

In another information: After profitable the bronze medal within the males’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol last within the ISSF World Cup in Cairo on Thursday, twenty third February 20-year-old Anish Bhanwala was in for a nice shock. Rio Olympic champion Christian Reitz of Germany, the shooter Bhanwala had edged out for the bronze medal, came visiting and spoke to him. Bhanwala admitted the quick chat with the 35-year-old German was a fan-boy second. One of the most important takeaways from the World Cup for Bhanwala is how he carried out when beneath the cosh. The bronze was additionally his first senior World Cup medal. Bhanwala’s expertise was first observed when he grew to become the senior nationwide champion in 2017.

Lastly, every of the 4 high 100 golfers on the Indian Open this yr, taking part in on the difficult terrain of the Gary Player Course of the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram, did not register a rating beneath par within the first spherical on Thursday, twenty third February. There had been some exceptions – Germany’s Yannick Paul had an excellent flourish in the long run, hitting 4 successive birdies within the last 4 holes to high the leaderboard by ending seven beneath par. But for essentially the most half, these unfamiliar with this difficult programs, struggled.

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