"That is why we should see this match (against Egypt) mainly as a wake-up call. It was also useful in giving some players much-needed minutes."
Shot-stoppers who turned into showstoppers during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Images from the men's singles fourth round matches at the Australian Open, on Sunday.
The Indian men's team will face Chinese Taipei in group C of Thomas Cup Final later in the day.
Regragui's tactical masterclass sends Portugal packing
Morocco relied on the usual mixture of North African style, combining committed defence with counter-attacks
Linette will battle against Canada's Rebecca Marino, the seventh-seed, in the last eight on Friday.
Top seed Novak Djokovic beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday and move within one win of 1,000 career victories.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group F match between Morocco and Croatia on Wednesday.
With world number four Ruud already assured of a semi-final berth the match was in reality a dead rubber.
Ninth seed Auger-Aliassime, 21, was the dominant player in the first set and despite a wobble when serving at 6-5 he won a tiebreak courtesy of some Medvedev double-faults the Russian later blamed on the sweaty conditions.
The Indian men's team is searching for its maiden medal at the tournament. No Indian men's team has ever reached the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup.
Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh slammed a hat-trick as the Indian men's hockey team beat Wales 4-1 in its final Pool B match to qualify for the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday.
Indian women register 3-2 win over Canada, enter semifinals
Croatia's head coach Zlatko Dalic said as he prepares his side for Thursday's decisive Group F showdown.
Harmanpreet Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored a brace each as the Indian men's hockey team produced a completely dominating performance to rout Canada 8-0 in their third match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday.
A round-up of all tennis action on Friday.
Over 70 goals were scored on the second day of the men's Junior Hockey World Cup in Odisha, with Spain registering a record-breaking 17-0 win over the USA in a Pool C game, on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 10 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old Kazakh, whose previous best performance in a Grand Slam was reaching the quarter-final at the French Open last year, would like TO create history on the hallowed turf of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
India's KL Rahul dropped a place to sixth but Virat Kohli retained his eighth place in the latest ICC men's T20 International rankings issued on Wednesday.
Images from Day 10 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
India would look to seal a direct quarterfinal berth with a win against Canada in their final Pool C match of the men's hockey World Cup on Saturday.
Nadal plays Berrettini in one semifinal, knowing he's potentially two match wins from a 21st major title.
Reigning champions Bangladesh bounce back against Canada.
Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest
Medvedev will be glad to play the role of dream wrecker once again.
A summary of Friday's action at the US Open.
The 33-year-old, a record eight-time winner on the Melbourne Park Arena, slipped during the third set of Friday's third-round match against Taylor Fritz and disappeared off Rod Laver Arena for treatment.
'I didn't know few hours before I stepped on the court tonight whether I'm gonna play or not.'
Britain's world number one Andy Murray will play against France in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in April after missing the first-round victory against Canada last weekend.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2022 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Tuesday.
Uncertainty hovered over Indian team's halfback SV Sunil's participation in the quarterfinals after he sustained an injury during its last men's hockey Pool B game against Canada at the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. India were dealt a big blow when Sunil was stretchered off the pitch after he suffered an injury by crashing against the sign boards while pressing for an attack during the match against Canada.
Rafael Nadal won two Grand Slams this year -- the French Open and the US Open -- to move within one of Roger Federer's record of 20 titles.
Striker Mandeep Singh scored a brilliant hat-trick as India outclassed Canada 7-3 to put one foot in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament, in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Wednesday.
Spain's talisman Rafael Nadal sealed a sixth Davis Cup title for his country on Sunday when they beat Canada 2-0 in the final of the revamped event.
El Salvador players claim they have been offered financial inducements to win, draw or avoid a heavy defeat in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Canada.
Ramkumar, who recently created ripples by scalping top-10 player Dominic Thiem, lost 3-6, 7-6(5), 2-6 to Mahut in two hours and 29 minutes.
USA have played three ODIs, including two at the 2004 Champions Trophy, and lost all of them.
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