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Ireland T20Is: Surya and Sanju play XI

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  Dashing strikers Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson return to the India eleven in place of Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant from Sunday in the T20I series with two games against Ireland. While head coach Rahul Dravid is in Leicester with the Test squad, National Cricket Academy (NCA) boss VVS Laxman, who is in charge of the T20I team for this particular series, is expected to follow suit, as defined by The Wall. With Iyer and Pant in the Test squad, Surya, who is coming back from a wrist injury, and Samson, who is looking to seize what may be his last chance to prove his worth, will be safe starters. Surya has been a regular on the Indian side of the T20I for a year and is only just finding his place again. But when it comes to Samson, his alternate could be Deepak Hooda, who can also throw some handy off-spin overs in addition to having the ability to hit the ball hard. However, if you look at Coach Dravid's philosophy, he doesn't believe in stretching the net too wide and explo
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Kylian Mbappé 'confused' by 'political and economic pressure': Real Madrid president Florentino Perez

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 Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has claimed Kylian Mbappe decided to stay at Paris Saint-Germain because he was "confused" after coming under heavy "political and economic pressure". But when asked about the possibility of Mbappe joining Real Madrid in the future, Perez kept the door open for the 23-year-old. "This Mbappe is not my Mbappe," said Perez. "But if it changes, who knows? Life has a thousand twists and turns. Mbappe stunned Real Madrid last month when they turned down a move to the Santiago Bernabeu in favor of signing a new three-year deal at PSG with a reported salary of between €40m and €50m ($41.6m vs. $52m). "They practically offered him a chance to become the leader, not just of a football team but also of management," Perez told the Spanish TV show El Chiringuito on Wednesday. "We saw it wasn't the Mbappe we wanted to bring - but because of the pressure he was under, he changed his dreams. "Of course,
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Jürgen Klopp dismisses the speculation about Sadio Mane, but is concerned about the new Paris terrain

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  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has shrugged off the distraction of speculation about Sadio Mane's future as he prepares for Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid on a new ground at the Stade de France. Mane, whose contract expires in 2023, has been heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich. The Senegalese told reporters this week he will give a "special" answer when asked where he will play next season after the final. "Now is not the time to talk about it. Wherever Sadio plays next season, he'll be a great player," said Klopp when asked if Mane was a good addition to the Bundesliga. "Bayern Munich rumors don't interest me at the moment. Sadio is fully focused on the game, don't worry. "It's not the first time in my life that rumors about a big Bayern Munich game have surfaced." It was a nod to the 2013 Champions League final when Mario Goetze came on for Klopp's Borussia Dortmund in a 2-1 defeat by Baye
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Bahrain Para Badminton: Bhagat and Dhillon win gold as India await rich medals

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 NEW DELHI: Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat won two gold medals on Saturday, leading the Indian badminton team's medal rush at the Bahrain Para-Badminton International in Manama. Bhagat was caught off guard by his rival Daniel Bethell of England in the SL3 men's singles final as he teamed with Manisha Ramdass to defeat Thailand's Siripong Teamarrom and Saensupa Nipada in a duel at the top of the SL3-SU5 mixed doubles mixed doubles 21-14, 21: 11 defeat class. World No. 1 Bhagat, who had recently settled for two bronze medals at the Brazil Para-Badminton International, recorded a convincing 21-16 21-14 win over fellow countryman and Paralympic bronze medalist Manoj Sarkar in the SL3 semifinals. Tarun Dhillon also picked up a gold medal after defeating Korea's Shin Kyung Hwan 21-9, 21-9 in the SL4 men's final. The Indian had secured a 21:14 21:15 victory over Thailand's Siripong Teamarrom in the semifinals. In women's singles, Mandeep Kaur (SL3) lost to Halim
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