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In the world of football, Mohamed Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, becoming the fifth player in history of the club to do so. Apart from football, LeBron James' LA Lakers lifted the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, beating Indiana Pacers in the final by 123-109. In tennis, Australian star player, Nick Krygios withdrew from the AO2024.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Mohamed Salah scores 200th Liverpool goal against 10-man Crystal Palace
The Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah scored his 200th goal in a Liverpool jersey at the Selhurst Park, playing a key role in helping his team to a late comeback win by 2-1 against the 10-man Crystal Palace in the Premier League. The 76th minute equaliser from Mohamed Salah made him only the fifth Liverpool player to reach the big landmark after Ian Rush, Roger Hunt, Gordon Hodgson, and Billy Liddell.
As a squad, we are not good enough to be consistent: Erik ten Hag
The Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag shared his disappointment to the reporters after Bournemouth defeated his team by 3-0 at the Old Trafford in the Premier League. After suffering a tough defeat, Erik ten Hag was quoted as saying, “As a squad, we are not good enough to be consistent. I'm annoyed, disappointed, definitely. I expected something different. The way we started was no good. It was poor.”
Manchester United to target Manchester City’s defender Kalvin Phillips next summer: Reports
As per the report from The Sun, the English midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who plays for Manchester City, is on the top of the summer shopping list of Manchester United. The sources of the British tabloid newspaper said the following about the latest development in the transfer market, “United are watching the situation with Phillips very carefully. He is likely to go out on loan in January, but he will then be looking for a permanent switch in the summer, and Ten Hag wants to be right at the front of the queue.”
Barcelona President plans to hold talks about futures of Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo
Joan Laporta, the President of Barcelona football club, has travelled to Dubai with a plan to hold talks about the futures of Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo, the players whom they had signed on loan deals from Atletico Madrid and Manchester City respectively. The 61-year-old was quoted as saying to the press, “Cancelo and Felix have been playing at a very high level since they arrived. The club could keep them for future seasons. We plan to begin negotiations for them shortly. We have good relations with Manchester City and Atletico de Madrid.”
Some major results in football are as under:
Premier League 2023-24
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
Manchester United 0-3 Bournemouth
Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
La Liga 2023-24
Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid
Villareal 0-3 Real Sociedad
Mallorca 1-0 Sevilla
Bundesliga 2023-24
Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund 2-3 RP Leipzig
Serie A 2023-24
Atalanta 3-2 AC Milan
Inter Milan 4-0 Udinese
Ligue 1 2023-24
Rennes 1-2 Monaco
Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Nantes
Eredivisie 2023-24
Ajax 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam
Saudi Pro League 2023-24
Al-Ahli 0-0 Al-Raed
Major League Soccer Cup 2023 Final
Columbus Crew 2-1 Los Angeles Football Club
Basketball
LeBron James' Lakers beat Pacers to win inaugural NBA IST
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers in the final by 123-109 to win the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, December 9. LeBron James was named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament after he put in stellar performances for the Lakers in the quarter-final and semi-final in particular.
Hockey
India Women finish ninth at FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023
The Indian Women’s team-led by Preeti finished ninth at the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023 in a nail-biting penalty shootout victory by 2-2 (SO: 3-2) against the United States in Chile. However, their last match opponent in the US Women, finished tenth.
Tennis
Nick Krygios pulls out of Australian Open 2024
Australian tennis star Nick Krygios withdrew from the upcoming Australian Open 2024 as he continues to struggle for fitness after a long injury layoff. “The stars would need to align”, Nick said on Saturday calling it a heartbreaking decision. The one-time World No. 13 has been out since January 2023 after undergoing a knee surgery.
Athletics
Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena look to open season with Doha or Rabat Diamond League
Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and his compatriot and Asian Games silver medallist, Kishore Jena are likely to open their athletics season at either Doha or Rabat Diamond League in May next year. While the Doha Diamond League is scheduled to be held on May 10, the Rabat edition will be played on May 19.
Table Tennis
Ashwini-Tanish duo clinch Guwahati Masters women’s doubles title
The Indian women’s pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto won the women’s doubles title at the Guwahati Masters Super 100 on Sunday. The World No. 28 pair delivered a dominating performance, beating the Chinese Taipei duo of Sung Shuo Yun and Yu Chien Hui 21-12, 21-19.
