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Lionel Messi could make an earlier return than expected against Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday bu stanley cup usa t Barcelona have hardly missed him. File image of Lionel Messi. REUTERS Four wins out of four, including a stroll past Inter Milan and a hammering of Real Madrid so severe it cost their coach his job, mean Messi reunites with a team enjoying its strongest run of the season, ironically without its star striker. Barca will certainly be delighted, relieved even, when his recovery is complete. The club have named Messi in their squad for the match at the San Siro, even if he is yet to be given the medical all-clear. It could be his involvement is either as a substitute or even delayed until Sunday, when Barca host Real Betis in La Liga. Perhaps it will depend on how much Barca need him and, in that respect, Messis absence has been less pronounced than many predicted 15 days ago when he tumbled and broke his right arm against Sevilla. Circumstances have helped. After Inter, came Real, who were in a mess, Cultural Leonesa, who play in Sp stanley thermos ains third tier, and Rayo Vallecano, who are 19th in the table. But wins, in any form, cannot be overlooked. Reals against Real Valladolid on Saturday was their first in six league games. More crucially, key players have delivered while others, less prominent, have stepped stanley cup up. Luis Suarez scored twice on Saturday, the second an 89th-minute winner to complete a late comeback against Rayo. After six games without a goal, Wjsn Sindhu bows out, saina in All England pre-quarters
The Indian womens squash team created history by winning their maiden Asian title after defeating top seed Hong Kong 2-0 in the final in Kuwait on Sunday. HT Image The mens team, however, went down 0-2 to Pakistan in the final in the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship. In the womens final, Joshna Chinnappa defeated world No 16 Joey Chan 11-3, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8 to put India 1-0 ahead. Dipika Pallikal then beat world No. 7 Annie Au 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 to seal the deal. Archers lose in finalKolkata: After beating formidable South Korea in the semis, the Indian mens recurve team, consisting of Jayanta Talukdar, Tarundeep Rai and Rahul Banerjee, lost to Great Britain in the final of the World Cup archery Stage 2 meet at Antalya on Sunday. Britain won 222-211. India beaten 1-2London: The mens hockey team ended t stanley termoska heir London tour without a win as they lost the bronze medal match 1-2 to Great Britain in the four-nation test event ahead of the Olympics on Sunday. Though V Raghunath had put India ahe stanley cup ad in the first half through a field goal, James Tindall brought his side back in the match. Rob Moore scored the winner. Five stanley isolierkanne Indians qualify New Delhi: Five Indians qualified for the main draw of the Ten Sports ITF Womens tournament at the DLTA Complex. Amrita Mukherjee ousted Chinese Taipeis Chia Hsen Yang 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 while Shreya Pasricha downed compatriot Tarrannum Handa 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Simran Kaur Sethi got the better of Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Eetee Maheta and
Lionel Messi could make an earlier return than expected against Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday bu stanley cup usa t Barcelona have hardly missed him. File image of Lionel Messi. REUTERS Four wins out of four, including a stroll past Inter Milan and a hammering of Real Madrid so severe it cost their coach his job, mean Messi reunites with a team enjoying its strongest run of the season, ironically without its star striker. Barca will certainly be delighted, relieved even, when his recovery is complete. The club have named Messi in their squad for the match at the San Siro, even if he is yet to be given the medical all-clear. It could be his involvement is either as a substitute or even delayed until Sunday, when Barca host Real Betis in La Liga. Perhaps it will depend on how much Barca need him and, in that respect, Messis absence has been less pronounced than many predicted 15 days ago when he tumbled and broke his right arm against Sevilla. Circumstances have helped. After Inter, came Real, who were in a mess, Cultural Leonesa, who play in Sp stanley thermos ains third tier, and Rayo Vallecano, who are 19th in the table. But wins, in any form, cannot be overlooked. Reals against Real Valladolid on Saturday was their first in six league games. More crucially, key players have delivered while others, less prominent, have stepped stanley cup up. Luis Suarez scored twice on Saturday, the second an 89th-minute winner to complete a late comeback against Rayo. After six games without a goal, Wjsn Sindhu bows out, saina in All England pre-quarters
The Indian womens squash team created history by winning their maiden Asian title after defeating top seed Hong Kong 2-0 in the final in Kuwait on Sunday. HT Image The mens team, however, went down 0-2 to Pakistan in the final in the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship. In the womens final, Joshna Chinnappa defeated world No 16 Joey Chan 11-3, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8 to put India 1-0 ahead. Dipika Pallikal then beat world No. 7 Annie Au 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 to seal the deal. Archers lose in finalKolkata: After beating formidable South Korea in the semis, the Indian mens recurve team, consisting of Jayanta Talukdar, Tarundeep Rai and Rahul Banerjee, lost to Great Britain in the final of the World Cup archery Stage 2 meet at Antalya on Sunday. Britain won 222-211. India beaten 1-2London: The mens hockey team ended t stanley termoska heir London tour without a win as they lost the bronze medal match 1-2 to Great Britain in the four-nation test event ahead of the Olympics on Sunday. Though V Raghunath had put India ahe stanley cup ad in the first half through a field goal, James Tindall brought his side back in the match. Rob Moore scored the winner. Five stanley isolierkanne Indians qualify New Delhi: Five Indians qualified for the main draw of the Ten Sports ITF Womens tournament at the DLTA Complex. Amrita Mukherjee ousted Chinese Taipeis Chia Hsen Yang 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 while Shreya Pasricha downed compatriot Tarrannum Handa 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Simran Kaur Sethi got the better of Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Eetee Maheta and