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Sports News Highlights: Indian Ministry Raises Budget By Over Rs 350 Crore; Australia Thrash Sri Lanka In Galle

Catch the scores, highlights, latest news and ꦆupdates from all around the sports world on Saturday, February 1 here

| Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

Sports News Today, February 1: Good Morning!!

Wel😼come to the live coverage of the all sporting action and developments from all around the world.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Football News

Aston Villa forward Jhon Duran completes his £64m move to Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr. The Colombia striker leaves Villa Park to join Cristiano Ronaldo at the Saudi cl𝄹ub having scored 12 goals in 29 appearances this season.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: World Pickleball League

Hyderabad Superstars sealed their place in t🐼𝓀he semi-finals of the inaugural edition of the World Pickleball League despite a 2-3 defeat to Chennai Super Champs on Friday.

The semi-finals lineup has been confirmed with Bengaluru Ja൲wans, who finished at the top of the table, facing Hyderabad Superstars and Mumbai Pickle Power, after an impressive league run, taking on Pune United. (PTI)

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: PAK CT Squad Announced

Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Rizwan ©, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Hasnain.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Six Tennis Players Banned

Six more current or former tennis players linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium we൲re given suspensions of varying lengths — one was barred for 15 years — and fined, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday.

That bri💧ngs the total to about 30 players punished for their connections to the syndicate run by Grigor🎶 Sargsyan, who was previously given a five-year custodial sentence. (AP)

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Jos Buttler Not Happy With Concussion Sub

England skipper Jos Buttler didn't agree with India's ploy to use Harshit Rana as a concussion su🐷bstitute for half centurion Shivam Dube, a master stroꦦke that saw the hosts seal the five-match T20I series with 15-run win in the fourth game here on Friday.

"I think either Shivam Dube put on 25 mph with the ball or Harshit Rana has improved 💜a lot with his batting," 🐻the skipper said.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: DDCA Felicitates Virat Kohli

Indian superstar Virat Kohli was on Friday felicitated by the Delhi and District Cricket Association for playing 100 Tests, a milestone he achieved back in March 2022. Kohli has played 23 more Test🍌s since that landmark game. But considering he is in the national capital for his first Ranji Trophy match since November 2012, the DDCA decided to honour him.

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Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Bundesliga 2024-25

Werder Bremen bounced back after missing an early penalty to beat Mainz 1-0 in the Bundesliga and move within touching distaꦛnce of the Champions League qualification places.

Werder Breman 1-0 Mainz

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: WSL Transfers

Less than a week after splashing out a world-record fee for Naomi Girma, Chelsea has spent big again to bring England m�ಌ�idfielder Keira Walsh back to the Women's Super League. Walsh left European champion Barcelona after 2 1/2 years to join Chelsea for a reported 400,000 pounds ($496,000) on Friday.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: NBA News

Jayson Tatum’s jumper with 0.7 seconds leไft gave the Boston Celti🍌cs a 118-116 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Ranji Trophy

Jharkhand have beaten Tamil Nadu in the🍃ir Ranji Trophy Elie Group D match by 44 runs.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: SL Vs AUS 1st Test Day 4

Sri Lank꧒a, who were bowled out for 165 in ꦚtheir 1st innings, are 16/2 in their second innings, following on to Australia.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Batting Close To My Heart, Says Hardik Pandya

"Batting has always been my number one (love) or close to my heart. That's a very satisfying day (on Friday), and at the same point of time before sleeping (it) gives me a ♛wonderful feeling and I've always h🐓ad a good sleep post that," the all-rounder said in a video posted by BCCI on 'X', formerly Twitter.

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Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: BPL 2024-25

Dhaka Capitals have won the to𝄹ss and have opted to bat.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Security Breach At Delhi vs Railways Match

A major security lapse occurred at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground inꦜ a mad rush to get near Virat Kohli as three over-enthusiastic fans barged into the field of play on day two of the Ranji Trophy game between Delhi and Railways despite 📖a large presence of security personnel.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Alana King, You Beauty!

Alana King evoked the memor⛦ies of Shane Warne𝓀's delivery to Mike Gatting in 1993, when she bamboozled Sophia Dunkley. That too came from the Shane Warne End at the MCG.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Beth Mooney Creates History

Australia's Beth Mooney became tꦚhe country's first woman crick🌱eter to score hundreds in all the three formats.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: AUS-W Beat ENG-W By By An Innings And 122 Runs

Australia women have defeated England women b🏅y an innings and 122 runs to clean sweep the Ashes.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Indian Budget

The government's flagship Khelo India programme to scout and nurture athletes at the ꦫgrassroots leveꦇl was the biggest beneficiary as the allocation for sports was hiked substantially by Rs 351.98 crore in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.

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Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: First National Trophy!

Be🐈ngalu🐟ru teenager Abhay Mohan, who won one of the two premier single-seater National Championships in the prestigious MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championships in 2024, has won his first National Championship Trophy at a glittering awards ceremony.

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: Ranji Trophy

Odisha 180ꦇ & 394 Vs Services 199 & 46/0 

Chhattisgarh 406 Vs Chandigarh 283 & 222/4

Madhya Pradesh 670/7D Vs Uttar Pradesh 404/2

Karnataka 304 & 108/3 Vs Haryana 450

Pondicherry 427 & 41/2 Vs Uttarakhand 273

Vidarbha 190 🎶& 355 Vs Hyderabad 326 & 23/1

Maharashtra 418 Vs Tripura 270 & 135/2

Sports News Today Live Updates, February 1: National Games 2025

Badminton: Karnataka beat Uttarakhand 3-1

Gold - Karnataka

Silver - Uttarakhand

Bronze - Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan

And That's That!

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