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Prolific India batter Shreyas Iyer has heaped praise on K.L Rahul’s leadership quality, saying the Indian opener is remarkably different from others with his calm demeanour and instinctive decision making on the field.

Lakshya Sen’s dream run at the All England Championships ended with a heartbreaking straight-game loss against world number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men’s singles final, continuing India’s 21-year-long agonising wait for the coveted trophy.

Villarreal scored three late goals and secured a stunning 3-0 second-leg victory at Juventus on Wednesday, condemning the Serie A side to a 4-1 aggregate loss and a last-16 exit for the third successive Champions League season.

Lakshya Sen stunned World No.3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in straight games to progress to the men’s singles quarter-finals, but PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal exited from the All England Championships here on Thursday.