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Rayo Vallecano are finally in a position to dream of La Liga survival. Photograph: Javier Etxezarreta/EPA In the middle of Rayo Vallecano's dark days, when they'd been beaten 15 times in 20 games and the goals were flying in; when they'd let in five from Atlético Madrid, five from Málaga, five from Villarreal, four from Espanyol, four from Sevilla, four from Barcelona, three from Madrid, three from Osasuna, and three from Valladolid; when they plummeted to 19th and stayed there for 11 long weeks; when the only reason they didn't fall further was that Betis were even worse; when even a glimmer of hope, a 4-1 win over Málaga, immediately gave way to a six-goal hammering; and when relegation wasn't an "if" but a "when"; there was a phrase that got repeated over and over: Paco Jémez will die with his ideas. Paco Jémez, though, had other ideas. Not because Rayo's coach was going to back down on his principles - "any club that signs me knows what it's getting," he insisted - but because he didn't have any intention of dying at all. Even when Rayo were a disaster, Jémez had his defenders. Off the pitch, that is. Last season, only two teams in Europe had the ball more than Rayo did: Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Early this season, when Rayo played Barcelona, they had more possession than them, the first team to manage it in 316 games. They threw men into attack, they were fun to watch, and parading the touchline in a dizzying array of multicoloured elbow patches and waistcoats, pink shirts and purple ties, Jémez urged them forward, always. In a country that values the aesthetic, or in which some do, he was eulogised for the way his teams played de tú a tú: as equals. Rayo didn't simply defend - sometimes they didn't defend at all - but instead they went for it. And, mostly, they lost. Rayo took the ball off Barcelona and Jémez declared himself "very proud". But they were beaten 4-0. They went to the Camp Nou where they were praised by Barcelona's

THE STORY SO FAR "Attack wins you matches, defence wins you titles" - Sir Alex Ferguson. If the mightiest of foreign bodies invade Earth to conquer it, you know the Sunrisers will defend the planet with the utmost of ease. That's how good they've been with the ball this IPL. Sixes and fours make a game exciting but so does sturdy defending. SRH defended 118 runs against the colossal Mumbai Indians batting even though their star performer, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar was kept out due to an injury. The Kane Williamson led side are 3rd on the league standings and look determined to make it to the top. SRH vs KXIP, the battle for the number 1 spot is on.

England and Spain locked horns, on Saturday night, in a UEFA Nations League fixture where Southgate's men were defeated by Spain. More than the match Harry Kane's comment about Ramos and Salah has drawn attention. Kane defended Ramos for Salah's injury on the eventful night of Champions League final

Napoli's defender, Albiol has said that it will be difficult for Cristiano Ronaldo to score 40 goals in Serie A. Interestingly, CR7 netted in 40+ goals season after season in Spain. Ever since joining Madrid in 2009, CR7 has remained the most prolific goal-scorer, with several records to his name.

Australia have scripted a remarkable comeback in ODI cricket in a span of a month as they look like a real deal ahead of the ICC World Cup 2019. The Aussies inflicted a whitewash on Pakistan in the five-match ODI series recently. This stellar series victory came after a 3-2 win against India last month. Can they defend the World Cup title? We decode.

World rated Filipino fighter Rocky " The Road Warrior" Fuentes successfully defended his Orient Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) flyweight title Tuesday night, December 18, by scoring a 12 round unanimous decision over Japanese challenger Yuki Nasu in Tokyo.

All crazy fans of cricket are set to feel the heat of this sizzling encounter between the two giants of the game in the 12th Asia Cup. The bullet of this sensational match will be shot on Tuesday where last time defending champion 'Pakistan' will take Sri Lanka hand-to-hand at Fatullah, Bangladesh.

The nerves are filled with thrills since Pakistan U19 cricket squad had slammed a magnificent 145-run win over Papua New Guinea (PNG). On the other side, Asian country Afghanistan also spread stun and surprise by the registering joyous victory defeating the three time defending world champ Australia by 36-run in ICC U19 Cricket World Cup on Monday held in UAE.

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Defending Gold Cup champions Mexico, were drawn into a rough Group A alongside Costa Rica, El Salvador and Cuba. This summer's Gold Cup will be played in 13 venues across the US, including four MLS stadiums.

Confident about defending the World Cup, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the upcoming tour of Australia would be a great opportunity for his already well-prepared side to hone its skills further ahead of the mega-event to be played Down Under next year. India will launch their title defence against traditional rivals Pakistan in Adelaide on February 15 and Dhoni said his side was capable of adapting and performing in any condition.

It was the just 4.3 overs of the day when Josh Hazlewood bowled a length ball at outside the off stamp to Caribbean opener Rajendra Chandrika, which the right-hander batsman defended comfortably. But the speedometer was showing that the delivery speed was 164.2 kmph (102 mph).

India successfully defended the Asia Cup after beating Bangladesh to clinch the trophy for a record 7th time. Bangladesh managed 222/10 in 48.3 overs. This was despite opener Liton Das scoring a century (121). India were reduced to 160/5, but somewhat held on to clinch a close game.

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