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Real Madrid stumbled again on Sunday, losing 2-1 at Espanyol to see its 25-game unbeaten streak in the Spanish league come to an end. It was the third straight match without a win for Madrid, which was coming off a shock home loss to…

By K Aditya Dubai, Oct 3 (UNI) Kolkata Knight Riders had to dig deep as they defeated bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad with two balls to spare while chasing 116 on a tricky surface in match 49 of IPL 2021 here on Sunday. After…

Kolkata, Oct 3 (UNI) After defeating UAE on their home ground, an upbeat Indian Women’s Football Team, as they are all set to take on Tunisia in Dubai on Monday, October 4. The Indian Women’s Team, ranking 53rd on FIFA, had earlier…

BARCELONA: Ronald Koeman said Friday that Barcelona's leadership has not spoken to him about his future, but that he has "eyes and ears" to catch the rumors swirling about his possible firing. Spanish media has been rife with reports…

GOLD COAST: Replying to India's 377 for eight, Australia reached 143 for 4 in their first innings at stumps on the third day of the rain-marred women's day/night Test against India here on Saturday. Elysse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner were…

CHENNAI: The comments under the messages composed by Rupinder Pal Singh and SV Sunil on Twitter is an indication of their popularity among Indian hockey fans. Every third message had the red heart emoji. Biren Lakra, too, had a similar…

CHENNAI: Pankaj Malik will be Shubham's replacement in the Indian team for the World Championships scheduled to begin in Oslo, Norway from Saturday onwards. The 57kg Haryana wrestler received a call from the Wrestling Federation of India…

DUBAI: The Indian women's football team would be looking for its first victory this year when it faces United Arab Emirates in an international friendly match here on Saturday. The Blue Tigress have been winless in the five matches…

SAO PAULO: Brazilian football legend Pele was released from a month-long hospital stay Thursday after having surgery for a colon tumor, but will continue undergoing chemotherapy, his medical team said. Pele, 80, had been receiving…

NEW DELHI: Veteran India men's hockey team striker SV Sunil on Friday announced his international retirement, bringing the curtains down on a 14-year-long career during which he was a part of the 2014 Asian Games gold-winning side.…

It was threatening to be a little tight for Chennai Super Kings, courtesy a failed Hollywood heave from Moeen Ali and a two-wicket over from Jason Holder that took out Suresh Raina and Faf du Plessis. When Jason Roy flew like Hugo…

Star player Chris Gayle has decided to leave the IPL’s bio-secure environment due to “bubble fatigue”, his team Punjab Kings said on Thursday. Gayle had played two games for the team since IPL’s resumption and now wants to refresh before…

By K Aditya Sharjah, Sep 30 (UNI) Chennai Super Kings became the first side to reach IPL 2021 play-off stages after MS Dhoni-led side comfortably beat the bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Thursday. Set a target of 135, Ruturaj…

Once Rajasthan Royals had failed to put up a competitive total, it was Royal Challengers Bangalore’s game to lose. And after a 48-run opening partnership in five overs between Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal, they were never going to fluff…

On Wednesday, Philippine icon Manny Pacquiao ended his 26-year, 72-fight career with 62 wins, eight losses and two draws. He won 12 world titles across eight weight divisions and remains the only boxer to hold world championships across…

When 20-year-old Sherin Abdul Gaffoor took up long jump she didn’t harbour dreams of making it big in the sport. She hoped medals would better her chances of getting admission in a medical college through the sports quota. But Sherin didn’t…

The ball magnet Sometimes, you are a ball magnet. Often in a negative sense, as when you have dropped a catch or let a boundary sieve through your palms, but the ball keeps chasing you. In the seventh over of RCB’s chase, the ball just…

For the umpteenth time in their history, Mumbai Indians grabbed a match from the jaws of defeat, just as Punjab Kings snatched defeat from the brink of victory. In the end, Mumbai was more desperate for the win — one that kept them in the…

Every time sprinter Taranjeet Kaur steps out of the gates of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, dread fills her heart. It was in 2018 that she was hit by a car about 50 metres from the main gate, leaving her motionless by a…

Indian women’s boxing’s high-performance director Raffaele Bergamasco has decided to return to Italy, a day after receiving a two-month extension. Bergamasco believes the short contract extension — which comes after 45 days of no…