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Michael Carrick leaves Manchester United after stint as interim manager
Michael Carrick is leaving Manchester United after completing an unbeaten three-match stint as the club’s interim manager.
United made the announcement minutes after United’s 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Premier League on Thursday, which…
With Rangnick in stands, Ronaldo rescues United against Arsenal with 800th career goal
Sitting high in the stand with a blanket covering his legs on a chilly night at Old Trafford, recently appointed Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick was treated to a rip-roaring introduction to life in the Premier League.
One of the…
‘The trailer makes you emotional about the World Cup win’: Kapil Dev
With the release of the trailer of ‘83’, a sports drama directed by Kabir Khan and based on the Indian cricket team’s triumph in the 1983 cricket World Cup, the spotlight is yet again on the winning team and its captain, Kapil Dev. Dev,…
Dhoni is top tax payer: Rs 13 crore paid as advance tax
Ranchi, Dec 2 (UNI) Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian cricket team,
has once again topped in paying taxes.
According to sources in the Income Tax Department, in the current financial year 2021-22,
he has deposited Rs…
Novak Djokovic wins twice to lead Serbia to Davis Cup semifinals
After having to play in an empty arena in the group stage, Novak Djokovic relished being in front of Davis Cup fans again.
Djokovic fed off the energetic crowd from the start on Wednesday, leading Serbia into the semifinals with a 2-1…
Premier League: Liverpool entertain, all top three win to stay close
Only two points separate Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the Premier League. There’s no doubting who the entertainers are with the most high-powered attack.
Liverpool hit four goals for a third consecutive game by…
Ashes: Alex Carey to make Test debut for Australia as wicketkeeper
Cricket Australia has confirmed the pre-Ashes speculation and named Alex Carey to make his test debut as the replacement wicketkeeper for former captain Tim Paine.
The 30-year-old Carey was added Thursday to the 15-man squad for the…
Watford-Chelsea halted over medical emergency in crowd
The Premier League match between Watford and Chelsea was halted for about 30 minutes on Wednesday after a spectator suffered cardiac arrest at Vicarage Road.
Both teams were taken off the field by the referee after play was stopped after…
Davis Cup: Germany beats Britain for first semifinal since 2007
Germany came from behind to upset Britain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday after Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz won the decisive doubles match.
The German pair defeated British teammates Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 7-6 (10), 7-6…
India A pacers grab five wickets as South Africa A reach 233/7 on Day 1
India A pacers grabbed five wickets as South Africa A reached 233 for seven on the opening day of the second unofficial Test here on Tuesday.
Speedsters Navdeep Saini (2/54), who has lost his place in the Indian team, Ishan Porel (2/26)…
Odisha pip SC East Bengal in 10-goal thriller
Hector Rodas and Aridai Suarez scored a brace each as Odisha FC came from behind to beat SC East Bengal 6-4 in a thrilling Indian Super League match here on Tuesday.
Darren Sidoel (13th) opened the scoring for the Kolkata side with…
Premier League: 14 games and counting without win for Newcastle
Newcastle’s agonizing wait for a first win in the Premier League this season is heading into December.
It’s 14 games and counting without a victory for the northeast club, which recently came under Saudi ownership, after a 1-1 draw at…
BJP to start sports league named after Article 370 in Amit Shah seat
Gandhinagar: THE BJP in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, the Lok Sabha constituency represented by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is planning to host tournaments in cricket and kabaddi under the label Gandhinagar Loksabha Premier League 370, or GLPL…
Lionel Messi wants a Ballon d’Or for Robert Lewandowski
Argentina’s Lionel Messi on Tuesday won the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world, beating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to lift football’s most prestigious trophy yet again. But the record-stretching seventh time winner felt…
Davis Cup: Croatia advances to semis after beating Italy
Croatia became the first team to reach the Davis Cup semifinals after seeing off Italy 2-1 on Monday.
With the singles squared, the top-ranked doubles team of Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic had no trouble seeing off Fabio Fognini and…
Despite NZ’s great escape at Kanpur, time to acknowledge Ashwin’s fourth-innings prowess at home,…
If one is an Indian spinner bowling in the fourth innings of a Test match in Asia, and particularly so at home, one is criticised after doing well, and even more so if one doesn’t. If the former happens, the pitch often takes more credit…
World Chess Championship: If Magnus takes the lead in crucial fourth game it could get one-sided
I think the first three games followed the pattern of a typical World Championship match. The two players were testing each other on different lines, without any obvious weakness on either side in terms of opening or strategy. But Magnus…
Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters end equals in thrilling ISL contest
Ashique Kuruniyan turned from a hero to a villain in a matter of four minutes when he found the opposition net but then scored an own goal as Bengaluru FC played out a 1-1 draw against Kerala Blasters in an Indian Super League (ISL) match…
Five players in Jr World Cup, this India hockey story has a UP twist
MOST OF Sharda Nand Tiwari’s school summer breaks were spent working at grocery stores in Lucknow. Not wanting to impose the burden of his hobby on his father, a security guard, Tiwari saved every paisa of the Rs 700 or so he earned to buy…
Junior World Cup: Pakistan hockey now is a pale shadow of its glorious past
In the days leading up to the Tokyo Olympics, a statue of hockey legend Samiullah Khan was unveiled in the posh neighbourhood of Model Town, in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur.
Pakistan weren’t there in Tokyo, but the sculpture was a reminder of…
