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Oeiras (Portugal): Juventus star and Portuguese national football hero Cristiano Ronaldo returned home to wear the western Iberian nation’s team jersey for the first time since the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Although it was Portugal and Juventus’ defender Joao Cancelo, not Ronaldo, who attended the press conference held prior to[Read More…]
Madrid: Spain’s coach Luis Enrique has made one change in the squad for the Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Norway and Malta. Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz pulled out due to fever after arriving at the training camp, reports Efe news. The fever had also kept him out of his side’s[Read More…]
New Delhi: National team skipper Virat Kohli, senior batsman Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah have been included in the topmost category of the Board of Control for India’s (BCCI) list of central contracts. These three players in the A+ category receive Rs 7 crore each. Kohli, who became the[Read More…]
By Kaushik Kumar New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) that features a host of top stars has thrown up several promising youngsters. Let us take a look at some of the emerging youngsters, scheduled to make their IPL debut this season. Sam Curran At Rs 7.2 crore, England all-rounder[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi: There has been a lot of debates on who will be India’s No.4 in the upcoming World Cup. With India skipper Virat Kohli trying a few options in the just-concluded ODI series against Australia, the debate continues on who will finally board the flight to[Read More…]
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals’ Steve Smith, who is gearing up for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), praised his teammate Jos Buttler saying the England international is one of the most destructive batsmen around the world. Smith, who has played two seasons for the Rajasthan Royals in[Read More…]
The Iranian football federation has been asked to drop tattooed players from the national team, a media report said. The Ethics Committee of Iran’s Football Federation had issued repeated warnings to players, saying that having a tattoo was unprofessional, The Tehran Times reported on Monday. The Iranian players, who have[Read More…]
Madrid: The UEFA on Monday started disciplinary action against Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo for the celebration gesture following his team’s 3-0 defeat of Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 in Turin, Italy. Having scored a hat-trick to lead Juventus to turn around a 2-0 first-leg deficit,[Read More…]
Chennai Super Kings will play their first match in IPL 2019 against Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 23.
Hands raised for applaud when the young 20 year old Abbas Ali Baig walked back to the pavilion, and why won’t the the debutant had just scored a century, youngest for any Indian till then. He had not only helped India cross 300 runs but had also given them a[Read More…]
On Monday, Afghanistan cricket team claimed a historic first Test win in just their second ever Test. Australia is the only team who won in their maiden Test. Apart from that, England and Pakistan are the only two teams that have secured a Test win within two matches. Afghanistan beat[Read More…]
The 12th season of Indian Premier League (IPL) begins on March 23. The thrill of the IPL 2019 will be on its peak as the players are all set to battle out against each other to prove themselves better than the other players. The T20 format of IPL has showcased[Read More…]
Dubai: With the one year ban on Steve Smith and David Warner for their involvement in the Sandpaper Gate controversy in South Africa ending later this month, the duo have reunited with the Australian cricket team ahead of the series against Pakistan here. The move was aimed at allowing the[Read More…]
Bilbao (Spain): Atletico Madrid capped off a week to forget with a 2-0 away loss to Athletic Bilbao in a La Liga clash, a defeat that could leave them 10 points behind first-place FC Barcelona by the end of the weekend. Four days after a crushing 3-0 round-of-16 second-leg loss[Read More…]
Madrid: Isco and Gareth Bale scored a goal apiece to give Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Celta Vigo in the first match of Zinedine Zidane’s second stint as head coach of the Spanish-league powerhouse. Zidane, who enjoyed a wildly successful initial tenure as manager of the Blancos from 2016[Read More…]
Rome: Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said he does not think his Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to be banned from European club competitions for the way he celebrated his team’s 3-0 defeat of Atletico Madrid this Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League round-of-16. Having scored a hat-trick to[Read More…]
Anushka Sharma and her man Virat Kohli make for one super-stylish couple and there are no doubts about it. The head over heels in love couple turn heads as and when they are clicked by the paparazzi. Today, Anushka and Virat were spotted at the airport as they headed to[Read More…]
The first match of IPL 2019 will be played between RCB and CSK on March 23.
New Delhi: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes that Rishabh Pant is perfect for playing the role of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s deputy in the upcoming World Cup, slated to begin on May 30 in England and Wales. With the 15-member squad still to be picked for the showpiece event, Ponting[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi: There have been a lot of talks about Indias No.4 slot, as the team is one stop away from the 2019 World Cup. With all international fixtures done with, only the Indian Premier League (IPL) remains for the team of skipper Virat Kohli, coach Ravi[Read More…]
Indian Wells (California): Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, arguably the two greatest men’s tennis players of all time, have set up a dream semi-final at the BNP Paribas Open with straight-set victories. In the day’s first quarter-final on Friday, Federer quickly seized control of his match against Hubert Hurkacz by[Read More…]
New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli has picked out the Champions League T20 game in 2010 against Mumbai Indians in Durban as his most memorable match for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). “I clearly remember the Champions League T20 Game in 2010 against Mumbai Indians in Durban, where I scored 49[Read More…]