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Girona striker Artem Dovbyk scored a quick-fire, first-half hat-trick to help them to a 5-1 home win over Sevilla on Sunday as the hosts reclaimed top spot in LaLiga. Girona's Uruguayan forward #07 Cristhian Stuani and teammates…

Barcelona secured a last-gasp 4-2 win at Real Betis on Sunday, as stoppage-time goals from substitute Joao Felix and striker Ferran Torres, who completed his hat-trick, helped to ease the pressure on manager Xavi Hernandez in a stuttering…

Liverpool moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth that extended their unbeaten league run to 14 games on Sunday. Liverpool's Portuguese striker #20 Diogo Jota (L) celebrates with…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and "automatic forfeits" for teams whose supporters hurl "abhorrent" abuse, following racist incidents in Italy and England on Saturday. Gianni Infantino,…

Home favourites Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down in a tense final against world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Sang Jae at India Open, settling for their second successive runners-up finish, here Sunday. Satwik and…

India Open 2024 Final Live Updates: The matches today India Open 2024 Final Live Updates: Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai beat China's Zheng Bang Jiang and Ya Xin Weng 21-16, 21-16 in the mixed doubles final,…

A stoppage-time goal by striker Noah Okafor secured AC Milan a 3-2 win at lowly Udinese in Serie A on Saturday after the game was briefly suspended in the first half due to racist chants towards Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan. AC Milan's…

The Indian Super League (ISL) kicked off in 2014. There hasn't been one edition since when its imports haven't bigged up the league. Some of the top names of European and South American football like Roberto Carlos, Robert Pires,…

Manchester United appointed Omar Berrada as its new chief executive officer, the club said in a statement on Saturday. General view of a corner flag inside the stadium before the match(Action Images via Reuters) Berrada's start date…

Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen twice came from a goal down and then bagged a second half stoppage time winner through Piero Hincapie to snatch a 3-2 win at RB Leipzig on Saturday and remain unbeaten in the league this season. Bayer…

Disappointment swept the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium when HS Prannoy lost 15-21, 5-21 in 42 minutes to China’s Shi Yu Qi in the men's semi-final. Fans who had turned up to witness home favourite win on Saturday fell quiet after the…

Arsenal breathed new life into their Premier League title challenge as a 5-0 win over Crystal Palace got the Gunners back to winning ways. Arsenal's Gabriel, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal (AP) Centre-back…

Over 250 junior players have been readmitted into the system by Badminton Association of India (BAI) under its Voluntary Age Rectification Scheme (VARS) that was launched last year. Representational image of a badminton shuttle and…

Short-handed Liverpool will look to extend their lead atop the Premier League table when they visit resurgent Bournemouth on Sunday. Liverpool (13-1-6, 45 points) own four consecutive victories in all competitions and have five wins and…

Goals from Marcus Thuram and Davide Frattesi, along with a Hakan Calhanoglu penalty, propelled Inter Milan to a 3-0 victory over Lazio in the Italian Supercup semi-final on Friday, securing their place in the final against Napoli. Inter…

A slow starter, HS Prannoy is known to get better as the game progresses. While Kidambi Srikanth or Lakshya Sen know how to win points and subsequently games from the outset, the old war horse takes his own sweet time with endurance being…

Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva did the star turn with twin strikes as East Bengal comprehensively beat Mohun Bagan Super Giants 3-1 in their last group league match to enter the semi-finals of the Super Cup here on Friday. Silva's pile…

With HS Prannoy vs Priyanshu Rajawat being not just an all India but also an all-academy affair, no coach sat courtside and let the fellow Thomas Cup champions battle it out in a second-round clash at the India Open. Indian Badminton…

Aymen Hussein scored two first-half headers as Iraq stunned Asian Cup favourites Japan 2-1 on Friday to reach the knockout rounds. Iraq's players celebrate their team's win in the Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group D football match between…

These are heady days for Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. Each time they have entered the courts at the India Open here, the crowd has come alive. That familiar home roar -- once the preserve of Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu – is…

World No. 1 and defending champion An Se Young of Korea retired hurt against Singapore's Jia Min Yeo after aggravating her knee injury during a women's singles quarterfinal match at India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi…

Atletico Madrid got the better of Real Madrid this time, beating its crosstown rival 4-2 in extra time Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Atletico Madrid's Alvaro Morata celebrates scoring their second goal with…

Substitute Alessio Zerbin needed just five minutes on the pitch to score twice, propelling Napoli to a 3-0 win over Fiorentina in their Italian Supercup semi-final on Thursday. Napoli's Italian forward #23 Alessio Zerbin celebrates his…

HS Prannoy's celebration act at the end of a match can sometimes be reminiscent of football players celebrating their goals. The t-shirt can come off, the dance moves too. But on Thursday, after the match against Priyanshu Rajawat, his…

Igor Stimac had predicted that Uzbekistan would come hard from the start. What was not expected was that India would ship three soft goals in the first half in this Asian Cup group B game on Thursday. India's players react at the end of…

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian Cup Football Match Live Score: Uzbekistan full squad India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian Cup Football Match Live Score: Abduvokhid Nematov, Utkir Yusupov, Botirali Ergashev; Rustam Ashurmatov, Umarbek Eshmurodov,…

Karim Benzema has filed a defamation lawsuit against France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who accused the soccer star of having links to the Muslim Brotherhood. French football player Karim Benzema (L) and a picture of French…

It is quite a curious case for Kidambi Srikanth. The man who was destined to rule men’s badminton given how he emerged as a world beater in 2017 and 2018, the former world No.1 never realised his potential after multiple ups and downs in…

There's something missing at the ongoing India Open here. For the first time since 2007, both Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu – flag-bearers of Indian badminton in the last decade-and-a-half – are not playing at the annual event. India's PV…

After according Uzbekistan the respect due to a team ranked 34 places above India and stressing on the importance of being compact, Igor Stimac spoke of the need to take the game to the opponents. India's Anirudh Thapa looks dejected…