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Among the anecdotes in George Best’s obituaries, there was one detailing how he had scored a without trying. Assigned to mark Best, a defender panicked when the roles had reversed, that is he had the ball and Best stood on guard. A…

Two stories of contrasting nature have unravelled in the last few days. Late last month, Paul Pogba, FIFA World Cup winner with France in 2018, received a ban of four years for high testosterone levels in his system, which would not have…

To the untrained eye, it might look like just another used napkin. Lionel Messi's glittering Barcelona career was started with a contract on a napkin. But the serviette, expected to fetch up to $635,000, was actually football legend…

Kylian Mbappe lethally fired Paris Saint-Germain into the Champions League quarter-finals with a brace in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad on Tuesday, his team cruising through 4-1 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian…

He’s done it again. Bayern Munich's English forward Harry Kane (R) celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammates during the UEFA Champions League match vs Lazio(AFP) Harry Kane scored twice to steer Bayern Munich into the…

Star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament with a hard-fought win against Malaysia's Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in Paris on Tuesday.…

There are nine matches left before ISL10 pauses for the World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan on March 21 (in Saudi Arabia) and March 26 (Guwahati). As the race for the league shield and the battle for a spot in the top-six play-offs…

Leading Indian broadcaster, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), has extended its collaboration with Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), with a renewal of exclusive broadcast and digital rights for showcasing the biggest…

Arsenal entered the record books as a 6-0 demolition of Sheffield United on Monday kept the Gunners on Liverpool and Manchester City's tails in the Premier League title race. Arsenal's English players celebrate(AFP) Martin Odegaard,…

Cristiano Ronaldo returned from suspension and could not prevent Al-Nassr losing to Al-Ain 1-0 in the first leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Monday. FILE - Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo(AP) A first-half goal from…

Sunny Singh Gill is set to become the first referee of Indian descent to take charge of an English Premier League game on Saturday. Sunny Singh Gill(PL) The 39-year-old Singh Gill was on Monday appointed referee for Crystal Palace’s…

World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth on Monday brought curtains to his international badminton career to pursue a coaching career in the USA. India's B. Sai Praneeth(AP) The 31-year-old from Hyderabad decided to hang his…

India’s chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand says Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty would be the ‘ones to beat’ at the Paris Olympics and is hopeful PV Sindhu would add to her Olympic medal tally too. Pullela Gopichand hails…

Put through on goal by Kevin de Bruyne, Phil Foden was denied by Andre Onana. Then, inches from the goalline, Erling Haaland volleyed over making it the kind of miss Gary Lineker said on X he may not have ever seen in elite football. With…

Barcelona midfielders Pedri and Frenkie de Jong are expected to miss the Champions League clash against Napoli after the Spanish club confirmed Monday injuries picked up in Liga action at the weekend. Frenkie de Jong and Pedri…

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Former champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be hoping to be fourth time lucky after three successive runner-up finishes when they begin their campaign at the USD 850,000 French Open Super 750 badminton tournament…

The Manchester derby on Sunday turned out to be a thriller and was filled with goals. It was Manchester City, who came out on top in a 3-1 win at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, putting more pressure on under-fire Manchester United manager…

Inter Miami cruised to a 5-0 win against Orlando City in their MLS fixture, on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. New acquisition Luis Suarez scored a sensational brace (4', 11') to give Miami an early 2-0 lead, before Robert Taylor…

Phil Foden scored twice as Manchester City came from behind to beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday and close to within one point of Premier League leaders Liverpool. Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring their third…

Bayer Leverkusen tightened their grip at the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cologne to pull 10 points clear of Bayern Munich. HT Image Xabi Alonso's side were handed the opportunity to stretch their lead over…

With Pep Guardiola expecting the best from Manchester United in the mouthwatering fixture, England forward Marcus Rashford lived up to the expectations by scoring a thunderbolt against the Premier League holders in the Manchester derby…

FIFA's decision to expand the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams was made to give Scotland a chance to return to the finals after nearly 30 years, FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked as he hailed their qualification for the Euro 2024 in…

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Vinicius Junior came to Real Madrid's rescue with two goals in a 2-2 draw with Valencia, at the Mestalla on Sunday. The hosts scored two goals in a three-minute span in the first half. For the first goal, Hugo Duro readjusted himself to…

Vinícius Júnior scored twice to lead Real Madrid back to 2-2 against Valencia in the Spanish league on Saturday in his first return to Mestalla Stadium where he was racially abused last season. Vinícius struck in the 50th and 76th minutes…

Roma continued their revival under Daniele De Rossi on Saturday with a 4-1 win at Monza which boosted their hopes of Champions League football next season. Roma's Paulo Dybala, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal…

It was all about Lionel Messi as the Argentine led Inter Miami to a 5-0 victory against Orlando City in their latest MLS fixture, on Sunday. The 2022 World Cup winner scored two second-half goals in a five-minute span, as Miami cruised…

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