Liverpool reached the Round of 16 of Champions League with a perfect record as they won all their six group-stage matches. The former champions hammered Italian giants AC Milan who were eliminated in the group stage after finishing last in Group B from which Atletico Madrid also progressed. Liverpool’s…
Pat Cummins could not have asked for a better start to his stint as Australia’s Test captain as the fast bowler picked up a 5-wicket haul in the first innings of the first Ashes Test against England at the Gabba. Cummins took 5/38 as England were bundled out for 147 inside two sessions of the series opener. It…
Soccer legend Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or, the football’s most prestigious award, for a record-stretching seventh time, which puts him two clear ahead of his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo in all-time standings. The award reaffirms the fact that Messi is unquestionably the king of modern era’s…
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will be seen in a different avatar during next year’s Indian Premier League as a key member of the support staff in one of the high-profile franchises. The 41-year-old Harbhajan, who featured in a few matches during the first phase of last IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders,…
The Indian team was in a state of shock “for days” after they were dismissed for 36 runs in the second innings of the first Test of their tour of 2020/21 tour of Australia, former head coach Ravi Shastri has revealed. Shastri said that the third day of the match, in which India were dismissed for the record…
Jamshedpur FC continued their unbeaten run in the season as they handed ATK Mohun Bagan their successive defeat, downing the Mariners 2-1 in their latest Hero Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Monday. The win takes Jamshedpur to the second spot in the points table as Bagan slump…
Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson is fit and bowling well in the nets but won’t play in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has said. Buttler said that the 39-year-old Anderson has been rested for the match as a “precautionary measure” with the second Test being…
Australia’s Pat Cummins will contact Tim Paine before the Ashes opener on Wednesday seeking some late inspiration ahead of the fast bowler’s debut as captain against England at the Gabba. Paine, who resigned from the captaincy over a ‘sexting’ scandal last month, led Australia to their first…
Novak Djokovic is likely to begin his 2021 season in Sydney as he was named in the Serbia squad for ATP Cup in January. The 20-time Grand Slam champion was named in the squad for ATP Cup even as he is yet to commit to the Australian Open following the organisers’ mandate for Covid-19 vaccinations. Novak Djokovic…
Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said that he wants to stay at AC Milan for the rest of his career, admitting he is “scared to stop” playing due to the uncertainty of what comes next after retirement. Notably, Zlatan’s contract with the Serie A club expires at the end of the season, but he has no plans…