Champions League: Lionel Messi and Neymar included in PSG squad, Sergio Ramos’s debut delayed due to injury

HIGHLIGHTS Messi and Neymar had missed PSG’s last game vs Clermont in the French league Angel Di Maria is not part of the 22-man squad while Sergio Ramos’s debut has again been delayed Midfielder Marco Verratti was also left out of the squad with a knee injury Lionel Messi and Neymar have been included in…

IPL 2021: Virat Kohli will have to adjust really quickly in UAE, reckons Gautam Gambhir

HIGHLIGHTS Virat Kohli has only played Test cricket in England since IPL 2021 got postponed in May The retired AB de Villiers hasn’t been on a cricket field since RCB’s last game vs Punjab Kings on April 30 RCB will restart their IPL 2021 campaign vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on September 20 Former…

Algerian judoka, coach, slapped with 10-year ban for pulling out of Tokyo Olympics to avoid Israeli opponent

HIGHLIGHTS Nourine and his coach are banned from all IJF events and activities through to July 23, 2031 The IJF said the pair used the Games “as a platform for protest and promotion of political and religious propaganda” pulled out of the 2019 world championships in Tokyo for the same reason Algerian Fethi…

India men’s hockey team looking to climb to top of world rankings, says forward Shamsher Singh

HIGHLIGHTS India won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, their first hockey medal at the Games in 41 years They beat Germany 5-4 in a remarkable bronze medal match Shamsher said that the team will give its all in the big competitions India men’s hockey forward Shamsher Singh said on Monday that the team is looking to…

India did not respect the series or Test cricket by flouting Covid guidelines, says Paul Newman

HIGHLIGHTS India did not take the field at Old Trafford which led to the 5th Test getting postponed Newman said that the Indian players were never keen to play the match because of the IPL He said that physio Parmar’s positive test was the trigger the players needed to not take the field English former cricketer…

India are a bit more pumped up when playing in Australia, says batting star Smriti Mandhana

HIGHLIGHTS India women to play 3 ODIs, one-off Test and 3 T20Is in Australia from September 21 to October 10 Smriti Mandhana said India are looking forward to challenging Australia in Australia India lost the T20 World Cup final to Australia in 2020. It was also their last meeting India women’s cricket team…

Everton score thrice in seven minutes, beat Burnley 3-1 in stunning comeback win

HIGHLIGHTS Everton’s fighting spirit emerged in a crazy period kicked off by Keane powerfully flicking home a near-post header from Townsend’s cross Benitez immediately made a change to 4-3-3, withdrawing center back Ben Godfrey for midfielder Andre Gomes Doucoure sliced Burnley apart with a through-ball to…

US Open: Emma Raducanu’s title win ‘incredible’, a huge boost for British tennis, says Andy Murray

HIGHLIGHTS Raducanu, the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title, did not drop a set throughout the tournament Murray said he knew how good Raducanu was when she reached the Wimbledon fourth round earlier this year Raducanu beat fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in Flushing Meadows to win the US Open title Andy…

IPL 2021: RCB to wear blue jersey against KKR on September 20 to honour frontline workers

HIGHLIGHTS RCB will resume their IPL 2021 campaign against KKR in Abu Dhabi on September 20 RCB will wear blue jerseys, an initiative they announced earlier this year RCB are at the 3rd spot of the 8-team points table with 5 wins in 7 matches Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will resume their Indian Premier League…

Hope IPL will be helpful for everyone in Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup, says Shakib Al Hasan

HIGHLIGHTS Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in a three-match series in July They then beat second-string Australia (4-1) and New Zealand (3-2) sides Shakib and Mustafizur Rahman will be playing in the IPL before the T20 World Cup Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has said that the team has built a “winning…