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Olivier Giroud has been banned for two games for aiming a volley of abuse at officials at the end of AC Milan’s dramatic and controversial 2-2 draw at Lecce, Serie A said on Tuesday. France striker Giroud was dismissed in stoppage time at the Stadio Via del Mare on Saturday afternoon after aiming “abusive expressions”…
Right before the start of the Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand, a controversy hit the cricketing world, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) being accused of changing the pitch at the last minute. There were suggestions that India made the change in order to tilt the…
In the 2019 edition of the ODI World Cup, when top-placed India took on New Zealand in the semifinal, the rain threat in Manchester hogged a major part of the build-up to the big clash. And while it seemed that the weather gods had shown mercy to the fans and the players, intermittent rain stopped the match with…
The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Thursday claimed that the ITF’s Davis Cup Committee had ruled that India has to play its tie in Pakistan as per the original schedule. The PTF claimed that the ITF had ruled in favour of Pakistan after India had said they had security concerns over sending their team to…
Bayern Munich face Heidenheim on Saturday as the promoted side have the uneviable task of trying to stop the momentum of the side already vying with Bayer Leverkusen for this season’s Bundesliga title. Bayern and a skliful Bayer Leverkusen side coached by former Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso head into the weekend as the only…
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023: New Zealand further cemented their position in fourth place with a confident five-wicket against Sri Lanka in ODI 41 of the ongoing 2023 World Cup, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. Chasing 172, New Zealand reached 172/5 in 23.2 overs. with an explosive batting…
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were among the clubs to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games to spare on Wednesday, while Manchester United’s poor form continued as they slipped to a stunning 4-3 defeat against FC Copenhagen. Last season’s runners-up Inter Milan and Real Sociedad also secured their…
England vs Netherlands, Cricket World Cup 2023 Highlights: Spin twins Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid ripped through the Netherlands batting lineup as England trounced the Dutch by 160 runs on Wednesday. Ben Stokes’ ton along with half-centuries from Dawid Malan and Chris Woakes took England to 339/9 from their 50 overs. The Dutch conceded 124 runs…
India’s star shuttler and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya Sen on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to resolve the visa issues to enable him to take part in Japan and China Opens. The World no 17 Lakshya said his team applied for…
Holders Manchester City and RB Leipzig became the first teams to reach the last 16 of this season’s Champions League on Tuesday while Danylo Sikan’s goal allowed Shakhtar Donetsk to claim a stunning win over Barcelona. Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions have eased into the knockout phase with a perfect record, a 3-0 win over Young…