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Neymar underwent surgery Thursday at a hospital in his native Brazil to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus damage suffered during a national team match last month. The 31-year-old was stretchered off in tears during Brazil’s 2-0 loss to Uruguay in a World Cup qualifying match on October 17, after colliding with opposing…
India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, World Cup 2023: India dished out yet another ruthless show and demolished Sri Lanka by 302 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. With this outcome, which is their seventh win in as many matches, India became the first nation to qualify for the semifinals. Half-centuries from Virat Kohli, Shubman…
World number two Iga Swiatek defeated third-ranked Coco Gauff 6-0, 7-5 in a showdown of reigning Grand Slam champions on Wednesday in a group-stage match at the WTA Finals. Poland’s 22-year-old Swiatek, the French Open winner and a four-time Grand Slam champion, took only 89 minutes to dispatch 19-year-old American Gauff, who won the US…
Manchester United’s defence of the League Cup came to a limp end in a 3-0 home defeat by Newcastle on Wednesday as Arsenal were well-beaten 3-1 at West Ham. Liverpool overcame Bournemouth 2-1 to progress to the quarter-finals, while Chelsea saw off Championship side Blackburn 2-0. In a repeat of last year’s final, which Erik…
Pacer Marco Jansen ended up taking three wickets while spinner Keshav Maharaj bagged a four-wicket haul as New Zealand mustered 167 in 35.3 overs to record a massive defeat at the hands of South Africa on Wednesday. With the comfortable 190-run win over New Zealand, South Africa have regained the top spot on the ICC World…
Asian Games men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have slipped to fifth position in the latest BWF world rankings released on Tuesday. The Indian pair, who had reached the numero uno status after their Asian Games triumph, slumped four places after failing to defend their crown at the French Open last week in…
Carlos Alcaraz slipped to a shock defeat on his return from injury on Tuesday at the Paris Masters while Alexander Zverev needed three sets to see off Marton Fucsovics. Spanish world number two Alcaraz, who was making his return to the court following injuries to his lower back and left foot, had been given a…
Lyon requested on Tuesday that their postponed Ligue 1 fixture away to Marseille be played at a neutral ground following the attack on the team bus by opposing fans. “At the moment, the safety conditions necessary to play in Marseille have not been met,” said Lyon’s general manager Vincent Ponsot on the club’s TV channel….
Pakistan vs Bangladesh World Cup 2023 highlights: Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique’s opening stand helped Pakistan register their third victory at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday. 128-run opening stand between the duo meant that Bangladesh bowlers could no point in their defence could induce any sort of pressure. Mehidy’s three wickets were the only…