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Joao Felix struck twice as Barcelona flexed their muscles with a crushing 5-0 win over Royal Antwerp in the Champions League on Tuesday, showing their determination to be considered among Europe’s elite once again. After consecutive humiliating group stage eliminations Barcelona are desperate to go deep in this season’s competition, last winning it eight years…
After securing a victory over Morocco in the World Group II tie, Rohan Bopanna made an exit from the Davis Cup. Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri thrashed the pair of Elliot Benchetrit-Younes Lalami Laaroussi 6-2, 6-1 in the doubles match played at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on Sunday. Bopanna’s powerful forehands…
Veteran striker Sunil Chhetri was the only notable face in the 17-member Indian squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games as All India Football Federation (AIFF) finally managed to stich a second-rung team, but there is still a big question mark on head coach Igor Stimac accompanying the team. Most of the clubs had shown unwillingness…
The India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 clash went down to the wire though the scoreboard might not suggest so. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team ultimately won by 41 runs after setting a 214-run target for the Asia Cup 2023 co-hosts. Indian bowlers, however, stepped up when it mattered the most with Kuldeep…
Novak Djokovic, who won his fourth US Open and all-time record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title on Sunday, is driven on through controversy by his determination to be the greatest ever. The Serb’s victory over Daniil Medvedev at Flushing Meadows – his third major triumph of 2023 — took him two Slams clear of great rival…
Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf tied with former pacer Waqar Younis to become the third-fastest bowler to 50 ODI wickets for the nation. Rauf who is known for his prowess with the ball claimed the wicket of young right-handed batter Towhid Hridoy to reach 50 ODI wickets in 27 matches. In Pakistan’s Asia Cup Super 4…
Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Australia partner Matthew Ebden will take on the French pair of Nicholas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the US Open men’s doubles semi-finals on Thursday. In the quarterfinals, Bopanna and Ebden saved seven set points in first set before outclassing Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow of the USA….
Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are among the leading contenders to win this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or, while Spain World Cup star Aitana Bonmati leads the nominees announced on Wednesday for the women’s prize. Messi, who recently left Paris Saint-Germain for Inter Miami, is in with a chance of succeeding Karim Benzema and winning the Ballon d’Or for…
After the first Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan was washed out due to rain, another one’s fate is hanging in balance with the Super 4 encounter between the two teams, on Sunday, also expected to witness plenty of rain. In the group match, only one of the innings was possible, with Pakistan…
India’s Rohan Bopanna and Australian partner Matthew Ebden advanced to the round of 16 in the men’s doubles of the US Open 2023 tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows New York on Friday. Seeded sixth at the year’s fourth and final tennis Grand Slam, Bopanna and Ebden took a little over an hour to beat the…