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‘Losing to Basaksehir really disappointing’

06 Nov 2020 05:29 AM IST

After suffering a 1-2 loss against Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that the loss is a “punch” in their stomach. Manchester United was stunned by Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday (local time). Demba Ba and Edin Visca scored goals for the hosts while

I faced very little racism due to my background: Nasser Hussain

06 Nov 2020 05:28 AM IST

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has said that he was lucky enough to have been brought up as a white-ish middle class in a multi-racial society and play his cricket in a multi-cultural club like Essex that ensured that he experienced very little racism. “I encountered very little racism at

SRH bowler Sandeep Sharma’s swing makes him dangerous

06 Nov 2020 05:27 AM IST

SunRisers Hyderabad pacer Sandeep Sharma’s ability to move the new ball has ensured that almost half of his 108 wickets have come in the powerplay in the Indian Premier league (IPL). The right-armer has scalped Virat Kohli seven times in the IPL history, a joint record. Not surprisingly, four of

SRH look to continue winning streak versus shaky RCB

06 Nov 2020 05:26 AM IST

With three back-to-back wins, a confident SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be looking to march ahead in the Indian Premier league (IPL) when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Eliminator at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Friday. Bangalore have suffered four consecutive defeats and the Virat Kohli-led

Mumbai Indians demolish Delhi Capitals by 57 runs

06 Nov 2020 05:25 AM IST

Chasing a mammoth target of 201, Delhi have the worst possible start as the top-three batsmen departed without scoring a run. DC were reduced to 20/4 in just 3.5 overs

‘CAVANI IS LOOKING SHARPER IN TRAINING’

05 Nov 2020 07:55 AM IST

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said that it would not be long before striker Edinson Cavani makes an impact for the club. Cavani had signed a one-season contract at Old Trafford in October and it also includes the option of an extra year. The 33-year-old had been without

UEFA BANS AZERI CLUB OFFICIAL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS

05 Nov 2020 07:54 AM IST

An official at Azeri club Qarabag has been provisionally banned by UEFA while he is investigated for potentially “violating basic rules of decent conduct” in comments he made on social media, the European soccer body said on Wednesday. UEFA said that Nurlan Ibrahimov had also been charged with racist and

IPL 2020: BIGGEST FAILURES OF THE SEASON

05 Nov 2020 07:52 AM IST

The league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 13 was an attritional one with players struggling to regain form once they hit a rough patch. This has often resulted in teams, seemingly cruising at one stage, stumbling their way across the line. There are players who got off the

Delhi face reigning champs MI in the first qualifier

05 Nov 2020 07:51 AM IST

Reigning champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Delhi Capitals (DC), looking to shake off the ghosts that haunted them in the closing stages of the league phase, in the first Qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International stadium here on Thursday. The team that lose the

The Rohit Sharma injury saga continues, stirs up a controversy

05 Nov 2020 07:49 AM IST

‘Whatever has transpired earlier with regard to his injury, keeping that aside, I would say it’s a great news for Indian cricket that Rohit Sharma is fit,’ says Sunil Gavaskar.

Lesser games hurt my Olympic chances: Desai

04 Nov 2020 06:39 AM IST

Lack of tournaments due to Covid-19 has hurt the chances of Indian male table tennis players apart from Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran to make it to the Tokyo Olympics, according to national champion Harmeet Desai. Desai, 27, was in great form as he finished in the last four at

YOUNG GUNS WHO HIT THE REFRESH BUTTON IN THIS YEAR’S IPL

04 Nov 2020 06:38 AM IST

There were some concerns about certain Team India players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) began on September 19. But as the IPL draws to a close, these players with their performances seem to have laid these worries to rest — crucially ahead of India’s tour of Australia, comprising three