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Barcelona: Struggling like never before under Diego Simeone, Atlético Madrid got the convincing win it needed before facing Manchester United and old nemesis Cristiano Ronaldo. The class of João Félix and Luis Suárez — combined with some team defending finally living up to Simeone's standard...

Manchester: The Premier League title race really is back on. And it's all because of Harry Kane. The striker Manchester City wanted to sign in the offseason last year consigned the leaders to their first league loss in nearly four months by scoring twice for...

Taipei: The post, on China's Weibo social platform, resembled many others posted by official media during these Olympics — an ode to freestyle skier Eileen Gu, known to Chinese as Gu Ailing. “The biggest gold medal in Eileen Gu's heart,” it teased. Underneath, in the...

Kolkata: In India's eight-run win over the West Indies at the Eden Gardens on Friday, Harshal Patel and Bhuvneshwar Kumar joined forces to defend 29 off the last two overs to give a series win to the hosts. With dewy conditions, Kumar took out Nicholas...

London: Delighted to find takers at the IPL auction, England pacer Mark Wood said receiving a contract was similar to playing a computer game like 'Football Manager' – "almost not real". Wood was bought by new franchise Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 7.50 crore on...

Karachi: Australian allrounder James Faulkner Saturday left the Pakistan Super League abruptly after accusing the country's cricket board (PCB) of "not honouring" his contractual agreement. Faulkner, who played for the Quetta Gladiators, left the team hotel and bio bubble after posting a series of tweets...

Dubai: World No. 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, will be returning to competition on Monday when he begins his campaign at the Dubai Open Monday (February 21), after courting controversy at the Australian Open last month. The Dubai Open -- an ATP 500...

Rohit Sharma Saturday was named as the Test captain of India when chief selector Chetan Sharma announced the squad for three T20Is and two Tests against Sri Lanka. Sharma also announced that senior batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were dropped from the two-match Test...

Mumbai: The city of Mumbai Saturday was announced as the host of the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session after successfully bidding for it in the 139th IOC session being held in Beijing alongside the ongoing Winter Olympics. This will be the second time India...

Kolkata: West Indies captain Kieron Pollard heaped praise on big-hitting batter Rovman Powell, saying that he was 'phenomenal today' and was happy with the 100-run partnership between him and Nicholas Pooran. In the chase of 187, Pooran and Powell slammed powerful shots and kept West...