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Barcelona (Spain): When Real Madrid spent more than $140 million for Jude Bellingham, the Spanish powerhouse was confident it had locked up the heir to Luka Modric in the midfield for years to come. The 14-time European champions hadn't counted on also getting a streak...

Berlin: Borussia Dortmund's early season difficulties have prompted the club to go for Germany forward Niclas Füllkrug to get the team on track again. German media reported Thursday that Dortmund had already reached an agreement with the player for a three-year contract and was negotiating...

New Delhi: Viacom 18 Thursday created a near monopoly in Indian cricket broadcasting sphere by bagging both TV and digital rights of the national team's home series for the next five years with a cumulative bid of approximately Rs 6000 crore, beating Star India and...

Milan: Champions League finalist Inter Milan has acquired defender Benjamin Pavard from Bayern Munich. Pavard, a World Cup winner with France in 2018 and a Champions League winner with Bayern in 2020, spent four years with the German champions. He's the second player that Inter...

Pallekele: Ishan Kishan is set to play the wicketkeeper-batter role in the absence of KL Rahul but question remains over the left-hander's batting slot going into the Asia Cup opener against Pakistan September 2. The temptation will be to hand Kishan the opening position with...

Mumbai: Indian Super League Shield winners Mumbai City FC Thursday announced the signing of promising 19-year-old winger Seilenthang Lotjem of Manipur for a three-year contract. Lotjem's journey began when he was signed by Sudeva Delhi FC at just 16 years of age in 2020 after...

Pallekele: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their opening match of the Asia Cup here Thursday. Teams: Bangladesh: Mohammed Naim, Tanzid Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehedi Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin...

Hangzhou: From the arrival of athletes to the post-match award ceremony, press conference, and even the emergency treatment during the competitions, all the venues are ready for the Hangzhou Asian Games to officially open September 23. At the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium, Hangzhou, a...

New York: Novak Djokovic once again proved his unwavering dominance by advancing to the third round of the US Open 2023. The Spanish tennis player Bernabe Zapata Miralles was defeated by the Serbian tennis player by a score of 6-4, 6-1, 6-1. Novak will now...

Durham: Young cricketer Harry Brook did his chances of a late call-up to England's squad for this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup squad no harm with a stunning knock against New Zealand in the opening match of their T20I series at Chester-le-Street, here. Brook...