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Madrid: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti aims to secure an advantage to take to the Etihad Stadium when his side hosts Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal Tuesday. Speaking to the press Monday, Ancelotti dismissed concerns about tiredness from his...

Madrid: Two of the best-attacking teams in Europe face off in the Champions League semifinals this week, with Manchester City's record-seeking Erling Haaland going against Real Madrid's red-hot trio of Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo and Karim Benzema. Tuesday's first leg at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium will be...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders' premier all-rounder Andre Russell is happy that Rinku Singh has become the team's latest heartthrob and his only advice to his 'brother' is to "stay humble". Having grabbed headlines by smashing five sixes in a row to seal an incredible victory...

Paris: Lionel Messi has won a top accolade as World Sportsman of the Year and picked up another award as a member of the team of the year following Argentina's World Cup soccer victory in 2022. Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finally broke through to win...

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana has been fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League match against Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens. As it was his team's first offence of the season under...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy grabbed three wickets for 26 runs but Punjab Kings managed a fighting 179 for seven with skipper Shikhar Dhawan scoring a half-century in their Indian Premier League match here Monday. Dhawan (57 off 47 balls) was also involved...

Kolkata: Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan opted to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders after winning the toss in an IPL match, here Monday. Kolkata Knight Riders retained the side that won against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous match. Punjab Kings made one change, bringing back...

Mumbai: The BCCI has named wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan as replacement for KL Rahul for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, who suffered a right upper thigh injury during an Indian Premier League match recently. Rahul, the Lucknow Super Giants skipper, had been ruled...

Mumbai: His opening partner Virat Kohli's approach in the middle overs has been criticised in some quarters but Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis is satisfied with his own game as he has been able to switch gears effectively at an increased strike-rate. Du...

New Delhi: Hockey India Monday named a 20-member national women's team for a three-match series in Australia, to be held in Adelaide from May 18. They will also play two games against Australia 'A'. The tour will be part of the team's preparations ahead of...