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Wolverhampton: Frank Lampard made a disappointing start to his second spell in charge of Chelsea when they lost at relegation-threatened Wolverhampton 1-0 in the English Premier League. Matheus Nunes' spectacular angled strike in the 31st minute earned Wolves a win at Molineux that pushed them...

Manchester: Erling Haaland backed away from his marker, set himself with his back to goal, and leapt high to deliver an acrobatic scissor-kick into the bottom corner. Tap-ins, headers, majestic flying volleys. The Manchester City striker really can do anything. Haaland took his tally of...

Milan: Second-placed Lazio took control of a tight Serie A battle for the Champions League qualifying places after beating Juventus 2-1. Mattia Zaccagni scored what was to prove the winner early in the second half after Adrien Rabiot canceled out Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's controversial opener. Lazio...

Barcelona: Samuel Chukwueze upstaged Vinícius Júnior by scoring twice in an outstanding performance by the Villarreal forward to lead its 3-2 comeback win at Real Madrid in the Spanish league. The Nigeria international canceled out a sixth-minute own goal by teammate Paul Torres when he...

Paris: One week after being jeered by his own fans, Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up the other as Paris Saint-Germain won at a wasteful Nice 2-0 to maintain its six-point lead of the French league. Messi was booed by some PSG fans...

Ahmedabad: Defending champions Gujarat Titans would be eyeing a hat-trick of wins, while Kolkata Knight Riders, fresh from their decimation of Royal Challengers Bangalore, would be keen to show the win was not a flash in the pan when the two sides clash in the...

Hyderabad: Smarting from back-to-back defeats, Sunrisers Hyderabad will have a lot to ponder, especially addressing their batting frailties, when they take on a high-flying Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League here Sunday. For a team that finished at the eighth spot in the last...

Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane smashed the fastest half-century of IPL 2023 — off just 19 balls — and Ruturaj Gaikwad struck an unbeaten 40 to power Chennai Super Kings to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians here on Saturday. An ordinary Mumbai Indians succumbed to their...

Bhubaneswar: Taking its partnership for sporting excellence a step further, Odisha on Saturday entered into an agreement with Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India to set up High Performance Centre (HPC) in gymnastics in Bhubaneswar. The centre is aimed to promote and develop the sport of...

Mumbai: Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santner shared five wickets to lead Chennai Super Kings' charge as Mumbai Indians hobbled to 157/8 in their Indian Premier League clash here Saturday. Jadeja (4-0-20-3) and Santner (4-0-28-2) halted Mumbai's advance after the home side had raced to 61...