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SMAT: Siddharth Kaul, Prabhsimran star as Punjab beat defending champs Karnataka to reach semis

26 Jan 2021 14:48 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 26 (ANI): Siddharth Kaul’s three-wicket haul and Prabhsimran Singh’s unbeaten 49-run knock helped Punjab defeat defending champions Karnataka by nine wickets in the first quarter-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Tuesday here at the Motera Stadium.While Karnataka has been knocked out, Punjab progressed to

Ben Chilwell will ‘always be grateful’ to Lampard

26 Jan 2021 14:34 PM IST

London [UK], January 26 (ANI): Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell has said that Frank Lampard, who has been sacked as the head coach of the club, believed in him and showed faith in him for which he will always be grateful. “You believed in me and showed faith to bring me to

Never felt that I needed to sub Bale: Mourinho

26 Jan 2021 13:50 PM IST

Wycombe [UK], January 26 (ANI): Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that he never felt like taking Gareth Bale off during the club’s impressive win over Wycombe. Tottenham secured a brilliant 4-1 win over Wycombe in the FA Cup here on Tuesday. During the clash, Wycombe scored the opening goal

ISL 7: SC East Bengal rope in goalkeeper Subrata Paul on loan from Hyderabad FC

26 Jan 2021 13:49 PM IST

Panaji (Goa) [India], January 26 (ANI): SC East Bengal on Tuesday announced the signing of seasoned India goalkeeper Subrata Paul on loan from Hyderabad FC for the remainder of the ongoing seventh season of the Indian Super League (ISL).This will be Paul’s second stint with East Bengal after the 2008-09

World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth to lead India’s charge

26 Jan 2021 13:31 PM IST

Bangkok [Thailand], January 26 (ANI): Badminton players Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu will be the only shuttlers from India in action at the Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals, slated to begin on Wednesday.Sindhu had crashed out of the Thailand Open after losing to Ratchanok Intanon in the quarter-final clash

Stones is a great centre-back, deserves everything: Ederson

26 Jan 2021 13:07 PM IST

Manchester [UK], January 26 (ANI): Manchester City’s Ederson lauded John Stones saying that the latter is a great centre-back and deserves everything. Stones has been in outstanding form this season, playing 17 times for the club in all competitions. He also scored a goal during Manchester City’s Carabao Cup semi-final

West Indies need to play spin better: Phil Simmons

26 Jan 2021 13:03 PM IST

Chattogram [Bangladesh], January 26 (ANI): West Indies head coach Phil Simmons feels the boys need to improve their game against spin bowling in the white-ball format ahead of the Sri Lanka tour.Bangladesh displayed a spirited all-round game to defeat West Indies by 120 runs in the third ODI of the

There’s possibly another 100 Test matches there for de Kock: Boucher

26 Jan 2021 12:35 PM IST

Karachi [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): South Africa head coach Mark Boucher feels skipper Quinton de Kock could become one of the most capped Proteas players of all time.De Kock made his 50th appearance in the longest format of the game in the ongoing first Test against Pakistan in Karachi on

Man Utd have a lot of leaders in the dressing room: Maguire

26 Jan 2021 12:22 PM IST

Manchester [UK], January 26 (ANI): Manchester United’s Harry Maguire said he got the captain’s armband “a lot sooner” than he would have dreamed of while admitting that the club’s dressing room is full of leaders. The 27-year-old joined United from Leicester City in 2019 and was given the captain’s armband

Guardiola insists focus is key to Manchester City’s winning streak

26 Jan 2021 12:02 PM IST

Manchester [UK], January 26 (ANI): Even as Manchester City is on a roll, manager Pep Guardiola has said that he never asks his players to look too far ahead and wants them to focus on the immediate challenge that faces them. And the strategy seems to be working really well

Pollard excited as CWI announces return of regional 50-over cricket with Super50 Cup

26 Jan 2021 11:55 AM IST

St John’s [Antigua], January 26 (ANI): Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the return of regional 50-over cricket to the Caribbean with the fixtures for the rescheduled Super50 Cup to be played in Antigua in February.The health risks related to the coronavirus pandemic caused major disruption to all domestic cricket

Richard Illingworth to become first neutral umpire in Test cricket since coronavirus pandemic

26 Jan 2021 11:15 AM IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 26 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named Richard Illingworth as a match official for the upcoming Test series between Bangladesh and West Indies. In June 2020, ICC had temporarily removed neutral umpires owing to the logistical challenges with international travel. Illingworth will become the first