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Will try to convince Messi to stay at Barcelona: Laporta

18 Mar 2021 11:33 AM IST

Barcelona [Spain], March 18 (ANI): Joan Laporta, who recently won Barcelona’s presidential elections, said he will try to convince Lionel Messi to stay at the club before terming the latter as the “best player in the history of football.” “With regards to the men’s first team, this season we are

Andre Russell thanks PM Modi for sending COVID-19 vaccines to Jamaica

18 Mar 2021 11:26 AM IST

New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): West Indies player Andre Russell has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending coronavirus vaccines to Jamaica.“I just want to say a big, big, big thank you to Prime Minister Modi and the India High Commission. The vaccines are here and we are excited.

All England Open: Lakshya Sen to face France’s Thomas Rouxel in second round

18 Mar 2021 10:37 AM IST

Birmingham [UK], March 18 (ANI): Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen knocked out Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand in the ongoing All England Open on Wednesday (local time).Lakshya defeated Kantaphon in the first round in two straight sets (21-18, 21-12). The Indian shutter had to fight hard in the first set which saw

Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship: Delhi, Maharashtra, Odisha off to winning start

18 Mar 2021 10:11 AM IST

Jind (Haryana) [India], March 18 (ANI): Hockey Bihar, Delhi Hockey, Manipur Hockey, Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Odisha and Hockey Jharkhand registered wins on day one of the 11th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2021 here on Wednesday.In the first match of the day, Hockey Bihar overpowered Hockey Himachal to

Champions League: Chelsea sink Atletico Madrid to cruise into quarter-finals

18 Mar 2021 10:00 AM IST

London [UK], March 18 (ANI): Chelsea are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the second-leg match here on Thursday. Hakim Ziyech and Emerson scored one goal each in the match to power the Premier League side into the quarter-finals of

CITY, REAL REACH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS

18 Mar 2021 04:27 AM IST

BUDAPEST: Manchester City and Real Madrid both won their second-leg matches in the UEFA Champions League last 16, to reach to the quarterfinals with ease. Due to travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, City and their German opponents Monchengladbach met at Puskas Arena in Budapest as they did in

ALL ENGLAND OPEN: INDIAN SHUTTLERS READY TO TAKE PART IN TOURNAMENT

18 Mar 2021 04:24 AM IST

Indian shuttlers have been cleared to take part in the All England Open Badminton Championships 2021, after the players returned negative tests for coronavirus on Wednesday. India’s badminton coach Mathias Boe on his Instagram story confirmed that there were no positive tests within the Indian contingent and the shutters were

TENDULKAR AND LARA TO BATTLE IT OUT IN QUEST FOR SPOT IN FINAL

18 Mar 2021 04:21 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Legends Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are all set to take on each other once again on the cricket pitch as India Legends face off against West Indies Legends in the semi-final of the Road Safety World Series T20 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium

ICC RANKINGS: KOHLI RISES TO 5TH SPOT IN T20I BATTER’S LIST

18 Mar 2021 04:20 AM IST

India skipper Virat Kohli has moved back into the top five while England star batsman Jos Buttler has re-entered the top 20 in the latest ICC men’s T20I rankings after blistering performances in their ongoing five-match series in Ahmedabad. Kohli, a formerly top-ranked batsman in the format and currently number

INDIA ARE BOWLING WELL, BUT BATTING NEEDS TO BE IN TUNE

18 Mar 2021 04:19 AM IST

Team India is trailing behind by 1-2 in the current T20 series against England, and the reason for that, chiefly, is their ineffective batting. Although there is no dearth of batsmen in the team, the willow-yielders are not able to perform well. In the two matches, as it could be

Rahul’s form a concern as India prepare for must-win game

18 Mar 2021 04:16 AM IST

With England taking a 2-1 lead in the T20I series, the fourth game is a must-win for Virat Kohli and boys; one of their biggest concerns, however, will be K.L. Rahul’s form at the top of the order.

Road Safety World Series: All-round India Legends storm into final

17 Mar 2021 23:38 PM IST

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 17 (ANI): Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends stormed into the finals of the first edition of the Road Safety World Series T20 after beating West Indies Legends by 13 runs at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday evening.It was none other than captain