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David de Gea to miss match against Man City, confirms Solskjaer

05 Mar 2021 19:53 PM IST

Manchester [UK], March 5 (ANI): Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Friday confirmed that David de Gea will be missing the team’s upcoming match against Manchester City. Earlier in the day, De Gea took to Twitter to announce that his girlfriend Edurne has given birth to their daughter. De

Ind vs Eng, 4th Test: You have to premeditate reverse-flicks, says Pant

05 Mar 2021 19:15 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 5 (ANI): Rishabh Pant single-handedly put India in command on the second day of the fourth Test against England with his third century in Test cricket. Having started cautiously, Pant took the English bowlers to the cleaners in the final session to take the game away

Jamal Musiala signs new long-term contract with Bayern Munich

05 Mar 2021 19:01 PM IST

Munich [Germany], March 5 (ANI): Bayern Munich on Friday announced that Jamal Musiala has signed a new contract, committing his future to the club until 2026. “FC Bayern have handed Jamal Musiala a professional contract until 2026,” the club said in a statement. The 18-year-old attacker joined the German record

Ind vs Eng: It’s ‘pretty daunting’ the way Pant scores, says Jeetan Patel

05 Mar 2021 18:50 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 5 (ANI): As Rishabh Pant brought his team back in the game with his enthralling century, England’s spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel said it is “pretty daunting” to see the way the India wicket-keeper batsman scores. “The game is still quite in the balance, I believe.

ISL 7: NorthEast Utd bank on magic run against ATKMB in first leg of playoffs

05 Mar 2021 18:49 PM IST

Bambolim (Goa) [India], March 5 (ANI): NorthEast United FC has been on a fairy tale run in the seventh edition of the Indian Super League (ISL). Defying all odds, they have silenced critics, who had written them off after their mid-season slump. But then came Khalid Jamil, who produced a

Pant ‘more than ready’ to fill void created post Dhoni’s retirement, feels Rohit

05 Mar 2021 18:38 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 5 (ANI): India opener Rohit Sharma feels wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is “more than ready” to fill the void created after former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s retirement.Considered one of the greatest finishers in modern-day cricket, Dhoni was also the master tactician behind the stumps and after

Pant will be an all-time great in all formats in years to come: Ganguly

05 Mar 2021 17:58 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 5 (ANI): India looked in a tough situation after losing early wickets on day two of the fourth Test against England, but wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant put the hosts back in the driver’s seat with this brilliant century. Praising Pant for his “unbelievable” knock, the Board

Gujarat State Futsal Club Championship to kick off from Sunday

05 Mar 2021 17:57 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 5 (ANI): Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) is hosting the first-ever Gujarat State Futsal Club Championship 2021 slated to be played from March 7 to 11 at Bhavnagar.The tournament will be played in the hall on the wooden court of the Sports Complex of Sports Authority

Ind vs Eng, 4th Test: Pant showed great courage, probably his ‘finest’ knock, says Rohit

05 Mar 2021 17:49 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 5 (ANI): India opener Rohit Sharma on Friday labelled Rishabh Pant’s 101-run knock as the finest he has seen from the wicketkeeper-batsman so far in the longest format of the game. Reverse sweeping James Anderson to pick a boundary on the second day of a Test

Chelsea defeat ‘tough to take’: Alexander-Arnold

05 Mar 2021 17:24 PM IST

Liverpool [UK], March 5 (ANI): Disappointed after being beaten by Chelsea in the Premier League, Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold said the defeat is “tough to take”. Mason Mount scored a brilliant goal as Chelsea secured a 1-0 win here at Anfield on Friday. Also, with this win, Chelsea climbed to the

Ind vs Eng, 4th Test: Pant’s heroics puts hosts on top after torrid start

05 Mar 2021 17:18 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 5 (ANI): Reverse sweeping James Anderson to pick a boundary on the second day of a Test match perfectly summed up Rishabh Pant’s belligerent knock at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.The swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman single-handedly put India in command on the second day of the

Olympic movement is not complete till India hosts Games: Rijiju

05 Mar 2021 16:58 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): At a virtual conference organised on Friday by the Conference of Indian Industry, the 6th CII Scorecard, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju in his keynote address appealed to the business fraternity to help in making sports a vibrant industry in India.“Sports is a big