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Tuchel pleased with Chelsea’s performance despite draw against Wolves

28 Jan 2021 11:02 AM IST

London [UK], January 28 (ANI): Despite being held to a draw by Wolves, Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel is pleased with his team’s performance saying that they were “very well organised”. Tuchel was appointed as Chelsea head coach on Tuesday, replacing Frank Lampard, and his first match in charge ended

Juventus progress to Coppa Italia semi-finals with 4-0 win over SPAL

28 Jan 2021 10:02 AM IST

Turin [Italy], January 28 (ANI): Juventus booked their spot in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia after defeating SPAL at the Allianz Stadium here on Thursday. In the quarter-final clash, Juventus dominated SPAL to register an impressive 4-0 win. Alvaro Morata opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the

WORLD TOUR FINALS: SINDHU, SRIKANTH LOSE OPENING MATCHES

28 Jan 2021 09:57 AM IST

Reigning world badminton champion P.V. Sindhu on Wednesday went down fighting to world No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in her first group match of the women’s singles of the World Tour Finals. In the men’s category, India’s former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth also lost his first match to

IMPORTANT TO HAVE A ‘STABLE SHIP’ IN BARCELONA: LALIGA PRESIDENT

28 Jan 2021 09:55 AM IST

LaLiga president Javier Tebas on Wednesday said that it is important for the league to have a stable ship in Barcelona and he also added that the Catalan club needs to appoint a permanent chairman as soon as possible. Tebas’ remark comes a day after the club announced that it

IPL 2021 PLAYER AUCTION ON 18 FEBRUARY IN CHENNAI

28 Jan 2021 09:52 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The player auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) edition will take place on February 18 in Chennai. IPL confirmed the news on their official Twitter handle: “IPL 2021 Player Auction on 18th February. Venue: Chennai.” As many as 139 players have been retained by the

FAWAD ALAM’S TIMELY TON RESUSCITATES PAKISTAN AGAINST SA

28 Jan 2021 09:50 AM IST

Fawad Alam and Faheem Ashraf played knocks of 109 and 64 respectively on the second day of the opening Test against South Africa as Pakistan gained firm control on proceedings at the National Stadium here on Wednesday. At stumps on day two, Pakistan’s score read 308/8 with Hasan Ali (11*)

SANGHA, INDIAN-ORIGIN YOUNGSTER, PICKED IN AUSTRALIA T20I SQUAD

28 Jan 2021 09:47 AM IST

Numerous players of the Indian-origin have been playing from England, West Indies, New Zealand, and Kenyan teams. Australia, too, is not far behind. Nevertheless, Australia’s rivalry with India is well known, but to strengthen the team, they are not averse towards the idea of adding a player from any country

SHUBMAN SHOULD OPEN WITH ROHIT: GAUTAM GAMBHIR

28 Jan 2021 09:46 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir feels that youngster Shubman Gill should open alongside Rohit Sharma in the upcoming Test series against England but added that Gill needs to keep his head down after the dream debut Down Under. In the recently concluded series against Australia, Gill played three

India’s top-order batting arsenal key to sink the English Armada

28 Jan 2021 09:43 AM IST

India have the experienced Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwara Pujara, both of whom have played 115 Tests combined. Also, the recent performance of Shubman Gill in Australia gives India the confidence and the upper hand over visitors.

India to clash with India A in warm-up games in England ahead of Test series

28 Jan 2021 09:34 AM IST

London [UK], January 28 (ANI): India will play two four-day warm-up fixtures against an India ‘A’ side in July ahead of their five-match Test series in England this summer at The County Ground in Northamptonshire.India will lock horns with England in a five-match Test series slated to begin in August

ISL 7: Coyle feels goalless draw against Kerala Blasters is ‘fair result’

28 Jan 2021 09:28 AM IST

Bambolim (Goa) [India], January 28 (ANI): Jamshedpur FC head coach Owen Coyle said his team’s draw against Kerala Blasters was a “fair result” while admitting that the second half of the game was “pretty even”. Kerala Blasters FC and Jamshedpur FC played out a 0-0 draw in the Indian Super

Playing in I-League at this young age an unbelievable opportunity: Indian Arrows’ Sajad Hussain

28 Jan 2021 09:15 AM IST

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 28 (ANI): Indian Arrows young defender Sajad Hussain Parray termed the experience of playing in the ongoing I-league as a ‘great boon’.With just seconds left to play and the Indian Arrows in need of a goal to equalise, defender Sajad had stepped up to the