MOSCOW: Artem Dzyuba struck deep into injury-time to snatch Russian league leaders Zenit St Petersburg a dramatic 3-2 victory at title rivals Krasnodar on Saturday. Sergei Semak’s Zenit saw Mauricio Pereyra level for Krasnodar in the first minute of added time, but Russian international Dzyuba sent the visitors eight points clear of reigning champions Lokomotiv […]
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Ronaldo is ‘1,000 percent certain’ to stay at Juventus
TURIN: Cristiano Ronaldo is “1,000 percent” certain to remain at Juventus, he said after they clinched the Serie A title on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina. Ronaldo, dismissing suggestions that he could cut short his three-year contract, said he was delighted to have won Serie A at the first attempt, adding to his […]
Outstanding Van Dijk deserves PFA award’
LONDON: Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp said he would be disappointed if defender Virgil van Dijk missed out on the Professional Footballers’ Association’s (PFA) Player of the Year award as he has had an “outstanding season”. Dutchman Van Dijk has transformed Liverpool’s defence since joining the club from Southampton in Jan. 2018, and has been key […]
Shadab Khan ruled out of series against England
Wrist spinner Shadab Khan has been ruled out of the series against England after tests revealed a virus that will require treatment and rest for, at least, four weeks. Leg spinner Yasir Shah has been named as Shadab’s replacement. Yasir has taken 23 wickets in 24 ODIs, while on his last tour to England in […]
Due to hepatitis C, Shadab Khan dropped from England tour
Wrist spinner Shadab Khan will not be playing in Pakistan’s upcoming tour of England after he was diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV). It is expected that his treatment will stretch over four weeks. Chief selector Inzamamul Haq confirmed on Sunday during a press conference that the bowler was infected with Hepatitis C and will […]
Deulofeu double seals Watford win at Huddersfield
Gerard Deulofeu scored in each half as Watford beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 to clinch their first Premier League away win in four games at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday. The visitors opened the scoring inside five minutes after an effort from Abdoulaye Doucoure was blocked by Huddersfield centre back Terence Kongolo inside the area, […]
Smith replaces Rahane as Rajasthan captain in IPL
Former Australia batsman Steve Smith returned as the captain of the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday and will replace Ajinkya Rahane at the helm for the remainder of the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League, the franchise said. Rajasthan, the inaugural IPL champions in 2008, have just two wins from eight games this year and […]
Pandya, Rahul fined Rs2 million for talk-show comments
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya and batsman KL Rahul have been each ordered to pay 2 million rupees (about $29,000) towards charity within a month for their comments about women in a television chat-show, a BCCI ombudsman has ruled. Indian cricket administrators recalled Pandya and Rahul from a tour of Australia and charged them with misconduct […]
England batsman Hales takes break for ‘personal reasons’
LONDON: England batsman Alex Hales, who was named in their provisional squad for the Cricket World Cup, has taken an indefinite break from the game due to personal reasons, his club Nottinghamshire have said. “Alex Hales has made himself unavailable for selection for personal reasons and no timetable has been set for his return to […]
Pakistan players say meeting Imran before World Cup has boosted their morale
A day after receiving a pre-World Cup pep talk from Prime Minister Imran Khan, members of the national cricket team gushed about the experience, and vowed to do their best in the big tournament that starts May 30 in England. “The meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan has raised our spirits,” said all-rounder Imad Wasim […]