MEXICO CITY: Diego Maradona wished his fellow living legend Pele a speedy recovery on Wednesday, posting a picture on Instagram of the two football greats in 1979.” This picture is 40 years old today. It was taken in Rio de Janeiro, when we met each other in person. How young we were…. I wish you […]
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Montella returns for second stint as Fiorentina coach
MILAN: Vincenzo Montella returned for a second stint as Fiorentina coach on Wednesday after the Serie A club named him as their replacement for Stefano Pioli who quit in acrimonious circumstances on Tuesday. The 44-year-old was in charge for three seasons between 2012 and 2015 and enjoyed remarkable consistency, leading Fiore to three successive fourth […]
World Cup increase to 48 teams at 2022 finals is 50/50: FIFA
RIO DE JANEIRO: The chances of FIFA increasing the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 to 48 is 50/50, the president of soccer’s governing body Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday. Infantino, who is in Brazil for a meeting of the South American Football Confederation, told delegates he was working […]
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins 1000th F1 race
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is rooting for his win in China after missing out in Bahrain. The 21-year-old Leclerc beat the five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain but ultimately limped home third when his Ferrari lost power with 10 laps left. The focus in Shanghai will be on Leclerc, the Ferrari rookie from Monaco who […]
Wasim Akram has hammered Pakistan cricket team for eating biryani ahead of the World Cup
Former Test Captain and fast bowling legend Wasim Akram has hammered Pakistan cricket group for eating biryani ahead of the World Cup beginning on May 30. Wasim feels the Pakistan players are not worried about their eating regimen and are eating lousy nourishment before a worldcup. The Pakistan cricketers are regularly observed going to parties […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan qualify for Pakistan Cup final
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won a closely fought Pakistan Cup 2019 match against Sindh by nine runs at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday to seal their place in Friday’s final. The result meant Balochistan also progressed to the championship match irrespective of how their Wednesday’s (today) match against Federal Areas pans out. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, winners […]
Pakistan Under-19 to tour Sri Lanka for two four-dayers and three 50-over matches
Pakistan’s preparations for reclaiming the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup will kick-start next month when they will play two four-day and three 50-over matches against Sri Lanka in Galle and Hambantota, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Tuesday. The ICC U19 World Cup 2020 will be played in South Africa from January 17 to February […]
Luke Wright signs white-ball only deal with Sussex
Luke Wright, Sussex’s former England allrounder, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket with immediate effect. The 34-year-old, who captained Sussex between 2015 and 2017, has signed white-ball only extension to his contract. Wright was not selected for Sussex’s opening Championship fixture — a seven-wicket defeat to Leicestershire – and after indications from the club’s […]
Consistency key for dangerous West Indies at World Cup: Lara
West Indies are replete with match-winners but consistency will be key to their success in English conditions at this year’s World Cup, batting great Brian Lara has said. Teeming with tearaway fast bowlers and aggressive batsmen, West Indies were once considered invincible and won the opening two editions of the World Cup in 1975 and […]
Manchester United hope Rashford can face Barcelona in Champions League
Manchester United are hopeful striker Marcus Rashford will be in contention for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona after recovering from an ankle injury, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Tuesday. Rashford, who has been managing various injuries in recent weeks, missed both of England’s Euro 2020 qualifiers in March as well as […]