Buenos Aires, March 21: Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez confirmed on Wednesday that he is close to joining Italian Serie A club Inter Milan. The 20-year-old has caught the attention of European clubs by scoring 11 goals in 10 matches across all competitions for Argentina’s Racing Club this year, reports Xinhua news agency. He was rewarded for […]
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New Davis Cup format difficult for India: Amritraj
New Delhi, March 20: With the national tennis squad scheduled to face China next month, former star Vijay Amritraj on Tuesday said the new Davis Cup format is not ideal for emerging countries like India. According to Amritraj, the new two-day format may be difficult for India as it will be difficult for players to compete […]
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Golfer Shubhankar ready for WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Austin (Texas), March 20: Indias Shubhankar Sharma will enter the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play cauldron after being drawn into a mouth-watering opening match against reigning Masters Tournament champion Sergio Garcia on Wednesday. The 21-year-old rising star will also face American Xander Schauffele, the 2017 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, and South Africa’s […]
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Injured Coentrao, Ruben Dias out of Portugal football squad
Lisbon, March 20: Sporting full back Fabio Coentrao and Benfica defender Ruben Dias have left the Portuguese national team camp with injuries and were replaced by Luis Neto (Fenerbahce) and Mario Rui (Napoli), the Portuguese football federation has announced. Coentrao has been struggling with tight muscle discomfort that has limited his abilities, according to the federation, […]
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Kenya’s Chemutai ready for World Half Marathon
Nairobi, March 20: Kenya’s Fancy Chemutai says she is ready for the World Half Marathon title in Valencia after her effortless victory at the RAK Half Marathon in the UAE. The 23-year-old on Monday said that since her victory in the United Arab Emirates last month, the world’s focus has oscillated between her and compatriot and […]
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Ronaldo seeks to avoid prison for tax fraud
Madrid, March 20: Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo will pay the money the Spanish Treasury demands if it withdraws its request for him to be given a prison sentence for an alleged tax fraud of 14.7 million euros, Spanish media reported on Monday. However, the Portuguese captain is not willing to admit he has committed any […]
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Bundesliga ‘less creative’, says Germany coach Loew
Berlin, March20: Germany chief coach Joachim Loew is demanding greater efforts from the country’s first division football clubs to stimulate their attacking play. The Bundesliga has a creativity problem, said the 2014 World Cup winning coach ahead of Germany’s two friendlies against Spain and Brazil, reports Xinhua news agency. “In the last months and years, we […]
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Martinez scores as Racing rise to fifth
Buenos Aires, March 19: Alejandro Donatti grabbed a brace while Lautaro Martinez struck his 10th goal of the campaign as Racing Club rose to fifth in the Superliga Argentina football standings with a 5-0 rout of Patronato. The hosts breezed to a 3-0 lead at halftime thanks to goals from Leonardo Sigali, Lisandro Lopez and Donatti […]
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Kenya’s Kamworor not under pressure to triumph at World Half Marathon
Nairobi, March 19: Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor believes he will withstand the challenges from runners of Ethiopia and the United States to clinch his third title in IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain on March 24. The 25-year-old, who is also a twice world cross-country champion, won in Copenhagen in 2014 and Cardiff in 2016, […]
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Valencia move third in La Liga
Madrid, March 18: Valencia moved into third place in the La Liga, thanks to a 3-1 win at home to Alaves. Rodrigo Moreno celebrated his call up into the Spain squad on Friday with the first goal of the game after 19 minutes, before Simone Zaza also got onto the scoresheet 14 minutes later on Saturday, […]