Czech tennis player Karolina Pliskova, with 6.855 points, continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings released on Monday. Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza climbed to the fourth spot with 4,990 points, and Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina jumped to the fifth with 4.935 points. Series victory in Sri Lanka in 2015 Helped India Scale To Numero […]
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Brazil 1982 World Cup Keeper Waldir Peres Dies
Waldir Peres, the goalkeeper of Brazil’s feted 1982 World Cup team, has passed away, his former football club Sao Paulo said. Peres, who was 66, suffered a heart attack on Sunday after eating lunch with his family in the southeastern Brazilian city of Mogi Mirim, reports Xinhua news agency. Confirmed: Virat Kohli Met Sachin Tendulkar, […]
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Chelsea’s Pedro Returns To London After Suffering Concussion
London, July 23 (IANS) Chelsea announced on Sunday that Spain forward Pedro Rodriguez is to return to London for further review after he suffered a concussion in a friendly match against their London football rivals Arsenal in Beijing. The international forward sustained an injury during his side’s 3-0 victory over Arsenal at the Bird’s Nest stadium […]
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Striker Morata Signs For Chelsea In Five-Year Deal
Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte said that Spain striker Alvaro Morata will be the first choice to lead their attack after he joined the capital football club from European football champions Real Madrid on a five-year deal. “Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce Alvaro Morata has completed his move from Real Madrid on a […]
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Spanish Football Chief Sent To Prison
Madrid, July 21 (IANS) Angel Maria Villar, the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), was denied bail and sent to prison by the judge investigating corruption allegations against him. Villar entered the Soto del Real prison at around 9 p.m. local time on Thursday, while his son, Gorka and the president of the Tenerife Federation, […]
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Geeta Phogat Gearing Up To Deliver Her Best
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Geeta Phogat, first Indian woman to win Commonwealth Games gold medal in wrestling, knows that people are going to scrutinise her comeback game more than ever, but says she is ready to deliver her best. Last year, she was in the news for everything but sports — be it the worldwide success […]
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FIFA May Undertake Final Inspection Before U-17 World Cup In India
Iterating that the infrastructure and other preparations for the U-17 soccer World Cup are on track, a key organising committee official said FIFA, world football’s governing body, may undertake one last inspection of the venues closer to the showpiece event that is slated to kick off on October 6. “There may be one last inspection […]
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Craziest Rumour: Arsenal Star Alexis Sanchez Offered to Real Madrid
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has been offered to European champions Real Madrid by his agent Fernando Felicevich, according to reports in Spain. Unsettled At Arsenal The Chilean international is into his final year of contract at Arsenal and is seeking a move away from Emirates as he expressed his desire to play in Champions League. The […]
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Ceballos Will Be Pillar Of Real Madrid, Says Club President
Madrid, July 20 (IANS) New arrival Dani Ceballos will be a pillar of Real Madrid for the future, Florentino Perez, President of the Spanish football champions, said on Thursday. The 20-year-old Ceballos was presented as a new player at Real Madrid on Thursday, after he penned a six-season contract with the 12-time UEFA Champions League winners, […]
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Real Madrid Reaches Agreement To Transfer Morata To Chelsea
Madrid, July 20 (IANS) Spanish football giants Real Madrid and Chelsea announced they have reached an agreement on transferring Spain’s Alvaro Morata to the English Premier League (EPL) club. Both clubs on Wednesday said that the deal is subject to Morata passing the medical examination and personal terms, reports Efe news agency. Kohli-Shastri Would Not Require […]