Manacor (Spain), Oct 20 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has opened an academy bearing his name in his hometown on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, with his friend and long-time rival Roger Federer as the guest of honour. The Rafa Nadal Academy is built across 24,000 square meters (258,000 sq. ft.) and is to […]
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Top Kenyan athletes nominated for IAAF award
Eldoret (Kenya), Oct 19 (IANS) Four out of the seven gold medalists from Kenya at the Rio Olympics have been nominated for the 2016 World Athletes of the Year award. Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge, Conselsus Kipruto (3,000m steeplechase), David Rudisha (800m) and Vivian Cheruiyot (5,000m) were named in the list of 10 men and […]
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Massive: Arsenal legend turned down Wenger’s offer to rejoin club, also rejected United offer
Emmanuel Petit has revealed he rejected the chance to rejoin Arsenal in 2002 after speaking with Arsene Wenger about a dramatic return. The Frenchman spent three years at Arsenal and won the double with the Gunners in 1998. The 46-year-old left Highbury for the Nou Camp in 2000 but was desperate to leave Barcelona after […]
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Revealed: Why David Luiz returned to Chelsea?
Chelsea star David Luiz has revealed the reason behind his sensational return to Stamford Bridge. The Brazil international rejoined the English giants on transfer deadline day last month from French champions Paris Saint-Germain for a whopping £32million. With Paris St-Germain doing significantly well in the domestic circuit and Luiz being an important member of the […]
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Liverpool daily digest: transfer stories and more
A frustrating night at Anfield saw Liverpool end their game against Manchester United in a 0-0 draw as both teams were forced to share points on the night. Jurgen Klopp revealed that there was a lot to learn from the game and revealed that his team will now be ready for the game against the […]
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Barcelona vs Manchester City: Preview, Prediction, Expected lineups and Betting Odds
After tasting their first defeat in the new season, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City were not able to find a winning combination against Everton at the weekend in the Premier League. They were held to a 1-1 draw by the Toffees leaving Guardiola something to think about ahead of their crunch tie in the Champions League. […]
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Selling Bellerin would be a mistake: Cazorla
London Oct 18 (IANS) Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has said that it would be a mistake to sell Hector Bellerin. Right-back Bellerin has interested Manchester City and La Liga giants FC Barcelona, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted that the Gunners will fight to keep him and offer him a new contract. Bellerin’s fellow […]
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City try to play more or less like us: Barcelona’s Pique
Barcelona, Oct 18 (IANS) Spain and Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique has said that Manchester City’s style of play has become very similar to that of Spanish giants FC Barcelona following the arrival of manager Pep Guardiola. Guardiola returns to the Camp Nou on Wednesday for only the second time as City and Barca put their […]
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Golfers Lahiri, Chawrasia, Bhullar in fray at CIMB Classic
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 17 (IANS) Reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit winner Anirban Lahiri, S.S.P. Chawrasia and Gaganjeet Bhullar will spearhead the Indian challenge at the $7 million CIMB Classic which starts here on Thursday. The Asian Tour’s Order of Merit leader Scott Hend of Australia and a strong line-up of young Asian Tour stars […]
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Wins for all top 6 teams in Spanish league
Madrid, Oct 17 (IANS) The effects of the international break were not felt in Spain in the eighth round of games as the top six sides in the La Liga all won, with some of them doing so in style. The first round of matches after players return from duties with their respective countries can […]