Melbourne, Jan 12: Spain’s Rafael Nadal said on Saturday he was feeling healthy and approaching full fitness ahead of next week’s Australian Open, after his rival, Britain’s Andy Murray, announced plans to retire due to injury. Nadal, who won the Melbourne tournament in 2009 and has been dogged by injury problems for much of his own […]
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Highest Team Score in ODI Cricket
Cricket has offered a lot since its inception in eighteen hundred back in the United Kingdom (UK). By the time, it spread to other countries to gain popularity; it further engrossed the broadcasters to make most out of the opportunity. There were the times were teams scored 250 runs in 60 overs and eventually felt […]
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Highest Test Score by a Team
Highest Test score by a team has had often grabbed the eyeballs with batsmen enjoying a merry run. So far, the distinct teams had put up splendid efforts to trouble the opponents. Apart from the predicament, the Test matches have had produced enticing games over the years, with pink ball genuinely becoming the centre of […]
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Batsmen with Fastest 2000 Runs in ODI Cricket
From Hashim Amla to Suresh Raina, world cricket has witnessed such courteous players delivering goods for their respective countries. To make it further interesting they’ve also made it to the list of professional cricketers who’ve scored fastest 2000 runs in One-day International (ODI) circuit. The batsmen with fastest 2000 runs in ODI cricket further went […]
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Atletico Madrid, Girona play to 1-1 draw in Copa del Rey
Girona, Jan 10: Atletico Madrid’s struggles against Girona continued with the two teams playing to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Copa del Rey round-of-16 series. Star forward Antoine Griezmann got the Colchoneros off to a strong start at Montilivi Stadium here on Wednesday when he beat goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz with a potent […]
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VAR causes controversy in Carabao Cup semi-final
London, Jan 10: The implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system may rule out refereeing errors, but there is no doubt that its implementation has come with serious teething problems as witnessed in the Carabao Cup semi-final between Tottenham and Chelsea. The introduction of VAR in Italy last season stirred up a controversy, while this […]
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Sporting beat Valencia in Copa del Rey tie
Gijon (Spain), Jan 9: Valencia plunged deeper into crisis with a 1-2 loss against second-division Sporting Gijon in the first leg of their Copa del Rey knockout stage tie. The visiting La Liga side enjoyed a big edge in possession at the start here on Tuesday and probably should have taken the lead in the 1st […]
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48 teams to participate in Asia-Pacific soccer Cup
New Delhi, Jan 9: As many as 48 teams will take part in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) Soccer Cup 2019 to be hosted by Barca Academy India at Gurugram from January 24- 27. Barca Academy teams representing Australia, Japan, China, Spain, Singapore and India will be participating in the following categories — under-9, 11, 13 and 15. […]
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Martino takes reins of Mexican football team
Mexico City, Jan 8: Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who turns 60 a day before the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is banking that he can be a transformative figure as coach of the Mexican national football team, dishing out tough love on the practice field and providing grandfatherly support off the field. Martino takes […]
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Athletic beat Celta to climb out of La Liga drop zone
Vigo (Spain), Jan 8: Athletic Club defeated Celta 2-1 to pick up three valuable away points and emerge from the La Liga relegation zone. The Bilbao side, undefeated in their last four matches under new coach Gaizka Garitano, move up to 17th with 19 points from 18 matches, reports Efe. Celta, with 21 points, are 14th. […]