Germany skipper Manuel Neuer is gutted after his side’s shock elimination in the 2018 World Cup. Neuer insists the past glories doesn’t impress him now and he is disappointed the way the journey ended this time. The defending champions’ shambolic tournament came to a resounding end on Wednesday. South Korea claimed a 2-0 victory in […]
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Sindhu, Srikanth in pre-quarters; Praneeth, Satwik-Chirag exit Malaysia Open
Kuala Lumpur, June 28: P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the second round but B. Sai Praneeth and the young men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy exited the Malaysia Open badminton championships in the opening round on Wednesday. Third seed Sindhu got past Japanese Aya Ohori with a 26-24 21-15 victory in […]
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Serena is surprise 25th seed at Wimbledon, Halep 1st
London, June 28: United States tennis star Serena Williams was on Wednesday named as the surprise 25th seed in the upcoming 2018 Wimbledon tennis tournament, despite being ranked world No.183. For the main draw matches beginning July 2, World No.1 Simona Halep of Romania was seeded first and defending champion Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain was seeded […]
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Nadal is second seed at Wimbledon, Federer first
London, June 27: Rafael Nadal of Spain was on Wednesday named second seed for the upcoming 2018 Wimbledon tennis tournament, despite currently holding the top spot in the ATP rankings, due to the special classification system used by the English Grand Slam event. Switzerland’s Roger Federer, world No.2 and eight-time Wimbledon champion, was named first seed […]
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2018 FIFA World Cup: South Korea Vs Germany – Match Preview
Defending champions Germany will be looking to avoid a humiliating group-stage exit when they take on South Korea in their last Group F Game. Who would have thought that Germany would be in such a precarious situation at the group stage? They had a disastrous start to the campaign, losing 1-0 to Mexico. Interestingly, their […]
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Peru end World Cup with consolation win over Australia
Australia’s slim hopes of advancing from Group C were extinguished on Tuesday with a 2-0 defeat to Peru. While on the other end, Peru ended their World Cup on a high note. A stunning Andre Carrillo volley gave Peru their first World Cup goal in 36 years. The already-eliminated Peruvians , grabbed their first World Cup […]
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Morocco leave Russia with ‘heads held high’: coach
Kaliningrad (Russia), June 26: Morocco coach Herve Renard said his players will depart the FIFA World Cup in Russia with their “heads held high” despite failing to advance beyond the group stage. The African side secured their only point of the tournament with a 2-2 draw against Spain here on Monday. It followed 0-1 losses to […]
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Brazil’s Vinicius Junior joins Real Madrid
Rio de Janeiro, June 26: With tears in his eyes and a deep appreciation for Flamengo, which saw him grow as a professional, Vinicius Junior said goodbye to Brazil’s most popular football club and said he looks forward to his arrival at Spanish giants Real Madrid. “I am happy and honoured,” said the young striker, who […]
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2018 FIFA World Cup: Portugal Survive Iran Scare To Advance To Last 16
Cristiano Ronaldo, the man for the big occasions, missed a penalty but it ultimately did not cost Portugal as they sealed their place in the last-16 after holding out for a dramatic 1-1 draw with Iran. Ricardo Quaresma fired the European champions ahead in the 45th minute with a stunning goal before Ronaldo missed the spot-kick minutes after […]
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2018 FIFA World Cup: Iran vs Portugal – Match Preview
Iran and Portugal will take on each other in a clash that could well decide their World Cup fate. Both sides go into their final group game hoping that it will not be the end of road for them in Russia this year. They, however, face different tasks in the same game. While a draw would […]