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Kazan Arena (Russia): Coach Jorge Sampaoli has called on Argentina to lift their game to the level of “genius” Lionel Messi when they look to seal a World Cup quarter-final place with victory over France on Saturday. The tone of Argentina’s so far ragged bid for the title was setRead More
Kuala Lumpur: Star shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up straight-game wins to progress to the quarterfinals but it was curtains for Saina Nehwal in the USD 700,000 Malaysia Open world tour super 750 tournament here on Thursday. Olympic and world championship silver medallist Sindhu brushed aside theRead More
Tehran: Online bullying has just cost Iran one of its top players. Forward Sardar Azmoun said on Thursday that he’s retiring from the national team. The 23-year-old Azmoun was the target of numerous attacks on social media after failing to score in any of Iran’s three group matches at theRead More
Washington: English soccer star Wayne Rooney has signed with Major League Soccer’s D.C. United. Rooney, 32, is the all-time leading scorer for England’s national team and Manchester United in the Premier League. D.C. United announced the long-reported signing Thursday, hours after Rooney posted to Twitter a photo of himself onRead More
Kaula Lampur: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered a major blow as she crashed out of the ongoing Malaysia Open badminton championships after going down in straight games to second-seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan here on Thursday. The 28-year-old failed to capitalize on her opening-match win and slumped to aRead More
Kabul: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday appointed Deputy Minister of Commerce Kamila Seddiqi as their first-ever female Board member, along with Minister of Transport Abdul Hamid Tahmasi. While Abdul Hamid Tahmasi replaces the President’s Legal Advisor Dr. Abdul Ali Mohammadi, Kamila replaces businessman Syed Salman Sadaat. “I wouldRead More
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia: Croatia ended Iceland’s chances at the World Cup and helped out Argentina at the same time. Ivan Perisic capitalized on a defensive error to score a 90th-minute winner Tuesday, giving Croatia a 2-1 win over Iceland and first place in Group D on Tuesday. Iceland could haveRead More
Malahide: Captain Gary Wilson says Ireland are capable of beating India in the two-T20I series starting here on Wednesday, having surprised top teams in the past. He underlined Ireland’s success against Pakistan and England (in 2007 and 2011 ODI World Cups respectively) and said that they will take heart fromRead More
Moscow: Diego Maradona roared and gesticulated through every anguished second of Argentina’s rollercoaster World Cup victory over Nigeria on Tuesday before triggering alarm with a health scare after the final whistle. Lionel Messi may have dominated the on-field action in Saint Petersburg, but from his VIP box in the standsRead More
Chennai: The 21st edition of the World Cup is proving to be strange for perennial title favourites such as Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Spain. None of them could book a place in the last 16 before their final group match in Russia. Spain survived a scare against Morocco on MondayRead More
