Ander Herrera has stoked the fires in the desperate scramble for Champions League qualification by claiming that Manchester United look better equipped than rivals Manchester City to finish in the top four this season. With Ashley Young and Phil Jones in line to make their first-team comebacks against Tottenham HotspurRead More

  MILAN: New Chelsea coach Antonio Conte is a no-nonsense operator who does not suffer fools gladly, but a tough reputation built on three, success-laden years at Juventus is about to face the Premier League acid test. After months of speculation, Conte on Monday confirmed he would become the long-termRead More

London, After thrashing Watford in their Premier League clash at home, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has praised his side for maintaining their focus and called on the Emirates Stadium club to keep their title hopes alive. “We played well. I said we will take it game by game and justRead More

Mumbai: Superstar Aamir Khan has denied reports that he has signed a movie with actress Sunny Leone. There have been reports that “Delhi Belly” fame director Abhinay Deo had signed Leone opposite Aamir, 51, for a dark comedy. When asked, at an event here, if he is doing a movieRead More

Kolkata, April 3 In a historic first, the West Indies women’s cricket team ended three-time defending champions Australia’s domination by winning the ICC World T20 title with an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the final here on Sunday. The foundation of the successful chase was laid by a 120-run partnership byRead More

Barcelona, April 3 Second-half goals from Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid come back from a goal down to beat FC Barcelona 2-1 in a Clasico La Liga derby match here at the Camp Nou stadium. Gerard Pique put Barcelona ahead on Saturday, but on the day setRead More

Karachi, April 3 Facing criticism for Pakistan’s dismal show in the ICC World Twenty20, Shahid Afridi today stepped down as captain of the team but will continue to play in the shortest format of the game. The Afridi-led Pakistan failed to make it to the semifinals of the World Twenty20Read More

Milan, April 3 Former AC Milan defender and Italy coach Cesare Maldini has died, his long-time club said on Sunday. He was 84. Maldini won four Serie A titles during his time with Milan and was skipper of the side in 1963, when the Rossoneri became the first Italian teamRead More

New Delhi,  Defending champion Saina Nehwal played out her skin before going down narrowly to Olympics Champion Li Xuerui in the hard-fought women’s singles semifinal of the India Open Super Series badminton tournament. The 26-year-old lost 20-22, 21-17, 19-21 to China’s Li in an edge-of-the-seat thriller in the women’s singles competitionRead More

New Delhi: Defending champion and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the semi-final of India Open Super Series Badminton 2016 on Friday. Saina beat Sung Ji-hyun in a decider 19-21 21-14, 21-19 to book the last four place. Both players were reported to be completely exhausted after the close duel. SainaRead More