London: Tottenham were forced to apologise after their 1-0 win over Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League was halted for around 10 minutes after a series of pitch invasions at White Hart Lane on Thursday. The Group C tie in north London was interrupted on three separate occasions in theRead More

New Delhi: The failure to get former Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen in the summer transfer window, served as a major boost for Manchester United. Louis van Gaal who had identified the Belgian as a key target, joined Barcelona instead for GBP 15m. Since then the versatile defender hasn’t featured forRead More

Sydney: Australian batsman Phillip Hughes passed away today after succumbing to his injuries sustained during a domestic match when he was hit by a bouncer. He was 25. Cricket Australia confirmed the news through their official account on micro-blogging site Twitter. “It is my sad duty to inform you thatRead More

Karachi: Former ICC President, Ehsan Mani has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to proceed with caution while dealing with the tainted cricketers who were banned for spot-fixing. Mani, who is in Lahore, said he got the feeling that perhaps PCB was rushing things to get the banned pacer, MuhammadRead More

Karachi: The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar Khan has revealed that some players in the national cricket team are not keen on playing with banned pacer Muhammad Aamir again. In an interview to a private television channel, to be aired later today, Shaharyar said, “What the formerRead More

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti gave all the credit to his players after the Champions League holders matched the club record for consecutive victories of 15 on Wednesday. The 1-0 win at FC Basel, a fifth straight success in Group B thanks to a first-half Cristiano Ronaldo strike, wasRead More

Kolkata: Atletico de Kolkata have included diminutive Bangladeshi midfielder Mohamed Mamunul Islam who is likely to replace suspended Ofentse Nato for their crucial away ISL fixture in Pune on November 29. The 25-year-old Bangladeshi captain and popular name back home is yet to play a match this season as ATK,Read More

London: Andy Murray announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Kim Sears on Wednesday while also dispensing with two members of his backroom staff in Dani Vallverdu and Jez Green. The 2013 Wimbledon champion, who was originally coached by his mother, Judy, has retained Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo, herself a former GrandRead More

Ahmedabad: Karnataka defended their title in grand style after their top-order led by centurion Mayank Agarwal rose to the occasion to crush a hapless Punjab by 156 runs in the Vijay Hazare one-day tournament final, here on Tuesday. Put into bat in the day-night encounter at the Sardar Patel Stadium,Read More

London: Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has urged the International Cricket Council(ICC) to define ‘chucking’ in cricket and do it quickly. The game is in the midst of a clampdown on chucking, with suspect bowlers being reported on a weekly basis, something that Muralitharan is in favour of, butRead More