Sports,Cricket
Sri Lankan cricket authorities said on Sunday that Danushka Gunathilaka, a member of their team for the T20 World Cup tournament in Australia, had been arrested in Sydney over an alleged sexual assault.Gunathilaka is due to face charges in court on Monday, Sri Lankan Cricket said. It said in a state...
Sports,Football
Lionel Messi has won nearly 40 trophies for club and country in an illustrious career but the Argentine forward’s glittering resume has one major omission – a World Cup winner’s medal.The debate over the greatest of all time is one that will never be settled, but there is no doubt ...
India resume their bid for a Twenty20 World Cup semi-final spot when they face Bangladesh on Wednesday and coach Rahul Dravid said there is no room for complacency despite the 2007 champions losing just one of their last 11 matches to their neighbours.India registered wins over Pakistan and the Neth...
Sports,Tennis
Novak Djokovic said his Wimbledon triumph gave him a much-needed boost of confidence during a tough season and that it laid the platform for a strong finish to the year.Djokovic was deported from Australia in the lead-up to the year's first Grand Slam in January for not being vaccinated against ...
Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav said his partnership with Virat Kohli had been forged by mutual respect for each other's style after the pair guided their team to a 56-run win over the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup on Thursday.Kohli's superb 62 not out was his second successive unbeaten ha...
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said his team needed to leave their Champions League disappointment behind them as soon as possible and focus on improving their game in order to compete for the LaLiga and Europa League titles.The coach sought no excuses after Barcelona's 3-0 home loss to Bayern...
A fine strike from Kai Havertz earned Chelsea a battling 2-1 victory at Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday as they clinched a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as group winners.Chelsea put on a dazzling display in the first half, taking the lead in the 23rd minute through Mateo Kovacic's instin...
Serena Williams on Monday said she has not retired from tennis and that the chances of her returning are "very high" after she previously indicated that she would step away from the sport after last month's U.S. Open."I am not retired," Williams said at a conference in San Fr...
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri says his side are "sorry and angry" following their 4-3 Champions League loss at Benfica on Tuesday as they miss out on the knockout rounds for the first time since 2013/14.The defeat means struggling Juve can only finish third in Group H, which would ea...
Belgium skipper Eden Hazard said his country need to win the World Cup in Qatar to justify the 'golden generation' tag they have carried for the past 10 years as they look to deliver the country's first major trophy.The 31-year-old Real Madrid forward has captained Belgium since 201...
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri said on Monday he had not given up on qualifying for the Champions League last 16 as his side prepare to visit Benfica in Group H on Tuesday.Allegri's side must beat Benfica and Paris St Germain to stand a chance of reaching the knockout stages but their fat...
Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta said the number of games being crammed into the schedule ahead of the World Cup next month is "crazy" and that player welfare is being jeopardised.Azpilicueta's team mate N'Golo Kante has been ruled out of the World Cup after undergoing an operati...
World
Western countries accused Russia on Monday of plotting to use a threat of a bomb laced with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine, as Moscow evacuated civilians from a southern city in anticipation of a major battle.With Ukrainian forces advancing into Russian-occupied Kherson prov...
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Ousmane Dembele could go on to achieve "great things" after he scored a goal and set up three others in their 4-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao.The France international opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a towering header before providing assists ...
A public spat between the United States and Saudi Arabia will not deter top Wall Street executives and US business leaders from a flagship investment event starting on Tuesday where the kingdom will seek deals to reduce its economy’s reliance on oil.President Joe Biden has vowed "conseque...
Kylian Mbappe scored two goals to help Paris St Germain to a comfortable 3-0 win at Ajaccio on Friday, maintaining their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 this season.The first 10 minutes were an even affair, with Ajaccio trying to keep the ball and build possession while PSG forwards waited for a chance to a...
Lionel Messi says Argentina to not fear any team at the World Cup but he urged fans to stay calm with the tournament in Qatar less than a month away.Copa America champions Argentina, unbeaten in 35 games since 2019, were drawn with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland in Group C as they look to win their...
World,Front Page
Russia can access enough tankers to ship most of its oil beyond the reach of a new G7 price cap, industry players and a US official said, underscoring the limits of the most ambitious plan yet to curb Moscow's wartime revenue.The Group of Seven (G7) countries agreed last month to cap Russian oil...
Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest.After Truss quit on Thursday, ending her six weeks in po...
Business & Commerce
The Indian government should focus on privatisation of state-run companies instead of chasing high divestment targets, a top finance ministry official said on Tuesday, pointing to market volatility and investors' shaky appetite for risk, Reuters reports.Last fiscal year, the government raised ju...
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