Ben Stokes quits alcohol to aid hamstring injury
England’s Test captain Ben Stokes has quit drinking alcohol during his ongoing hamstring injury rehabilitation in an effort to be battle-ready for the upcoming Ashes series against traditional rivals Australia. The flamboyant cricketer said he gave up drinking at the start of the year in the hope abstinence would hasten his...
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Great Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship
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KKR, RCB pick Shivam Shukla, Muzarabani as replacements
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News about India pulling out of Asia Cup speculative, says BCCI secretary
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Free to push his limits: Gagan Narang on Neeraj Chopra
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Focus shifts to rebuilding as CSK, RR face off in contest for pride
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Shubman Gill is thinking cricketer, says GT Coach
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He cost Man United $69 million, took Ronaldo’s No 7 jersey — then things went wrong
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Alcaraz clear favourite for French Open
Carlos Alcaraz is the clear favourite for the French Open. Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is back from his doping ban, though, and building himself back up to full strength day by day. Those were the verdicts after Alcaraz beat Sinner to win the Italian Open a week before Roland Garros starts on...
Lineker to step down from BBC after sharing media post on Zionism
Gary Lineker, the England soccer great-turned-media celebrity, will leave his role as a presenter for the BBC after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism which featured a picture of a rat. The 64-year-old Lineker, who is the British national broadcaster’s highest-paid presenter on about 1.3 million pounds ($1.7...
Muriel, Pašalic each score goal to help Orlando beat Miami 3-0
Fort Lauderdale (US), May 19 (AP) Luis Muriel scored a goal just before half time, Marco Pašalic added a goal early in the second half and Orlando City beat Inter Miami 3-0 in the Florida Derby to extend its unbeaten streak to 11 consecutive games. Orlando City (6-2-6) has not...
Indo-British Rai is 19th, Scheffler wins PGA by five shots
Indo-British Aaron Rai closed the second Major of the year with a 69 to finish tied 19th, the best among the three players with an Indian connection, at the PGA Championship here. Rai totalled two-under 282 with rounds of 67-72-74-69. Akshay Bhatia missed the cut, while Sahith Theegala withdrew with a...
Reeling team must stick together: Lionel Messi
Fort Lauderdale (US), May 19 (AP) After Inter Miami was routed 3-0 by Orlando and fell to 1-5-1 in its last seven matches across all competitions, Lionel Messi, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and 2022 World Cup champion — who rarely gives interviews after matches — told Apple TV that...
Diksha finishes tied-9th at Dutch Ladies; Hitaashee tied-12th
Hilversum (Netherlands), May 19 (PTI) Indian golfer Diksha Dagar came up with steady 71 in the final round to finish tied-9th with an overall score of 4-under 212 in the Dutch Ladies Open, a part of the Ladies European Tour, here. It was the 24-year-old Diksha’s fourth top-10 finish as...
Sindhu, Prannoy eye turnaround at Malaysia Masters
Star Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy will look to script a turnaround in fortunes when they lead the country’s campaign at the $475,000 Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament beginning here on Tuesday. Both Sindhu and Prannoy have endured a tough phase of late, struggling with form and...
