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Dak Prescott, Cowboys agree to lucrative contract extension

The Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have finally agreed to a long-term deal. According to multiple reports, the Cowboys are signing their franchise quarterback to a four-year, $160 million deal, which includes $126 million guaranteed. The first three years of the contract will reportedly average $42 million per year. The deal also includes a no-trade and no-tag clause, ESPN reported, citing sources. It has been a long-time coming for Prescott and the Cowboys. Last season, Dallas placed the franchise tag on Prescott after they were unable to agree to

Liverpool: 10 key stats on their collapse in form

Liverpool were beaten 1-0 by Fulham on Sunday, registering their sixth successive defeat at Anfield in the Premier League; Liverpool have slipped to eighth in the table with Gary Neville describing their recent drop off in form as "bizarre" So why has it gone so terribly wrong? Liverpool are now smashing records for the wrong reasons. Having steamrolled to glory last season, the Reds have now lost six home games on the bounce. Jurgen Klopp's side were beaten 1-0 by Fulham at Anfield on Sunday
World Test Championship Final Moved From Lord's To Southampton: Sourav Ganguly

World Test Championship Final Moved From Lord’s To Southampton:…

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly announced on Monday that the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will be held at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton from June 18 to 22 this year. India will play their inaugural World Test Championship final against New Zealand at Southampton's Ageas Bowl Stadium from June 18-22, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed on Monday. Initially, the final was supposed to be held at the Lord's but Southampton, with a five-star facility inside the stadium, will make
Ravichandran Ashwin Wins ICC Men's Player Of The Month Award For February

Ravichandran Ashwin Wins ICC Men’s Player Of The Month…

Ravichandran Ashwin had a sensational Test series against England, returning a haul of 32 wickets and a century to boot. Ravichandran Ashwin has won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for February after his all-round display in the Test series against England. Ashwin not only finished as the top wicket-taker in the 3-1 series win against England, but also scored his seventh Test century. He scored 176 runs in the three matches in February and took 24 wickets in the month.

Al Khelaifi: Qatar ExxonMobil Open is New Challenge for…

HE President of the Qatar Tennis, Squash, and Badminton Federation (QTF) Nasser bin Ghanim Al Khelaifi said that the 29th Qatar ExxonMobil Open, which kicked off Monday, is a new challenge for the organizing committee after the success of the Qatar Total Open. In a statement on Monday on the sidelines of the start of the main round of the tournament, Al Khelaifi underscored that the State of Qatar looks forward to achieving accomplishments at all levels, point out that the QTF committees

Qatar ExxonMobil Open’s Main Round Kicks Off

The main round of Qatar ExxonMobil Open, organized by the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation, kicked off today at Khalifa International Complex, with the participation of a large number of the world's top ranked players. The organizing committee said the top four players: Austrian Dominic Thiem, Swiss Roger Federer, Russian Andrei Rublev and Canadian Denis Shapopalov will not compete in the first main round, which will be held over two days, and that they will start their career from the second round,

Nagyerdei Stadion in Hungary Hosts Qatari National Team’s first…

The Qatar Football Association has selected Nagyerdei Stadion in the Hungarian city of Debrecen as alternative to Generali Arena Stadium to be the venue for the first three matches involving Qatar this month in the European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will be held this month. The change came due to the strict procedures for movement between European countries because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated the national team to make changes to the venues after an agreement with UEFA

Novak Djokovic breaks ATP record for weeks at number…

Novak Djokovic says it has taken "a lot of blood, sweat and tears" to break Roger Federer's record of 310 weeks ranked as world number one. The 33-year-old Serb set the record on Monday for most weeks at number one in the 48-year history of the ATP rankings. "My family have supported me for day one," Djokovic won his 18th Grand Slam singles title and his ninth Australian Open crown in Melbourne last month. Djokovic, whose longest continuous run at the top was

SC’s social media platforms deliver exponential growth as Qatar…

Range of accounts engage with football fans, media and valued stakeholders as country gears up for FIFA World Cup™ Anticipation is building across the globe as Qatar ramps up preparations for the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East and Arab world. Qatar will host the 22nd edition of football’s premier international tournament in under two years’ time. Eight stadiums will host 64 matches over 28 days, with more than a million fans expected to descend on Qatar from all corners of
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Another great Tiger Woods comeback is possible, say orthopedic…

Tiger Woods could return to competitive golf within a year, top orthopedic surgeons said on Wednesday, but the road back from serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash will be a long and gruelling one. Already credited with one of sport’s great comebacks when he returned from back surgery to win a fifth Masters in 2019, ending an 11-year majors drought, Woods will have to be even more resilient if he is to overcome the damage done in Tuesday’s accident. The 45-year-old

Salute The Soldier fires away on Super Saturday

Three weeks after winning the second round of the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge, the six-year-old from Sepoy replicated that by also taking the spoils in the third round of the Challenge, the final dress rehearsal before the World Cup. Salute The Soldier raised trainer Fawzi Nass and jockey Adrie de Vries hopes of winning the big one — the $12 million Dubai World Cup in three weeks time, following a scintillating run on ‘Super Saturday’. Three weeks after winning the second round
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Swiss Open: World champion PV Sindhu finishes with silver…

The 25-year-old Indian, who had won the coveted World Championship gold medal here in 2019, couldn't match the speed and accuracy of Marin during her 12-21, 5-21 defeat in the final that lasted only 35 minutes. Basel: World champion PV Sindhu finished a distant second-best in the Swiss Open final after being completely routed by Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain in a lop-sided women's singles title clash on Sunday. The 25-year-old Indian, who had won the coveted World Championship gold medal in

India vs England: Hosts face selection dilemma with plenty…

Ahmedabad: The Indian team management faces a problem of plenty going into the five T20 Internationals against England, an assignment that marks the beginning of the side's build-up to this year's T20 World Cup at home. There are 19 players available for selection and with two in contention for each slot, the XI for the five games, starting in Ahmedabad on Friday, will be an indication of how head coach Ravi Shastri, captain Virat Kohli and bowling coach Bharat Arun are looking at

Novak Djokovic takes Roger Federer’s world number one record,…

Novak Djokovic began his 311th week as the No 1 player in the men's rankings on Monday. Novak Djokovic on Monday set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one, surpassing Roger Federer whose hold on a record-equalling 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb's sights. The 33-year-old Djokovic, already the winner of 18 majors, has time on his side with Federer turning 40 in August. He is also a year younger than Rafael Nadal who also has
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Swiss Open 2021: Tepid Indian performance at Basel a…

The early exits of Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen did them no favours as they fight to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. It is not so much the prize money available at relatively lower level tournaments like the just-concluded Swiss Open Super 300 (which offered a pot of $140,000) that is of importance to most of the top-25 international Badminton players as the points that are up for grabs, and which could determine qualification for the quadrennial Olympic Games. Players poised tantalisingly
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European Indoors: Teenager Keely Hodgkinson storms to 800m gold…

Teenager Keely Hodgkinson further enhanced her reputation by taking 800m gold for Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships. The Wigan athlete, who turned 19 on Wednesday, led for much of the race and held off Pole Joanna Jozwik to win in two minutes 3.88 seconds. This is Hodgkinson's second major senior title having won the national outdoor crown last year. "I didn't think about the pressure because I'm only 19," she said. "I still have things to learn. I kept the relaxed
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Roger Federer never considered retirement despite 14-month absence from…

Roger Federer says he never seriously considered retirement in his 14 months away from tennis, and is returning as he feels "the story's not over yet". The 20-time Grand Slam champion is competing at this week's Qatar Open. It will be his first tour appearance since losing to Novak Djokovic in last year's Australian Open semi-finals. "I know it's on the rare side for almost a 40-year-old to come back after a year being out. What's important is I'm injury and pain-free," he

SC’s social media platforms deliver exponential growth as Qatar…

Anticipation is building across the globe as Qatar ramps up preparations for the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East and Arab world. Qatar will host the 22nd edition of football’s premier international tournament in under two years’ time. Eight stadiums will host 64 matches over 28 days, with more than a million fans expected to descend on Qatar from all corners of the globe. The final will take place at Lusail Stadium on 18 December 2022 – Qatar’s National Day. It

Liverpool ‘too big’ to sacrifice Premier League for European…

Liverpool waltzed to the Premier League title last season, but a campaign marred by injuries and poor form has left them in seventh on 43 points from 27 games, four points adrift of fourth place. Liverpool will not give up their pursuit of a top-four spot in the Premier League to focus solely on winning the Champions League, manager Jurgen Klopp has said. Liverpool waltzed to the Premier League title last season, but a campaign marred by injuries and poor form has left

Vinesh Phogat wins gold, reclaims number one rank; Bajrang…

Vinesh Phogat won her second gold medal in as many weeks with a dominant win in the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event and reclaimed the top rank in the her category. Living up to the expectations, star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won her second gold medal in as many weeks with a dominant win in the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event and reclaimed the top rank in the her category. The 26-year-old World bronze medallist and the only Indian woman wrestler to have