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Achraf Hakimi's dramatic injury-time winner rescued Paris Saint-Germain a 2-1 victory at bottom club Metz on Wednesday as the capital giants maintained their 100 percent start to the Ligue 1 season despite the absence of the injured Lionel Messi. Achraf Hakimi's dramatic injury-time winner rescued Paris Saint-Germain a 2-1 victory at bottom club Metz on Wednesday as the capital giants maintained their 100 percent start to the Ligue 1 season despite the absence of the injured Lionel Messi. Moroccan full-back Hakimi, a 60-million-euro

Barcelona made it three games without a victory on Thursday as a goalless draw with Cadiz further weakened Ronald Koeman's position as coach. Barcelona made it three games without a victory on Thursday as a goalless draw with Cadiz further weakened Ronald Koeman's position as coach. Frenkie de Jong was sent off in the 65th minute at the Ramon de Carranza stadium but holding on for a draw will earn little credit for Koeman, who was also shown a red card in injury-time.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan said that his side is finally playing a brand of cricket associated with head coach Brendon McCullum. After registering an emphatic seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan said that his side is finally playing a brand of cricket that is associated with head coach Brendon McCullum. Rahul Tripathi and Venkatesh Iyer played knocks of 74* and 53, respectively, as Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders produced a clinical performance for the second successive game to tame Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in an IPL 2021 match. Rookie Venkatesh Iyer left many in awe of his talent as Kolkata Knight Riders produced a clinical performance for the second successive game since IPL's resumption to tame the mighty Mumbai Indians by seven wickets and enter the top-four in the points table in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Iyer (53 off 30), playing his second IPL game, displayed the

Sept 23 - Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot in the list of the world's highest-paid soccer players from Lionel Messi, according to Forbes. Ronaldo, 36, rejoined United from Juventus in August after 12 years away, while Messi has swapped boyhood club Barcelona to join Paris St Germain. Forbes said Ronaldo, among the world's most popular athletes with over 500 million followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, is set to make $125 million before taxes in the 2021-22 season, with

IPL 2021 Points Table: Delhi Capitals (DC) climbed back to top of the table after defeating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 33 on Wednesday, in Dubai. Delhi Capitals (DC) resumed their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign with a win against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 33, at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday. Kagiso Rabada took three wickets to restrict SRH to 134 for nine after 20 overs. Facing a target of 135, DC cruised to 139 for two in 17.5 overs,

Anrich Nortje, with his extreme pace, is a great asset to have, said Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant after their win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. South African Anrich Nortje, with his extreme pace, is a great asset to have as he became the difference between a score of 134 and 160 during Delhi Capitals' eight -wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad, feels winning team captain Rishabh Pant. Norte returned with figures of 2/12 in his 4 overs, but more importantly scared David Warner with raw

IPL 2021: All-round Delhi Capitals beat SunRisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to go top of the points table. South African bowlers Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada helped set up an eight-wicket win for Delhi Capitals on Wednesday in an Indian Premier League match that went ahead despite a SunRisers Hyderabad player testing positive for coronavirus. Hyderabad left-arm quick Thangarasu Natarajan and six of his close contacts were isolated hours before the latest match in the Twenty20 tournament in Dubai. An IPL release said

Luis Suarez scored twice, including an injury-time winner, as Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat 10-man Getafe 2-1 and move top of La Liga on Tuesday. Luis Suarez scored twice, including an injury-time winner, as Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat 10-man Getafe 2-1 and move top of La Liga on Tuesday. Hosts Getafe took the lead through Stefan Mitrovic on the stroke of half-time, but the game changed when Carles Alena was sent off in the 74th minute. Reigning champions

Punjab Kings (PBKS) fans didn't take kindly to the omission of Ravi Bishnoi from the team's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Tuesday, with many taking to Twitter to troll head coach Anil Kumble over the line-up. Chris Gayle, who was celebrating his 42nd birthday on Tuesday, was also missing from the playing XI. While Gayle's omission surprised many, including Sunil Gavaskar and Kevin Pietersen in the TV studio, fan favourite Bishnoi's omission upset others. With speculation linking

IPL 2021, PBKS vs RR: Despite their loss to Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings had plenty of positives to take, including a stunning diving catch by Fabian Allen. Rajasthan Royals (RR) sealed a thrilling final over win against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 32 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season on Tuesday at the Dubai International Stadium. Despite the defeat, Punjab had plenty of positives to reflect on including some brilliant batting by KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. One moment which stood

Final over heroics from Kartik Tyagi guided Rajasthan Royals to win by 2 runs vs Punjab Kings. Fast bowler Kartik Tyagi bowled a sensational last over as Rajasthan Royals pulled off an incredible two-run win over Punjab Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) thriller on Tuesday. Punjab required four runs off the last six balls but Tyagi dismissed Nicholas Pooran (32) and Deepak Hooda (0) and gave away only one run to snatch the win for his team from the jaws of

Sept 21 - Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso has stopped taking the knee before matches this season because the anti-racism gesture is "losing a bit of strength", the 30-year-old said. Players and staff have been taking a knee prior to kickoff since the league returned to action in June last year to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Alonso said he has decided to stand while other players kneel and will instead point to the "No Room For Racism" badge on

Doha, September 20 (QNA) - The Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) announced the postponement of the Gulf Cup tournament (Gulf 25), which was scheduled in the Iraqi city of Basrah in December 2021, to be held in January of 2023 instead. The announcement was made during the extraordinary meeting of the AGCFF's General Assembly, which was held Monday with the presidency of HE President of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani. The decision of the

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) produced a clinical performance as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by nine wickets in match 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Monday. With the win, KKR are back in contention in the race for top four while RCB's net run-rate took a hammering after a heavy defeat. On Tuesday, Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals will go head-to-head and the winner of that contest will go level on eight points with Mumbai Indians. IPL Points Table

REUTERS VALENCIA, Sept 19 - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti praised his side for refusing to give in even when they were playing poorly, with his side snatching a 2-1 LaLiga win at Valencia after scoring two late goals on Sunday. Valencia took the lead in the second half with a strike from Hugo Duro but Vinicius Jr levelled in the 86th minute before sending in a cross for Karim Benzema to head the visitors in front two minutes later. Real also pulled

Chelsea's dominant second-half performance was rewarded with goals for Thiago Silva, N'Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger in a comfortable 3-0 victory at London rivals Tottenham Hotspur that sent them joint top of the Premier League on Sunday. The emphatic scoreline did not look likely in the first half as the home side's energetic display allowed them to more than match Chelsea. But Spurs simply had no answer when the Blues found another couple of gears after the break. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel's decision

Virat Kohli will step down as captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after the 2021 season, the player said on Sunday. Kohli this week also gave up the captaincy of India's Twenty20 side to manage his immense workload, saying he would not continue in the role after this year's World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. "This will be my last IPL as captain of RCB. I'll continue to be an RCB player till I

REUTERS MUMBAI, Sept 16 - Inordinately long toilets breaks or medical timeouts at critical moments could soon be a thing of the past in men's tennis with the ATP Tour planning to impose stricter rules, a source at the men's governing body told. The practice has long been a bugbear of players, most recently at the U.S. Open where Stefanos Tsitsipas was accused of gamesmanship by Andy Murray for taking a lengthy trip to the bathroom at a critical point in their first-round

Al Sadd fought back from a goal deficit to beat Qatar SC 3-1 in Week 2 of the 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League at the Khalifa International Stadium on Thursday Sebastian Soria (39th minute) opened the scoring for Qatar SC, but Al Sadd fought back with goals from Andre Ayew (63rd minute), Guilherme Torres (78th minute) and Baghdad Bounedjah (83rd minute). In the sixth minute, Akram Afif found defender Mohammed Waad with a low flick inside the Qatar SC box, but the latter