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West Ham manager is hoping Jesse Lingard sees his future to West Ham; Lingard is on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season; watch Manchester United vs West Ham live on Sky Sports Premier League on Sunday from 7pm David Moyes believes Jesse Lingard will want to stay at West Ham after his loan deal ends. Lingard has been in outstanding form since moving on a temporary deal from Manchester United in January. The 28-year-old England international has four goals

Ind vs Eng: England Wins 1st T20: The World No. 1 England team has registered easy 8 wicket victory over India. Chasing India’s 125 runs target, England won with more than 27 balls to spare. For England Jason Roy scored 49, while Jos Butler contributed 28 runs. Virat Kohli’s team India was no match for the England team in all departments of the game. Especially while batting India’s top order KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli failed miserably as India could only score 124

Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, a top Qatari pair, had a strong showing at the Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 4-star, but they were unable to turn a one-set lead into victory in the quarterfinals, losing to Czechia's Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner in a thrilling tiebreaker. They settled for the fifth spot at the Doha 1-star just two weeks after winning their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold as a team. Cherif, who has a habit of setting high goals, was dissatisfied

Participants of the MotoGP family visiting Doha can receive the Covid-19 vaccine. In 2021, the country greatly increased its Covid-19 vaccination schedule, and as a result of this development, it is now able to provide the vaccine to all traveling participants of the MotoGP paddock. Qatar will host all pre-season practice for all classes of the championship and the first two Grands Prix, this season, with the entire MotoGP family in attendance for up to five weeks. The Qatar government has provided MotoGP

Roberto Bautista Agut advanced to the Qatar ExxonMobil Open final for the second time on Friday, winning 6-3, 6-3 over third-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev in 74 minutes to stretch his winning streak in Doha to nine tournaments. On Saturday, he will play Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in the Doha final for a chance to win his 10th ATP Tour title. After overcoming American Taylor Fritz in two pairs (7/6 and 6/1) in the second semi-final match, Georgian player Nikoloz Basilashvili qualified for Qatar's final

The AFC has named the centralized venues for Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, contested from May 31 to June 15, 2021. The AFC announced on its website that FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar will host Group E opponents Oman, Afghanistan, India, and Bangladesh, with Japan hosting matches in Group F, including Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Myanmar, and Mongolia. Group A, which includes leaders Syria, the Philippines, the Maldives, and Guam, will be hosted

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho dismissed arch rivals Arsenal as a threat ahead of Sunday's (Mar 14) Premier League north London derby, saying he only looked up the table and not at clubs below them. Spurs are seventh in the standings with 45 points, seven points ahead of 10th-placed Arsenal, who they beat 2-0 in the reverse fixture in December when Mourinho's side were top of the league. Spurs have since lost ground in the title race and though they have not won

Roger Federer has pulled out of an upcoming tennis tournament in Dubai after returning to action following a 13-month injury layoff. The 20-time grand slam champion hadn't played competitively in over a year after undergoing two knee surgeries in 2020 but won his comeback match against Dan Evans at the Qatar Open on Wednesday. The 39-year-old was then beaten by Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili -- 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 -- in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Federer was due to continue his comeback at the Dubai

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says he is unsure whether captain Sergio Ramos will stay at the club. Centre-back Ramos, 34, is out of contract at the end of the season. The Spain international has won four Champions League, four Club World Cup and five La Liga titles in 16 years at the Bernabeu since arriving from Sevilla in 2005. "I want to be honest and I have to say I don't know what's going to happen with him," Zidane said. "We want

A magnificent bowling performance set England on the way to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over India in the first Twenty20 in Ahmedabad. Jofra Archer's 3-23 spearheaded a relentless showing from the pace bowlers, while leg-spinner Adil Rashid opened the bowling and dismissed home captain Virat Kohli for a duck. Only Shreyas Iyer, with 67 from 48 balls, got to grips with the England attack and the two-paced pitche as India struggled to 124-7. England sauntered in the chase, Jason Roy crashing 49 from

LONDON - The Premier League plans to welcome up to 10,000 fans in stadiums for the final two rounds of matches this season, chief executive Richard Masters said on Friday. The British government last month set out a four-stage easing of England’s COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Under the third stage of the “roadmap”, very large outdoor stadiums will - if all conditions are met - from May 17 be able to have up to 10,000 people or 25% capacity, whichever is lower. “Hopefully the

Defending champion Rory McIlroy’s nightmare at the Players Championship continued on Friday, with the Northern Irishman certain to miss the cut after shooting a second-round 75 that dropped him to 10-over par. The four-times major champion followed up his opening round 79 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida with another poor showing as he shot three bogeys and a double bogey en route to his worst 36-hole score since 2013. The Northern Irishman, the first defending champion to miss the cut

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the centralized venues for the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 matches scheduled to take place from 31 May to June 15, 2021. FIFA World Cup 2022 host Qatar, will welcome Group E opponents Oman, Afghanistan, India and Bangladesh with Japan set to provide the stage for the matches in Group F comprising Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Myanmar and Mongolia, the AFC said in a statement on its

New Houston Texans head coach David Culley addressed the ongoing saga with quarterback Deshaun Watson and the organization during an appearance on the "Huddle & Flow" podcast on Thursday afternoon. Culley, who was hired in January to be the successor to Bill O’Brien, expects Watson to be the team’s starting quarterback heading into the 2021 NFL season, but his response gave mixed signals to podcast hosts Jim Trotter and Steve Wyche. "He is our starting quarterback as of right now," Culley told the hosts. "He is our starting quarterback.

Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has responded to the club's links with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi, who is fast approaching the final few months of his current contract at Barcelona, has been tipped to call time on his illustrious 16-year career at Camp Nou this summer and make his way to PSG. Rumours that the Argentine's long-time rival Ronaldo could join him at Parc des Princes have surfaced this week, with Leonardo speaking out on the ongoing speculation during an interview with RMC

Roger Federer initially eyed a return at last month’s Australian Open but slow progress in his recovery convinced him to skip the Grand Slam and he said he would play in events which would help him regain his fitness before Wimbledon.  Roger Federer’s hopes of winning a fourth title in Qatar were dashed after Wednesday’s quarterfinal exit but the Swiss said his first event after two knee surgeries was just a ‘stepping stone’ as he targeted full fitness for the grasscourt season.  Federer took the

Shaw played the first Test in Adelaide and played just 6 balls in the two innings he played. He was dropped from the playing XI as Shubman Gill replaced him. Shaw was criticised heavily for his technique. Prithvi Shaw had a miserable 2020 with the bat as he failed to capitalize on the chances provided to him. The 21-year-old batting sensation had to endure a below-par season in Indian Premier League 2020 for Delhi Capitals as coach Ricky Ponting highlighted the shortcomings in

On Thursday, Roberto BautistaAgut beat defending champion Dominic Thiem 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-4 to keep his dreams of winning the Qatar ExxonMobil Open alive. At 2-2 in the decider, the 2019 champion brought his groundstrokes down the line and charged the net to take the contest's decisive break. The win improved Bautista Agut's ATP Head2Head record against the World No. 4 to 4-1. At the ATP 250, Bautista Agut now has an 8-1 record. In the championship match, the Spaniard will meet the Russian

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) was postponed last week due to a rash of COVID-19 cases involving players and officials, will restart in June, the country's cricket board announced on Thursday. After seven people, including six players, tested positive for COVID-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unexpectedly suspended its flagship tournament. The PCB, franchises, and the league's governing council have all agreed to stage the tournament again in Karachi. Following many breaches this year, the cricket board is restructuring the bio-bubble.

Virat Kohli on Thursday said that England are favourites to win the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by India later in the year. England, who are the reigning champions in the 50-over World Cup, are regarded as one of the best white-ball teams in the world as Kohli said everyone knows what they bring to the field.  When asked whether India would be favourites to lift the ICC T20 World Cup on their home soil, Kohli said, in the pre-match press conference: “No, I think