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Report and free highlights as Andros Townsend and Patrick Van Aanholt go closest to providing Crystal Palace's first ever league double over Manchester United in bore draw at Selhurst Park; United missed chance to pull clear of third-placed Leicester Nemanja Matic's 12th-minute effort proved to be Manchester United's only shot on target as a limp 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace left them 14 points off leaders Manchester City. United dropped points for the seventh time in their last 10 Premier League games and

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has revealed that he plans to retire by June 2023 at the latest but won't rule out hanging up his boots sooner. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has revealed that he plans to retire by June 2023 at the latest but won't rule out hanging up his boots sooner. The 43-year-old's contract with the Turin club expires at the end of the season and a renewal is yet to be agreed with the Italian champions. "Look, in my head, there

The Portuguese forward guided a composed finish past Spezia goalkeeper Ivan Provedel in a 3-0 Serie A win for the Italian champions to mark the 600th league appearance of his career in typical fashion. Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score at least 20 goals in the last 12 seasons in a top five European league on Tuesday to continue his charge towards sealing one of the few individual awards left for him to win: Serie A top scorer. The Portuguese forward

Quetta Gladiators baffled Multan Sultans by 22 runs on Wednesday to earn their first victory in the Pakistan Super League. In the first game, Babar Azam and Mohammad Nabi's century partnership helped the reigning champion Karachi Kings beat Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets. With eight points from five games, Karachi has climbed to the forefront of the league. With six points, Peshawar is in second place. However, Quetta's win ended a 13-match winning streak for teams chasing down the goals since the match

Sania Mirza, a former world number one in doubles, said she felt fine on the court on Wednesday. Sania and her Slovenian partner Andreja Klepac defeated Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-2, 6-0 in the Qatar Total Open doubles' semifinals Wednesday. The two 34-year-olds also advanced to the six-day tournament's semifinals. Sania claimed that she is no longer infected with COVID-19, which kept her isolated for two months. Sania said she had only light preparation when the COVID-19 pandemic

LeBron James exploded for 38 points but it was not enough to prevent the Los Angeles Lakers from sliding to a 114-104 defeat against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. A testy clash between the Western Conference rivals saw Phoenix star Devin Booker ejected for two technical fouls during the second half before the Suns rallied to close out the win. James led the scorers and chipped in six assists and five rebounds, but a Lakers offense still missing the injured Anthony Davis failed

India skipper Virat Kohli (pix) on Wednesday credited India's Test success to not moaning about pitches as he fuelled controversy over spin tracks that have dominated the series against England. "There is always too much noise and too much conversation about spinning tracks," Kohli said on the eve of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad. "The reason for our success has been that we haven't cribbed about pitches that we played on and we would continue to play like that as a team." England

Spinner Ashton Agar produced the best bowling performance in Australia's Twenty20 international history as they defeated New Zealand by 64 runs at Wellington Regional Stadium on Wednesday. Agar's match-turning six for 30, including three in one over, derailed a New Zealand fightback as Australia avoided a series loss in the third Twenty20 international. Under-fire skipper Aaron Finch also hit 69, his best T20 international score for more than two years, and Glenn Maxwell smashed 70 from 31 balls as the tourists' batting line-up

The perfect shooting was an oddity. The dimes were more than what you would expect from a backup point guard. But the steals, the steals were what made T.J. McConnell's triple-double Wednesday night shocking. McConnell had nine steals in the first half and 10 for the game, to go with 16 points (8 for 8 from the floor) and 13 assists in the Pacers' 114-111 win over the Cavaliers. To show just how eye-popping this feat was, here are some historical notes: The

SHEFFIELD: A poacher's goal from David McGoldrick gave bottom side Sheffield United a 1-0 home win over Aston Villa on Wednesday (Mar 3), as they overcame Phil Jagielka's sending off to grab their fourth Premier League victory of the season. The home side took the lead on the half-hour mark when McGoldrick started an attack with a sweeping pass out to George Baldock and then timed his run perfectly, stealing in at the far post to bundle home the wing back's cross-shot. The

DOHA: India's Sania Mirza said the elusive dream of winning a medal at her fourth Olympics in Tokyo this year motivated her to return to the WTA circuit after a year-long gap. Mirza, paired with Slovenian Andreja Klepac, reached the semi-finals in the women's doubles at the Qatar Open on Wednesday (Mar 3), her first tournament since Feb 2020 when she played at the same Doha event. The 34-year-old, who recovered from COVID-19 in January, said she wanted to avenge the defeat she

Few people will envy the man elected to be the new president of FC Barcelona. The upcoming election -- to be held on Sunday, just days after four senior officials were arrested -- is arguably the most important in the club's history and comes at a time of crisis that appears to be deepening by the day. Historic debts, reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo to be more than one billion dollars, forced Barcelona into a fire sale of some of the most

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his Manchester United side need to find their "spark" again after they were held at Crystal Palace - a third goalless draw in a row for the visitors. The Red Devils never really looked like scoring in a drab encounter at Selhurst Park, with their failure to win a blow to their already slim Premier League title hopes. The result means Manchester United are 14 points behind leaders Manchester City, with the two sides meeting on Sunday. Asked about

Barcelona overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit as they beat 10-man Sevilla 3-0 after extra time in a Copa del Rey semi-final full of drama and incident. Martin Braithwaite got the decisive goal, a diving header early on in the additional 30 minutes. Ousmane Dembele had opened the scoring for Barca, who lost the first leg 2-0. Lucas Ocampos missed a penalty for Sevilla, who then had Fernando sent off just before Gerard Pique dramatically levelled the tie at 2-2 in added time. Barca,

Kieron Pollard struck six sixes in one over off Akila Dananjaya, who had earlier taken a hat-trick, in West Indies' extraordinary six-wicket Twenty20 defeat of Sri Lanka. West Indies captain Pollard became only the third man to strike six maximums in an international. In his previous over, Dananjaya had removed Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran. West Indies chased their target of 132 in 13.1 overs in Antigua. The tourists had been restricted to 131-9 before the drama really began. In the

Rahane said the pitch for the fourth Test starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday would be similar to the one used in the previous Test. India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said the pitch for the fourth Test starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday would be similar to the one used in the previous Test but the game could pan out differently since India and England will go back to playing with the traditional red ball. The third Test, played with the pink ball, finished within a

India vs England: The latest to weigh in on the pitch debate is former Pakistan captain Inzamam-Ul-Haq, who has blatantly expressed that such a wicket is not good for the health of Test cricket. Even with one day to go for the fourth and final Test match between India and England, the debate surrounding the third Test match at the Narendra Modi Stadium is as hot as ever. The match that saw India wrap up a 10-wicket-win inside two days – the first

International soccer sensation Zlatan Ibrahimovic is doubling down on his message that athletes should stick to sports after Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said he was the wrong target for criticism.  Ibrahimovic said in an interview with Discovery+ on Thursday that it was "a mistake" for James and other athletes to get involved with politics which prompted the NBA star to fire back saying: "I'm kind of the wrong guy to actually go at because I do my homework." On Tuesday during a news conference, Ibrahimovic stood his ground.  "Athletes

In a statement posted on Twitter, McDermott said he used a 'terribly inappropriate analogy in making a point about staying together as a team despite the loss' Creighton coach Greg McDermott apologized Tuesday for urging his players to "stay on the plantation" in a postgame locker room talk following a loss over the weekend. In a statement posted on Twitter, McDermott said he used a "terribly inappropriate analogy in making a point about staying together as a team despite the loss." McDermott, who is white,

England batter Beaumont scored 71, 72 not out, and 88 not out against New Zealand; 29-year-old leapfrogs Australia captain Meg Lanning in batting charts; England begin three-match T20I series against New Zealand in Wellington on Wednesday Tammy Beaumont has risen to top spot in the International Cricket Council's women's one-day international batting rankings after a superb run of form in England's 2-1 series win in New Zealand. Beaumont scored 71 in Christchurch and unbeaten efforts of 72 and 88 at Dunedin as she