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In a match that was largely low on quality, it was a standout moment of brilliance that eventually gave Real Madrid a narrow 1-0 win over 10-man Atalanta in the Champions League round of 16. Full back Ferland Mendy broke the deadlock with only four minutes remaining with a delightful goal from outside the area, after Real had put Atalanta under relentless pressure following Remo Freuler's early sending off. Atalanta defended resolutely after going down to 10 men with only 17 minutes on

The world's largest cricket stadium hosted its first Test match on Wednesday. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, hosted the third in a four-match series between India and England, the first Test match it has hosted since its refurbishment. Originally constructed in 1982 with a capacity on 42,000, an impressive renovation plan was announced in October 2015, in which the capacity was increased to 110,000 spectators. The reconstruction plan, which was completed in February 2020, meant that the stadium surpassed the Melbourne

MELBOURNE: Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Coates said on Thursday (Feb 25). "Not compulsory, we can't do that," Coates, head of the IOC's Coordination Commission for the Tokyo Games, told reporters in Brisbane. "But it is certainly being encouraged and the IOC has an agreement with COVAX where it's helping to facilitate the distribution of vaccines." COVAX is the World Health Organization's global vaccine-sharing

Raft of new signings announced during The Hundred Takeover on Tuesday, with Manchester Originals swooping for Nicholas Pooran and Shadab Khan and Kieron Pollard joining Welsh Fire; Australia Women captain Meg Lanning also joins Fire, along with compatriots Jess Jonassen and Beth Mooney Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, David Warner and Sophie Ecclestone were among the star players drafted as the teams in The Hundred boosted their squads ahead of the inaugural tournament in 2021. South Africa bowler Rabada, West Indies batsman Pooran and

Report as Pep Guardiola's men record their 19th straight win; Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus punish Bundesliga side as City take command of Champions League last-16 tie Manchester City sent out a message to their Champions League rivals with a dominant 2-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach. Although storming towards the Premier League title, City are missing the Champions League from their trophy cabinet as Pep Guardiola has yet to take them past the semi-finals, but his side are on course for a genuine

In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers explains how his side has needed to be tactically flexible to succeed this season. Possession was once Brendan Rodgers’ mantra. This is the coach whose first season in the Premier League with Swansea saw the newly-promoted side dominate the ball like no competition newcomer ever had. Only Manchester City completed more passes. His commitment to this passing game resulted in Swansea being applauded from the pitch at Anfield that season. He

Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West has been the symbol of the league since 1969 Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving isn’t afraid to speak his mind. And like many others across the league, Irving wants to see change when it comes to the NBA logo. Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West has been the symbol of the league since 1969, but Irving believes that the league should do whatever it takes to make the late Kobe Bryant the new logo. "Gotta Happen," Irving wrote on his Instagram. "Idc what anyone

As part of arrangements and preparations for the 2021 Qatar Cup final, to be played between Al Duhail and Al Sadd on Friday, Feb. 26, at the Al Duhail Stadium, the Qatar Stars League (QSL) held a Co-ordination Meeting at its Headquarters in Al Bidda Tower in the presence of the Executive Director of Sales, Marketing and Communication at the QSL Hassan Rabiah Al Kuwari, Director of Media and Communication at the QSL Abdullah Saleh Al Sulaiti, and the Head of Football Operations

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has named Brisbane, Australia as the preferred bidder to host the 2032 Olympic Games. The IOC's future host commission recommended the body enters "targeted dialogue" with Brisbane bid organisers and the Australian Olympic Committee. Several cities and countries had expressed an interest in hosting the Games, including Indonesia, Budapest, China, Doha and Germany's Ruhr Valley. Sydney hosted the 2000 Olympic Games. The state of Queensland hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Brisbane was praised for its high percentage

MADRID: Lionel Messi soared past Luis Suarez to become La Liga's top scorer on Wednesday (Feb 24) by adding his 17th and 18th goals of the season in a much-needed 3-0 victory for Barcelona over Elche. Barca had followed up last week's crushing Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain by drawing at home to Cadiz on Sunday but eased the strain with a comfortable win at the Camp Nou. Messi's double owed much to a pair of superb assists, with a supreme dribble

Liverpool's Premier League title hopes are over and the main target now is to win the Champions League, forward Sadio Mane said. Liverpool ripped up the record books last season on the way to their first English top-flight title in 30 years, but a season marred by injuries and poor form has left the club sixth and trailing leaders Manchester City by 19 points. "Our target from the beginning was the Champions League, the Premier League and also Cup games. And now, I

BUDAPEST: Bernardo Silva scored once and set up another as Manchester City eased to a 2-0 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday (Feb 25), extending their winning run to 19 games in all competitions. City, who are unbeaten in their last 26 matches, have a huge advantage for the March 16 return leg in Manchester after Silva headed in a pinpoint Joao Cancelo cross in the 29th minute to put them in front. The Portuguese midfielder

As India got the upper hand in their vital day-night third test against England yesterday, Axar Patel took six wickets, bowling out their competitors for 112 and then coming within 13 runs of leading the way. In the final over, only the absence of Captain Virat Kohli ruined India's opening day when they advanced to 99 for three at the world's largest cricket ground with Rohit Sharma on 57 and Ajinkya Rahane on one. With Patel taking the starring role, spin bowlers overtook

Defending champion Cherif Younousse and Qatar's Ahmed Tijan lived up to their legacy yesterday when they won their first two Pool-A matches (main draw) at the Doha Beach Volleyball Cup. The 13th-placed Qatari pair on the FIVB World Tour first vanquished Pavel Shustrov-Alexey Gusev's Russian team 2-0 (21-14, 21-17) at the Gharafa Beach Complex courts and defeated Joe El Azzi and Salba Chafic of Lebanon 2-0 later that evening (21-8 21-11).

A group of 85 riders from 27 countries across the world has come to Doha to participate in the groundbreaking CHI Al Shaqab Commercial Bank Presented by Longines 2021 event, to be held at Al Shaqab's Longines Arena from 25-27 February. 138 horses have arrived in the capital of Qatar to take part in an international equine tournament of world-class standard. CHI Al Shaqab, an affiliate of the Qatar Foundation, is hosting CHI Al Shaqab for the eighth time, and riders will again

This afternoon, on the hunting and shooting fields in Giza, the official training for the skeet competitions was concluded within the program of the World Cup for Shooting Cartridges hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt during the period from the twenty-second of the current month of February to the fifth of next month (March) with wide participation represented by thirty-three teams competing in the skeet and soil and competitions Mixed. It is noteworthy that more than fifty athletes in the singles category

Virat Kohli wants India to approach the pink-ball Test against England like a normal five-day match but with the sessions reversed, the home captain said on the eve of the third test in Ahmedabad from Wednesday. Virat Kohli wants India to approach the pink-ball Test against England like a normal five-day match but with the sessions reversed, the home captain said on the eve of the third test in Ahmedabad from Wednesday. Kohli's century helped India crush Bangladesh by an innings and 46

OSLO: Norway’s national football team will play their first home World Cup qualifying game at a neutral venue in Spain next month because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The Norwegian football federation said on Tuesday the game against Turkey on March 27 will be played in Malaga instead of Oslo. No fans will be allowed to attend. Norway will begin their World Cup qualifying program with a game at Gibraltar on March 24 before going to Spain to play Turkey

The official ambassador delegate for Football World Heritage of UNESCO, Princess Rani Vanouska T-Modely visited Aspire Academy and met with football student-athletes and coaching staff, during one of the football training sessions. The UNESCO Official was met and welcomed to the world-renowned institution of youth sport development by Aspire Academy Deputy Director General, Ali Salem Afifa, who went on to accompany her to the academy outdoor football pitches where Aspire Academy football training sessions were taking place. "l am happy to come to

Real Madrid travel to Bergamo as Atalanta BC welcomes them to the Gewiss Stadium for the Champions League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday. The build-up to this nervy affair seems somewhat gloomy from a Real Madrid perspective because of all the injuries that have plagued the first team. Gasperini’s free-scoring side has qualified in second place from Group D – behind holders Liverpool, while 13-time Champions Real Madrid managed to top Group B after a shaky start to proceedings and only sealed their place in