Brazil leads World Cup qualifying group, Uruguay beats Colombia

Brazil unconvincingly beat Venezuela 1-0 at home, but that was enough for coach Tite’s team to take the lead in South American World Cup qualifying with nine points from three matches even as Uruguay defeated Colombia 3-0.

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Lack of backline backup could upstage Liverpool's title defence

The problem for Liverpool is complicated by the lack of bench strength in defence. Missing a centre-back of Van Dijk’s influence and other key defenders may not be a complete doomsday scenario but can seriously hurt their prospects.

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The clay too is greener on the other side

For Ankita Raina, who has been a professional tennis player since 2009, it’s odd to have experienced a new surface on the tour after more than a decade.

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World Cup qualifiers: Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay face injury issues

For Brazil, forward Philippe Coutinho is out. Argentina will be missing striker Paulo Dybala. And Uruguay will have to do without midfielder Federico Valverde.

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Rafael Nadal earns his 1000th win in an empty and silent stadium

Nadal reached his milestone amid a cathedral-like silence Wednesday in a 20,000-seater stadium left completely empty because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Champions League: Liverpool rout Atalanta, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich win

A complete round up of the latest results from Champions League matches featuring Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and others.

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Wales manager Giggs arrested on suspicion of assault: Reports

“Police were called at 10.05pm on Sunday to reports of a disturbance. A woman in her 30s sustained minor injuries but did not require any treatment,” a newspaper quoted a statement from Greater Manchester Police as saying.

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Jinx ended, promising signs for Arteta's Arsenal

Improving Gunners make strong statement with first win at Old Trafford in 14 years after Pogba mistake leads to a penalty.

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Vardy-inspired Leicester making another strong start to EPL

Jamie Vardy helped to create first-half goals for Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans before scoring himself in the 76th minute at Elland Road as Leicester climbed to second place — a point behind Liverpool — at the end of the seventh round. Tielemans added a penalty in injury time.

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Villarreal beat Valladolid, move to 3rd place in Spain

The win put Villarreal one point behind second-placed Real Madrid and two fewer than leader Real Sociedad. Madrid has a game in hand.

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Jota seals Liverpool comeback win against Sheffield Utd

Liverpool were seeking a first win in three league games and in a frantic start to the encounter they fell behind in the 13th minute when Sander Berge netted from the penalty spot.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov retires after choking out Gaethje at UFC 254

The undefeated 32-year-old Dagestani collapsed in the centre of the octagon and sobbed following his defeat of Gaethje. On getting up he took off his gloves and said: “This is my last fight in the UFC.”

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After football, will other sport resume in India?

Even though the football season is set to resume in India, experts remain divided over the resumption of other sports.

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Pandemic kicks women's football to touch in India

When the pandemic jettisoned sport, Bala’s Rangers career was one league game old. The women’s league in Scotland will resume on Sunday– Bala’s team will play Heart of Midlothian on the opening day– but women’s football is likely to be the hardest hit among all sport by Covid-19.

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After fall, judoka Vijay Yadav dreams again

From being ranked 60 in the world in Dec 2017, he finished 2018 as the world No 22, a ranking that would have given him automatic entry into the Olympics.

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India now a force to reckon with in Asia: Sunil Chhetri

Today we are a tough team to play against. We are not a pushover, but a force to reckon with in Asia. But, it’s just the beginning. We have to traverse a long path which is tougher and steeper, writes Sunil Chhetri.

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'Biggest fraud I've ever seen': Cristiano Ronaldo's sister Katia Aveiro goes on...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister Katia Aveiro called the whole thing a “fraud”, and expressed her frustrations on Instagram.

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World Cup Qualifiers: Hat-trick for Neymar as Brazil trump Peru, Argentina go j...

Neymar scored twice from the spot and once in added time to lead Brazil, which twice rallied from behind, while Lionel Messi’s Argentina line-up topped Bolivia 2-1.

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Roland Garros: One man's land

Thirteen titles at a single Slam is an outlandish number. How many more Majors can Rafael Nadal win on Parisian clay?

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NBA: LeBron's Lakers win it for Kobe

The Lakers played Game 6 in their original jersey, but ‘Black Mamba’ was on their minds all along.

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