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Getafe’s Cristoforo thrilled to return to La Liga


Madrid, Sep 4: Getafes Uruguayan midfielder Sebastian Cristoforo said on Tuesday that he is happy to return on loan to the Spanish football league, where he previously played at Sevilla. The 25-year-old midfielder was the last deal for Getafe in this summers transfer window, reports Efe. I always like the Spanish league, since it...

Historic performances, big lows mark India’s Asiad show


New Delhi, Sep 4: A record medals tally along with matching the largest ever gold medal haul, success in little known sports and disappointments in wrestling, boxing and kabaddi were the hallmarks of Indias performance at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta. India ended up at the eighth spot with 15 gold, 24...

Shooter Mitharval strikes gold in 50m pistol


Changwon (South Korea), Sep 4: Indias Om Prakash Mitharval clinched gold in the mens 50m pistol event here on Tuesday, claiming his countrys third gold medal at the ISSF World Championships. The 23-year-old shot 564 with 12Xs to finish ahead of Serbias 34-year-old Damir Mikec (562 with 8Xs) and Lee Daemyung (560 with...

Pakistan drop Hafeez, Shah from Asia Cup squad


Lahore, Sep 4: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selectors on Tuesday dropped seasoned campaigners Mohammed Hafeez and Yasir Shah from the Sarfraz Ahmed-led 16 member squad for the Asia Cup, to be played in the United Arab Emirates from September 15. The selection committee headed by the new PCB chairman Ehsan Mani has however...

Germany look to rebuild after disastrous World Cup


Berlin, Sep 4: Two months after Germanys early group exit from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, team head coach Joachim Loew is facing the toughest test of his coaching career. His side lines up against world champions France in the newly-formed Nations League in Munich this Thursday evening. While the countrys...

Keisuke Honda begins training Cambodia football team


Phnom Penh, Sep 4: Former Japanese striker Keisuke Honda, who was recently appointed the head coach of the Cambodian football team, oversaw a training session at the Olympic National Stadium here on Tuesday. Honda, who had recently announced his retirement from international football, looked relaxed as he interacted with the Cambodian national team...

Woakes, Pope added to England squad for final Test


London, Sep 4: England selectors on Tuesday recalled Chris Woakes and Ollie Pope for the fifth and final Test against India, with former skipper Alastair Cook set to play his final match at The Oval here from Friday. England wrapped up a 3-1 series victory after clinching the fourth Test at Southampton by...

Hima downplays controversial statement (IANS Interview)


New Delhi, Sep 4: Star sprinter Hima Das on Tuesday backtracked from her statements against two individuals from Assam whom she had accused of exerting tremendous pressure ahead of her flunked 200 metre semi-final at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. Hima has clarified that the statements came in the heat of the...

T10 will modernise cricket, feels Watson


Dubai, Sep 4: Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes that the T10 format will help modernise the sport and will definitely be an exciting spectacle for the viewers. Watson, who will lead The Karachians in the second edition of the T10 league, starting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 23, said...