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Ronaldo’s duel with Salah takes centre stage as Man Utd face Liverpool
MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah will go head to head for the right to be billed as the Premier League's top dog when Manchester United face arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp risked irking United…
England to play Covid-delayed India Test in 2022
LONDON: England will play the coronavirus-delayed final match of their 2021 Test series against India in July next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday.
The match was due to take place last month at Old…
Namibia make history with T20 World Cup second round spot
SHARJAH: Namibia reached the Twenty20 World Cup second round for the first time on Friday when they defeated Ireland by eight wickets.
World number 19 Namibia, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, chased down their modest target of…
Angry and hungry, Pakistan look to storm T20 World Cup
DUBAI: Pakistan have never lacked talent and Babar Azam's team will be highly motivated too when they launch their bid for a second Twenty20 World Cup title in the familiar surroundings of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday.
A…
Shiffrin eyes World Cup glory in Olympic year
PARIS: American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin will kick off her bid for more World Cup dominance in Soelden on the weekend, the Austrian resort being the first stop of a season that also features the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing in…
PSG and Messi face grudge match in Marseille
PARIS: Lionel Messi gets his first taste of French football's biggest rivalry this weekend as Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain travel to face Marseille on Sunday.
A few hours after Messi's old side Barcelona take on Real Madrid in the…
Nothing matches Pakistan-India rivalry, says Australian great Hayden
DUBAI: Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden admitted hostile cricket rivalry between Pakistan and India is unmatched and will test the two teams when they play a high voltage game in the Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
Hayden…
T20 World Cup: Kohli says Pakistan match does not make him nervous
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has made it clear he is not nervous heading into the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan clash this Sunday.
Cricket legends from both sides of the border, analysts and pundits have always said that whichever…
Ronaldo salvage job masks Man Utd’s failings
MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo's second coming at Manchester United has already produced two memorable moments with late winners against Villarreal and Atalanta to edge the Red Devils towards the last 16 of the Champions League.
However,…
Pakistan can be kings again despite India’s IPL riches, says Nazar
DUBAI: Former Pakistan all-rounder Mudassar Nazar insists his country will once again be the kings of Asian cricket despite India's rise as world beaters on the back of the riches of the IPL.
Pakistan were kings of the sub-continent from…