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London :Real Madrid announced the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Italy’s Juventus, with the Portuguese superstar saying the time had come “for a new stage” in his life. “Today Real Madrid wants…

London :Algerian international Riyad Mahrez secured his move to Manchester City , with the Premier League champions paying a reported club-record 163;60 million Euros ($79.6 million) for the winger. It comes seven…

Joe Root’s exclusion from the Twenty20 series decider against India on Sunday will fuel the England test captain’s desire to improve going into this week’s opening one-day international between the sides, interim…

Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has tested positive for a banned substance and will be charged later on Tuesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said. The PCB announced in June that a…

Being scheduled to play last on Court One on ‘Manic Monday’ is something Novak Djokovic is getting rather used to – and also getting rather fed up with. A year after his…

Barcelona: Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo from Gremio on a six-year deal after an agreement by the clubs in March, the Spanish champions said on Monday. The…

London: Divij Sharan has reached the Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time in his career as he combined with Artem Sitak to stage yet another dramatic comeback after being by down…

Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed the Rio Olympics bronze medal by a whisker, took the women’s vault gold medal and claimed the fourth place in balance beam in the Mersin World…

Pleased with the performance of the South African players in their practice game against Sri Lanka Board President’s XI, coach Ottis Gibson urged the batsmen to play a positive brand of cricket…

The German FA is demanding Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil explain his reasons for being photographed with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the World Cup. The president of the German FA (DFB) Reinhard Grindel insists fans…