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London :Usain Bolt’s football debut for the Central Coast Mariners lasted about 20 minutes against an amateur local team and with almost 10,000 people in the crowd. The eight-time Olympic gold medalist

London :Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was voted Player of the Year for last season by European soccer body UEFA , ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah with Lionel

Islamabad :The national selection committee announced an 18-member training camp for the 2018 Asia Cup, scheduled to be played in the UAE from September 15-28. The Inzamamul Haq-led committee made the announcement

London :Second seed Roger Federer defeated a frustrated Benoit Paire 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 at the US Open to set up a third-round match against Nick Kyrgios. Despite the win Federer was far

West Ham United diced with a potentially embarrassing League Cup second round defeat by 10-man AFC Wimbledon before fighting back to win 3-1 against their third-tier opponents. However, Premier League Cardiff City

Southampton :Former England skipper Alec Stewart believes the pressure of expectations on Virat Kohli is far higher than it was on Sachin Tendulkar, praising his single-minded effort to help India rally to

Sydney :Usain Bolt is set to get a first taste of competitive football tomorrow in a much-hyped game, but the sprint superstar admits he is nervous with his fitness levels not up

Jakarta :Indian heptathlete Swapna Barman’s mother will finally get to see her daughter after her historic gold medal winning feat at the Asian Games in Jakarta . “Medal na jitle bari firbo

Mumbai :India captain Virat Kohli feels cricket is losing out on quality because of the “commercial aspects” which are taking over the game and also criticised proposed experiments such as the 100-ball

SOUTHAMPTON: Jonny Bairstow is ‘very keen’ to keep wicket for England in the fourth Test against India at Southampton despite a broken finger as the hosts look to seal the five-match series.