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London: British tennis maestro Andy Murray has returned to the tennis court two months after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery. Murray, who has not played competitively since his first round exit at the

London: Manchester United have spent £700 million ($914m) to stand still, says Gary Neville, with there now 12 deals for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to oversee as the Red Devils prepare for another

Mumbai: Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has courted controversy again, despite only recently being brought back to the international fold following a two-year absence, after breaching a team curfew ahead of the fifth

Melbourne: Head coach Justin Langer on Tuesday said the in-form Australia in the one-day international (ODI) format have forced the selectors to make tough calls while choosing their 15-man squad for the

BARCELONA: For Barcelona fans, Lionel Messi is ‘D10S’, a combination of the Spanish word for “God” — “dios” — with the No 10 on his shirt. But Pope Francis begs to differ.

Dubai: India have retained the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship Mace as they secured the number one spot on the ICC Test Team Rankings while New Zealand have ensured second place.

London: Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane admits it is hard to motivate his side after they needed a last minute goal from Karim Benzema to beat bottom side Huesca. Benzema’s spectacular 89th-minute

Islamabad: World champions Australia completed a 5-0 whitewash over Pakistan with a clinical 20-run win in the fifth and final one-day international despite a brilliant hundred from Haris Sohail in Dubai. Sohail

London: Karim Benzema saved Real Madrid’s blushes by scoring a superb late goal to snatch a 3-2 win at home to La Liga basement side Huesca on Sunday and keep up coach

Chennai: Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that his team can’t afford to lose another game after suffering three consecutive defeats in the IPL. Stokes said there was no point in