Unai Emery has warned Aston Villa that fatigue will be no excuse as his side aims to emulate the most memorable night in the club’s history against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Emery’s team will face Bayern at Villa Park in Birmingham in a repeat of its shock 1982 European Cup final victory over the German…
Ravichandran Ashwin. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who on Day 1 of the second Test against Bangladesh, had broken the record of Anil Kumble of most Test wickets in Asia by an Indian, added another feather to his glittering cap on Day 5 in Kanpur on…
Andrés Iniesta to retire on October 8: A look at the Spanish legend’s legacy, for country and club
India produced a heist with a staggering all-round display against Bangladesh in Kanpur. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) India gave their quest to play the World Test Championship (WTC) final for a third straight edition a massive boost with a convincing win against Bangladesh in KanpurNEW DELHI: India took a big step towards…
Spain and Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta is set to retire from professional football at 40. The midfielder, considered one of the most influential midfielders in football history, will formally announce his decision in a ceremony on October 8. A product of Barcelona’s famous academy, ‘La Masia’, Iniesta featured 674 times for the senior team, scoring…
Jasprit Bumrah finished with 3/17 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With Bangladesh 9 wickets down, India went for the kill. The first session was extended by 30 minutes but the veteran Mushfiqur Rahim was at it again, putting up a frustrating and stubborn resistance.Jasprit…
PREVIEW Arsenal will deploy a potent weapon when it bids to exploit Paris Saint Germain’s set-piece vulnerability in Tuesday’s Champions League showdown. Mikel Arteta’s side has emerged as Europe’s preeminent force at corners and free-kicks thanks to its set-piece guru Nicolas Jover. Having worked with Arteta on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City coaching staff, Jover was…
Virat Kohli exchanges words with Mitchell Johnson after hitting him for a boundary at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 28, 2014. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s aggression against Australia has been a defining feature of his career, particularly in Test cricket. His fiery temperament, combined with his exceptional batting ability, made…
In the final 10 minutes of the Arsenal vs Leicester City Premier League game over the weekend, when the home side got a flurry of corner kicks, one couldn’t help but think the Gunners would finally make one count. Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori had come close before. And right on cue, in the fourth minute…
The next most-awaited news ahead of Indian Premier League’s (IPL) ‘Big Auction’ later this year is the list of players that the 10 franchises decide to retain, which is expected to be known soon. The Board of Control for Cricket in India and the IPL Governing Council have cleared the decks by announcing the Player…
