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From Belfast to the World Cup – Mc...

From Belfast to the World Cup – McDermott's American odyssey

From Belfast to the World Cup – McDermott's American odyssey **Northern Irishman Navigates Global Stage as Ghana Gears Up for World Cup Showdown** A journey that began on the football pitches of Belfast has culminated in a prominent role on the world’s grandest stage, as Mick... read more »

Tyrone to meet Kerry and Monaghan will f...

Tyrone to meet Kerry and Monaghan will face Louth

Tyrone to meet Kerry and Monaghan will face Louth **GAA Football Championship: Blockbuster Quarter-Final Pairings Revealed** The draw for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals has thrown up a captivating set of fixtures, pitting some of the nation’s premier Gaelic... read more »

How do you stop Messi, Mbappe, Haaland a...

How do you stop Messi, Mbappe, Haaland and Kane?

How do you stop Messi, Mbappe, Haaland and Kane? ## The Gauntlet of Goalscorers: Tactical Dilemmas Posed by World Cup’s Elite Strikers The FIFA World Cup, a tournament synonymous with breathtaking skill and tactical chess matches, is currently witnessing an unprecedented concentration of... read more »

Hodgkinson withdraws in tears as Anning ...

Hodgkinson withdraws in tears as Anning wins 400m

Hodgkinson withdraws in tears as Anning wins 400m ## Anning Smashes Record to Claim 400m Crown Amidst Hodgkinson’s Heartbreak **Manchester, UK** – The Alexander Stadium was a theatre of contrasting emotions on Saturday as Amber Anning delivered a performance for the ages to secure the... read more »

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Younis Khan’s unbeaten 171 helps Pakistan chase record total, sea...

Younis Khan remained unbeaten after a brilliant 171 as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final Test to win the three-match series 2-1 at Pallekele on Tuesday. Chasing a daunting 377-run... read more »

Ravi Shastri slashes hard at reports of rift betwe...

RAVI Shastri doesn’t deny rumours, he quashes them. And he does so in characterstically bombastic fashion. At a time conspiracy theories abound... read more »

My job is to perform and cement my place in the team

Being on the fringes of Indian cricket team for years can be a tad frustrating but Manoj Tiwary has learnt to live with it and is now preparing for the... read more »

Australia, New Zealand set to play first day-night Test...

In a bid to revive dwindling interest in Test cricket, Australia and New Zealand have joined forces to meet in the game’s first day-nighter later this... read more »

Rahane wishes to emulate Dhoni’s calmness, Virat&...

India’s new ODI captain Ajinkya Rahane has insisted that he wants to emulate a blend of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s calmness, Virat Kohli’s... read more »

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Messi back with 2 goals as Barcelona wins opener

Lionel Messi scored twice to help 10-man Barcelona start the Spanish league with a 3-0 win over Elche in the debut of coach Luis Enrique on Sunday, with the Argentina star looking eager to put last... read more »

Manchester United sign Di Maria for £59.7 million

Manchester United broke the British transfer record when they completed the signing of Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria for £59.7 million on... read more »

FIFA rejects Barca’s appeal against transfer ban

FIFA launches official iOS, Android apps

FIFA has rejected Barcelona’s appeal against a transfer ban that would unable the club to sign players until January 2016 once the current transfer... read more »

Arsenal win FA Community Shield

Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta (C) lifts the Community Shield alongside teammates Santi Cazorla (R), Tomas Rosicky (2nd R) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (L) after... read more »

Xavi retires from national team

Xavi Hernandez, Spain’s leading playmaker in its run of three major titles, has retired from international duty after a disappointing World Cup. “I have... read more »

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India draw 2-2 with Ireland in women’s hockey; win Test ser...

New Delhi: The series already in their pocket, Indian eves round off their Ireland tour with a 2-2 draw against the home team in the third and final hockey Test in Dublin. India had earlier defeated... read more »

Punjab beat Odisha to retain Junior Men National h...

Chennai: Punjab closed the championship in style, as they stunned Hockey Odisha 6-2 in the finals of the 4th Hockey India Junior Men National... read more »

Hockey India League: Mumbai Magicians bloom too late in...

Mumbai Magicians stunned Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3-2 on the latter’s home turf at the Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow, on Tuesday. Though the result was... read more »

Hockey : Black Sticks fume at failure to fire

Hero Hockey World League Final

Bitter disappointment at failing to produce their best when it really mattered will be tempered by satisfaction at strides taken by the New Zealand Black... read more »

India take lead then lose grip

Hero Hockey World League Final

Hosts take rare two-goal lead over Australia, but go down 7-2 in the end. Never in recent memory has the Indian hockey team led by two goals against... read more »

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