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ISLAMABAD (AP) — While India is Asia’s obvious contender for the World Cup title, there are four other nations from the continent which could pose problems for highly-ranked teams. Among them, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are former World Cup winners. Bangladesh and Afghanistan are relatively new to the scene. Bangladesh has improved with every outing …
Novak Djokovic enhanced his credentials as the greatest threat to Rafael Nadal winning a 12th French Open title next month after he beat Dominic Thiem on Saturday to reach the Madrid Open final. If Nadal overcomes the talented Stefanos Tsitsipas later on Saturday, it will be the Spaniard and Djokovic in Sunday’s final, in what …
When Sunderland last played at Wembley, eight weeks ago, Max Power could not get into their XI. The Black Cats midfielder has started every game but one since – and even then he came off the bench in the opening half-hour. His first season on Wearside has not run smoothly for Power, a much-heralded signing …
People will bemoan the gulf in class. This was supposed to be competitive football at the top level. But Lyon’s one-sided mauling of Barcelona is not something to be criticised, and instead should be celebrated as a testament to investment, to equality. The long-term project of the club president, Jean-Michel Aulas, is paying dividends and …
Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary Indian cricketer, will make his debut as a commentator during the World Cup , beginning in England and Wales on Thursday. Tendulkar will be present in the commentary box during the tournament opener between hosts England and South Africa to be played at The Oval in London. The Master Blaster will …
The U.S. women’s national team is well aware the rest of the world is catching up. Long dominant on the international stage, the No. 1-ranked Americans are heading to France for the Women’s World Cup with any number of teams potentially in position to topple the defending champions. Among the challengers are host France, upstart …
The Champions League: Manchester City’s final frontier. After a clean sweep of domestic trophies in a staggering 2018-19 campaign, and after claiming five of the last six competitions available in England, only Europe needs to be conquered by Pep Guardiola and his juggernaut team. The manager knows it. At a Lionel Messi-led Barcelona, Guardiola guided …
HUDDERSFIELD, England — The most worrying thing for Manchester United right now, as their last hope of qualifying for the Champions League slipped away at Huddersfield with Sunday’s 1-1 draw, is that there is no guarantee things will get better any time soon. Players will come and go over the summer as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer …
By Norm Elrod (CBS New York/CBS Local) — The 101st PGA Championship, which will tee off Thursday at Bethpage Black, welcomes possibly the strongest field to ever play a major. Until Justin Thomas withdrew with a wrist injury, all 100 of the world’s top 100 players were scheduled to appear. Losing a top-five player certainly …
WASHINGTON: India’s re-elected government and its new foreign minister S Jaishankar will have tricky trade and defence strategy issues to navigate with the United States despite continued uptick in relations, following the Trump administration’s give-no-quarter approach to ties with even its best allies and partners. On top of the list is India’s decision to go …