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With a brutal, physical style and competitiveness that sees constant underdog victories, there have been countless world-class players who have struggled to make the grade in England's top tier. As a result, the select few players who manage to lift the Premier League title are worthy of all the praise they receive, especially when only seven clubs have managed the feat since 1992. Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Leicester City stand alone in the exclusive club of sides to have lifted one of

Australian spin legend Shane Warne has offered a unique answer to the question of how to swing the ball without using saliva or resorting to tampering in a post COVID-19 world — make one side of it heavier to ensure that it doesn’t need any shining. Warne feels it can help fast bowlers generate swing even on flat wickets and permanently eradicate ball-tampering. “Why can’t the ball be weighted on one side so it always swings? It would be like a taped tennis ball or

In order to “move on” you have to leave behind all the players preventing you from doing so. I think it’s safe to say we can all agree on that. And right now, Arsenal needs nothing more than to properly move on. This summer will be their first full attempt to do so under Mikel Arteta. Arteta was given the job and asked to clean up the mess Unai Emery left behind. While he’s done admirably, a big next step is actually sweeping those broken pieces

Former India chief selector MSK Prasad has responded to veteran batsman Suresh Raina’s comments that selectors should take more responsibility when dealing with senior players. While explaining the reason behind Raina’s failure to make a comeback in the Indian team, Prasad said the southpaw was not picked due to his poor form in the 2018-19 domestic season. Raina, who has appeared in 226 ODIs and 78 T20Is apart from 18 Tests, last played for India in July 2018 in England after which he

Gordon Taylor has revealed playing less than 45 minutes per half has been proposed ahead of the return of football in England. There has been no professional football in England since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, and players' union boss Taylor does not envisage a return until at least the middle of June. The Premier League launched 'Project Restart' in a bid to conclude the 2019-20 campaign, with games potentially played at neutral venues in England or even overseas. World governing body FIFA has

Now every fan remembers Sachin Tendulkar’s of the desert storm match which remains fresh in the archives of our memories. The match between India and Australia, Coca Cola Cup 1998 was held at Sharjah was a massive desert storm stopped the play when Sachin Tendulkar was batting. During one of the interviews, the Master Blaster spoke about being struck by fear since it was the first time he saw something like this. The first thought that cropped up in his mind was that

The Portuguese attacker returned to Turin on Monday after spending almost two months in his homeland Cristiano Ronaldo will be placed in quarantine for two weeks after the Juventus star returned to Turin. The Portuguese attacker spent almost two months in his native Madeira as the coronavirus pandemic struck Italy, forcing the country into lockdown. Ronaldo was expected back on May 18, when clubs were initially scheduled to return to training. The Italian government moved that date forward to May 4 after many regions gave permission for training

Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson would have been on the non-stop IPL treadmill with the Rajasthan Royals if the pandemic hadn’t brought life to a stop. The 25-year-old is innovating when it comes to practice but is also learning to do nothing and enjoy the idleness. In a chat with The Indian Express, the talented youngster talks about being moved by the plight of migrant workers during the lockdown, why he considers himself fortunate, and the challenges of staying away from the game. Excerpts: How have you managed to

India Women’s ODI captain Mithali Raj believes that the pause in sporting activity due to the coronavirus pandemic has evened out the competition and there will be no favourites for the 2021 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. With lockdowns in place almost everywhere in the world, sport finds itself in limbo, with games suspended and strict social distancing norms in place. “Access to gyms is restricted and play has been put on hold. So the 2021 World Cup is pretty much open and there

On-loan Juventus defender Cristiano Romero revealed his first experiences in Serie A and how facing Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala changed his life. The 22-year-old was speaking on Instagram about his first season with Genoa and how he had to jump in at the deep end shortly after arriving from Argentina. “I could have immediately gone on loan to Crotone in Serie B,” he began, “but they advised me to do the pre-season with Genoa. “I played friendly matches against Zenit and an Austrian team

India skipper Virat Kohli, limited overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma and tennis star Sania Mirza were among sports personalities, who took part in an online concert to raise funds to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 2 lakh people globally. As part of the initiative by ‘iFor India’, actors, musicians, singers, sportspersons and business leaders came together to entertain people from their homes in a bid to help the COVID-19 pandemic cause. The proceeds from the concert will go to the India

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is using the coronavirus lockdown to step up his return to fitness after an injury-plagued season. Pogba had made just eight appearances for United this season before the health crisis forced the suspension of the Premier League in March. The French World Cup winner hasn’t played a single match in 2020 due to his persistent ankle problems. His last appearance came in a December 26 win over Newcastle, but Pogba has been keeping fit during the virus break

No shaking, no showering, no sharing, no signing. Welcome to what the world of tennis could look like once government restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic have been lifted. On Friday, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), issued a set of guidelines for local and national-level competitions."They emphasize that decisions made by governments take precedence and that tennis (either competitive or recreational) should not be played until governments have sufficiently relaxed any restrictions that are currently in place," said an ITF statement. The guidelines include arriving at a venue already

he Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Friday that the World Championships in 2021 is being moved from August to later in the year. The prestigious tournament is now scheduled to be held from November 29 to December 5 at the Carolina Marin Stadium in Huelva, Spain. The World Championships was scheduled to be held in August but it has now been postponed due to the delay in the Tokyo Olympics. The Games were postponed to 2021 due to the outbreak of the

India are no more the No. 1 ranked-Test team as Australia have become the new table-toppers in the longest format of the game, according to the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings updated on Friday. India have now slipped to the 3rd spot on the ICC Test rankings with Australia taking the top spot and New Zealand jumping to the 2nd position. Australia have 116 rating points, New Zealand 115 and India 114 in the latest rankings. "India have yielded the top spot

NBA superstar Michael Jordan may have retired years ago, but his off-court appeal remains as strong as ever.The former Chicago Bulls star has largely stayed out of the limelight since he walked away from basketball nearly two decades ago. So much so, he once turned down a jaw-dropping amount of money for a two-hour appearance at an event, his former agent said this week.David Falk appeared on WFAN's "Boomer and Gio," where he discussed how picky his famous client was when it came to projects. "I brought

The Premier League has told its clubs only "approved venues" will be used, raising the possibility of matches being played at neutral grounds. Liverpool, chasing their first title for 30 years, lead the table by 25 points with nine games remaining, while the league hopes to restart on 8 June. The league's "Project Restart" envisages the season resuming behind closed doors because of social distancing measures in place to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Liverpool say they are "disappointed" with Anderson's comments. The national

With tennis suspended until at least mid-July, the Scot emerged triumphant in a contest of 16 leading ATP players who had all swapped their racquets for PlayStation 4 controllers. David Goffin was Murray's victim in the final, with the world number 121 edging out the Belgian 7-6 (5) on the Tennis World Tour video game. Murray, who reached the final by walkover after Diego Schwartzmann had a "connection issue", twice served to stay in the contest and trailed 5-4 in the tie-break before

Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis have lost their Cricket Australia contracts after falling out of favour with the national selectors over the past 12 months, leaving both with a particularly steep battle to return to international cricket whenever it resumes after the coronavirus pandemic. Alongside Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh, Ashton Turner and the retired Peter Siddle, Stoinis and Khawaja were broadly expected to be missing when the list was announced on Thursday, but their absence for the first time in some years

It is evident from the release of ‘The Last Dance’ that Michael Jordan found vast success in his NBA career with the Chicago Bulls. ESPN & Netflix partnered to release the 10-part docuseries that highlight his final season with the Bulls, the year Jordan won his sixth NBA title and achieved the double three-peat. He has accomplished so many things in his life. Jordan has always been a competitor and always wants to win. However, there is one thing he has remained unsuccessful at. Jordan has been trying