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Mallorca vs Barcelona: Marcus Rashford benched for La Liga 2025-26 clash even after timely registration

The 2025/26 La Liga season began with a highly anticipated clash between Barcelona and Mallorca at the Estadi Son Moix on Saturday (August 16). Marcus Rashford, Barcelona’s high-profile loan signing from Manchester United, has not been named in the starting lineup, even though he was registered on time. Barcelona’s registration challenges Barcelona’s preparations for the […]

11 times! Irfan Pathan recalls fiery rivalry with Shahid Afridi: ‘I showed him who the real Pathan is’ | Cricket News

Irfan Pathan and Shahid Afridi NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has opened up about his long-standing on-field rivalry with Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, recalling both the personal barbs and the cricketing battles that defined their encounters.Pathan, who had immense success against Pakistan in his career — taking 67 wickets and scoring 807 runs, including […]

Watch: Olympic champion Noah Lyles stunned; Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson wins 100m at Silesia Diamond League | More sports News

Noah Lyles of the United States. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson defeated Olympic champion Noah Lyles in the 100m race at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Saturday.This marked their first encounter since the Olympics in Paris last year, where Lyles secured gold by a margin of just five-thousandths of a […]

‘Small margins’: South Africa captain Aiden Markram opens up after series defeat to Australia | Cricket News

Aiden Markram of South Africa (Photo by Emily Barker/Getty Images) South Africa captain Aiden Markram acknowledged small margins led to their defeat as Glenn Maxwell‘s unbeaten 62 guided Australia to a narrow two-wicket win in the final T20I at Cazalys Stadium on Saturday. The victory secured a 2-1 series win for Australia.“Good game of cricket, […]

Karun Nair reflects on big lesson from mixed comeback in England Test series

Senior batter Karun Nair admitted that his biggest frustration during his long-awaited return to the Indian Test team was his inability to convert promising starts into substantial scores in the recently concluded five-match series against England. Nair earned a recall to the national side after seven years, following a string of highly productive domestic seasons, […]

Sidharth loses to top seed in Bali ITF semifinals

Sidharth Rawat was beaten 6-2, 6-4 by top seed Arthur Gea of France in the semifinals of the $30,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Bali, Indonesia, on Saturday. The results: €91,250 Challenger, Todi, Italy: Doubles (semifinals): Daniel Cukierman (Isr) & Johannes Ingildsen (Den) bt Arjun Kadhe & Vijay Sundar Prashanth 6-3, 6-4. $30,000 ITF men, […]

Asia Cup: Full list of champions, hosts and results of each edition | Cricket News

India’s players and team members celebrate with the trophy after winning the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa Stadium in 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) The Asia Cup is the continent’s premier international cricket tournament, first held in 1984 under the banner of the Asian Cricket Council […]

D Gukesh finishes tied sixth at St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, Levon Aronian wins title

World Champion D Gukesh finished tied sixth at the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament as Levon Aronian of the USA took home the title on Friday, August 15. Gukesh ended the campaign with 18 points in total after enduring a tough campaign. On the final day of the event, the Indian grandmaster raised the […]

St. Louis Rapid and Blitz chess: Levon Aronian wins title; Gukesh ends tied sixth

World champion GM D Gukesh finished tied sixth as Levon Aronian of USA convincingly won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz that concluded in St. Louis. Gukesh raised visions of a great comeback on the final day of the event as he raced to 3.5 points from his first four games. Conceding a draw to […]

Will Markram overcome his poor run of form in 3rd T20I between South Africa-Australia?

Cairns [Australia]. August 16 (ANI): As South Africa plays Australia in a crucial decider third T20I, all eyes will be on skipper Aiden Markram to overcome his barren run of form, not having hit a half-century since October 2022. The series between Australia and South Africa is currently level at 1-1. Markram has not performed […]