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According to reports in the Saudi Arabia media, the 39-year-old told the committee that the gesture was one of victory and common in Europe. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vJH0nt9

Pogba was provisionally suspended after testing positive for testosterone. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BxYCtob

Casemiro stooped to head in an 89th-minute goal to seal United a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PdxIQfr

23-year-old Haaland's first four goals against Luton were all assisted by Kevin De Bruyne from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/s0iPjQx

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Virgil van Dijk has headed Liverpool to a record-extending 10th English League Cup trophy by securing a 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Yse1bLy

A new era at Manchester United has gotten off to a disappointing start as the team lost ground in the race for Champions League qualification with a 2-1 home loss against Fulham from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7fLlDFq

FOOTBALL | The talk is around the many injured players in the team, with goalkeeper Sachin Suresh the latest to join the list that includes the team’s star Adrian Luna from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FhpCjMt

The buildup to the match against Mainz was dominated by speculation over the future of Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso, with his former clubs Bayern and Liverpool looking for new coaches for next season. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/j8yx7af

The Brentford striker, coveted by some of England and Europe’s biggest clubs, has not been shy about his desire for a move. His goal-scoring return to action, after serving an eight-month ban for breaching FA gambling rules, has only heightened the speculation over his future from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g4LWeEk

AC Milan advanced to the round of 16 in the Europa League despite a 3-2 loss at Rennes in the second leg of their playoff from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PKmqDdQ

The Alves case was the first high-profile sex crime since Spain overhauled its legislation in 2022 to make consent central to defining a sex crime from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5HYQfnK

The Indian defence did a fine job to see out the rest of the time and secure a memorable win. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SfosQCM

The injury potentially threatens Diogo Jota’s involvement in the European Championship in Germany starting in June. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/EGOdqYm

Girona, the season's early pacesetters, were unbeaten in 15 successive league games until their 4-0 thrashing by Real Madrid nine days ago from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/luYvoxz

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Oliver Glasner led Eintracht Frankfurt to the Europa League title in 2022 before leaving last year. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/V1uBI7X

21-year-old Rasmus Hojlund has now scored in six successive Premier League games — the youngest player ever to do so. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I3BeofT

The team will leave for Turkey on Monday for the tournament in which India had participated twice in 2019 and 2021 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/x5HA6zF

City have kept just seven clean sheets in 24 Premier League games this season. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DGXw9lN

The win takes MBSG to the second spot with 29 points from 14 matches; Liston, Cummings, Petratos, and Sahal find the net for the home side from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JQxCBK4

The former Red Devils player and manager has welcomed the arrival of INEOS owner Jim Ratcliffe, who is set to acquire a minority stake in the club. In the cut-throat world of the Premier League, Solskjaer says United risks ‘falling behind if we are staying in the same place’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hmbAfry

PSG declined to comment, but a second person with knowledge of Mbappe’s decision said the terms of his departure were still being worked out with the club from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7eWOfog

FOOTBALL | Both Chennaiyin and Kerala Blasters will go for the win following their run of poor results of late from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/U7q5jRY

The Premier League had nine teams in the top-20 earning clubs, with an average revenue of €323 million. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yWCKg2s

Lazio captain Ciro Immobile converted a penalty kick when Bayern was reduced to 10 men midway through the second half from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AZXULip

Sociedad dominated the game for long spells despite missing key players through injury, until Mbappé’s goal in the 58th minute from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LDzpVtU

FOOTBALL | “We are in a tough group,” says chief coach Satheevan Balan from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ynFVqSg

Brazil is only in sixth place in South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zgkErGY

Díaz stepped up in Bellingham's absence on Tuesday, leading Madrid to a 1-0 win at Leipzig in the round of 16 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0NWfUO9

The 3-1 win was Chelsea’s 13th straight league win over Crystal Palace — a club record. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MWYXZpn

Punjab climbs from the 11th to the ninth spot in the table while the Blasters remain on the third rung from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GefDMnp

EBFC will be missing its Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva to suspension while its Spanish duo of Pardo and Saul Crespo remain uncertain with injury from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3n2kLPi

Sébastien Haller scored late to lead host nation Ivory Coast to a remarkable Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the final on February 11, 2024. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kNEqidH

Real Madrid top the standings with 61 points, five ahead of second-placed Girona from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sKJgc5F

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Beijing's football association announced Saturday it will not organize a friendly scheduled for March between Argentina and the Ivory Coast from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Y5qDr7v

Akram Afif scored a hat trick of penalties to secure back-to-back Asian Cup titles for Qatar in a 3-1 win against Jordan from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iKPghOL

Even in such an expensively assembled squad of world-class talent, the 32-year-old Belgian’s game-changing genius stands out. The Sky Blues looked a lesser power when he was out injured. With De Bruyne back, City has what it takes to win a fourth straight Premier League title from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hJNWsak

‘I imagined myself being Marco van Basten or Zico. And when it actually happened in 1999, it was all a blur’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wkMWomn

The 31-year-old, a World Cup semi-finalist with England and Europa League winner with Manchester United, has been a free agent since leaving Nottingham Forest at the end of last season. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mRVKP5b

Haller's 65th-minute goal against Congo continued a remarkable recovery by the Ivorians who were almost eliminated in the group phase but will now take on Nigeria in Sunday's final. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/N073r6P

The victory propels BFC (14 points) from eleventh to sixth on the points table from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/C9AHiXO

FOOTBALL | Coach Ramon feels the struggling Indian team needs players like Sajeesh from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LRzTe3B

FOOTBALL | The Southern rivals will seek to get their campaigns back into gear from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KIzwLyT

Inter Miami plays a 34-match regular season, in addition to other competitions. Messi, 36, is the latest in a long list of aging sports stars who have been held out of competition as part of a load management plan. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DXRtOAJ

On Cristiano Ronaldo’s birthday, a quiz on one of the greatest footballers of all time from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rh5btyj

Hojlund stars in Manchester United’s 3-0 win over West Ham; Chelsea thrashed by Wolves from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7HK6kUS

The tournament that will be hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico will begin on June 11 at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RAfKsJj

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Barcelona, along with rivals Real Madrid, are the only clubs still supporting the breakaway Super League project. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8EOsVvP

The napkin, bearing the date December 14, 2000, bears the signatures of agents Horacio Gaggioli, Josep Maria Minguella and Barcelona's then-sporting director, Carles Rexach, who met at a tennis club in Barcelona. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pXK17ev

The German, who changed the club’s fortunes, will go down as one of the Reds’ greatest managers. His players want to harness the emotion of his departure to ensure his trophy-laden reign ends with more silverware. Replacing the 56-year-old will be no easy task, however from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tA5yG8R

Odisha had found the breakthrough and began pushing forward, as the opposition’s defence had become slightly disoriented by then. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XANSb5J

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Rashford gave United an early lead before Wolves fought back to level the game in stoppage time; then, Mainoo scored from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yN3SGTY

Messi played only the final 7 minutes while Ronaldo sat out the fixture as he is recovering from a calf injury from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/o5irBSg

The 4-1 thrashing was Jurgen Klopp’s 200th win with Liverpool from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eDqYuhH

Ronaldo is recovering from a reported calf injury and will not be fit in time to play in the exhibition match between Al-Nassr and Inter Miami from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pHCxq2L

After the injury, Jhingan has been recommended not to participate in competitive matches by medical professionals from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GLJDWQ7