Everton key striker Wayne Rooney said he has never struck a football better in his long career than he did when scoring from inside his own half to complete his first club hat-trick against West Ham in the English Premier League (EPL). The veteran forward netted thrice to hand his side a thumping 4-0 victory over the London club on Wednesday. ...
Syrian footballer Omar Kharbin was named the AFC men's Player of the Year 2017, while Japanese Takafumi Hori won the men's Coach of the Year title here. The Syria forward has made 36 appearances for his national team scoring 16 goals since 2016. He plays for the Al-Hilal in Saudi Professional League. The 23-year-old also became the first Syr...
New Zealand will miss the services of experienced paceman Tim Southee and has brought in Lockie Ferguson as a cover for the first cricket Test against the West Indies, starting at the Basin Reserve here on Friday. Southee is expecting the birth of his child. The other notable additions to the squad include uncapped wicketkeeper Tom Blundel...
Experienced Indian centre-back and drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh feels that the six-month injury lay-off has helped him mature as a hockey player and perceive match situations differently as he gets ready for "a fresh start" at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final here, starting Friday. Rupinder was troubled by a hamstring injury in his...
Former Italy international Andrea Pirlo said he stole ex team-mates David Beckham and Ronaldinho's secrets while playing for Serie A football club A.C. Milan. The former England midfielder Beckham and ex-Brazil star Ronaldinho played along side Pirlo at AC Milan in between 2008 to 2011. "At Milan we had (David) Beckham, Ronaldinho, (Clarence) Seedor...
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon on Wednesday cautioned his teammates against complacency as they prepare to host England for the historic day-night second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval here from Saturday. Lyon said Australia was bracing for a brave fightback from the tourists, who were hammered by 10 wickets in the Ashes opener in Brisbane. ...
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Former England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior fuelled speculation of suspended Ben Stokes reinforcing the tourists after their 10-wicket loss to Australia in the Ashes opener, when the all-rounder was spotted at Heathrow airport en-route New Zealand. Delighted at Stokes' possible return, Prior took to Twitter sayi...
Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain has undergone surgery to repair a fractured finger on his left hand, the Serie A defending champions announced. The Italian football club, however, did not reveal when the Argentine forward was expected to return to competition, reports Efe. "The operation, which lasted approximately 45 minutes and concluded successfu...
Gerard Moreno's artful second-half goal enlivened an otherwise unexciting match between RCD Espanyol and visiting Getafe, allowing the hosts to break out of a slump and vault over two other football clubs into 13th place in La Liga. For Getafe, meanwhile, Monday's outcome marked the end of a four-match undefeated run, reports Efe. Just ...
Colombia's Giovanni Moreno has signed a new two-year deal with Shanghai Shenhua, the Chinese football club officials told EFE on Tuesday. The sources said that the Colombian international will be playing for the Chinese Super League team until the end of 2019 season after extending his contract, while the future of Argentina's Carlos Tevez there remain...
