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London, Aug 6 : Newly-appointed Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza has revealed that he is planning to convince recently retired captain Lionel Messi to make a comeback to the national team.The star talisman bid adieu to international football following Arg…

Johannesburg, Aug.6 : Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has said that his side’s upcoming Community Shield clash against Manchester United is not a friendly one, while vowing the last seasons’ Premier League champions would give their maximum in o…

Karachi, Aug.6 : Former Test player Shoaib Mohammad has called on Pakistan to put relentless pressure on England in the third Test if they want to create history by becoming the first Asian side to win at Edgbaston.In reply to England’s first innings s…

Melbourne, Aug.6 : Australian coach Darren Lehman has slammed his side’s disappointing performance by describing it as `not up to the international standard` after the Steve Smith-led side face the prospect of series loss against Sri Lanka on Day Three…

Barbados, Aug.6 : West Indies’ Darren Sammy, who led the Caribbean side to WorldT20 glory, revealed that he had been sacked from the post of the skipper in a 30-seconds telephonic conversation with the head of the selectors.Posting an emotional video o…

Rio de Janeiro, Aug.6 : Indian contingent, led by ace shooter Abhinav Bindra, marched their way out in the middle as the Rio Olympics kicked off in a spectacular fashion with a colourful opening ceremony here at the Macarana Stadium on Saturday.The ope…

Galle, Aug 5 : Sri Lanka remained on course to secure a Test series victory over Australia after day two of the second match saw a total of 21 wickets tumble on a manic Friday at Galle International Stadium.Chasing an improbable 413 runs for victory, A…

Melbourne, Aug 5 : Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc has revealed that he is greatly inspired by Wasim Akram, saying it would be great if he could become half the bowler like the Pakistan legend.According to Starc, Akram-who was an absolute geni…

London, Aug 5 : Admitting that his behavior was ‘unacceptable and petulant’, England pace spearhead James Anderson said that he has apologised to both umpires for his behavior on the second day of the third Test at Edgbaston.The 34-year-old received tw…

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.5 : Indian hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh, a self confessed foodie, has been forced to curb his diet to improve his goalkeeping ability.Known in world hockey circles as “The Wall of India”, Sreejesh was put on a strict diet b…