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Manchester United forward Anthony Martial will miss Saturday’s FA Cup final against Manchester City due to a hamstring problem. The Frenchman sustained the injury after coming off the bench against Fulham on Sunday in United’s final game of the Premier League season, AFP reports. “Anthony Martial is out of Saturday’s FA Cup final against Manchester City due to injury,” United ...

Indian cricket superstar M.S. Dhoni said he will look to return for the next IPL season after he led Chennai Super Kings to a record-equalling fifth title over Gujarat Titans in what many believed to be his last match. Ravindra Jadeja hit a six and four off the final two balls as Chennai chased down their revised target of 171 ...

Roberto Mancini picked on Monday a provisional 26-man squad for the upcoming Nations League finals in the Netherlands next month. European champions Italy face Spain in the competition’s last four on June 15 with either Croatia or the Dutch hosts awaiting in the final should the Azzurri win, AFP reports. Mancini has not picked anyone from Inter Milan or Fiorentina, ...

Veteran batter Mahmudullah Riyad’s World Cup hope appeared to be over after he failed to make the cut in the 26-member squad, which started a preparation for the upcoming Afghanistan series on Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Assistant coach Nic Pothas guided the first day’s training as the head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is yet to reach in Bangladesh. The ...

Kylian Mbappe was voted the Ligue 1 player of the season for the fourth successive time Sunday after helping Paris Saint-Germain win a record 11th French title. The France star has scored 28 goals in the league this term and is on course to finish as the division’s top scorer for the fifth season running. “It’s a pleasure, I always ...

Paris Saint-Germain clinched a French record 11th league title on Saturday as Lionel Messi scored in a 1-1 draw away at Strasbourg. Messi’s opener was cancelled out by a Kevin Gameiro equaliser, but the result gave PSG an unassailable four-point lead over second-placed Lens with one match of the season remaining. PSG moved ahead of the previous record of 10 ...

West Indies A secured a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh A in the second unofficial Test match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground. Kevin Sinclair’s all-round performance helped the visitors take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Winning the toss, West Indies A decided to field first and restricted Bangladesh A to 237 all out in the first ...

Erik ten Hag said Manchester United are back where they belong after a 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea on Thursday secured a return to the Champions League next season. Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford were on target as the Red Devils moved up to third in the Premier League. A miserable night summed up Chelsea’s season despite spending ...

Pep Guardiola praised his Manchester City players for shrugging off their hangovers after clinching the Premier League title with a 1-1 draw at Brighton on Wednesday to stretch an unbeaten run to 25 matches. A point was also enough for the Seagulls to guarantee they will finish sixth in the table and secure a place in the Europa League next ...

Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Champions League finalists Inter Milan came from behind to beat Fiorentina 2-1 and retain their Italian Cup title on Wednesday. Nicolas Gonzalez gave Fiorentina an early lead at the Stadio Olimpico, but Martinez drilled Inter level and then volleyed in the winner before half-time for Simone Inzaghi’s team. Inter’s ninth Italian Cup triumph moved them ...