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Belgian attacking midfielder Eden Hazard announced his retirement on Tuesday after failing to find another club following his release by Real Madrid. The 32-year-old endured an injury-plagued spell at Real Madrid after his 89-million-pound (103 million euros, $110 million) move from Chelsea in 2019, playing just 76 matches in all competitions across four seasons. “You must listen to yourself and ...

New Zealand sealed two wins in two matches in the World Cup after clinching a victory over Netherlands by big margin of 99 runs in the sixth game of the contest on Monday. The Blackcaps bowled the Duthces out for 223 while defending 322 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Most of the Dutch batters got starts but ...

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal have broken a significant barrier in their bid to win the Premier League after Gabriel Martinelli’s late goal sealed a cathartic 1-0 victory against Manchester City. Arteta’s side had lost their previous 12 league meetings with City before Martinelli’s 86th minute strike deflected off Nathan Ake to spark wild celebrations at the Emirates Stadium. For the ...

There will be no Hollywood ending to Lionel Messi’s first season in Major League Soccer after his Inter Miami team were eliminated from contention for the playoffs after a 1-0 defeat at home to FC Cincinnati on Saturday. Messi returned from injury as a substitute in the 55th minute but Cincinnati, who have earned top seed in the playoffs, grabbed ...

Bangladesh have started their World Cup journey with a dominating victory over Afghanistan in their first game of the World Cup in Dharamshala. The Tigers easily chased down the meager target of 157 runs keeping six wickets in hand with 92 balls remaining at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday. In reply, Bangladesh lost a couple of early ...

Real Sociedad winger Takefusa Kubo has waited a long time to make good on his potential but finally he is shining in La Liga. The Japan international has scored four goals in his last four league games and is the Basque team’s key figure ahead of the visit to face Atletico Madrid on Sunday, AFP reports. Imanol Alguacil’s side have ...

Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra smashed centuries to power New Zealand to a crushing nine-wicket win over defending champions England in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday. England, who were without talismanic Ben Stokes due to a hip injury, were restricted to 282-9 after the Kiwis elected to bowl at the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. ...

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is all set to kick off on October 5 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Defending champions England and last edition runners-up New Zealand will be facing each other in the opening game of the tournament. Meanwhile, hosts India will play their first game on October 8. The Rohit Sharma-led side will ...

Former Asian Games gold medalist Bangladesh Men’s Cricket team managed a semifinal berth in the 19th Asian Games Cricket with a narrow two-run victory over Malaysia in a nail-biting 4th quarterfinal at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket ground in Hangzhou on Wednesday (Oct 4). Bangladesh will play their giant neighbor India in the first semifinal on Friday (October 6) ...

The long-awaited ICC World Cup 2023 is set to kick off tomorrow (October 5, 2023) with a highly anticipated clash between reigning champions, England, and runner-up, New Zealand, at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Ten teams from across the globe will compete in this year’s Cricket World Cup, with five teams from Asia. India, a passionate cricketing nation, ...