Second-half strikes by Federico Valverde, Brahim Diaz and Endrick gave feeble Real Madrid an unconvincing 3-0 win over lowly Real Valladolid.
Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden feels that David Warner and Travis Head are the ideal duo to open for Australia at the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup which is set to begin on October 5.
'I felt that outing gave a new dimension to my cricketing career.'
An official book documenting the icon's life may soon be out, and it will include some of his own artworks starting right from his childhood days.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke stated that David Warner's talent kept his contract from being "ripped up" early in his career.
'He sees the big picture in everything, so I've no concerns that the skipper will be totally looked after. And I also believe that the Ashes is the script that the skipper is waiting to write, so he'll be sweet.'
'He (Kohli) was obviously out of his crease and the ball was over his hip high, then obviously he was out of his crease down the wicket.'
With the athletes bidding goodbye to Paris after another bone-tingling edition of the Olympics, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com, shares some interesting nuggets that made the Paris Olympics an event to remember!
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) job to bring down inflation is not over, and any premature move on the policy front could undermine the success achieved so far on the price situation, according to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. RBI's rate setting panel, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), had met for three days from February 6-8. The panel decided to leave the key policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the sixth time in row.
From World Cup titles to personal highs to heartbreaks, Virat Kohli witnesses it all at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium
Cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar celebrates a magnificent 75th birthday on July 10th. Rediff.com picks 15 facts about Sunil Gavaskar you need to know:
India is likely to grow by 7.5 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year, driven by rising aggregate demand and non-food spending in the rural economy, according to an article in the RBI's May Bulletin released on Tuesday. The Indian economy has demonstrated marked resilience in the face of geopolitical headwinds impacting the supply chain, said an article on the state of the economy published in the May Bulletin.
'I am sure Dr Patra will get the fullest cooperation from the finance minister who needs workhorses, not prima donnas constantly looking to improve their CVs,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Michael Schumacher faces a 'long fight' for recovery as the first anniversary of his skiing accident approaches, the former Formula One driver's manager said.
Players getting lured by the growing number of T20 leagues is a short-term phenomenon as eventually 'only a few' financially sustainable leagues will survive, said former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
Former captain Michael Vaughan feels Australia looked jaded in the recent home Test series against the West Indies and said England stand a great chance in next year's Ashes if a "Dad's Army" is fielded by their arch-rivals.
'Stokes is an excellent player of fast bowling. He is hurried with Bumrah.'
The song -- This Is It --gets its first airplay on October 12, nearly four months after he passed away.
Michael Vaughan called on Stokes to forgo the IPL to boost his chances of being fully fit for the Ashes
Alcaraz will face German Alexander Zverev or two-time runner-up Casper Ruud of Norway on Sunday.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group C match between the West Indies and New Zealand in Trinidad on Thursday.
CSK can ill-afford to take Punjab Kings lightly, who are coming in to this match after chasing down a world record total of 262 against KKR.
Derek Underwood, England's best spinner in the post-World War II era, who gave a torrid time to the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, passed away at Kent on Monday. He was 78.
Radford will be helming the pic from a script penned by Krishna Shan, reports Variety.
Tiger's dancing intimidates Nawazuddin. Nawazuddin's acting intimidates Tiger. Here's what happened when they launched the Munna Michael Trailer.
Ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup, New Zealand were dealt an injury blow with Michael Bracewell ruled out of the mega-event.
One bill provides $60.8 billion for Ukraine, with over 80 percent of it for helping Kyiv amid its ongoing war with Russia, including replenishing supplies of US made weapons and ammunition.
'Footballers are refusing to sleep because they don't want to wake up to fatal news. Cricketers playing the Ashes are saying they don't care about it. Those who have never been Schumacher supporters are willing him on in what is being described as his greatest-ever battle. A battle he never chose, and one for which he wasn't even wearing warpaint.' Raja Sen, who shares a birthday with Michael Schumacher, joins in the prayers for the incomparable Formula One great.
England had taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series in India but Ben Stokes and his men let the hosts draw parity in the second Test as all their batters were unable to get big scores.
Volkswagen Passenger Cars is targeting a volume sales growth of about 15 per cent in the country in 2024, even as it expects the Indian passenger vehicle (PV) industry to grow by 5-7 per cent in the current year, its India brand director, Ashish Gupta, said on Thursday. This means the company is expecting to grow 2-3 times faster than the Indian PV industry in 2024. But globally, the German automaker is expecting just 3 per cent rise in sales this year, down from 12 per cent last year.
A grassroot level swimming programme named after the most successful swimmer at the Olympic Games, American superstar Michael Phelps, is set to be launched in Mumbai first on April 11 before it spreads its wings to other parts of the country.
Accolades poured in from the cricketing world as India took an unassailable 3-1 lead with a win over England in the fourth Test in Ranchi.
Michael Douglas in in India in connection with his latest film Racing The Monsoon. The actor who arrived on Monday was spotted in Mumbai on the same before he left for Jaipur.
The Nassau County ground's pitch in New York has become a concern in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Another insipid display by a once great cricketer as his side slumped to an embarrassing defeat to go 2-1 down in the Ashes series had Australian pundits questioning whether captain Michael Clarke was in terminal decline on Saturday.
Hussey felt this certainly was not the best side competing against the hosts.
Everyone from Indian politician Shashi Tharoor to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Twitter, the micro blogging website to convey their shock and sorrow.
Michael Schumacher enjoyed more wins, more titles and more success than any driver in the history of Formula One but where he ranks in the pantheon of greats will be debated for decades to come. The prayers and tide of goodwill messages as the 44-year-old lies in critical condition in hospital in Grenoble after a skiing accident in the French Alps testify to his status and esteem in the sport and beyond.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had also made an impassioned plea for the UN to reflect today's world.
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