'I (had) never read a book in my life and I started doing that as well. Getting up in the morning, spending a good quality time at the rehab centre and focusing on everything, connecting myself, my brain and my body with the rehab and it helped me really well to recover a little faster.'
Britain's world number one Andy Murray will play against France in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in April after missing the first-round victory against Canada last weekend.
India vice-captain Hardik Pandya looks drained, flattened, under pressure and Mumbai Indians appear like a confused unit under him, reckon former cricketers Aaron Finch and Greame Smith.
'I think in football there is too much modern slavery, transferring players or buying players here and there, and putting them somewhere,' FIFA president Sepp Blatter said.
'I'm the first one to say we shouldn't be speaking bad about things on TV, but I think the new qualifying format is pretty rubbish'
Juergen Klopp, who took over from Brendan Rodgers in 2015, led the club to three finals in three years -- Europa League and League Cup in 2016 and Champions League in 2018 -- but ended up on the losing side each time.
Europa League kings Sevilla breezed past Manchester United into the semi-finals of their favourite competition as Youssef En Nesyri scored twice
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Newcastle United eased their relegation fears with a 2-0 home win over Fulham on Saturday as attention focused on the battle to stay in the Premier League.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
IMAGES from the Europa League semifinal matches played on Thursday.
The best way for City to defend in the past has been to attack. They have no reason to change that, says Vincent Kompany
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger says "racism has won" and that he had been made a "scapegoat" after Tottenham Hotspur and London police said they found no evidence to back his allegation he was abused during the English Premier League match in December. Rudiger was involved in an incident in which Tottenham's Son Heung-min was shown a red card and indicated shortly afterwards that he had been the victim of a monkey gesture from the home section of the crowd.
Chelsea have agreed to buy French international striker Nicolas Anelka from Bolton Wanderers for 15.0 million pounds ($29.35 million), the two Premier League clubs announced on Friday.
Premier League leaders Chelsea moved 10 points clear at the top on Sunday despite being held by Burnley in an entertaining game played amid flurries of sleet and snow.
Jose Mourinho would be the best choice as England coach, captain John Terry said.
Milan missed the chance to jump to second and remained fourth with 48 points
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is likely to miss the start of the Premier League season because of a virus he picked up during his club's trip to Nigeria, manager Alex Ferguson said on Tuesday.
Substitute Alexandre Lacazette struck with the last kick of the game to give Arsenal a rollercoaster 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday after the visitors had fought back from a goal down.
French striker Thierry Henry will take over as Arsenal captain following Patrick Vieira's transfer to Juventus
English Premier League matches have continued behind closed doors during the second lockdown announced on November 1. Supporters have not been allowed into sporting venues since the first lockdown was announced in March, barring a few exceptions.
Test captain Ben Stokes said on Tuesday as he looks to wipe the slate clean and start afresh.
UEFA's director of communications said Jose Mourinho suggested match officials for the game against Barcelona.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been named the top trending football topic of 2013.
'They could have batted England out of this contest'
Terry had surgery in France last week to cure a back problem and has been sidelined since a league win over Newcastle United on Dec. 13.
Bollywood star Deepika Padukone unveiled the FIFA World Cup trophy on Sunday ahead of the final between Argentina and France at the Lusail stadium in Doha.
The 51-year-old resigned from Blackburn Rovers where he had been in charge since 2000.
Veteran England pacer James Anderson on Wednesday said he is keeping his 'fingers crossed' for a return against India in the rescheduled fifth Test match, starting at Edgbaston on Friday.
James Anderson hailed England's all-round improvement and called inspirational captain Ben Stokes a "freak" as they thumped South Africa by an innings and 85 runs in the second Test at Old Trafford on Saturday, setting up a series decider at The Oval.
Inspirational manager Juergen Klopp has rekindled the Anfield flame though and delivered the club's 19th top-flight title, one behind arch-rivals United's record of 20, after finishing runners-up to City in a thrilling race last season.
Friday's 1-1 draw left Newcastle 18th on two points and piled more pressure on manager Steve Bruce while Leeds are 16th on three points after they missed a string of chances in an action-packed first half.
The unusual circumstances forced by the COVID-19 pandemic will level the playing field, says Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has agreed in principle to take over as manager of Manchester City on a three-year contract, Sky Sports News reported on Tuesday.
Also rejoining the squad are Michael Owen and Joe Cole.
AC Milan are willing to pay a fee for David Beckham to remain at the Serie A club but Los Angeles Galaxy have yet to agree, chief executive Adriano Galliani said on Tuesday.
The two players, who are injured, will miss Manchester United's Champions League clash against AC Milan.
Manchester United manager has been penalised for abusing a match official.
Harry Kane scored twice in his first league appearance in front of a home crowd to steer champions Bayern Munich to a 3-1 victory over Augsburg.
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Paul Robinson scored with a free kick in their 3-1 victory over Watford.
