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London, June 25 (Reuters) - Liverpool were back at their lethal best to beat Crystal Palace 4-0 at Anfield on Wednesday, moving within two points of securing the Premier League title. The victory, with goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, Fabinho and Sadio Mane, ensured Juergen Klopp's side could be crowned champions on Thursday if second-placed Manchester City fail to...

June 25 (India Today) - Novak Djokovic's father has come to the defence of his son and instead turned the blame on Grigor Dimitrov for spreading coronavirus in the tennis tournament organised by his son. Grigor Dimitrov was the first person who tested positive for Covid-19 at the Adria Tour charity event after which three other players - Borna Coris,...

June 25, Karachi (PTI) - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the ICC to get written assurances from the BCCI that its team would face no problems getting visas to play in the 2021 T20 World Cup and 2023 50 over World Cup in India. “We are also looking at the fact that the ICC World Cups are to...

June 23 (CNN) - Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus following an exhibition event he organized in Croatia. The Adria Tour, which took place in Zadar last weekend, has been mired in controversy after the final was cancelled following Grigor Dimitrov's positive test. Djokovic, the world No.1 tennis star who was scheduled to play in Sunday's final, confirmed Tuesday...

June 22 (Hindustan Times) - The Undertaker, the greatest character to ever be produced in the history of professional wrestling, has announced his retirement after spending nearly 30 years with the WWE. Undertaker, real name Mark Calaway, confirmed that he was done with wrestling during the final episode of his docuseries “Undertaker: The Last Ride,” saying he is content not...

London, June 22 (Reuters) - Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea must go back to basics to boost his confidence and reverse his disappointing run of form, former captain Gary Neville has said. De Gea deflected Steven Bergwijn's shot into his own net in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Friday and the Spaniard was lambasted by...

June 21 (India Today) - Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Afsar Zazai survived a horrific car accident suffering minor head injuries on Saturday. The news of the car accident was broken by a local journalist and former media manager of Afghanistan cricket board M Ibrahim Momand. In a Twitter post, the journalist informed that Afsar did not suffer any serious injuries, however, his...

June 20 (India Today) - Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene responded to former Sri Lankan sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage's claim that he did not refer to any player when he spoke about the 2011 World Cup final. Aluthgamage said that he referred to officials in the cricketing field when he alleged that the 2011 World Cup final was fixed...

June 16 (Reuters) - The United States Tennis Association will hold the U.S. Open this year without fans amid the COVID-19 outbreak even though some top players have expressed concerns about attending the tournament due to the virus, according to multiple reports. Forbes, which cited unnamed sources, said the men’s ATP Tour and the WTA, which runs the women’s circuit,...

June 14 (PTI) - Sunil Gavaskar believes conducting a shortened Indian Premier League this year is in Sri Lanka makes sense as Australia might end up hosting the World T20 in October having successfully flattened the COVID-19 curve. The former India captain feels that once the Australia government has now formally announced that 25 per cent crowd can turn up...