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Doping: French footballer Paul Pogba is banned for four years

March 1, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: French Juventus Star Paul Pogba has been banned for four years from football on charges of doping. After the Juventus versus Udinese match, Italy’s national anti-doping agency (NADO Italia) took some Juventus players, including Pogba who didn’t play the game, for drug testing. The French midfielder tested positive for testosterone. After this, the […]

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Tennis: Novak Djokovic to compete at the BNP Paribas after 5 years

February 28, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 28: Serbian player Novak Djokovic is back in Indian Wells to compete at the BNP Paribas Open. The world’s number one tennis player said he was as excited to be a part of BNP Paribas Open again as he was when he competed last in the same in 2019. Novak said “It’s […]

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Football: Saudis probe Cristiano Ronaldo for ‘immoral gesture’

February 27, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 27: The Saudis are probing Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for his “inappropriate behavior” during a recent match between Al Nasar and Al Shabab. At full-time, the Al Shabab fans were heard chanting Lionel Messi’s name which infuriated Ronaldo. He exploded and went to the stands with an ‘immoral gesture’ in front of […]

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Football: former Everton player Li Tie sentenced to life in prison in China

February 24, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 24: Former Chinese footballer and China national team coach Li Tie has been sentenced to life in jail after his confession and conviction in match-fixing and corruption. Li Tie played for Everton FC 40 games across all competitions in four years at the English club, from 2002 to 2006, after arriving on […]

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Football: Brazilian star Dani Alves jailed for sexual assault

February 23, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 23: Former professional Brazilian football star Dani Alves has been sentenced to four and a half years in jail after his conviction for the rape of a Spanish woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022. Dani Alves (Daniel Alves da Silva), 40, is widely considered one of the greatest full-backs of all […]

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Football: Thomas Tuchel will leave FC Bayern Munich at the end of the season

February 22, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 22: A run of three consecutive losses in all competitions appears to have cost Thomas Tuchel his job after FC Bayern Munich announced the German coach will leave the club at the end of the current season. Bayern CEO Jan Christian said, “FC Bayern Munich and head coach Thomas Tuchel have jointly decided […]

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Football: Messi donates his eighth Ballon to FC Barcelona Museum

February 21, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 21: Argentine football star Lionel Messi has donated his eighth Ballon d’Or to the FC Barcelona Museum. According to a media report, he donated his eighth Ballon d’Or to his former club’s museum, which also has the other six trophies he won while playing for Barcelona from 2009 to 2015 and 2019, […]

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Cricket: Six Indian -origin cricketers who played for other countries

February 19, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb19: At least six Indian-origin cricketers are playing for other countries. They are: Stuart Clark: the son of Anglo-Indian parents, his mother is from Kolar Gold Field and his father is from Chennai. Stuart Rupert Clark chose to play for the Australian national team. He has played 24 tests and 39 ODIs for […]

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Football: Kylian Mbappe to leave Paris Saint Germain as free agent

February 16, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 16: French footballer Kylian Mbappe has apprised Paris Saint Germain FC (PSG FC) that he will leave the club at the end of the current season. On Thursday, he informed PSG FC President Nasser Al Khalaf that he will leave the club at the end of his contract this summer. The terms […]

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Super Bowl: Post-parade, one person dead, over 20 shot at in Kansas City

February 15, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, February 15: After the parade of Kansas City Chiefs for the Super Bowl-winning on Wednesday, one person was killed and more than 20 people, including children, were shot at in pleasure firing in Kansas City, USA, police said. The deceased, identified as a local DJ, was working on KKFI radio 90.1FM. The violent […]