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Sri Lanka pacer Suranga Lakmal is out of the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan due to dengue fever. (Photo:AFP)

Suranga Lakmal out of Pakistan Test series due to dengue

His spot has been taken by Asitha Fernando.

09 Dec 2019 9:13 AM

Leicester City set a club record of eight successive top flight wins after two goals from Jamie Vardy helped them to an impressive 4-1 Premier League victory at Aston Villa on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Leicester CIty thrash Aston Villa 4-1, break club record

The result left the Foxes 2nd in the standings on 38 points from 16 games, 8 adrift of runaway leaders Liverpool and 6 ahead of Man City.

09 Dec 2019 8:54 AM

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised midfielder Paul Pogba, saying that he is one of the best players in the world when he is in good touch. (Photo:AFP)

Paul Pogba is one of best players when in form: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Pogba has endured a frustrating 2019-20 campaign to date, having only managed five Premier League appearances in total due.

08 Dec 2019 9:01 PM

Manchester City has released a statement, saying that they will work with Greater Manchester Police in order to identify the person behind targetting racial slurs at Manchester United's Jesse Lingard. (Photo:AFP)

Jesse Lingard witnesses racism during Manchester derby, police to investigate matter

In 67th minute of the match, Fred and Jesse Lingard had objects including lighters and water bottles thrown at them from the stands.

08 Dec 2019 7:59 PM

Liverpool's manager Juergen Klopp feels that the injury which Dejan Lovren sustained during the Bournemouth match is not a serious one. (Photo:AP)

Juergen Klopp says Dejan Lovren's injury is not too serious

Lovren picked the injury during his club's 3-0 win over Bournemouth in Premier League on Saturday.

08 Dec 2019 4:57 PM

Montpellier's Andy Delort said Paris Saint-Germain player Neymar does not have to tease his opponents. (Photo:AFP)

Andy Delort slams Neymar for teasing his opponents

After the match, the Brazilian international was caught having an altercation with Delort.

08 Dec 2019 4:35 PM

Liverpool's Jordan Henderson expressed elation over his club's commanding 3-0 win over Bournemouth saying that it was a 'very solid performance'. (Photo:AP)

Jordan Henderson elated after Liverpool's 3-0 win vs Bournemouth

After Saturday's win, Liverpool have consolidated their top position on the Premier League points table. The club now have 46 points.

08 Dec 2019 4:25 PM

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he liked how his team (Manchster City) played against Manchester United despite facing a 2-1 home defeat. (Photo:AFP)

Pep Guardiola liked his team's performance despite defeat against Manchester United

Manchester City suffered a 2-1 defeat on Saturday in Premier League.

08 Dec 2019 4:16 PM

Barcelona's Luis Suarez is exhilarated after scoring his career's best goal against RCD Mallorca on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Luis Suarez happy after scoring his career's best goal

Suarez pulled off a brilliant back-heel effort to score a goal.

08 Dec 2019 4:07 PM

England national team selector Ed Smith has admitted that the board have no idea on when Moeen Ali will make a comeback in the Test squad. (Photo:AFP)

England chief selector clueless about Moeen Ali's return to Test cricket

On September 21, Ali missed the central contract for Test cricket as he had taken a break from the longest format of the game.

08 Dec 2019 3:45 PM

James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood returned to England's Test squad for South Africa series. (Photo:AFP)

James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood back in England squad for SA Tests

Anderson sustained a right calf tear in the 1st Ashes Test, Wood is recovering from a left knee injury sustained in the ICC WC Final.

08 Dec 2019 2:54 PM

An Indian-origin Sikh couple living in the UK has won a landmark court battle after they were racially discriminated against by a local council that did not allow them to go for adoption, reported IANS. (Photo: AP)

Sikh couple, who faced racial discrimination, win UK adoption battle

The couple tried to get this 2016 decision reversed and even won the support of their local MP, the then home secretary Theresa May.

08 Dec 2019 1:40 PM

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer went into a crucial week of fixtures with critics questioning whether he was the right man for the job of restoring the club’s fortunes. But those sniping at the Norwegian will surely be a little quieter now after, in the space of four days, he masterminded victories over two of the most respected managers in the game, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. (Photo:AP)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer delivers perfect reply to his doubters

After beating UCL runners-up Tottenham Hotspur, Solskjaer’s young side enjoyed a memorable 2-1 triumph over Man City.

08 Dec 2019 12:58 PM

Two classy strikes by Harry Kane and a sensational solo goal by Son Heung-min powered a dominant Tottenham Hotspur to a 5-0 thrashing of Burnley on Saturday, the third straight Premier League defeat for the visitors. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Harry Kane's double helps Tottenham thump Burnley 5-0

Burnley’s defence was brutally exposed from the beginning as Kane drifted across the middle and smashed an unstoppable shot from the edge.

08 Dec 2019 12:20 PM

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute and Anthony Martial doubled the visitors' lead six minutes later. Manchester City came back strongly and eventually their pressure paid off, with Nicolas Otamendi's late header sparking a frantic wave of City attacks but they failed to find an equaliser and United moved up to fifth in the table. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Man City lose 2-1 to United, go 14 points behind Liverpool

Defending champions City came into the match at the Etihad Stadium knowing they had to win after Juergen Klopp's men coasted to a 3-0 win.

08 Dec 2019 10:59 AM

Watford have appointed Nigel Pearson as their new head coach until the end of the season to replace the sacked Quique Sanchez Flores ( Photo:Twitter)

Watford FC name Nigel Pearson as head coach until end of season

Former Leicester City manager Pearson is the Hornets’ third manager this season after Flores was dismissed on Sunday.

07 Dec 2019 4:19 PM

Ahead of the clash against Bournemouth, Liverpool's Sadio Mane said that he is feeling fresh and ready to go. (Photo:AP)

I'm ready to go: Sadio Mane ahead of Bournemouth clash

Mane said whenever the club will put him on the bench, he will push his teammates.

07 Dec 2019 2:08 PM

Amidst ongoing speculations regarding Argentine striker Lionel Messi's retirement, Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has said that when a player goes past the age of 30, the end is somehow nearer. (Photo: AFP)

'When you get past 30, end is nearer': Ernesto Valverde on Lionel Messi's retirement

Ernesto Valverde's remarks come after Messi's admission that his physical fitness will determine how long he will continue to play football.

07 Dec 2019 1:12 PM

A man in the UK has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a charity worker, who worked with Mother Teresa as a special assistant in Calcutta in the early 1990s and also helped set up schools for girls in India. (Representational Image)

Man jailed for murder of Mother Teresa’s ex-assistant in UK

Bloomfield was knocked to ground after hitting his head on the concrete, never to regain consciousness, and died in hospital two days later.

07 Dec 2019 12:53 PM

Champions League contenders Chelsea were cleared to make signings in the January transfer window (Photo:AFP)

Chelsea cleared to make winter transfers after ban cut short

The West London club, last season’s Europa League champions, had been handed a two window ban by FIFA

07 Dec 2019 12:32 PM

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