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‘Lionel Messi unable to play freely’

Inter Miami coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino confirmed Friday that star forward Lionel Messi will miss Sunday's match at Orlando City as he deals with a scar tissue issue from an injury with the Argentina national team.Messi, 36, and defender Jordi Alba did not practice Friday after they b...

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Shami says India's rotation policy having positive impact

India seamer Mohammed Shami says the team's rotation policy is working well and will prevent players from being overloaded as they prepare for the World Cup on home soil next month.Shami took career-best One-Day International (ODI) figures of 5-51 to restrict Australia to 276 in 50 overs in Moha...

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Poch urges Chelsea to be more clinical in front of goal

Chelsea are doing everything you would expect from a top-four team except finding the back of the net, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday.Despite spending more than any other club in Europe in the close season, Chelsea are 14th in the Premier League with five points from five games having sc...

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‘It's going to be a good memory’

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said they used the emotion of Wednesday's return to the Champions League in the right away as they ruthlessly dispatched PSV Eindhoven 4-0.Arsenal, making their first appearance in Europe's elite club competition in six years, were 3-0 up at halftime thanks to go...

Entertainment

‘Game of Thrones’ author, other writers sue ChatGPT creator over copyrights

A trade group for U.S. authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picoult and "Game of Thrones" novelist George R.R. Martin, accusing the company of unlawfully training its popular artifi...

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Spending spree ensures Asian Champions League spotlight falls on Saudi clubs

Five times UEFA Champions League winner Cristiano Ronaldo will begin his quest to add another continental title to his resume on Tuesday when Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr kick off their Asian Champions League campaign against 2020 runners-up Persepolis.The Portuguese, who won his European titles with...

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Naseem doubtful for Pakistan's early World Cup matches

Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah could miss their early Cricket World Cup matches in India next month having injured his bowling shoulder at the Asia Cup.The 20-year-old right-arm bowler could not finish his 10th over during Monday's comprehensive defeat by India in a Super Four match in Colombo a...

World

US, Europeans again threaten Iran with IAEA resolution

The US and three European allies have threatened Iran with another resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog’s board demanding action on issues such as explaining uranium traces found at undeclared sites, but left open whether or when they might follow through.The warning delivered by Britain, Fra...

Sports,Tennis

Djokovic will dominate tennis for years, says Murray

Novak Djokovic, who won his 24th Grand Slam title on Sunday, will dominate men's tennis for years because younger players have yet to reach his level, according to Andy Murray.Djokovic's latest triumph at the U.S. Open saw him equal Margaret Court's record of major singles titles."I...

Sports

Germany beat Serbia to win Basketball WC for first time

Germany won their first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup title by beating undermanned Serbia 83-77 in a slugfest of the two European powerhouses Sunday in Manila.Germany leaned on a 22-10 surge in the third quarter, orchestrated by brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner, to build a cushion and win the World...

Sports,Tennis

Good day for Djokovic, Muchova happy to reach semis at US Open

It was a good day for Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, as he claimed his spot in a record 47th Grand Slam semi-final when Karolina Muchova was happy with all facets of her game as she overwhelmed Romania's Sorana Cirstea to book place in the last fours on same day.For Djokovic it was ...

World

UN food agency cuts rations to 2m Afghans as funds dry up

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) had to cut rations to another 2 million Afghans this month and is warning of a “catastrophic” winter if funding runs out with little food for remote communities in place, the agency’s country director said.The cut in rations comes amidst growing al...

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Head leads Aussies to T20 series sweep of SA

Left-handed opener Travis Head smashed a career-best 91 from 48 balls to lead Australia to a five-wicket win and a clean sweep of their three-match Twenty20 International series against hosts South Africa in Durban on Sunday.Australia dominated all three games against a depleted home side on the sma...

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Aussies seal T20 series win in South Africa

New Australia Twenty20 International captain Mitch Marsh scored a second successive unbeaten half century to lead his side to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over hosts South Africa on Friday and claim an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.The home side were sent in to bat in Durban an...

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Djokovic fights back to reach US Open last 16

A tenacious Novak Djokovic survived a US Open late-night fright battling back from two sets down to tame fellow Serb Laslo Djere 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, and 6-3 on Friday, and move into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows.On the ropes and reeling, Djokovic, as he has done many times before, snatched vi...

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Babar ready for high voltage India-Pakistan match

Pakistan captain Babar Azam said his team will be brimming with confidence for Saturday's Asia Cup blockbuster against arch-rivals India after kicking off their campaign with a comprehensive victory against Nepal on Wednesday.Babar led from the front with a masterly 151 and Iftikhar Ahmed produc...

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Tsitsipas makes no excuses in early US Open exit

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas said his recent form was simply "not good enough" as his poor run continued with yet another early exit from Flushing Meadows on Wednesday when Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker stunned the seventh seed in the US Open second round in a five-set thriller.Tsitsipas re...

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Setback for India ahead of Asia Cup

Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul will miss India's first two Asia Cup matches as he continues to recover from a slight fitness issue, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Tuesday.Rahul has not played competitive cricket since May but was picked for the Asia Cup after recovering from a thigh injury that ...

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Djokovic wins on US Open return

Novak Djokovic made a winning return to the U.S. Open by storming past Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 on Monday to reclaim the world number one ranking and take the first step towards matching Margaret Court's record haul of 24 Grand Slams.Unable to play at last year's event due to...

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Inter ease past Cagliari to continue winning start

First-half goals by Denzel Dumfries and Lautaro Martinez earned Inter Milan a comfortable 2-0 win at newcomers Cagliari in Serie A on Monday.After 21 minutes, a midfield mishap by Cagliari gave Marcus Thuram the chance to skilfully thread the ball to Dumfries, who executed an angled drive to break t...