Liverpool Women appoint Gareth Taylor as head coach

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Liverpool, Aug 8 (IANS) Liverpool FC Women have announced Gareth Taylor as the club’s new head coach.The 52-year-old joins the Reds with a wealth of Women’s Super League experience and a history of winning trophies in the women’s game. Taylor left Manchester City in March after a five-year spell in charge that included triumphs in the Women’s FA Cup and League Cup, as well as runner-up finishes in the WSL, missing out only on goal difference in 2023-24.He had previously coached within Ci…

Jannik Sinner secures spot in ATP Finals, joins Carlos Alcaraz

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jannik Sinner has secured his spot at the 2025 ATP Finals, joining rival Carlos Alcaraz in the season-ending event in Turin. The world No. 1 will return to his home nation to defend the year-end championship title he won in 2024 without losing a set. This year’s ATP Finals will be held at the Inalpi Arena from November 9–16.Sinner will feature in the ATP Finals for the third year in a row and the fourth time overall. According to the ATP Win/Loss Index, he holds a 10-…

Suryakumar Yadav shows signs of Asia Cup availability by batting during rehab at CoE

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has shown significant signs of achieving full fitness ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup by batting in the nets during his ongoing rehabilitation at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE).In July, Suryakumar had undergone surgery for a sports hernia in the lower-right abdomen in Munich, Germany, and then checked into the CoE for rehabilitation. Though Suryakumar showed in a video on his Instagram account on Friday that he’s resumed b…

I am still dreaming of playing in FIFA WC and Olympics: Manisha Kalyan

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Guwahati, Aug 8 (IANS) India’s star woman footballer Manisha Kalyan stated that she is dreaming of playing in the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics following India’s historic qualification for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Australia next year. Manisha was the cynosure of all eyes at the ASMITA under-13 league for girls here at Nehru Stadium on Friday. The 23-year-old forward, the only Indian footballer to have played in the UEFA Champions League for women, said ASMITA is a “rare platform for …

Jorrel Hato is more mature than his age, says Maresca

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London, Aug 8 (IANS) Enzo Maresca says Jorrel Hato is ‘more mature than his age’ but stresses the defender will need time to acclimatise to life at Chelsea. The 19-year-old completed his switch to Stamford Bridge on Sunday and has spent the past week training with his new team-mates at Cobham.Hato has arrived with more than 100 senior appearances under his belt following three seasons in the Ajax first team.He also captained the Dutch club on several occasions and has been capped six times b…

Shubman Gill answered all challenges and questions perfectly with his bat, says Parthiv Patel

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel believes Test skipper Shubman Gill answered all challenges and questions through his prolific run-scoring spree during the recently drawn Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series against England.Gill’s first assignment as India’s Test captain ended in the visitors’ forcing the scoreline to be at 2-2 in the five-match series in England. He was also the leading run scorer in the series, finishing with a whopping 754 runs in 10 in…

S8UL’s Jonny storms into EAFC playoffs at Esports World Cup 2025

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Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) After a thrilling run in Group E, Jonas Wirth (Jonny), representing S8UL Esports, the Mumbai-based global powerhouse in esports and gaming content, has qualified for the playoffs of the FC Pro 25 World Championship at the ongoing Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In a hard-fought Upper Bracket semifinal, the seasoned EAFC pro from Germany defeated Italy’s Samuele Prestigiacomo (Samugamer_07) with a 4-3 scoreline. He then overcame Argentina’s Facundo C…

You never talk about players that are not yours: Slot on Isak

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Liverpool head coach Arne Slot refused to comment on Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak after the Swedish striker was linked with the Merseyside club. As per reports, Liverpool made an offer in the region of 110 million Pounds but their approach was instantly turned down by Newcastle United who are said to be looking for close to 150 million Pounds. At the moment, Liverpool have seemed to backed off but with Luis Diaz having joined Bayern and Darwin Nunez rumoured to…

Top-seed Indian compound archery mixed team loses to Korea in World Games quarters

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Chengdu (China), Aug 8 (IANS) India’s campaign in the mixed team compound archery event at the World Games 2025 came to an end in the quarterfinals here on Friday, as Madhura Dhamangaonkar and Abhishek Verma suffered a narrow loss to the South Korean duo of Moon Yeeun and Lee Eun Ho. The top-seeded Indian pair, who topped the qualification round with a score of 1415 to be seeded first, went down 151-154 against the eighth-seeded Korean duo, ending India’s hopes of repeating their success fro…

'One of the best partnerships in Premier League history': Kane on bond with Son

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Munich, Aug 8 (IANS) Harry Kane has hailed his former Tottenham Hotspur teammate Son Heung-min, calling their partnership “one of the best” in Premier League history after the South Korean’s departure from the club. Over nearly a decade together at Spurs, the duo combined for 47 league goals, forming one of the competition’s most prolific attacking pairings. Son completed a record-breaking move to Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on Wednesday.The 33-year-old South Korean captain j…