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Gayle wins lawsuit against Aussie media

Gayle wins lawsuit against Aussie media

-- 2017-10-30 08:03:55

Dashing West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has won his defamation case against an Australian media organisation that published derogatory reports about him. The media outlet reported that the player ind...

Stegen shines in Barca win over Bilbao

Stegen shines in Barca win over Bilbao

-- 2017-10-29 12:19:07

Lionel Messi scored his 12th league goal of the season but Barcelona had to rely on exceptional saves from Marc-Andre ter Stegen as they rode their luck to win 2-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday and s...

Higuain double helps Juventas see off AC Milan

Higuain double helps Juventas see off AC Milan

AP 2017-10-29 12:00:00

Gonzalo Higuain is once again a lean, mean, goal-scoring machine. The Argentine scored another two to help visiting Juventus beat AC Milan 2-0 on Saturday. Juventus moved level on points with Napoli...

SA beat BD by 83 runs to clinch T20 series

SA beat BD by 83 runs to clinch T20 series

FE Online Report 2017-10-29 12:00:00

Host South Africa registered a massive 83 runs victory over Bangladesh in the second and last T20 internationals at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom on Sunday. With the win South Africa completed a clean s...

South Africa humiliate Bangladesh in all formats

South Africa humiliate Bangladesh in all formats

FE Online Report 2017-10-29 12:00:00

Hosts South Africa registered a massive 83-run victory over Bangladesh in the second and last T20 International at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom on Sunday. With the win, South Africa completed a clean sw...

Ashraf hat trick seals Pakistan’s dramatic series win

Ashraf hat trick seals Pakistan’s dramatic series win

AP 2017-10-28 12:38:10

Sri Lanka suffered a narrow two-wicket defeat as seamer Faheem Ashraf (3-16) became the first Pakistani to achieve a hat trick in a Twenty20 international on Friday. Pakistan, which whitewashed Sri L...

England rookies emerge as WC champions

England rookies emerge as WC champions

-- 2017-10-28 12:00:00

England staged a stunning comeback in the Under-17 World Cup football final to clinch title beating favourites Spain 5-2 on Saturday night in India. According to a goal.com report, the Young Lions fa...

Valverde ducks independence question

Valverde ducks independence question

-- 2017-10-28 09:28:43

FC Barcelona's coach has refused to be drawn into a growing political crisis, after Catalonia's regional parliament declared independence from Spain. Ernesto Valverde said, "It's not for me to draw c...

Martial strike hands MU victory against Spurs

Martial strike hands MU victory against Spurs

-- 2017-10-28 08:33:30

Anthony Martial's late winner kept Manchester United in second place in the Premier League as they edged out Spurs in a hard-fought encounter at Old Trafford. Martial's introduction for Marcus Rashfo...

Iniesta out of Barcelona match with thigh strain

Iniesta out of Barcelona match with thigh strain

-- 2017-10-28 02:06:34

Barcelona says playmaker Andres Iniesta will be out of action in Saturday's Spanish league match against Athletic Bilbao due to a thigh injury.   Thomas Vermaelen also won't be available, as he...

Bangladesh suffer 20-run defeat in first T20I

Bangladesh suffer 20-run defeat in first T20I

-- 2017-10-27 12:00:00

South Africa beat visiting Bangladesh by 20 runs in the 1st T20I of the two-match series at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Thursday night. Chasing a tough-total of 196 runs, Shakib Al Hasan-led Ban...

Federer powers into Basel quarter-finals

Federer powers into Basel quarter-finals

-- 2017-10-27 10:02:32

Top seed Roger Federer needed less than an hour to dispatch Benoit Paire 6-1 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors tournament on Thursday -- treating his home fans to another masterc...

Keita sees yet another red in Leipzig defeat

Keita sees yet another red in Leipzig defeat

BBC 2017-10-26 12:00:00

Liverpool-bound midfielder Naby Keita was sent off for the third time in seven games as Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig on penalties in the German Cup. Keita, 22, has agreed to join Liverpool for a clu...

Ostapenko claims her  first WTA Finals win

Ostapenko claims her first WTA Finals win

-- 2017-10-26 12:00:00

Jelena Ostapenko was in fine form as she claimed her first WTA Finals victory, inflicting White Group winner Karolina Pliskova's first defeat of the competition by prevailing 6-3 6-1. Ostapenko was a...

Kohli trumps Messi in most valuable  brands

Kohli trumps Messi in most valuable brands

-- 2017-10-26 12:00:00

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has been ranked above the Argentinean and Barcelona football legend Lionel Messi as one of the most valuable brands among sports athletes by Forbes. According...

Ex-Southampton boss Puel gets Leicester job

Ex-Southampton boss Puel gets Leicester job

-- 2017-10-26 11:26:37

Leicester City have appointed ex-Southampton boss Claude Puel as their new manager on a three-year deal. Puel becomes the Foxes' third manager this year, replacing Craig Shakespeare who succeeded Pre...

Djokovic, Wawrinka set for December return

Djokovic, Wawrinka set for December return

-- 2017-10-25 12:36:37

Twelve-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic is set to play his first match since Wimbledon at the World Tennis Championship in December. The world number seven, whose season ended early with an el...

Devendra Bishoo spins Windies to Test victory

Devendra Bishoo spins Windies to Test victory

-- 2017-10-25 12:00:00

West Indies claimed a comfortable win in the first Test in Bulawayo with a day to spare as leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo cut through Zimbabwe's batsmen for the second time in the match, finishing with 4...

Barcelona defeat Real Murcia 3-0

Barcelona defeat Real Murcia 3-0

BBC 2017-10-25 12:00:00

Jose Arnaiz scored a spectacular debut goal as Barcelona defeated third-tier side Real Murcia in the first leg of their fourth-round Copa del Rey tie. Barcelona, who rested Lionel Messi and Luis Suar...

Pak clean sweep ODI series against SL

Pak clean sweep ODI series against SL

AP 2017-10-24 12:20:58

Fast bowler Usman Shinwari dominated Sri Lanka's top order with 5-34 as Pakistan whitewashed the tourists 5-0 for another convincing nine-wicket victory in the fifth and final one-day international on...

Ronaldo retains FIFA best player award

Ronaldo retains FIFA best player award

-- 2017-10-24 12:00:00

Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best male player at the 2017 Best FIFA Football Awards in London on Monday. The Real Madrid and Portugal forward beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Paris St-G...

India edge past Malaysia to clinch Asia Cup

India edge past Malaysia to clinch Asia Cup

-- 2017-10-23 12:00:00

India clinched the title of the eight-nation Hero 10th Men's Asia Cup Hockey after 10 years with unbeaten record defeating new finalist Malaysia by 2-1 at the floodlit Maulana Bhashani National Stadiu...

Kohli’s ton in vain as Kiwis take 1-0 lead

Kohli’s ton in vain as Kiwis take 1-0 lead

-- 2017-10-23 12:00:00

New Zealand batsmen showed clinical efficiency in a tricky chase to spoil Virat Kohli’s milestone match with a comfortable six-wicket victory over India in the opening one-day international on S...

Neymar sees red, PSG draw with Marseille

Neymar sees red, PSG draw with Marseille

BBC 2017-10-23 12:00:00

Edinson Cavani scored a stunning 93rd-minute free-kick to salvage a 2-2 draw for Paris St-Germain against Marseille after Neymar had been sent off. Luiz Gustavo got the opener for Marseille with a 30...

38 women accuse James Toback of harassment

38 women accuse James Toback of harassment

-- 2017-10-23 12:00:00

Writer and director James Toback, who received an Oscar nomination for writing “Bugsy,” has been accused of sexual harassment by 38 women, AP reported quoting by The Los Angeles Times. In...

Real Madrid cruise to 3-0 win over Eibar

Real Madrid cruise to 3-0 win over Eibar

BBC 2017-10-23 01:22:07

Real Madrid moved back into third place in La Liga with a comfortable win over struggling Eibar. The defending champions led 2-0 after half an hour, with Paulo Oliveira heading Marco Asensio's cross...

City go five points clear as Huddersfield stun Utd

City go five points clear as Huddersfield stun Utd

-- 2017-10-22 12:00:00

Manchester City moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League as second-placed Manchester United's unbeaten run surprisingly ended at Huddersfield Town on Saturday. City's quality eventual...

Titanic victim's final letter sold at $166,000

Titanic victim's final letter sold at $166,000

Reuters 2017-10-22 12:00:00

A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for 126,000 pounds ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner. T...

Deulofeu, Iniesta fire Barca to win over Malaga

Deulofeu, Iniesta fire Barca to win over Malaga

-- 2017-10-22 12:00:00

Andres Iniesta on Saturday scored his first goal in over a year as unbeaten La Liga leaders Barcelona saw off winless Malaga. Barcelona led within two minutes as Gerard Deulofeu scored his first goal...

SA whitewash BD in ODI series

SA whitewash BD in ODI series

-- 2017-10-22 12:00:00

Bangladesh's batting collapsed once again in reply to South Africa's mammoth total of 369/6 at Buffalo Park in East Londonon on Sunday. The hapless visitors virtually crumbled throughout their inning...