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[ad_1] Barcelona midfielder Ilkay Gundogan said his side had no-one to blame but themselves after they squandered a two-goal advantage and lost 4-1 to Paris St Germain to exit the Champions League on Tuesday. After winning 3-2 in Paris and taking a 1-0 lead with an early Raphinha goal in the quarter-final second leg, Barca […]

[ad_1] (Fixes spelling mistake in third paragraph) By Chang-Ran Kim and Irene Wang TOKYO – Japanese Olympians stepping up to the podium in Paris will have more than a medal to be proud of this summer: the carbon footprint of their eco-friendly team kits. Unveiling Team Japan’s official wear on Wednesday, Asics said the jackets, […]

[ad_1] World number three Coco Gauff is full of optimism heading into the claycourt season as she targets a first French Open crown but the American said her immediate focus was on ending her trophy drought on the surface over the coming weeks. Gauff last won a title on clay at the Emilia-Romagna Open in […]

[ad_1] Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard has been released from hospital 12 days after the Danish rider was involved in a serious crash in Spain, his Team Visma-Lease a Bike said. The fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country earlier this month was marred by a crash that left the 27-year-old […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI : West Indies skipper Rovman Powell said he is trying to persuade all-rounder Sunil Narine to come out of international retirement for the home T20 World Cup in June. Narine, 35, announced his retirement from international cricket in 2023, four years after playing his last match for West Indies against India. The […]

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a furious late rally to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 on Tuesday (Apr 16) and book a first-round NBA playoff clash with the defending champion Denver Nuggets. Four-time NBA champion James scored 23 points with nine rebounds, nine assists and three steals […]

[ad_1] SYDNEY : Australia’s Chef de Mission Anna Meares said on Wednesday that while security was the first subject athletes raised with her about the Olympics, she had full confidence that Paris would put on a safe Games in 100 day’s time. France raised its security alert to its highest level last month and President […]

[ad_1] NEW YORK : Horses will make their final Olympic appearance in the modern pentathlon at the Paris Games and American hopeful Jessica Davis said that while she feels a sense of loss, the sport is capable of evolving. Modern pentathlon, which traditionally features fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting and running, was plunged […]

[ad_1] BARCELONA, Spain : Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe said that helping his hometown club to finally win their first Champions League title is a matter of pride for him, after he scored twice to help guide his side to a 4-1 comeback win at Barcelona and into the semi-finals with a 6-4 aggregate victory […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England : Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham says football authorities “need to do more” to tackle racism, a growing problem in the sport in Spain in recent years. Bellingham said on Tuesday he had not realised the seriousness of the incidents in Spain’s top league, with his teammate Vinicius Jr often the target […]