Football

Gritty Spurs won't stop fighting

Tottenham's Harry Kane. File Photo: Reuters

Harry Kane warned Chelsea that Tottenham won't stop fighting for the Premier League title after they closed the gap on the leaders with a gritty 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Football

Real, Barca stay level

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi celebrates a goal during their Spanish La Liga
match against Osasuna at the Camp Nou stadium on April 26. Photo: Reuters

Real Madrid thrashed Deportivo La Coruna 6-2 to stay level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Wednesday after the Catalans crushed Osasuna 7-1, condemning the minnows to relegation.

Football

El Clasico, the morning after

Real's El Clasico win puts it seven points clear at the top with
four to play, effectively deciding La Liga.

In the end, it wasn't so much a clasico as a basico; Jose Mourinho's tried and tested 4-2-3-1 bettered Pep Guardiola's rather bizarre midfield creation,

Hockey

Veteran Eric Staal is savoring his career's second act 

with the Minnesota Wild

"I knew that I could still play at a high level and be effective in the right situation," said Eric Staal of his decision to sign with Minnesota after a frustrating 2015-16 season with Carolina and the New York Rangers.

Football

Messi-less Argentina crash in La Paz.

Argentina, weakened by the last-minute suspension of Lionel Messi, suffered a fourth defeat in their World Cup qualifying campaign as a spirited Bolivia won 2-0 in La Paz on Tuesday.

Cricket

India close in on win after Jadeja's all-round brilliance.

Ravindra Jadeja struck a fifty to give India a handy first innings leads before returning to claim three Australian wickets as the home side stood 87 runs away from a series-clinching victory in the fourth and final Test on Monday.

Cricket

Tamim crosses 10,000 international runs.

Tamim Iqbal is the first ever Bangladeshi batsman to score 10000 international runs. Congratulations!