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Troubled Liverpool’s woeful season hit a new low with a shocking 3-0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest, while Chelsea won 2-0 at Burnley to step up their Premier League title challenge on Saturday. The spluttering champions fell behind in the 33rd minute when Murillo’s fierce strike punished their failure to deal with Elliot Anderson’s corner. Reds boss Arne Slot was fuming that the goal was allowed despite Forest’s Dan Ndoye appearing to obstruct Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker — an offence that led Virgil van Dijk’s equaliser to be disallowed in the 3-0 loss at Manchester City before the…

Wasim Jaffer has once again taken the opportunity to mock Michael Vaughan following England’s recent defeat in Perth.The dynamic between Wasim Jaffer and Michael Vaughan has remained constant over the past 5-6 years of Test cricket, despite numerous changes in the sport. The two former players regularly exchange banter whenever possible.Following England’s defeat within two days of the first Test match, Jaffer took to social media to tease Vaughan, who was on commentary duty, witnessing his team’s performance in Perth. Jaffer used his X account to post “Hope you’re okay,” tagging Vaughan and including a meme featuring Shah Rukh Khan…

Barcelona made a triumphant return to their rebuilt Camp Nou stadium on Saturday following two-and-a-half years in exile with a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao to go joint top of La Liga. The Spanish champions had planned to reopen their stadium a year ago but construction delays and other setbacks meant they were forced to wait for their homecoming. Ferran Torres netted a brace after Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring. Fermin Lopez also struck in a comfortable win against Athletic, who had Oihan Sancet sent off in the second half. Hansi Flick’s side pulled level with Real Madrid…

Sanju Samson in Indian colours (Photo Credits: Creimas/Asian Cricket Council) Sanju Samson has been appointed as the captain of Kerala’s senior men’s cricket team for the upcoming BCCI Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025/26. The tournament’s Elite Group-A League Stage will be played in Lucknow from November 26 to December 8, 2025.The Kerala Cricket Association has announced that the team will depart from Indore to Lucknow on November 22, 2025.Samson recently made headlines with his move to Chennai Super Kings from Rajasthan Royals in a significant trade deal. The trade involved players Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran moving to Rajasthan Royals.Samson…

Michael Olise scored twice and set up three more goals as Bayern Munich came from two down to beat Freiburg 6-2 at home in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Olise created goals for Lennart Karl, Dayot Upamecano and Nicolas Jackson, while Harry Kane also got on the scoresheet as Bayern clicked into gear, having trailed after early goals from Freiburg’s Yuito Suzuki and Johan Manzambi. The win sent Bayern eight points at the top of the table, after Borussia Dortmund dropped points at home to Stuttgart. Karl told Sky Germany: “We conceded twice from set pieces — it was…

Shubman Gill (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Guwahati: The ODI team for the South Africa series will be announced soon, and captain Shubman Gill will miss it. But it doesn’t end there. The ODI captain may not play any cricket this year and may be back in action only next year against New Zealand. His neck injury is more serious than it looks, and one understands that it is a nerve injury. He has been given an injection, and according to a report, a copy of which is with TOI, his rehab will start after quite a few days. The…

India’s captain Shubman Gill NEW DELHI: In a huge setback to Team India, ODI captain Shubman Gill will be unavailable for the three-match 50-over series versus South Africa, starting from November 30. With Shreyas Iyer already out of action for an extended period, India will be without their captain and vice-captain for the series.Gill, who flew to Mumbai from Guwahati on November 21, and is missing the second Test against South Africa, has been advised further rest by Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala. The 26-year-old is likely to be ready for the five-match T20I series against the same opposition from December 9.…

Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Live Streaming La Liga: Defending La Liga champions Barcelona host Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in their first game at Camp Nou in over two years. Barcelona’s last game at Camp Nou before it was closed for renovations was in May 2023. In the meantime, Barcelona has been playing mostly at the city’s 55,000-seat Olympic Stadium. On Saturday, the iconic venue will only be partially opened with 45,401 seats available, roughly half its capacity before it closed. Once it is finally finished, the new Camp Nou will hold 105,000 fans. Hansi Flick’s men trail league leaders…

Ben Stokes (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Gary Day) England cricket captain Ben Stokes expressed shock following their defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test, emphasising the need for quick recovery before their next match in Brisbane. England missed their chance to secure their first Test victory in Australia in 15 years, suffering a defeat within two days at Perth Stadium.The English team struggled against the bowling of Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland, while Travis Head’s impressive 123 runs led Australia to an eight-wicket victory.”Little bit shell-shocked, it was pretty phenomenal from Head,” Stokes said. “It’s pretty raw, pretty emotional, but…

India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate shared his thoughts on the pitch in the Guwahati stadium and the role Kuldeep Yadav played on Day 1. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said the opening-day pitch in Guwahati aligned well with the team’s current home approach but maintained that the surface does not dictate Test results. India ended day one in a strong position after reducing South Africa to 247 for six in the second Test. “My personal point of view is that the wicket very rarely determines who wins the game. If we’d played better in Kolkata,…