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Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann on Sunday backed under-fire Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz to shine in the Premier League. Speaking in Belfast ahead of Germany’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland on Monday, Nagelsmann said Wirtz’s teething problems were “normal”.  “I have no concerns. He’ll adapt very quickly and score goals for Liverpool,” the 38-year-old added. “He’ll create a lot of lovely moments at Anfield.” Wirtz has no goals and no assists in nine Premier League and Champions League matches since joining Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer for a fee of £100 million (115 million euros).…

After dominating every practice session, McLaren were left dumbfounded on Saturday when changing weather conditions left them struggling as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc snatched a stunning late pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Series leader Oscar Piastri and his team-mate and title rival Lando Norris had topped every outing on Friday and Saturday morning, but they had no answer when required to improve their pace in the final seconds of a close battle for pole. “I think the wind changed a lot,” said Piastri, who qualified second on the grid for Sunday’s race. “It always sounds so pathetic,…

Coco Gauff brushed aside Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4, 6-0 on Friday to secure a spot in the last 32 as she bids for a repeat China Open crown. The world number three from the United States will next face Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, who triumphed 6-2, 6-0 over Greece’s Maria Sakkari in Beijing. “I think the mindset is a little bit different just because when you play well at a place, you have a lot of confidence,” Gauff said after the match. “When those tough moments happen, you feel the familiarity of the conditions from the years before that,”…

Ajit Agarkar (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Ajit Agarkar, the BCCI chief selector, shared insights about his role on Saturday. After his playing career, Agarkar transitioned through roles as a cricket commentator before taking up his current position as the BCCI’s chairman of selectors.When asked to compare his different cricket-related roles, Agarkar indicated that being a selector has been the most challenging, while his playing days brought the most satisfaction.Inside the toughest job: Ajit Agarkar as Team India selector”I will probably go with the easier one first. Being a commentator, and I mean no disrespect, you still work hard, spend…

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said “results don’t lie” after a three-game losing streak as he called for defensive improvements ahead of Manchester United’s visit to Anfield on Sunday. The Premier League champions won their opening seven games of the season in all competitions, but poor performances were masked by a series of late goals. Liverpool suffered defeats to Crystal Palace, Galatasaray in the Champions League and Chelsea before the international break, leaving them to fall one point behind title rivals Arsenal. After romping to the title last season, Liverpool splashed out nearly £450 million ($604 million) on new…

Lando Norris fended off teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday and maintain McLaren’s relentless march through the season. Mercedes’ George Russell took third as McLaren celebrated their 200th F1 win over half a century since their first and fourth consecutive 1-2 this year. Norris, on a one-stop strategy, held off a charging Piastri on fresher tyres to take the chequered flag by only seven tenths of a second. Norris moved to within nine points of Piastri in the drivers’ championship ahead of F1’s mid-season break. “I’m dead, it was tough!” said Norris.”I wasn’t…

Jannik Sinner survived a scare to sink French qualifier Terence Atmane at the China Open on Saturday as Iga Swiatek launched her title bid and home player Zheng Qinwen returned from injury. The world number two Italian beat Atmane 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 and will face 57th-ranked Fabian Marozsan of Hungary in the quarter-finals in Beijing. “It was a very tough match today,” four-time Grand Slam champion Sinner said. “I felt like he was serving great.” Sinner said he lost concentration during the second set but quickly recovered to steamroll past 68th-ranked Atmane in the decider. “I started off…

Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) INDORE: Making a strong case for a national recall and a berth in the middle order when the selectors meet to pick the Indian team for the two-Test home series against South Africa, Madhya Pradesh captain Rajat Patidar — recently appointed skipper across formats — scored his maiden first-class double hundred against Punjab in their Ranji Trophy 2025-26 match at the Emerald Heights International School Ground here on Friday.Interestingly, Patidar’s double hundred, which came off 328 balls and included 26 fours, and took Punjab to 519 for eight before rain stopped play, was witnessed by…

Cole Palmer has been ruled out of action for six more weeks with a groin problem, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday. The England midfielder has not played since Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on September 20 — when he came off midway through the first half. Maresca initially said he hoped Palmer, 23, would be back after this month’s international break. “I was wrong. Unfortunately, he needs to be out probably six more weeks. So, yes, this is the update,” he said. The Italian, whose team travel to struggling Nottingham Forest on Saturday, said he…

Atiqa Mir is a ten- year-old but with a special gift of driving and driving fast. She is dominating the Karting circuit in Europe and UAE in the junior circuit. Earlier this year, Atiqa was the first Indian and Asian to be signed by Formula 1 Academy for its driver program. The tween has big dreams. In an interview to NDTV she says, “I think it’s possible for a female to make it to Formula one. One just needs to have the dedication, the hard work. and the support from, your people around her. I’m aiming to get…