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kriralok desk: World number one Novak Djokovic has resigned as president of the ATP player council to front a new association aiming to increase the power of the players. But he faces opposition from Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who remain members of the council. Britain’s Andy Murray has not yet joined the male-only association and has called for the ...

kriralok desk: Memphis Depay scored a hat-trick including two penalties as Champions League semi-finalists Lyon began the new French season with a 4-1 victory over Dijon on Friday. Dutch forward Depay bagged his first Ligue 1 goals since December, having missed the coronavirus-shortened second half of last season after rupturing knee ligaments. Lyon, who finished a poor seventh last term, ...

kriralok desk: Paris Saint-Germain thanked “one of the greatest players” in their history following the departure of Thiago Silva – though the defender is not expected to be without a club for too long. The Brazil international moved to the French capital – along with Zlatan Ibrahimovic – from Serie A giants Milan in 2012. Silva went on to make ...

kriralok desk: Pakistan’s head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has called on the England team to soon pay a return visit to his country and assured that there will be no compromise on security of players. Pakistan and England just played out a three-match Test series in the United Kingdom, with the host winning it 2-0. “Looking into the future, we would ...

kriralok desk: Harry Maguire has been withdrawn from the England squad for their Nations League matches against Iceland and Denmark after the Manchester United captain was given a suspended prison sentence following a brawl in Greece. Maguire was handed the punishment after being found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery. The 27-year-old defender plans to ...

kriralok desk: Champions League winners Bayern Munich returned to Bavaria on Monday after clinching the side’s second treble but celebrations will be without their fans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Midfielder Thiago Alcantara was the first off the plane, Manuel Neuer carried the trophy as Robert Lewandowski wore sunglasses, all wearing t-shirts adorned with “Triple 2020” in bright sunshine. The ...

kriralok desk: Real Madrid loanee Sergio Reguilon is two days away from playing in the first major final of his career with Sevilla.The Andalusians will come up against tough opposition in Inter, who thumped Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 in the Europa League semi-finals. “To make it to the final, you have to have done a lot of good things and make ...

kriralok desk: The scheduled limited-overs series between England Women and South Africa Women in September has been cancelled, a press release from Cricket South Africa confirmed the development. The decision was taken as a result of the “current international travel regulations in place for South African national teams”. South Africa Women were scheduled to play four ODIs and two T20Is. ...

kriralok desk: Former pace great Wasim Akram said England owes Azhar Ali and his team for coming to the UK amid the coronavirus pandemic and it needs to return the favour with a tour of Pakistan in 2022. The West Indies and Pakistan had decided to tour England for Test series amid the global health crisis, saving the country’s cricket ...

kriralok desk: Simona Halep made it back-to-back titles with a straight-sets win over Elise Mertens in the Prague Open final. The world number two, who won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in February before the WTA Tour’s suspension for the coronavirus pandemic, sealed a 6-2 7-5 victory on Sunday. A very different story looked set to unfold after Mertens ...