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British billionaire Ratcliffe interested in buying Manchester United
London, Aug 18 British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe would be interested in buying Manchester United if the Premier League club was for sale. Ratcliffe, who owns the chemical conglomerate Ineos and is a United fan, was unsuccessful in his bid to buy Chelsea in May and has now turned his attention ...Gujarat CM honours CWG medallists from state
Ahmedabad, Aug 17 Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday honoured the sportspersons from the state who won medals at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with the Khel Pratibha Award. Harmit Desai, who won the gold in table tennis team event, was awarded Rs 35 lakh; Bhavina Patel, the ...KL Rahul begins training for Zimbabwe ODIs
Harare, Aug 17 India's skipper for Zimbabwe ODIs, KL Rahul has begun preparation for the upcoming series which gets underway from Thursday. The first ODI between India and Zimbabwe will be played on Thursday in Harare. Rahul, who is coming back from long-term injury, on Wednesday shared a picture on ...Kolkata Knight Riders appoint Chandrakant Pandit as their new head coach
Kolkata, Aug 17 Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Chandrakant Pandit as their new head coach. Pandit, a former India wicketkeeper who featured in five Tests and 36 ODIs, was the head coach of Madhya Pradesh side who won the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy ...Musk says it’s ‘long-running joke’ about buying Manchester United (Ld)
San Francisco, Aug 17 After saying that he was buying British football club Manchester United, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday denied the news and said it is a "long-running joke on Twitter". When asked by a user on the micro-blogging platform if he was serious about buying ...Crystal Palace’s Andersen goes to police over online death threats
London, Aug 16 Joachim Andersen has informed police after he was bombarded by death threats and a torrent of abuse online following Crystal Palace's 1-1 draw at Liverpool. The Eagles defender was headbutted by Darwin Nunez, who was red-carded by referee Paul Tierney and now faces a three-match ban for ...Cheteshwar Pujara smashes Sussex’s highest-ever List A score with 174 against Surrey
Hove (England), Aug 15 India's top-order Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara's scintillating run in the Royal London One-Day Cup extended when he smashed a fantastic 174 off 131 balls for his side Sussex against Surrey at the County Ground in Hove. With his astonishing knock laced with 20 fours and five ...Jersey prevail as they eye berth in 2023 ODI World Cup in India
London, Aug 15 Jersey have kept their dream of qualifying for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India alive, edging a fighting Uganda on net run rate to top their Challenge League group. Despite a defeat to Kenya and Uganda's thumping win over Hong Kong, the Channel Islanders ...De Gea vows to get Manchester United back on track after horror start
London, Aug 14 David De Gea insists Manchester United's players are working hard to put their horror start to the season behind them. The Red Devils slumped to the foot of the Premier League for the first time in 30 years after the embarrassing 4-0 defeat at Brentford. Even new ...Manchester United players put my plan in the bin, claims coach Erik ten Hag
London, Aug 14 Coach Erik ten Hag blamed the players and not the plan after Manchester United's calamitous 4-0 defeat at Brentford. "You can have a good plan, but then you put the plan in the bin. I think it's nothing to do with tactics," Erik ten Hag said after ...