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FRANCE 21 Mar (Online): Kylian Mbappe has succeeded the retired Hugo Lloris as France captain, AFP reported. Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe, 24, accepted the proposal after discussions with coach Didier Deschamps earlier on Monday. Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris brought an end to his international career in […]

LONDON 21 Mar (Online): Rafa Nadal’s absence from Indian Wells saw the 22-times Grand Slam champion slip out of the top 10 for the first time since 2005 on Monday but the Spaniard will still be the “man to beat” at the French Open if […]

Vallter 2000, Spain, March 21 (AFP/APP):Giulio Ciccone won a tortuous, mountainous slog on stage two of the Tour of Catalunya on Tuesday just ahead of Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel. The trio had chased down and overtaken Colombian climber Esteban Chaves over the final 500m […]

ISLAMABAD, March 20 (Online): His co-star in The Wire, Wendell Pierce, said Reddick’s death was “sudden, unexpected, sharp, painful grief for our artistic family” and praised him as a “man of great strength and grace”. A spokesperson for the US actor said he “passed away […]

LONDON 19 Mar (Online): Novak Djokovic will miss next week’s Miami Open after the Serbian was denied an exemption that would have allowed him to enter the US despite not being vaccinated against Covid-19, tournament director James Blake said on Friday. “We tried to get […]

ALULA 19 Mar (Online): The AlUla Camel Cup, the pinnacle of camel racing, saw two Emirati brothers claim final day glory — with one camel winning the SR7.5 million ($1.9 million) Heil race and another the Zmoul race with the same prize money. Held under […]

MANCHESTER 19 Mar (Online): Burnley manager Vincent Kompany endured a nightmare return to Manchester City on Saturday as Erling Haaland scored his sixth hat-trick of the season in a 6-0 rout that sent Pep Guardiola’s men into the FA Cup semi-finals. Kompany, who won four […]