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ISTANBUL 23 Mar (Online): World Cup winner Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from football on Wednesday after an illustrious international career with Germany and club spells with Real Madrid and Arsenal. The 34-year-old helped Germany to glory in Brazil in 2014 but bitterly quit the […]

La Molina, Spain, March 22 (AFP/APP): Remco Evenepoel outsprinted Primoz Roglic in the final drag to the peak at La Molina on Wednesday to win the third stage of the Tour of Catalunya but the Slovenian clung to the overall lead. When Evenepoel, a Belgian […]

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 […]