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Liverpool on brink of title, Leicester and Ipswich prepare for drop

LONDON: Liverpool can wrap up a record-equalling 20th English title on Sunday when Leicester City and Ipswich Town are both likely to have their relegation from the Premier League confirmed. After several nail-biting Premier League title races that went down to the wire, Arne Slot’s Liverpool have turned this one into a procession as rivals fell by the wayside. Despite trailing champions Manchester City and Arsenal early in the campaign, Liverpool have been top for all but one week since Sept.

Neeraj Chopra Begins Season With 84.52m Throw In South Africa

Two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra started his season on a high by winning the Potch Invitational Track event in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Chopra topped the six-man field, hurling the spear to a distance of 84.52m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event on Wednesday. The Indian star finished ahead of 25-year-old South African Douw Smit, whose best throw was 82.44m But Chopra's effort was below his personal best of 89.94m, while Douw came close to his personal best of 83.29m.

Verstappen ‘very relaxed’ about his F1 future

JEDDAH: Max Verstappen played it cool as speculation swirled around his Formula One future on Thursday, with Red Bull’s four-times world champion saying it was not on his mind and he was ‘very relaxed’. Red Bull’s motorsport consultant Helmut Marko said after last Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix that the team were concerned the Dutch driver might leave at the end of the season. Verstappen finished only sixth, a week after he won in Japan, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri winning from pole with fastest lap. “I don’t know,” Verstappen said when asked by an Italian reporter ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix why Ferrari were not being mentioned as a possible destination as well as Mercedes and Aston Martin.

Nigerian federation, league and club found negligent for player’s death, says FIFPRO

NAIROBI: A Nigerian club, the league and the country’s football federation (NFF) were found negligent for the death of player Chineme Martins after he collapsed during a game in March 2020, players’ union FIFPRO said on Thursday. Martins, who played for Nasarawa United, died aged 23 when he collapsed during a match where the medical services were deemed insufficient. According to FIFPRO, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria ruled the club “breached their duty of care” toward Martins and they must compensate his family.

Saudi Arabia down Korea to move into Asia U17 final

TAIF: Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi was the hero once more on Thursday as Saudi Arabia beat South Korea on penalties to move into the final of the U17 Asian Cup. After 90 minutes of tense final semifinal action ended 1-1, the goalkeeper saved two spot kicks to give the young Green Falcons a 3-1 shootout victory. Roared on by thousands of fans at the Okadh Stadium in the western city of Taif, the hosts, who last won the title way back in 1988, found it difficult however to get past the South Koreans who were looking for a third title in total. Both had squeezed through their respective quarter-finals via a penalty shootout, Saudi Arabia defeating Japan while Korea got past Tajikistan, and it was not a surprise that the opening exchange were relatively quiet.

New IPL Rule Leading To Lower Totals? South Africa Great Says "Check The Scores..."

Three Kolkata Knight Riders batters - Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Andrich Nortje - failed the gauge test and had to replace their bat during the IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings on Tuesday. The inspections were done as part of the new IPL regulations that stipulates a certain measurement for the bats. "The triangle-shaped plastic gauge has the dimensions of a legal bat printed on it: depth 2.68 inches, width 4.33 inches, edges 1.61 inches. The curve, or the bulge of the bat, seen on the lower non-hitting side of the bat, needs to be within 0.20 inches," the rule stated. South Africa legend Dale Steyn gave a cheeky take on the rule and said that the scores have gone down from its implementation.

Egyptians take on South Africans in African Champions League semis

CAPE TOWN : Two Egyptian clubs face two from South Africa this weekend in the semi-finals of this season’s African Champions League in a rare bilateral contest.

Abhishek Nayar Sacked, Made 'Scapegoat' Due To Rift Between India Senior Star And BCCI Coaching Staff: Report

The Indian cricket team's assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has been sacked just eight months into the assignment amid speculation of a rift with a high-profile member of the support staff even though Test debacles against New Zealand and Australia are being cited as the reason for his ouster. If board sources are to be believed, Nayar has already been intimated of the BCCI's decision to part ways with him.

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Liverpool on brink of title, Leicester and Ipswich prepare for drop

Neeraj Chopra Begins Season With 84.52m Throw In South Africa

Verstappen ‘very relaxed’ about his F1 future

Nigerian federation, league and club found negligent for player’s death, says FIFPRO

Saudi Arabia down Korea to move into Asia U17 final

New IPL Rule Leading To Lower Totals? South Africa Great Says "Check The Scores..."

Egyptians take on South Africans in African Champions League semis

Abhishek Nayar Sacked, Made 'Scapegoat' Due To Rift Between India Senior Star And BCCI Coaching Staff: Report