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Wayne Rooney urges out-of-favour Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo to stay patient

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney urged Cristiano Ronaldo to remain patient and make the most of the opportunities that come his way as the Portugal international looks to work his way back into the Premier League club's first team. Ronaldo, in his second spell at United, has started only one league game this season and was linked with a move away during the summer transfer window, though manager Erik ten Hag said he still featured in his plans for the season. Rooney, who played with Ronaldo at United between 2004-2009, said the 37-year-old will be finding his lack of game time hard to swallow.

Nick Kyrgios 'heartbroken' after pulling out of Japan Open with knee issue

Kyrgios was due to face Taylor Fritz in Friday night's match but pulled out shortly before, sending his American opponent through to the semi-finals to face Canadian Denis Shapovalov. The 27-year-old has had a terrific run of form in the second half of 2022 as he won the Citi Open in Washington and reached his first major final at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open quarter-finals.

Lance Klusener quits as Zimbabwe batting coach ahead of T20 World Cup

Lance Klusener has resigned from his post as the Zimbabwe batting coach with immediate effect. The former South African all-rounder has stepped down from his post after reaching a mutual agreement with Zimbabwe Cricket.

West Indies batter John Campbell gets four-year anti-doping ban

West Indies batter John Campbell has been slapped with a four-year ban for violation of an anti-doping rule, according to a Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) decision seen by Reuters. Friday's 18-page decision by a three-member independent panel followed a charge of evading, refusing or failing to submit to sample collection.

Boxer Rinki Sharma knocks out patriarchy

Rinki hails from a region in the western UP which isn’t known for producing boxing champions. But she decided to write her own script and is now making her mark. Her inspiring journey is similar to that of World champion Nikhat Zareen, who also fought patriarchal mindset and a state’s indifferent attitude towards boxing to become India’s No.

Shooter Vivaan Kapoor wins first gold for Rajasthan

Vivan, who had scored 118 in the qualification round, scored 31 in the final to leave veteran shooter from Punjab, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, in the second place with the score of 26. Services’ Balabhadra Tarashia won bronze with 20. Vivaan, 20, trains under former World champion Khaled Al-Mudhaf of Kuwait in Jaipur and Delhi.

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal seek psychological lift against Liverpool

Mikel Arteta said his side could get a psychological boost for their Premier League campaign by beating Liverpool and extending their lead over the Merseyside club to 14 points when the two clash on Sunday. Arsenal, who have won seven of eight games, go into the weekend 11 points clear of Liverpool, who are ninth with just two wins from seven matches ahead of the game at the Emirates Stadium.

I still have fire in my belly, asserts veteran Zoravar Singh Sandhu after winning silver

Shooters get 12 seconds to fire a shot. While others pull the trigger after aiming for around 8 seconds, it takes only a couple seconds for the veteran shooter to execute his shot. It is a routine for Zoravar, 45, who has been shooting for over three decades now.

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Wayne Rooney urges out-of-favour Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo to stay patient

Nick Kyrgios 'heartbroken' after pulling out of Japan Open with knee issue

Lance Klusener quits as Zimbabwe batting coach ahead of T20 World Cup

West Indies batter John Campbell gets four-year anti-doping ban

Boxer Rinki Sharma knocks out patriarchy

Shooter Vivaan Kapoor wins first gold for Rajasthan

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal seek psychological lift against Liverpool

I still have fire in my belly, asserts veteran Zoravar Singh Sandhu after winning silver