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London:Ben Stokes, the England allrounder, will miss the Lord’s Test against India after his trial date for affray was set for August 6 at Bristol Crown Court. Stokes, 26, who is currently on tour with England in New Zealand, appeared in court by video link this morning to confirm his identity and issue his not-guilty plea, as his trial preparation ...

LONDON: – Real Madrid strike Christiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score more than 100 goals in Champions League history. The Portuguese forward converted a first-half penalty against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Santiago Bernabeu to takehis Champions League tally into triple figures for Real Madrid. The 33-year-old has 115 goals ...

LONDON: The West Indies will face a Rest of the World XI in a lone Twenty20 match at Lord´s to raise funds for Caribbean cricket grounds damaged by recent hurricanes. The reigning World Twenty20 champions will face the World XI on May 31 in a match that will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. Both James Ronald Webster Park in ...

LONDON: Incidents of racism and homophobia in English football are on the rise, according to pressure group Kick It Out. According to its mid-season report, Kick It Out said it had received more than 300 reports relating to 282 cases of discriminatory abuse by the end of 2017, a 59 percent increase from last season, when there were 177 incidents. ...

London:British Olympic boxer Muhammad Ali has been banned for two years after failing a drugs test. The 21-year-old flyweight tested positive for the anabolic steroid Trenbolone during the World Series of Boxing in Morocco in April last year. Ali argued he may have eaten contaminated meat in Morocco, or had the steroid in his system after having a drink intended ...

LONDON: Amir Khan threw water over Phil Lo Greco after being taunted by the Canadian at a press conference to promote the British boxer’s return to the ring after almost two years away. Khan’s comeback, which comes after a period of marital difficulties and a spell in the I’m a Celebrity reality TV jungle, will see him take on Canadian ...

70% of the 1,616 adults asked for their opinion adjudged golf to be the dullest  LONDON: Golf has emerged as Britain´s dullest sport in a survey confirming the historic phrase wrongly attributed to Mark Twain that it is “a good walk spoiled”. The YouGov poll — published in Thursday´s edition of The Times — found 70% of the 1,616 adults ...