La Liga 2024-25: Ancelotti not in favour of making changes ahead of Rayo trip

IANS | December 14, 2024 12:09 AM

Madrid (Spain), Dec 14 (IANS) Real Madrid have the chance to go to the top of La Liga all be it for just 24 hours when they make the short trip to play Rayo Vallecano on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti's side plays after a morale-boosting win away to Italian side, Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday night, which eased fears that may not make the knockout phase in that competition.

Badminton: Olympic champion An Se-young reaches BWF World Tour Finals semis

IANS | December 13, 2024 11:55 PM

Hangzhou (China), Dec 13 (IANS) Paris Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea booked her spot in the women's singles semifinals of the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals here on Friday. After losing to Japanese ace Akane Yamaguchi on Thursday in Group B, An enjoyed a comfortable 21-11, 21-15 win over China's Han Yue to progress. The latter also qualified for the semis with two wins.

Premier League: Manchester Derby headlines weekend of drama in England

IANS | December 13, 2024 11:19 PM

London, Dec 13 (IANS) A derby clash between Manchester City and Manchester United at Etihad Stadium will make for a dramatic moment, with City manager Pep Guardiola facing his biggest crisis and United's new coach, Ruben Amorim, grappling with challenges. Last weekend's 3-2 home defeat to Nottingham Forest highlighted the steep road ahead for Amorim.

Lanka T10 Super League: Rain continues to play spoilsport, all three matches called off

IANS | December 13, 2024 10:33 PM

Kandy, Dec 13 (IANS) Rain continued to play spoilsport in the ongoing Lanka T10 Super League tournament taking place at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, forcing the postponement of all three matches on Day 3. All three matches of the competition were declared washed out on Friday. This is the first full washout in the tournament after one or two matches were impacted in the previous days.

ISL 2024-25: Jamshedpur FC edge past Punjab FC in a tight contest

IANS | December 13, 2024 10:20 PM

Jamshedpur, Dec 13 (IANS) Javier Siverio’s double strike ensured Jamshedpur FC edge past Punjab FC 2-1 in the Indian Super League (ISL) fixture played at the JRD Tata Sports Complex here on Friday. Pulga Vidal scored for Punjab, who slipped to fifth place in the table with 18 points while Jamshedpur climbed to sixth with the same number of points from 10 matches.