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Shrikant Shankar
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Was Wayne Rooney England's greatest-ever football player?
Now that England's record goal-scorer has retired, everyone will realise what a great player he was for his country, trophies or not.
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Tottenham Hotspur preview: Here’s why Pochettino’s men won’t match their own lofty standards
The Spurs have one of the best starting XIs in the Premier League. But will that be enough?
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Did Manchester United make the right decision in releasing Zlatan Ibrahimovic?
The 35-year-old isn’t getting any younger – despite his self comparisons with Benjamin Button.
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Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Lukaku, Sanchez, Costa or Zlatan, who will win the Premier League golden boot this season?
A total of eight players are in the running to become this season's highest goal scorers.
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Wayne Rooney is a Manchester United legend no doubt, but is he among their greatest ever players?
The club's new all-time leading goal-scorer has been dividing opinion ever since he signed on as an 18-year-old in 2004.
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Stage fright and an over-dependence on Harry Kane is likely to cost Tottenham a top-four finish
If the Spurs do end up in the Champions League next term, directly or via the Europa League, this would be a very good season in the end.
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Video
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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Manchester United are finally gelling as a unit, but early-season woes could prove costly in the end
A string of six draws in eight matches has left the Red Devils with an awful lot to claw back despite recent improvements.
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It’s time we gave the retiring Nico Rosberg more credit. He’s a worthy F1 world champion
His triumph was no fluke and the German racer deserves all the accolades he is getting.
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While we laugh at (or cry about) Australia's downfall, let's give South Africa some credit
With their series win in Australia, the Proteas have completed a remarkable turnaround.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Jose Mourinho does not know his best XI. And it's hurting Manchester United
The performances, more than the results, prove that the Red Devils have been anything but cohesive.
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Three matches, three losses. But Manchester United shouldn't start panicking already
Every result is over-analysed and huge predictions are made on the basis of one match.
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Sorry, Manchester City, but Torino is hardly the 'best solution' for a club legend like Joe Hart
One of Manchester City's greatest ever players does not deserve to be loaned to a club that came 12th in the Serie A.
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The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record