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Saqlain Mushtaq addressing a press conference after the third T20I on Friday. Screengrab of a Twitter videoThe head coach of the Pakistan cricket team, Saqlain Mushtaq, stressed the need for every Pakistani to buck up   as  "Winning…

Chinese warplanes swarmed across the Taiwan Strait and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) even fired missiles over Taiwan, the democratically ruled island that the Chinese Communist Party claims as its sovereign territory despite having…

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel played down the need to sign new players after a 3-0 loss at Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday, saying his current team could have won the match. Tuchel has previously said Chelsea were looking to…

<!-- -->Either Foreign Secretary Truss or ex-finance minister Sunak will replace outgoing leader Boris Johnson.London: Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss downplayed Sunday the prospect of a UK recession, while the man tipped to be…

Ian Poulter downplays booing at the Open and insists the boisterous St Andrews crowd HAS supported him - despite him showing his allegiance to the Saudi-backed LIV TourIan Poulter played down the booing he had been a target of…

England's new white-ball captain Jos Buttler has downplayed the prospect of becoming an opener for the England test team after he was touted for the role by ex-Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara.Sangakkara this week said Buttler, who…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola played down his influence in bringing Norwegian striker Erling Haaland to the club and said the team's project was attractive enough to lure top players to the Premier League champions. City struck…

Openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (99) and Devon Conway (85 not out) put on this season's best stand of 182 to guide Chennai to 202-2, a total their bowlers defended by restricting Hyderabad to 189-6 in…

Former England manager Fabio Capello believes Liverpool are not the same side they were a few months ago and are not sound defensively. The Reds have won their last five games across all competitions, and their last three since the…

At just 36 and in just his fifth season, Sean McVay has already been massively successful as an NFL head coach. And though he likely has a long coaching career in front of him, he may not be a coaching lifer. Speaking to the media prior to…