The injury forced the 29-year-old to miss the ongoing Test series between India and New Zealand. He was replaced by Suryakumar Yadav in the squad. Rahul shared some snippets of his rehabilitation process on his Instagram account. He was seen working on the anti-gravity treadmill, which athletes use to improve their recovery rates. Furthermore, he worked on a few stretches focusing on his upper body and the injured left leg in question....
European Team of the Season so far The Reds have not been champions of England since 1990, two years before the Premier League was launched. Under previous managers they have challenged for the title but have always fallen short - most recently in 2013-14 under Brendan Rodgers when Manchester City finished two points clear of Liverpool. Since Klopp replaced Rodgers at Anfield in October 2015 the club have moved back into contention for major honours and the German believes this could be their year....
Klopp and Guardiola locked horns regularly when in charge of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich respectively and the German is anticipating another fascinating encounter when the Reds visit the Etihad Stadium this weekend. City are third, one place and one point above Liverpool, but exited the Champions League in midweek after losing 3-1 in Monaco. MSN and Real Madrid among CL draw losers “These games are always important. I can’t remember a game that was not important in the Premier League,” Klopp told a news conference....
Oxlade-Chamberlain started on the left of a front three in Istanbul, but was replaced by Brazil international Firmino at half-time on Wednesday. The former Arsenal midfielder only made his return from a serious knee injury in April and is still working his way back after an impressive start to life at Liverpool, who claimed a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory following a 2-2 draw with Chelsea. Klopp admitted his decision to start Oxlade-Chamberlain was an error, however backed the 32-time England international to find his best form once more....
“I think his agent is pushing him towards the exit,” he said on Ziggo Sport ’s talkshow ‘Rondo’. “We’ve had talks with Kluivert about extending his contract. It’s often not the player, because he is a real Ajax boy. We would really like to keep him, but you have to deal with agents.” A controversial figure, Raiola is known for stirring up disputes between players and clubs to extract either a lucrative contract or a big move for his clients, pocketing a hefty sum along the way....
As the Knicks continue their head coaching search, the former Cavaliers coach is considered a potential candidate, ESPN.com reported Monday. According to the report, Knicks president Phil Jackson considers interim head coach Kurt Rambis a front-runner for the job, but “views Blatt favorably.” MORE: Latest NBA Draft 2016 prospect rankings Blatt was fired by the Cavs in January after a 30-11 start to the season and promptly replaced by assistant coach Tyronn Lue....
According to three anonymous sources reportedly close to the project, a script for the first movie of a Knights of the Old Republic trilogy is almost finished. It is currently being written by Laeta Kalogridis who is best known for her work on Shutter Island and Terminator: Genisys. Considering fans have clamored for this story to be adapted to film for some time, this is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one....
The Hisar-born athlete, who also has a record 9 national titles, a feat she shares with Aparna Popat, will be next seen in the Premier Badminton League, where she will play for the Lucknow-based Awadhe Warriors. Here are 10 things to know about her: 1.Saina Nehwal was born on March 17th 1990 in Hisar, Haryana to Dr Harvir Singh and Usha Rani. Her father is a Principal Scientist (Agricultural Entomology), Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, ICAR in Hyderabad....
Kobayashi, 2012 Asian Tour Rookie of the Year, has changed five putters this season and hopes that a sixth putter change will turn his fortunes around at the $1.48 million event. He will be joined by an in-form Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand, who won his 16th Asian Tour title a fortnight ago, Wade Ormsby of Australia, winner of the Panasonic Open India in April and Anirban Lahiri of India at the Ibaraki Country Club....
“Of course it can. Absolutely,” Bryant told Yahoo Sports when asked if this edition of the Lakers can make the playoffs. “We have talented players in their respective positions. We have some really young players. How exactly will the pieces of the puzzle fit? We really don’t know. MORE: Greatest Lakers ever | Awesome Kobe impression from impersonator “We are going to (training) camp trying to piece this together just like every other team does....
The Lakers went after big names in free agency this summer and came back with Carlos Boozer and Jeremy Lin, which was not the haul they had in mind. Jordan Hill, Ed Davis, Wesley Johnson, Wayne Ellington and Ronnie Price make up the remainder of that rotation. Expected contributions from Nick Young and Julius Randle were lost to injury, though Young is slated to return soon. MORE: Jack Nicholson falls asleep on Lakers | Shaq caresses Kobe’s head | Top in missed shots...
The Lakers legend showed up for Thursday night’s Sweet 16 game between Duke and Oregon to support the Blue Devils and coach Mike Krzyzewski. Bryant met with Coach K’s wife, Mickie, in the Duke fan section before tipoff. MORE: Worst Sweet 16/Elite Eight choke jobs of all time Kobe then gave Krzyzewski the thumbs up from the crowd, meaning Bryant was free to dribble for 20 seconds before shooting a fadeaway jumper from his seat....
“I was thinking to myself ‘It’s happening again,’” the speedy Arizona rookie said. Not quite. He slipped making a move, against the punter (a former college teammate) no less, but the 38-yard return set up a touchdown drive in the first-team offense’s only series of the game, and the Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-17 in their preseason opener on Saturday night. Rookie Josh Rosen completed 6 of 13 passes for 41 yards in his Arizona debut, playing the whole first half after the opening series....
As fellow overnight-leader Justin Harding slipped away, Kitayama held his nerve as the chasing packs piled on the pressure with a string of birdies. Kitayama started day four superbly with two birdies and an eagle in his first five holes, but a bogey at seven halted his charge. A missed putt at 16 brought his second bogey of the day and saw his lead reduced to one shot, but he sank a superb birdie from 20 feet at the penultimate hole to earn some breathing space....
Officers were first alerted to reports of suspicious bags being left in the Varina and Fairfield districts of Henrico County between October 15 and 17, according to NBC12. Henrico County Police said these bags contained flyers that purported to be from the “loyal white knights” of the Ku Klux Klan. A flyer obtained by NBC12 reveals the writer’s anger at the removal of statues of Confederate generals and leaders....
Both these teams have seen plenty of ups and downs over the course of the season. While the Royals started their season well at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, things fell apart soon after. Two wins in two games became two wins in six games, and Steve Smith’s men were only a shadow of the team that put the Chennai Super Kings and the Kings XI Punjab to the sword at the start of the tournament....
Jose Mourinho’s side won 2-0 in Stockholm to end the season with a second major trophy and secure a place in the Champions League group stage for next season. United started well and took the lead through a deflected Paul Pogba strike before Henrikh Mkhitaryan hooked in a second shortly after the break following a corner. Ajax enjoyed 69 per cent of the possession but managed only three shots on target as United sat back and comfortably frustrated an attack that proved devastating to the likes of Lyon and Schalke in the knockout stages....
The imposing Estonia international has inked a two-year deal in Sardinia after failing to convince at Anfield. Signed from Augsburg in 2016, 32-year-old Klavan made 15 starts in his first Premier League campaign and added another 16 last term. His hopes of an extended run in the team were diminished by Virgil van Dijk’s arrival in January, while Joe Gomez now looks set to play a more prominent part at centre-back....
Yet there is a sense that Thompson is no shoo-in for a spot on the West All-Star team, given the overload of talent in the conference. The starters will be officially named on Thursday, and voting by West coaches will determine the other seven spots on the roster. MORE: Curry’s mother fines him for turnovers | Warriors’ Green, Gentry’s picture warfare | Rookie injury crisis On Tuesday, I asked Golden State coach Steve Kerr if he would work the phones to gather up votes for Thompson....
Gallas discusses Wenger’s Arsenal position The midfielder teamed up with Klopp at Borussia Dortmund when he was sent on loan there from Tottenham in 2009. He started off as a regular member of the starting XI, but his playing time became limited after an injury before he was suspended for a nasty challenge against Wolfsburg, being dismissed less than 10 minutes after coming on. Dortmund were interested in signing him on a permanent deal, though, only to pull out of the deal....
