Leicester City continued its strong start in the new English Premier League season as they hammered Newcastle United 5-0 to climb back to the 3rd spot with 14 points, 2

EPL: Vardy shines as Leicester City hammer Newcastle 5-0

Leicester City continued&nbsp;its&nbsp;strong start in the new English Premier League season as they hammered Newcastle&nbsp;United 5-0 to climb back to the 3rd spot with 14 points, 2 behind Manchester City.&nbsp;Jamie Vardy&nbsp;scored a brace taking his goal tally to&nbsp;14 in 17 appearances. It was also the 10th top-flight win in 18 games for the Foxes since Brendan Rodgers took charge in February. Leicester City next take on Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday.&nbsp;

Leicester City continued its strong start in the new English Premier League season as they hammered Newcastle United 5-0 to climb back to the 3rd spot with 14 points, 2 behind Manchester City. Jamie Vardy scored a brace taking his goal tally to 14 in 17 appearances. It was also the 10th top-flight win in 18 games for the Foxes since Brendan Rodgers took charge in February. Leicester City next take on Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday.

Ahead of the upcoming fourth Test against England, pacer Jasprit Bumrah was relieved from India's squad due to personal reasons. The reason for his leave is apparently

Ahead of the upcoming fourth Test against England, pacer Jasprit Bumrah was relieved from India's squad due to personal reasons. The reason for his leave is apparently his marriage. Speaking to ANI, BCCI sources confirmed that the pacer is set to get married soon and has taken a leave to prepare for the same. The 27-year-old Bumrah played two Tests in the ongoing four-match series against England and took four wickets. Bumrah was rested for the second Test against England at Chennai and he returned wicketless in the third Test . The pacer has also been rested for the upcoming five-match T20I series against England.

India is scheduled to play a 5-match T20 series vs England from March 12 and both Dhawan and Iyer are part of that squad.

Star Indian batsmen Shikhar&nbsp;Dhawan and Shreyas&nbsp;Iyer&nbsp;joined the Indian cricket team in Ahmedabad&nbsp;on Tuesday as both are part of the T20 squad. After the 4th Test, India is scheduled to play a 5-match T20 series against England in Ahmedabad&nbsp;starting March 12. Both Iyer&nbsp;and Dhawan&nbsp;are coming off a great&nbsp;Vijay Hazare Trophy, where they displayed good form with the bat.

Indian cricketers sweat it out in the field as they took part in a fielding session ahead of the 4th Test vs England.

As Team India is gearing up to take on England in the 4th and final Test in Ahmedabad, the players put in hard yards in their training drill on Tuesday. BCCI&nbsp;posted pictures of the cricketers sweating it out in the field as they took part in a fielding session. India has an unassailable 2-1 lead in the 4-match Test series and need to win or at least a draw in the 4th Test in order to qualify for the World Test Championship final.

Novak Djokovic is now ranked as world number 1 for 310 weeks

Novak Djokovic&nbsp;equalled Roger Federer's&nbsp;record of being&nbsp;ranked world number 1 for 310 weeks. The 33-year-old had made chasing the mark as one of his major career goals and is now guaranteed to break the record next week. He has been helped by temporary changes to the ranking system because of the coronavirus pandemic that means players can currently count tournaments from two years instead of one.&nbsp;Djokovic,&nbsp;who clinched his 9th Australian Open Title last month&nbsp;began 2021 by winning 9 consecutive matches while last year he did not lose a completed match until the French Open final in October.&nbsp;

Ravi Shastri thanked the medical professionals after getting the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Ahmedabad.

Team India head coach Ravi Shastri&nbsp;received the first dose of the Covid-19&nbsp;vaccine in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. He later tweeted to thank&nbsp;the amazing medical professionals &amp; scientists for empowering India against the pandemic.&nbsp;Shastri is currently in Ahmedabad with the Indian team as after the 4th and final Test vs England, they will also play a 5-match T20 series there.&nbsp;The public roll-out of the coronavirus vaccines began on Monday.&nbsp;

Vinicius Jr marked his 100th Real Madrid appearance with his 12th goal for the club.

Real Madrid's chance to leapfrog Barcelona to the 2nd spot in La Liga&nbsp;went down the drain as they played out a 1-1 draw against&nbsp;Real Sociedad&nbsp;on Monday&nbsp;night. Madrid may have dominated the first-half but&nbsp;Portu&nbsp;Manzanera&nbsp;broke a 55-minute deadlock to put&nbsp;Real Sociedad&nbsp;ahead. Just when it seamed that they will run away with all points,&nbsp;Vinicius Jr marked his 100th Real Madrid appearance with his 12th goal for the club. His equaliser helped&nbsp;Zinedine Zidane's&nbsp;men secure a point.

Virat is the first cricketer in the world to enter the 100M club that features stars like Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar, among other celebrities.

Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;is not just breaking records on the cricket field but off it as well. The Indian skipper on Monday&nbsp;became the first from the country to cross 100 million followers on Instagram. Moreover, he is the first cricketer in the world to enter&nbsp;that elite club that features&nbsp;stars like Cristiano Ronaldo,&nbsp;Lionel Messi&nbsp;and Neymar, among other celebrities. Interestingly, the 2nd most followed Indian on Instagram&nbsp;after Kohli&nbsp;is&nbsp;actress&nbsp;Priyanka Chopra,&nbsp;who has around 40 million less followers that Virat.

Chelsea played out a draw with Manchester United in a heavy-weight clash on Sunday night as Thomas Tuchel's unbeaten run at the Stamford Bridge swelled up to 7 gam

Chelsea played out a draw with Manchester United in a heavy-weight clash on Sunday night as Thomas Tuchel's&nbsp;unbeaten run at the Stamford Bridge swelled up to 7 games in the Premier League. 2nd placed Manchester United who were looking to chop down rivals and leaders City's lead in the competition failed to score as they remain 12 points behind in the race. The only talking point on the otherwise dull night was a possible penalty for Manchester United which was denied by the referee after using the Video Assistant Referee. Chelsea remains 5th in the league, a point behind 4th placed West Ham United in the race for Champions League qualification.&nbsp;

Defending Champions Liverpool seam to be back on track as they aim for a top 4 finish in the Premier League after they edged past 20th placed Sheffield United on Sunday

Defending Champions Liverpool seam to be back on track as they aim for a top 4 finish in the Premier League after they edged past 20th placed Sheffield United on Sunday night. A scrappy 2-0 win on the road was enough to get 3 points which kept Liverpool within 2 points of a top 4 finish in the league. After being held to a goalless first half,&nbsp;Curtis Jones scored for Jurgen&nbsp;Klopp's side early in the 2nd passage of play. An own goal from Sheffield made life easy for The Reds as they registered a 2-0 win to make a strong claim for the Champions League qualification for next season.&nbsp;&nbsp;

After back to back losses in the Premier League, Tottenham finally got a chance to collect 3 points after they schooled Burnley 4-0 on Sunday night. Gareth Ba

After back to back losses in the Premier League, Tottenham&nbsp;finally got a chance to collect 3 points after they schooled Burnley&nbsp;4-0 on Sunday night. Gareth Bale scored a brace as Lucas Moura&nbsp;and Harry Kane also scored for the Spurs to complete a strong display at home. Bale's first brace for Spurs since his return on loan from Real Madrid was the highlight of the night as Jose Mourinho's team finally won a Premier League game after losing to Manchester City and West&nbsp;Ham United. Courtesy of the 3 points, the Spurs have started climbing the table but are still 8th&nbsp;and 6 points behind the 4th spot to qualify for the Champions League next season.&nbsp;

10th placed Arsenal stunned Leicester City 3-1 on Sunday night after a goal-fest at the King Power stadium. A rare loss for Leicester City at home who have managed a gr

10th placed Arsenal stunned Leicester City 3-1 on Sunday night after a goal-fest at the King Power stadium. A rare loss for Leicester City at home who have managed a great season so far and are still placed 3rd in the league. After scoring the opening goal early, Leicester fell behind after David Luiz,&nbsp;Alexandre Lacazette&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nicolas Pepe&nbsp;scored a goal each to win the game in a convincing manner 3-1. Despite the loss, Leceister&nbsp;is still 3rd on the points table, 13 behind leaders Manchester City. For Arsenal, 3 crucial points in an away game will get them the confidence to climb&nbsp;further up the charts as they are still 10th&nbsp;in the Premier League.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Indian wrestling star Vinesh Phogat on Sunday stunned the 2017 world champion V Kaladzinskay to win the gold medal at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coach

Indian wrestling star&nbsp;Vinesh Phogat on Sunday stunned the 2017 world champion V Kaladzinskay to win the gold medal at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament. This was the first-ever tournament for Vinesh&nbsp;after the Covid-19 induced break. Fighting in the 53kg final, Vinesh&nbsp;took a 4-0 lead but the Belarusian&nbsp;wrestler fought back to lead again. In the dying moments of the bout, Vinesh&nbsp;fought hard and pinned her opponent to win the bout 10-8 and secure the gold.&nbsp;

Vivek Sagar Prasad scored a brace as the Indian men's hockey team outclassed Germany 6-1 in the first game of their Europe tour. This was the first international game f

Vivek Sagar Prasad scored a brace as the Indian men's hockey team outclassed Germany 6-1 in the first game of their Europe tour. This was the first international game for the Indian team after the Covid-19 induced break. Nilakanta Sharma,&nbsp;Lalit Kumar Upadhyay,&nbsp;Akashdeep Singh&nbsp;and Harmanpreet Singh&nbsp;were the other goal scorers for India. The team led by veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh&nbsp;has a day-long break before they take on Germany again on Tuesday.&nbsp;

After producing a spinning track for the 3rd Test against England which lasted a little over 1 & half days, the Gujarat Cricket Association is likely to produce ano

After producing a spinning track for the 3rd Test against England which lasted a little over 1 &amp; half days, the Gujarat Cricket Association is likely to produce another spin-friendly track for the final encounter of the Test series. According to a report in the Times of India, the pitch for the 4th Test at the Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;Stadium will turn from day 1 despite showing a healthy covering of the grass earlier. Former International cricketers have slammed the pitch and the conditions in Motera&nbsp;but a few led by Indian ace spinner Ravichandran&nbsp;Ashwin&nbsp;have defended the quality of the strip. The 3rd Test which ended on Day 2 was the shortest completed game since World War 2.&nbsp;

'As soon as it starts spinning, everyone in the world seems to start crying about it.'

As many cricket experts criticised the Ahmedabad&nbsp;pitch after the 3rd Test between India and England was over within&nbsp;2 days, Nathan Lyon has hit out at the critics. The Australian spinner said that while playing on seaming wickets around the world, teams get bowled out for 47 and 60 but nobody ever says a thing.&nbsp;But as soon as it starts spinning, everyone in the world seems to start crying about it. Lyon added that it was entertaining and was thinking about bringing that curator to the Sydney Cricket Ground.&nbsp;

While Rohit Sharma has been rewarded for his good showing in whites, Ashiwn continues to be the only spinner in the top 10 bowlers' rankings.

Indian opener Rohit&nbsp;Sharma&nbsp;has been rewarded for his good show in whites, as he broke into top 10 of the ICC&nbsp;Test rankings for batsmen and achieved career-best number 8 spot by climbing up 7 places. He is the 2nd-highest ranked Indian Test batsmen after skipper Virat&nbsp;Kohli, who has retained his 5th spot. In the Test bowlers' rankings, Ravichandran Ashwin&nbsp;who recently joined the 400 wicket club in whites,&nbsp;jumped 4 spots to No. 3. Interestingly, he continues to be the only spinner in the top 10 bracket.&nbsp;

Messi has now netted in 8 La Liga games in a row, his best streak in 2 years. Moreover, he is now 3 goals clear of Luis Suarez in the race for the La Liga golden boot.

Lionel Messi&nbsp;was the star&nbsp;of the night for Barcelona as his involvement in both goals on Saturday helped his side beat an in-form&nbsp;Sevilla&nbsp;2-0 in La Liga. After assisting&nbsp;Ousmane Dembele&nbsp;in the opener in the 29th minute, Messi&nbsp;himself found the net in the dying minutes to secure a win. It was the Argentine's&nbsp;38th goal against Sevilla, most he has managed against any other side. Messi has now netted in 8 La Liga games in a row, his best streak in two years. Moreover, he&nbsp;is now 3 goals clear of Luis Suarez in the race for the La Liga golden boot.

Manchester City are now unbeaten in 27 matches, winning 24. It is their second-longest such run in their history.

Manchester City extended their winning run in the Premier&nbsp;League to 20 games as they beat West Ham United 2-1 on Saturday night, further strengthening their grip at the top.&nbsp;Ruben Dias put the hosts ahead in the 30th minute but&nbsp;Jesse Lingard&nbsp;equalised just before&nbsp;half-time. But&nbsp;John Stones' 4th goal of the season helped the Citizens secure all points.&nbsp;It was Pep&nbsp;Guardiola's 200th win as City boss in his 273rd game in charge, the fewest games needed by a manager of an English top-flight side to reach that mark.

Despite Maharashtra government's go ahead for IPL games in Mumbai, no spectators will be allowed in the Wankhede stadium.

As the BCCI&nbsp;shortlisted&nbsp;Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad&nbsp;and Delhi to host&nbsp;IPL&nbsp;2021, the Times of India has learnt that the Maharashtra&nbsp;government has given a go ahead for matches at the Wankhede&nbsp;Stadium. However, just like the 3 ODIs&nbsp;vs England in Pune, no spectators will be allowed in Mumbai&nbsp;for this year's IPL. While some stadiums may allow up to 50% fans for the 14th edition of the cash-rich league, which is likely to begin in the 2nd week of April.

Ravichandran Ashwin who impressed cricket fanatics with his brilliant performance in the pink-ball Test has lashed out on critics of the Motera pitch. India w

Ravichandran&nbsp;Ashwin&nbsp;who impressed cricket lovers with his brilliant performance in the pink-ball Test has lashed out against critics of the Motera pitch. India who got the better of the English cricketers in just 2 days won the 3rd Test by 10 wickets. The pitch used during the day/night Test received a lot of flak after 30 wickets quickly fell in 5 sessions at Motera. Dismissing the rant, Ashwin&nbsp;questioned who defines what a good surface is. He further added that people should be hoping for a good cricket match and not the surface.&nbsp;

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