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I Know Paul Pogba Can Do More – Former Manchester United Defender

After the game, Florentin chose to remain in Manchester with his family rather than travel with his teammates back to France. Ferdinand has told BBC Radio Five Live that Keane is always looking to improve his game, and that leaving Manchester United has actually allowed him to improve, suggesting that he could emulate Paul Pogba in leaving United as a youngster before returning as a more polished player.

Joe Root named Ben Stokes as his vice captain

Root prizes his deputy’s presence not just for his born match-winning ability with bat, ball and in the field – but because they have spent much of the past 15 years sharing a cricket field with one another, initially in opposition and increasingly as hugely familiar and trusted team-mates. For those reasons, Root had no hesitation nominating the mercurial all-rounder as his preferred vice-captain after he himself was offered the top job last weekend to succeed Alastair Cook – and happily, England and Wales Cricket Board director Andrew Strauss was of like mind too.

Video: Balotelli’s baffling red card

MARIO Balotelli was sent off on his return to the Nice team but Lucien Favre’s side held on for a 1-0 win at Lorient on Saturday which sees them close the gap on Ligue 1 leaders Monaco. Wylan Cyprien scored the only goal of the game in Brittany, collecting Arnaud Souquet’s pass and firing home from inside the area in the 15th minute.

Mourinho: In a couple of years you’ll realise Pogba was cheap

The Manchester United manager believes deals done this summer will justify the decision to spend a world-record fee on the France midfielder Jose Mourinho is confident that the world-record deal which brought Paul Pogba back to Manchester United will be made to look “cheap” by future transfers. The Red Devils splashed A 89 million on the France international last summer, making a former product of their academy system the most expensive player in world football.

The best FA Cup stats

James Tarkowski of Burnley and Matt Rhead of Lincoln City battle to win the ball during The Emirates FA Cup With the help of Opta, we round up the best stats and facts from Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round ties… Lincoln City are just the second non-league side to knock out Premier League opposition, after Luton Town . This is the first time a non-league side has reached the last eight of the FA Cup since QPR in 1913/14 .

Six things you missed from Chelsea’s win over Wolves

Wolves 0-2 Chelsea: Pedro and Costa secure FA Cup progress for Conte’s side as Premier League leaders keep double hopes alive Watson is dragged 500 yards along the street while hanging out of his vehicle following a bungled car theft – 26 years after he was brain-damaged by Eubank Ranieri’s crisis deepens after champions Leicester are dumped out of FA Cup by 10-man League One side Millwall Ibrahimovic has made mockery of those who doubted him… but will he finally end his Champions League curse at United? Bale’s back! Welshman scores on his return from injury to help Real Madrid sink Espanyol and move four points clear I was made to feel like a criminal, says United legend Yorke after he was denied entry to US because of Iranian stamp in his passport What life is REALLY like for a Chelsea kid on loan: ‘I was out of the team and it was difficult.

IOCa s Bach welcomes talk on 2024 and 2028 Olympic hosts pick

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland – International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach welcomes talk that two Summer Games hosts could be picked at the same time in September. “I like it that people are talking in this way about the Olympic candidature procedure,” Bach told The Associated Press on Saturday, amid speculation Los Angeles and Paris could both get hosting rights for either the 2024 or 2028 Olympics.

Cummins backs Stanlake after tough T20I debut against Lanka

Melbourne [Australia], Feb.18 : Australian paceman Pat Cummins has called on his teammate Billy Stanlake to put his poor Twenty20 international debut behind and back his pace in the remaining two games of the three-match series against Sri Lanka. Unlike fellow debutants Michael Klinger and Ashton Turner, Stanlake had a forgettable debut during his side’s five-wicket defeat at the hand of Sri Lanka in the opening T20 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground .

Sport24.co.za | Guardiola rules out return to Barcelona

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he will never go back to Barcelona as their coach amid growing uncertainty about present incumbent Luis Enrique’s future. Enrique is out of contract at the Nou Camp at the end of the season, and the chances of him leaving have increased significantly after a calamitous 4-0 defeat away to Paris St-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Genie in a bottle: Why Eugeneson Lyngdoh needs to snap out of the spell for both Bengaluru and India

A lowly fifth on the table and out of form, struggling Bengaluru needs their marquee midfielder to step up and quickly… As far as synonyms go, Eugeneson Lyngdoh is best associated with a cleaving passing, fantastic delivery, excellent control, impeccable timing and an eye for goal. So, when a Lyngdoh sets up his striker with an important pass, besides scoring a stunner himself, you’d expect ballots unnecessary to attest for the 30-year-old’s brilliance.

Zaquan puts aside bond with Aidil for 90 minutes

Negeri Sembilan, ATM and Johor Darul Ta’zim – in all of these teams, the twin brothers of Aidil Zafuan and Zaquan Adha have always played together on the same side. Today if selected, they will hit a historic mark in their 12-year professional career, Aidil and Zaquan could be going up against one another.

Reunions abound as Man Utd tackle Saint-Etienne in Europa League

Just like the New England Patriots boss, Manchester United’s manager wasn’t smiling after his team beat AS Saint-Etinne in the first leg of their Round of 32 meeting in the UEFA Europa League. Manchester United will travel to Stade Geoffroy-Cuichard in Saint-Etinne, France on February 22 for the second leg of the Round of 32. The pair have spoken of their excitement prior to the game and another player rubbing his hands in anticipation is United’s Anthony Martial , who came through the ranks at Saint-Etienne’s arch rivals Lyon.

Sarah Jane Smith takes 1-stroke lead at Australian Open

In this Oct. 28, 2016 file photo, Lydia Ko of New Zealand checks her line on the eleventh green during the second round of the LPGA golf tournament at Tournament Players Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A day ahead of the start of the Women’s Australian Open at Royal Adelaide, the 21-year-old Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn also says she’s not putting pressure on herself to overtake Ko for the No.

Jose Mourinho will not make wholesale changes for United’s FA Cup clash with Blackburn

Fresh from comprehensively winning the first leg of their Europa League last-32 clash with St Etienne, United turn their attention to the only major trophy they have won since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement. Mourinho’s side travel to Ewood Park looking to overcome Sky Bet Championship side Blackburn and reach the quarter-finals, although it would be tempting to rest players given a return leg in France and EFL Cup final against Southampton follows this week.

Arizona Diamondbacks: Fernando Rodney Ready as Closer

The first impression manager Torey Lovullo of the Arizona Diamondbacks receives is the one which will project through the up-coming season. When closer Fernando Rodney walked into the Diamondbacks’ clubhouse and greeted Lovullo on Thursday, his showed his sense of humor and radiant smile.

Nhl 33 mins ago 12:58 p.m.Oliver Bjorkstrand makes memorable return to Columbus Blue Jackets

After starting the regular season with the Columbus Blue Jackets, prolific goal-scoring forward Oliver Bjorkstrand spent much of the last four months with the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. But when the Blue Jackets called up Bjorkstrand on an emergency basis after Scott Hartnell suffered an injury in Monday’s loss to the New York Rangers, the young right winger responded by tallying a goal on a breakaway in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Nationwide Arena in Columbus Wednesday night.

Cricket: NZ soundly beaten by the best

An hour and a half after South Africa had bounced New Zealand around Eden Park in the only T20 of this tour, the players and team officials gathered on the pitch. A small wager would suggest it wasn’t to mark victory in the T20 ‘series’ but a way of banishing for good the ghost of Eden Park from their last visit to the ground.

Vitesse’s key man Lewis Baker can use Ajax game to show quality to Chelsea

The 21-year-old midfielder has no intention of staying for a third season with the Arnhem club and could show up Bertrand Traore in Sunday’s game Heading into the final months of his second season in the Eredivisie, Lewis Baker is preparing for the next step. The Chelsea loanee has developed into the star man at Vitesse, but has set his sights on a place in Antonio Conte’s team.

Germany to choose from 18 stadiums for Euro 2024 bid, including Bayern’s Allianz Arena

The German Football Association will select 10 venues from those that have applied to be part of its bid to host the European Championship German Football Association president Reinhard Grindel praised the country’s enthusiasm and infrastructure after 18 stadiums applied to be part of the country’s bid to host the 2024 European Championship. The DFB required all applications to include a seating capacity of 30,000 publicly available seats and both Freiburg Stadium and Karlsruhe’s Wildparkstadion included expansion plans in their submissions.

PSL 2017 spot-fixing: Exemplary punishment will be given to players, asserts Shahryar Khan

PCB chairman Shahryar Khan said the two had been called by the ACU chief to hear their version of the story for PSL 2017 spot-fixing Getty Images Karachi: A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday said that the need to form a commission to decide the level of disciplinary action against Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif will not be required if the duo admit to the charge of their involvement in spot-fixing. The two players who were sent back home from the Pakistan Super League second edition in Dubai on charges of spot-fixing met head of the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit, Colonel Azam in Lahore on Thursday.

NZ vs Sa, Live Streaming on Osn Play, Foxtel Go, Sky Go: T20I at Auckland

It is ironic that South Africa start their full series in New Zealand with a T20I on Friday at the very ground where they suffered the massive heartbreak in the semi-final of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Getty Images Hosts New Zealand get set for their final home series of the season, as they take on the mighty visiting South Africans in the one-off Twenty20 International , at the Eden Park Stadium in Auckland on Friday. The live cricket streaming of the match will be officially available on OSN Play, Foxtel Go and SKY GO .

Glenn Maxwell: Australia are trying to form a game plan for Virat Kohli

Glenn Maxwell , a regular in the Indian Premier League , sounded wary about taunting Virat Kohli with verbal volleys Getty Images & IANS Mumbai: The Australian cricket squad will be confronted by the red-hot form of Virat Kohli during the upcoming four-Test series and touring all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is hoping that the roll of the dice would go against the Indian skipper. “Guys can go through a run of form like that where they just get on a roll and everything seems to click for them, and that’s happened for him at the moment.

‘Disappointed’ by IPL snub, Jaggi holds no grudges but proves a point

He has enjoyed prime form in first class cricket this season, but despite being excluded from the IPL auctions list, Jharkhand’s Ishant Jaggi tells Rediff.com ‘s Harish Kotian that he is mentally strong and will continue to perform. He also reckons that the auditions and the simulation tests conducted by the IPL franchises to identify players is not the right way to go about things.

PSL 2017: Rameez Raja trolls Kamran Akmal

Pakistan Super League ambassador Rameez Raja who is also the part of the tournament’s commentary team recently trolled Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal , making a joke out of his habit of dropping catches. The second season of the famous T20 tournament has seen some smart innovations.

Pakistan mourns 13 killed in Lahore suicide bombing

Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore on Tuesday mourned the victims of a suicide bombing the previous day that killed 13 people. Markets and businesses remained closed across much of the country’s eastern Punjab province while flags at government buildings were at half-staff.

Jazeman and Khairul claim top motorsport awards

Most popular: Moto2 rider Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah , the winner of the People’s Choice Award, is flanked by SIC chairman Tan Sri Mohamed Azman Yahya and former national shuttler Wong Choong Hann at the SIC-Motorsports Association of Malaysia Awards in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. – M. AZHAR ARIF/The Star KUALA LUMPUR: Jazeman Jaafar and Khairul Idham Pawi were the biggest winners at the inaugural Sepang International Circuit-Motorsports Association of Malaysia Awards for 2016.

India to lead the cast for Sultan of Johor Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: Junior World Cup champions India will spearhead the cast for this year’s Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament. The seventh edition at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Baru from Oct 22-29 will also see three other former Junior World Cup champions – Germany, Australia and Argentina – joining England and hosts Malaysia to compete in the six-team tournament.