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Premier League Transfer Rumours: April 23, 2014

A three-way war for French prospect

Paris St. Germain starlet, Adrien Rabiot, has managed to assemble a host of suitors with his matured game-sense and poise over the ball, and presently, Arsenal, Chelsea and Juventus are fighting it out for the attention of the 19 year old midfielder, reports TalkSport . Les Parisiens have always been adamant in maintaining their stand over Rabiot that the club won’t let him go, no matter the money that his suitors are willing to offer. Ho...

Maxwell, Balaji seal another thumping win for Punjab

Another unbelievable blitz of 95 from just 43 balls from Kings XI Punjab’s trump card Glenn Maxwell ensured that his team completed a massive 73 run over the Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sharjah on Tuesday.

Maxwell teed off in typical fashion after Hyderabad won the toss and chose to field first, and started smashing the ball out of the ground on what seemed like too small a ground for him. The rub of the green also went the Aussie’s way though as he was dropped by his compatri...

Chennai thrash Delhi by 93 runs to register record win

Match 8 of the Pepsi IPL 2014 saw the Chennai Super Kings reign supreme over the Delhi Daredevils at Abu Dhabi on Monday. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Chennai put up another impressive score considering the surface, making 177-7 in their 20 overs, and their bowlers did not let them down on this occasion.

Chennai’s most capped player, Suresh Raina, led the way for the two-time IPL champions, scoring a superb 56 off 41 balls before India skipper MS Dhon...

Wawrinka stuns Federer to win Monte Carlo Masters

What a year it's been for Swiss no.2 Stanislas Wawrinka. Following up on his first Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open earlier this year, the 29 year old kicked off the European clay court season with aplomb by winning his first ever Masters 1000 event, the Monte Carlo Masters, beating his good friend and compatriot Roger Federer in an entertaining final.

Both men came into Sunday's show piece with some big wins under their belt this week, with 17-time Grand Slam ch...

Maxwell, Miller chase down another big total to beat Rajasthan

Kings XI Punjab won their second consecutive match of the IPL 2014 by beating the Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets at Sharjah, courtesy a couple of blitzkriegs from Glenn Maxwell (89 off 45) and David Miller (51* off 19).

Kings XI won the toss and put Rajasthan into bat in what was a small ground for big hitters from either side. Despite the slow nature of the pitch, big runs were expected, given the power hitting talent on show for the day.

Everton respond to Arsenal challenge with Manchester United demolition

Everton have kept the pressure on Arsenal in the race for the fourth and final Champions League berth by carving out a highly impressive 2-0 victory against reigning Premier League champions Manchester United at Goodison Park. First half goals from Leighton Baines and Kevin Mirallas gave Everton a well deserved win, with new Manager Roberto Martinez left waxing lyrical about his all conquering side that has achieved the double over United for the first time since 1969.

Ma...

Hamilton, Rosberg continue Mercedes dominance in Asia, Alonso grabs third in China

There seems to be no stopping Mercedes this year as Lewis Hamilton racked up his third win on the bounce in Asia, coasting for a lights to chequered flag victory at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Such was Hamilton's dominance, that he strode to victory a full 18 seconds ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg, who by virtue of grabbing second place once again, still leads Hamilton in the Drivers' Championship standings by 4 points.

Rosberg would have been disappointed to have...

Liverpool open up 5 point lead over Chelsea with hard earned win at Norwich

Liverpool moved closer to earning the title of the Premier League's Champions elect as the Reds opened up a 5 point lead over challengers Chelsea with a hard earned 3-2 win over relegation threatened Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Early goals from Raheem Sterling and Luis Suarez had put Liverpool 2-0 ahead, but a tap in for Gary Hooper following a fluffed punch from Simon Mignolet early in the second half made the game interesting. Sterling scored a second time, once again ...

Arsenal put the pressure on Everton with dominant win against Hull

There was a touch of class about Arsenal at the KC Stadium today as a considerably stronger starting eleven showed the fans a glimpse of just what might have been had the Gunners been able to field key players in big games over the last couple of months. Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil started the game for Arsenal and the difference in quality of the two sides was quite obvious as Arsenal romped away to a comfortable 3-0 win to rack up back to back wins in the Premier League...

Westwood storms to Malaysian glory; Lahiri is Asia's best

Lee Westwood marched to a convincing seven-stroke victory for his first title in two years after a flawless four-under-par 68 at the Maybank Malaysian Open on Sunday. The Englishman completed his wire-to-wire win in style when he holed a 20-foot birdie putt on the last for an 18-under-par 270 winning total at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.

Major champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa threatened briefly by shooting four birdies in his first seven holes but drop...

Sunderland stun Chelsea at the Bridge to keep Premier League hopes alive; Liverpool inch closer to title

It is a result that will have repercussions up and down the Premier League and is impossible to view in isolation, but when Mike Dean blew the final whistle, and all the angry players were led down the tunnel, the Final Scoreline read: Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland. Chelsea's defeat means that their Premier League title ambitions are no longer in their own hands and they now need relegation threatened Norwich City to do Liverpool tomorrow, what Sunderland did to them today, win...