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Russell Westbrook hit back at critics on Thursday as the Oklahoma City Thunder licked their wounds after another playoff failure. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2UFg76t

Rafael Nadal showed no mercy towards an emotional David Ferrer as he eased into the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday, describing his compatriot who is winding down his career as a "pleasure to watch". from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2GzuyE5

World No 1 Naomi Osaka defeated Hsieh Su-wei 6-4, 6-3 in Stuttgart on Thursday to reach her first career clay court quarter-final but admitted she had been left "depressed" after a "rough few months from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2PynEDk

Atalanta reached their first Coppa Italia final since 1996 as Josip Ilicic and Alejandro Gomez scored in a 2-1 victory over six-time winners Fiorentina on Thursday from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2GGk99U

Real Madrid's dreary end to the season took another turn for the worse on Thursday as they were left holding on for a goalless draw away to Champions League chasers Getafe. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2IYz9Th

Teenager Divyansh Singh Panwar cuts out the noise to give a glimpse of temperament and talent in the 10m air rifle mixed team final, where he and partner Anjum Moudgil won gold. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2XGmY1m

The Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma continued their impressive run, progressing to the women's and men's singles quarterfinals respectively of the Asia Badminton Championships from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2Wbgd7C

Sebastian Vettel is unfazed by his disappointing start to the season and certain that he can recover to win his fifth world drivers title. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2ZxGpLA

Jurgen Klopp admitted his pleasant surprise at how hard Liverpool have pushed Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2GEJHEm

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United can still qualify for the Champions League despite a collapse in form extended by their Manchester derby defeat. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2UAWrAN

India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani defeated Ehsan Heydari Nezhad of Iran 6-4 to claim the inaugural Asian Snooker Tour title. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2ZINNUC

Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie are locked in a bitter dispute days before the London Marathon with claims of robbery and an unpaid hotel bill at the heart of the row. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2Zyf2kI

It can be said that the Athletics Federation of India's dream of the relay teams making a mark in the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year is some distance away. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2IVZ2D4

Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary won gold in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event while Divyansh Panwar and Anjum Moudgil won a close-fought 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team final. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2GGI4XK

Asian Games bronze-medallist Divya Kakran, Manju Kumari and Seema on Thursday made it to the bronze medal play-offs of the Asian Wrestling Championships. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2GGegdN

Amit Panghal and Kavinder Singh Bisht remained on course for their second successive international gold medals at the Asian Boxing Championships. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2PtYplB

Leroy Sane says Manchester City's derby victory against Manchester United will give them a huge confidence boost in the title race against Liverpool. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2IIFAdy

Manchester United's Paul Pogba is the only non-Manchester City or Liverpool player to be named in the PFA Premier League team of the year. from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2UzEWkh

The Indian badminton fan would be keen to see if any one of three fine shuttlers Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu or Sameer Verma can go the extra mile in Wuhan from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2vkfd59

Rafael Nadal survived an early scare at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday by coming from a set down to beat Argentina's Leonardo Mayer and seal his place in the last 16 from Firstpost Sports Latest News http://bit.ly/2DzqWkL