HE’S BACK: India’s T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav is watched by coach Gautam Gambhir. (TOI Photo) GWALIOR: The last time this city, known for its palaces and royal Scindia lineage, hosted an international cricket match, history was made.On February 24, 2010, at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to…
NEW DELHI: The disappointment was clear on India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and her team after their hopes of reaching the knockouts of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup took a severe blow with a 58-run defeat against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday.India, who entered the tournament as one of the title…
Rishabh Pant getting his knee taped during the T20 World Cup final (Photo Source: X) India’s T20 World Cup triumph looked improbable when South Africa needed a run a ball in the final at Barbados earlier this year in June. But the turnaround happened, thanks to Surykumar Yadav’s brilliant catch and Hardik Pandya’s heroic spell,…
Champions Bayer Leverkusen scored twice in the opening eight minutes but squandered the lead to settle for a 2-2 draw against visitors Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Last season’s domestic league and Cup winners have only themselves to blame for the slip-up having dominated in a largely one-sided first half where they should…
KARACHI: Pakistan’s head coach for limited-overs format Gary Kirsten has returned home with the board set to announce the successor to captain Babar Azam in white-ball formats later in the month. Kirsten returned home after spending the last few weeks in Lahore and Faisalabad after watching the Champions Cup and attending several meetings with the…
Arsenal bounced back from conceding a goal to lowly Southampton to win 3-1 after a pulsating second half in their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with winger Bukayo Saka instrumental in the Gunners’ victory. After a dull first half, the visiting Saints, which came into the game in 19th place in…
Suryakumar Yadav (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians have got tough choices to make ahead of mega auction later this year as their think-tank has a big task at hands to pick players for retention from a wide array of superstars.While the new rules permit franchises to retain upto six players,…
Arne Slot allowed himself a smile at his record-breaking start to life at Liverpool after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday but insists it is far too early to draw conclusions about his tenure. The Dutchman has overseen nine victories in his first 10 games in all competitions as Liverpool’s head coach,…
Mumbai win Irani Cup (@ajinkyarahane88 XPhoto) MUMBAI: The Ajinkya Rahane-led Mumbai team will be felicitated by the Mumbai Cricket Association in a ceremony here after it clinched its first Irani Cup in 27 years. Mumbai produced another robust performance against the Rest of India, which saw the defending Ranji Trophy champions take a vital first-innings…
Federico Valverde and Vinicius Jr were on the scoresheet as Real Madrid cruises past Villarreal 2-0 in their La Liga 2024-25 match at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on Sunday. Real took the lead in the 14th minute with a deflected long-range shot by Valverde following a Luka Modric corner. The Uruguayan’s drive from distance…
