Paul Stirling, captain of Ireland is in for a chat. He starts by saying that it was a challenging day for the team, as they struggled to take wickets during the middle overs and couldn’t make any early breakthroughs, making the task even more difficult. The team’s approach hasn’t changed much; they aimed to navigate through the…
League-leading Liverpool can put pressure on the teams chasing them with victory at Crystal Palace in the weekend’s opening game on Saturday, but manager Arne Slot said he and his players are not revelling in their position this early in the season. Slot’s team have 15 points atop the Premier League table after six games,…
NEW DELHI: Retired IPS officer Sharad Kumar, who headed anti-terror organisation NIA for four years, has been appointed as the new chief of the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit, bringing extensive experience to the role.Hailing from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, the appointment of 68-year-old Kumar was done on October 1 in the cricketing body. BCCI‘s ACU head…
Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Mateus Mane has become hot property after Portugal named the 17-year-old in its Under-18 squad on Friday, one day after England included him in its squad. Mane was called up for a second successive England youth camp by coach Liam Bramley before the team travel to Marbella for a four-team tournament this…
Abhimanyu Easwaran after dismissal (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Rest of India opener Abhimanyu Easwaran‘s dismissal for 191 during the ongoing Irani Cup 2024 clash against Mumbai was one of the highlights of the fourth day’s play at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The talented Bengal batter, who looked set for a double century, was dismissed…
Chelsea is improving but the London side are not yet ready to compete with top Premier League clubs like Manchester City and Arsenal, manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday. Chelsea, who finished sixth last season to miss out on the Champions League and 12th in 2022-23, is fourth in the table with 13 points from…
LUCKNOW: Seasoned spin duo of Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian became catalysts of Rest of India‘s sudden middle-order collapse that saw them lose six wickets for only 23 runs on Friday, putting Mumbai within sniffing distance of an Irani Cup triumph despite Abhimanyu Easwaran‘s heroic 191.In reply to Mumbai’s first innings score of 537, RoI…
Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min will be unavailable for its Premier League trip to Brighton & Hove Albion, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Friday, and the South Korean international will also miss two World Cup qualifying matches. The 32-year-old forward sustained a hamstring injury during a Spurs’ Europa League match against Qarabag on September 26…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has expressed strong support for a new rule change in Indian Premier League (IPL) that could potentially benefit MS Dhoni, allowing the former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain to continue playing in the IPL beyond 2024. Under this rule, players who have not represented the Indian national team…
Jamshedpur FC will take on a new-look East Bengal FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on October 5, at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur. The hosts are currently placed third in the table with six points from three games and have a undefeated record against EBFC in ISL. After losing out…
