Shahid Afridi (Photo: @ICC on Twitter) Twenty-eight years ago on October 4, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi stamped his authority as arguably the best big-hitter in world cricket at that time by smashing the then fastest century in ODIs. Pushed up to bat at number three against Sri Lanka to get some quick runs, Afridi completed…
Czech police detained several Ajax Amsterdam fans after a group of them tried to break into Slavia Prague’s Eden Park stadium without tickets ahead of their Europa League match on Thursday. “Policemen in heavy riot gear had to resolve the situation using coercive measures, and several fans were detained,” police said on social media network…
Sarfaraz Khan (BCCI Photo) LUCKNOW: India and Mumbai middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan had promised his family and teammates that he will “score a double century” as a tribute to his brother — who met with an accident last week — and to help the team win the Irani Cup. On Wednesday, he delivered on his…
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been charged with misconduct for improper behaviour following his side’s Premier League defeat by Fulham over the weekend, England’s Football Association (FA) said in a statement on Thursday. The FA alleged Marinakis behaved improperly around the City Ground tunnel after the final whistle in Forest’s 1-0 loss on Saturday….
In 2021, Virat Kohli stepped down as India’s T20I captain, which was soon followed by him vacating the position in the ODIs and Tests as well. He left the post without an ICC trophy under his leadership, but former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that doesn’t make Kohli a “lesser captain”.Speaking to ‘Sports Yaari’ in an…
A youthful Tottenham side maintained a perfect record in the Europa League with a 2-1 victory away at Ferencvaros on Thursday, while Lazio also made it two wins out of two by routing Nice 4-1 at home. Pape Sarr gave Tottenham the lead midway through the first half when he reacted quickly to a loose…
Babar Azam (Reuters Photo) Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan‘s white-ball captain earlier this week, which came as a surprise to some. But former wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Babar has taken the right call and it will signal his return as the team’s premier batsman. “Thank you, very much. Der aaye durust aaye (he understood late,…
Germany has handed Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Tim Kleindienst his first call-up for this month’s Nations League matches against Bosnia and Netherlands with starting striker Niclas Fuellkrug still injured, the team said on Thursday. The 29-year-old Kleindienst has been rewarded after his fine Bundesliga form last season as his 12 goals for Heidenheim helped it finish…
Rishabh Pant with the 2024 T20 World Cup trophy (BCCI Photo) If you need to pick one player from the current Indian team who never loses his smile and sense of humour whatever be the situation, it has to be Rishabh Pant, who celebrates his 27th birthday on October 4.Most famous for his knock in…
Former India captain Sunil Chhetri on Thursday termed centre back Anwar Ali an “asset” for Indian football while urging players across the spectrum to stay away from controversies as much as possible. Anwar was handed a four-month ban by All India Football Federation (AIFF) in early September with the governing body holding the player “guilty”…
