PREVIEW Atletico Madrid can be inspired by its past wins against Real Madrid, and Diego Simeone remains confident his side can maintain its high motivation despite limited rest time ahead of Sunday’s home derby. Atletico was the only team to beat Madrid last season. While the win over its rival in the league did little…
PROMISING START: Akash Deep has been impressive against both England and Bangladesh. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) With uncertainty over Shami‘s fitness, selectors need to zero in on pace slots for all-important 5-Test tour of AustraliaKANPUR: Akash Deep is only into his third Test match but he has managed to bring assurance and…
Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany said he hopes his top striker Harry Kane recovers in time from a knock in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen before its second Champions League game which is away at high-flying Aston Villa. Kane, who did not have a single shot in the game against Leverkusen, was injured in…
Each franchise to have purse of Rs 120 crore; Impact rule to stayBENGALURU: Ahead of the mega auction in Nov, the IPL governing council has decided that the 10 franchises can retain a maximum of six cricketers. Also, the Right to Match (RTM) card, which was done away with before the 2022 mega auction, has…
Next year’s championship of the expanded Club World Cup will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final. Twelve stadiums will be used for the 32-team tournament, FIFA said Saturday night, including five of the 11 U.S. venues for the 2026 World Cup….
IPL Trophy (Getty Images) The new Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Regulations for the 2025-27 season include significant changes to the purse of the 10 franchises for the ‘Big Auction’.The regulations were finalized at the IPL Governing Council meeting in Bengaluru on Saturday and later made public in a press release. While each of the…
Messi scored a left-footed strike from outside the box in the 68th minute to draw the scores level in Miami. | Photo Credit: AP Messi scored a left-footed strike from outside the box in the 68th minute to draw the scores level in Miami. | Photo Credit: AP
Rohit Sharma after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup (BCCI Photo) After leading India to victory in the T20 World Cup earlier this year, Rohit Sharma decided to quit the format in the international arena, while many felt he is still fit enough to play both the white-ball formats besides Test cricket.India defeated South Africa…
Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer has become the first player in the 32-year history of the Premier League to score four goals in the first half of a match. The England international’s flurry of goals came in a 20-minute span against Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Chelsea built a 4-2 lead…
GALLE: Sri Lanka were just five wickets away from a crushing second Test and series victory over New Zealand on Saturday with the tourists 199-5 at stumps on third day, having followed on after collapsing to 88 all out in their first innings.Tom Blundell was not out 47 and Glenn Phillips on 32 when bad…
