Spanish and European champion Real Madrid was unstoppable last season, unless it was facing city rival Atletico Madrid. The only two defeats Los Blancos suffered were inflicted by Diego Simeone’s side, which hosts Real Madrid on Sunday in a spicy La Liga derby clash. Atletico was the last team to beat Madrid in the top…
Green Park Cricket Stadium in Kanpur. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) KANPUR: The Green Park Stadium, one of India’s earliest Test centres, may struggle to find another international fixture in the foreseeable future, TOI has learnt. As it stands, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is unsure of the hosting capabilities of the venue.According…
Arsenal crushed Sweden’s Haecken 4-0 at home to secure a 4-1 aggregate victory and Italy’s Juventus notched a 5-2 aggregate win over French club Paris St Germain on Thursday as both teams qualified for the women’s Champions League group stage. Arsenal, which missed out on last season’s group stage, went in front through Lia Waelti…
Manchester United began its Europa League campaign with a 1-1 draw after it was held by FC Twente at a rainy Old Trafford on Wednesday, with a goal from Christian Eriksen being cancelled out by Dutch striker Sam Lammers. The first half was a lively affair, with Twente’s Lammers making an early attempt that trickled…
Kuldeep Yadav (PTI Photo) Forever the backup to Ashwin & Jadeja, the much-improved spinner will be expecting to get a go on the expected slow turner at Green Park, his home ground. Kanpur’s favourite cricketer, though, has learnt to embrace the constant uncertainty over his spot in the XI.KANPUR: On a hot and draining Wednesday…
Erik ten Hag slammed his Manchester United flops after a costly mistake from Christian Eriksen condemned them to a 1-1 draw against FC Twente in its Europa League opener on Wednesday. Eriksen’s 35th-minute blast put United ahead, but the Danish midfielder gifted Twente its second-half equaliser at Old Trafford. Sam Lammers dispossessed Eriksen, who had…
Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: X) The cricketer who arguably gets the fans’ adrenaline rushing the most these days is Rishabh Pant, who has completed a remarkable recovery to make his comeback to international cricket on the same note where he paused after a forced break due to a horrific car accident in December 2022.Following a…
After a convincing start to the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers, India will look to iron out the rough edges as it faces heavyweight Iran, at the Lao National Stadium KM16 in Vientiane, Laos, on September 27. The Blue Colts rode on a brace by Manglenthang Kipgen and goals from Kelvin Singh and Korou…
Virat Kohli (Photo: BCCI video grab) Virat Kohli will be in focus once again when India take field in the second Test of their two-match series against Bangladesh. While the hosts will be eyeing a 2-0 series win to strengthen their hold on top of the World Test Championship (WTC) leaderboard, Kohli and skipper Rohit…
Odisha FC Women has signed Cameroon international Eliane Manbolamo Bodolo for the rest of the season, the Indian Women’s League side announced on Thursday. The 33-year-old, who last played for Portuguese top-division side Atlético Ouriense, became the latest addition to the IWL-winning side and is expected to be one of the key centre-backs for the…
