After rookie Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud rocked the Indian top order with a three-wicket burst on the opening day of the first Test in Chennai, Rishabh Pant had a little argument with rival wicketkeeper Litton Das. Pant, who is making a comeback to Test cricket since recovering from the serious car accident in December 2022,…
In 2023, roughly six months after a forgettable ninth-place finish at the World Cup, the Indian men’s hockey team had its first major test at the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai under Craig Fulton, the successor of coach Graham Reid. The Men in Blue did have a few hiccups, including a two-goal deficit in the…
Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique admitted he did not enjoy watching the team’s tense late win over Girona in the Champions League on Wednesday. PSG secured victory after Girona’s goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, who had thwarted numerous efforts from the French champion, made a calamitous error in the final minutes of the match to give…
India’s decision to include three pacers in their playing XI for the opening Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh on a traditionally spin-friendly venue, the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, has surprised many. Sharing India’s playing eleven after Bangladesh won the the toss and chose to bowl on Thursday, Rohit said they have gone…
Barcelona travels to face AS Monaco in its opening 2024/25 Champions League fixture in the tournament’s new era. Barca is in flying form with five out of five wins in La Liga however, the side’s injury concens are getting worse with each passing week. Recently, new signing Dani Olmo got injured for four-five weeks and…
Girona should be proud of its Champions League debut, coach Michel said after his side held Paris St Germain at bay until late in Wednesday’s game only to fall to a 1-0 defeat after a blunder from goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga. Girona, Spain’s surprise package of last season, had neutralised PSG’s attack before the French side…
On September 19, 2007, former India allrounder Yuvraj Singh lit up the skies over Durban with a blitzkrieg in the inaugural T20 World Cup, which became part of the cricket folklore.Facing England pacer Stuart Broad, irked by Andrew Flintoff and with an eye on Dimitri Mascarenhas midway through the over, it’s a story that has…
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will be out “for a while” after suffering a significant ankle injury while playing for Norway last week, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old hobbled off during his country’s Nations League defeat of Austria in Oslo on September 9 and returned to London on crutches. Odegaard missed Sunday’s North…
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Live: A series sweep against Bangladesh will cement India’s place atop the World Test Championship (WTC) standings but the team under Rohit Sharma are guarding against any complacency in the two-match home series beginning in Chennai today. Bangladesh, led by Najmul Hossain Shanto, are on a high after their memorable…
