Arsenal will wear its away kit against north London rival Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday due to its red-and-white home kit featuring too much white, clashing with the colours of Spurs. Both sides traditionally wear their home kits when they play each other, with British media reporting that Arsenal last wore its away kits in the…
Sophie Devine will lead New Zealand at the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, to be held from October 3 to 20 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Devine will make her ninth consecutive appearance at the T20 World Cup and will hope to lift the trophy after the White Ferns finished runners-up in 2009 and…
NEW DELHI: The one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand in Greater Noida has been called off for the third consecutive day due to continuous rain on Wednesday. The match, scheduled at the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, has not seen any play, with even the toss not taking place due to the…
Australia coach Graham Arnold was engulfed in a storm of criticism from home fans and media on Wednesday after the scoreless Socceroos again failed to despatch a low-ranked opponent in World Cup qualifying. Hoping to rebound from a shock 1-0 loss to Bahrain on home soil last week, the Socceroos were held 0-0 by world…
Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, or “b-girl Raygun”, holds the top spot in her sport’s latest world rankings despite Olympic performances that led to online ridicule. On Tuesday, the sport’s governing body issued a statement to “provide clarity” on why Raygun tops the rankings. Raygun, a 37-year-old university lecturer from Sydney, failed to score any points…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar scored 51 Test centuries in his illustrious career, the most by any player in Test cricket history. These hundreds spanned a career of 24 years, from 1989 to 2013, in which Sachin became a legend in cricket.Tendulkar’s first Test century came against England on August 14, 1990, at…
Skipper Son Heung-min believes South Korea will secure an 11th straight trip to the World Cup finals if it continues to play with the confidence it showed in the qualifying win over Oman on Tuesday. South Korea was booed off the pitch in Seoul after a goalless draw against Palestine last week but rebounded with…
Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug will miss West Ham United’s clash at Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday after picking up an injury on international duty. He was left out of the lineup for the 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Tuesday due to a calf strain. The Germany camp sent the 31-year-old…
NEW DELHI: The Greater Noida Authority is under criticism as the scheduled one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand has been delayed for the third consecutive day. The match, set to begin on Monday at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, remains unplayed due to persistent rain and a wet outfield. Concerns about…
The seventh round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL qualifiers concluded with defending champion Argentina losing to Copa America 2024 runner-up Colombia and Paraguay achieving a historic win over five-time world champion Brazil. With the tournament expanded to 48 teams, the top six finishers in South American qualifying, which has a single group, will…
