The Paris Paralympics 2024 got underway with the official opening ceremony on August 28 (events starting from August 29) and will conclude on September 8. China maintains a healthy lead at the top with 188 medals, including 83 golds. Great Britain is second in the standings while USA is third with 42 and 31 gold…
NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma is putting in the hard yards ahead of the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh, with a sharp focus on his fitness and preparation. Renowned for his brilliant batting, Rohit is diligently working in the nets, gym, and during intense workout sessions to ensure he’s at his best.In a recent…
Paraguay held Uruguay to a goalless draw in its South American World Cup qualifier on Friday, with striker Luis Suarez bringing his 17-year international career to an end at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo. The 37-year-old forward reached 143 appearances for Uruguay, finishing as its all-time leading scorer with 69 goals. Marcelo Bielsa’s side, who…
If carefully observed, sometimes, it is not only the on-pitch proceedings that reflect a team’s intent. Off the pitch, certain quips or exchanges of words say a lot about the confidence level of an outfit. A classic example was a post-match incident after Syria’s win against Mauritius in their 2024 Intercontinental Cup match at the…
NEW DELHI: India’s batting star Shubman Gill’s plans for the Duleep Trophy were thwarted in dramatic fashion. Despite his strong performance, Gill found himself undone by a brilliant delivery from pacer Navdeep Saini during the Duleep Trophy match between India A and India B at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.Having already struck three boundaries…
Kevin De Bruyne netted twice to lead Belgium to a 3-1 win over Israel in its opening Nations League clash on Friday, played behind closed doors in neutral Hungary because of security concerns. Belgium’s captain put his side ahead after 21 minutes but Israel equalised nine minutes before the break despite spending most of the…
Maybe the English Premier League teams struggling to contain Erling Haaland should consider employing the 5-4-1 formation that Kazakhstan used against Norway on Friday. Kazakhstan’s yellow-clad defenders swarmed around Haaland for the full 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw in the Nations League and kept the striker scoreless following his consecutive hat tricks in the…
NEW DELHI: England‘s stand-in captain Ollie Pope marked a significant milestone in Test cricket history on Friday. Playing his 49th Test match, Pope became the first cricketer to score his first seven Test centuries against different teams.Pope’s milestone century led England on the opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval,…
Real Madrid forward Rodrygo scored the only goal as Brazil boosted its lacklustre 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over Ecuador on Friday. Rodrygo’s deflected 30th-minute strike was enough to secure all three points for Brazil, who was languishing in sixth place in the South American qualifying standings before Friday’s result in…
England fast bowler Mark Wood will be out for the year with an injured right elbow, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the player said on Friday. Wood, who injured his right thigh during last month’s first test against Sri Lanka and was ruled out from the rest of the series, discovered that…
