Manchester City striker Erling Haaland continued his scoring start to the new Premier League season with a hat-trick in the 4-1 win over Ipswich Town on Saturday. Haaland has an impressive record at City since his arrival in 2022, scoring 94 goals in just 101 matches. The hat-trick against Ipswich was also Haaland’s seventh treble…
Prize money will be awarded to all Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament awardees during the upcoming domestic season, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced on Monday. The money will be awarded in all tournaments of junior cricket and women’s cricket. In senior men’s cricket, Player of the Match awardees in Vijay Hazare…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi expressed frustration over the lack of quality backup players following Pakistan’s 10-wicket loss to Bangladesh in the first Test. This defeat, which occurred at Rawalpindi, marked Bangladesh’s first-ever Test victory against Pakistan in 14 attempts and underscored Pakistan’s ongoing difficulties in the longer format.“It was a…
The Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea started after a minute’s silence before kick-off, followed by applause in memory Montenegrin goalkeeper Matija Sarkic. Sarkic, who was playing for Millwall, passed away on Saturday at the age of 26 on June 14. Sarkic fell ill in his home country while on international duty. Montenegrin…
England has launched a new white-ball era after dropping Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali from their forthcoming clashes against Australia. Bairstow and Moeen have over 400 international appearances between them but the veteran pair has been deemed expendable as England revamps its limited overs line-up following disappointing ODI and T20 World Cup campaigns. Matthew Mott…
The GMC Balayogi Stadium in Hyderabad is all set to host the fourth edition of the three-nation Inter-Continental Cup from September 3 with all matches being played under floodlights, according to a senior official of Telangana Football Association (TFA). Host India will take on Mauritius in the opera, with Syria being the other team in…
The romanticism associated with sport often glosses over just how heartbreaking and hopeless it can sometimes be. Korean kabaddi is a case in point. For the systems and public of South Korea, kabaddi was among the least known team sports, something to follow at the quadrennial Asian Games and erratic World Cups and then quickly…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan suffered a significant defeat in Test cricket, losing by 10 wickets to Bangladesh at home, drawing sharp criticism towards captain Shan Masood and his team. It was Bangladesh’s first ever Test victory over Pakistan in 14 meetings.Former cricketer and commentator Ramiz Raja suggests that this loss was related to their underwhelming performance…
File photo: Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC were supposed to play in the Durand Cup 2024, but the Group A match was abandoned due to lack of adequate security. | Photo Credit: PTI File photo: Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC were supposed to play in the Durand Cup 2024,…
Friends turn foes, albeit only momentarily, in franchise-based leagues across sports. In cricket, Indian stars Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan, otherwise buddies, turn up in different colours for the Indian Premier League. However, once the cameras are off, it doesn’t take long for the duo to get back to being brothers in arms. Footballers Marco…
