The Indian surfing team has secured its first-ever quota for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan with a spot each for men and women. Participating in the Asian Surfing Championships here, the quota was awarded to India based on the total ranking points accumulated by its surfers in the event. The final call on…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan keeper Mohammad Rizwan‘s is famously known for his relentless appealing from behind the stumps during matches which on occasions, turns out to be quite irritating for umpires, oppositions and even fans.India umpire Anil Chaudhary, who has officiated in over 50 international matches across formats, on Saturday opened up on Rizwan’s tendency to…
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is counting on the team’s passionate fans to spur them on in its first home match of the La Liga season against last year’s surprise package Girona on Sunday. “I played my time as a footballer in front of this crowd and it was above everything else. It always pushes…
India’s contingent for the Paris 2024 Paralympics will be its biggest one to date, with many athletes going to their first ever Games. Among a field of relative inexperience, one of the more accomplished heads making the trip to Paris is badminton player Krishna Nagar, who is out to defend his gold medal from the…
NEW DELHI: India batter KL Rahul spoke about the controversy that led to his suspension by the BCCI in 2019. The controversy arose after Rahul and his teammate Hardik Pandya appeared on the well-known television program “Koffee With Karan“.During the show, the two cricketers made comments that were deemed inappropriate and offensive by many viewers….
Brighton vs Man United Starting line-ups: Brighton: Steele – Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk (C), Hinshelwood – Milner, Gilmour – Minteh, Pedro, Mitoma – Welbeck Manchester United – Onana – Dalot, Lisandro, Maguire, Mazraoui – Casemiro, Mainoo – Rashford, Mount, Amad – Fernandes (C) The weekend’s action begins on the south coast where Brighton and Hove…
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany on Saturday said he was not nervous ahead of his Bundesliga debut in the dugout for Sunday’s match at Wolfsburg. The 38-year-old Belgian was the surprise choice tasked with restoring Bayern Munich as the dominant force in German football, given he had just overseen Burnley being relegated from the Premier…
NEW DELHI: As veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket Saturday morning, wishes poured in from all quarters, congratulating the 38-year-old for a highly successful career. The entire sporting fraternity came together and doffed hats to Dhawan as he rode into the sunset after a glittering 14-year-long career. Dhawan’s…
Anwar El Ghazi pledged to donate 500,000 euros to children in Gaza, one-third of the payout he has received from Mainz 05 for wrongfully terminating him over his support for Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas war. The Bundesliga club suspended the Dutchman over a social media post showing support for Palestinians in October, the month Hamas…
Catch Sportstar’s highlights of Day 4 of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka being played at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Greater Manchester. Playing XIs England playing XI: Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib…
