Unbeaten Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters will be keen to outdo one another when they clash in the Durand Cup quarterfinal at the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday. The Blues, who entered the final-eight stage with wins over Inter Kashi (3-0), Mohammedan Sporting (3-2) and Indian Navy FT (4-0) in Group B are up against…
Emmanuel Wanyonyi went close to breaking David Rudisha’s vaunted 800m world record in Thursday’s Diamond League meet in Lausanne in what was a mixed night for Olympic champions making their return after the Paris Games. Wanyonyi repeated the blistering form that saw him win in the French capital, going within 0.20 seconds of the 1min…
The Durand Cup 2024 semifinal between NorthEast United and Shillong Lajong has been shifted from Kolkata to Shillong, the tournament’s organising committee announced on Thursday. NorthEast United beat Indian Army Football Team 2-0 in the first quarterfinal while Shillong Lajong pipped East Bengal 2-1 to confirm the line-up for the first semifinal of the tournament,…
Neeraj Chopra was visibly struggling enroute his second-place finish at the Lausanne Diamond League. A long-term issue in his adductors has been triggering some discomfort in his groin for the better part of a year now, forcing him to focus on injury prevention more than going all-out in his throws. Thursday night in the Swiss…
Cristiano Ronaldo opened his account in the 2024-25 Saudi Pro League as Al-Nassr started the new reason with a 1-1 draw against Al-Raed at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh on Thursday. After a slow start, both sides began to stringing together passes and creating chances by knocking at the other’s goal. This brought the action…
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois announced on Thursday that he would no longer play for the Belgium national team under current coach Domenico Tedesco. Courtois, widely regarded as one of the best keepers in the world, was left out of the Belgium squad for the European Championship following a row with Tedesco last year. He…
NEW DELHI: England opener Philip Salt has credited India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir with providing pivotal advice that contributed to his success with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) during the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). Salt, who played a crucial role in KKR’s title-winning campaign, praised Gambhir’s mentorship for helping him tackle the challenging conditions in…
Chelsea secured its first victory under new coach Enzo Maresca with a 2-0 victory over Servette in its Conference League play-off round first leg on Thursday. The host struggled to break down its opponents in the first half at Stamford Bridge before Christopher Nkunku put the side in front with a 50th minute penalty, just…
A team that played in a basketball tournament in Russia usurped the colors and name of the Colombian national team, the country’s basketball federation said Thursday. The federation said it will take legal action “for the improper use of our image and logo” and that it never received a formal proposal to participate in the…
NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Shane Warne is well-known for his impact on Australian cricket, but his influence also extended significantly to Indian cricket. India spinner Piyush Chawla disclosed that as a young leg-spinner he got a crucial guidance from the legend during a crucial time in his career.In 2008, Piyush Chawla was just 18 years…
