Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Jose Molina remained confident of overcoming its Durand Cup quarterfinal opponent Punjab FC at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on Friday. Both Mohun Bagan and Punjab are unbeaten with two wins and a draw from their group assignments. Ahead of the match, Molina said, “Now is the stage of…
Neeraj Chopra registered a season-best 89.49m with his final throw to finish second in the javelin final at the Lausanne Diamond League on Thursday. The 26-year-old is coming into the meet after winning the silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, landing the javelin at a season-best distance of 89.45m. Neeraj was expected to pull…
NEW DELHI: Tim Southee, the captain of the New Zealand men’s Test team, has praised India’s fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for his performances in all three formats, saying the bowler has been a force to be reckoned with ever since he returned to the game after an 11-month absence due to a back injury. After…
East Bengal, the Kalinga Super Cup champion, had its group-stage opponents confirmed for the AFC Challenge League, following the draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday. The Red-and-Gold Brigade lost its AFC Champions League 2 preliminary round knockout match 2-3 against Altyn Asyr on August 14, ending its hopes to play…
Jamie Smith’s latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in its series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday. England was 259 for six in reply to Sri Lanka’s 236, a slender advantage of 23 runs, when a combination of bad light and rain forced an early close to the…
NEW DELHI: Harry Singh, a young cricketer, served as the 12th man for England during their first Test match against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford in Manchester. Singh took the field early in the Test after England decided to field first. He returned to the field again in the post-lunch session to substitute for Harry…
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On the Old Trafford ground where Shane Warne bowled the ‘Ball of the Century’ in 1993, Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya made a bid for the modern-day equivalent by dismissing England’s Harry Brook in stunning style on Thursday. Brook had been in fine touch while making an unbeaten fifty to take England to 176 for…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced that the Indian cricket team will tour England for a five-match Test series from June 20 to August 4, 2025.The first Test is scheduled to be held at Headingley, Leeds from June 20-24, followed by Test matches at Edgbaston, Birmingham (2-6…
Former captain V. Baskaran on Thursday said India played the best brand of hockey at the Paris 2024 Olympics while earning a bronze medal, commenting it was better than winning gold. India defeated Spain 2-1 to win back-to-back bronze medals in the Olympics. “This is the best performance. We might have missed out on silver…
