Spinners Minnu Mani and Priya Mishra shared nine wickets between them as India A bundled out Australia A for a paltry 212 to gain a massive upper hand on the first day of the four-day one-off women’s ‘unofficial’ Test here on Thursday. Skipper and off-spinner Minnu (5/58) and rookie leg-spinner Priya (4/58) put the Australian…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan asserted their dominance on day two of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, declaring their first innings at a formidable 448-6. This left the visitors with a daunting task, trailing by 421 runs at stumps.Resuming their innings at 158-4, Pakistan capitalized on the favourable batting conditions, with Mohammad Rizwan and Saud…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Thursday he is “delighted” with his current squad as he played down the possibility of more new signings arriving before the transfer window closes next week. PSG has already invested a reported 175 million euros ($195m), not including bonuses, on four players this summer but has not recruited a…
Alex Albon welcomed the challenge of having Carlos Sainz as his Williams team mate next season and said he hoped they could lift the former champion back up the Formula One pecking order. Spaniard Sainz is leaving Ferrari to make way for incoming seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton and his move to Williams was announced…
NEW DELHI: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made an announcement on Thursday, revealing that Lord’s, often referred to as the ‘home of cricket’, is set to witness a historic event in 2026.The iconic venue will host its first-ever women’s Test match, featuring the national teams of India and England. This groundbreaking fixture will…
India will look to ride on its winning momentum when it takes on Maldives in the SAFF U20 Championship, at the ANFA Sports Complex, in Nepal, on Friday. The Blue Colts, who entered the tournament as the SAFF U-19 Championships, won their opening fixture 1-0 against Bhutan, with Monirul Molla scoring the winner off a…
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna plays against Romania’s Eduard Ionescu during a men’s singles round of 64 table tennis game at the 2024 Paris Olympics. | Photo Credit: AP Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna plays against Romania’s Eduard Ionescu during a men’s singles round of 64 table tennis game at the 2024 Paris Olympics. | Photo Credit: AP
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is undergoing leadership changes with the conclusion of Indra Nooyi‘s tenure as the first female independent director and the upcoming election for a new chairman.Nooyi, former PepsiCo head, completed her six-year term last month, marking the end of a significant chapter for the ICC. Her appointment in 2018…
Following the Indian men’s hockey team’s second consecutive bronze medal finish in the Paris Olympics, Hockey India (HI) has started thinking about the side’s preparations for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. A day after the members of the bronze medal-winning team were felicitated by its principal sponsor Odisha Government, HI president Dilip Tirkey, a former…
FILE PHOTO: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal playing for a combined XI of Saudi Arabian teams Al Nassr and PSG during a friendly soccer match at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) | Photo Credit: AP FILE PHOTO: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates…
