Riiohlang Dhar became the second Indian woman assistant referee to be selected for the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in the Dominican Republic. Riiohlang, a 34-year-old from Meghalaya, was included in the list of 38 match officials, who will be on call for the October 10-November 3 event. Uvena Fernandes…
As Tamil Nadu prepares for the upcoming domestic season, starting with the Buchi Babu invitational tournament next week, the side has a fresh backroom staff for this year. Apart from the coaching set-up headed by former India pacer L. Balaji, there is also a new selection panel led by former TN cricketer K. Shri Vasudeva…
Napoli hopes to bounce back from its disappointing Serie A season, when it finished 10th, but will need to temper its ambitions as it begins a phase of reconstruction, manager Antonio Conte said on Saturday. Conte took over in June after Napoli went through three different managers last season when, after winning the Scudetto under…
Follow Sportstar’s LIVE Updates from Day 3 of the second Test between West Indies and South Africa from Providence Stadium in Guyana. DAY 2 REPORT Aiden Markram and Kyle Verreynne hit half-centuries on Friday in the South Africa second innings to help give the Proteas a 239-run lead after the second day of the second…
Paris Saint-Germain’s Portuguese striker Goncalo Ramos needs ankle surgery and will be sidelined for three months, the French club said a day after their Ligue 1 opening day 4-1 win at Le Havre. Ramos was signed by the French champions for 90 million euros (99 million USD) last summer and limped out of Friday’s game…
The opening round of the 61st National Chess Championship saw all the Grandmasters – 19 of them – post wins at the RPS International School on Saturday. That included the top seed and six-time champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly, second seed Abhijeet Gupta and third seed and defending champion S.P. Sethuraman. Ganguly, who employed French defence…
The 38-year-old is just 17 appearances away from Premier League record for most matches held by Gareth Barry.
Neeraj Chopra assures his groin injury isn’t severe, confirms participation in Lausanne Diamond League meet
PREVIEW Manchester City will begin its campaign to win a record fifth consecutive Premier League title on Sunday with a visit to a Chelsea side beginning life under yet another new manager in Enzo Maresca. City already is the all-time record holder for consecutive English league titles after winning its fourth straight last season and…
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanadhaa produced an improved effort in the blitz section but it did not help him avoid a last place finish in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament. On the last day of the event, Praggnanadhaa ended up with eight points in blitz, an improvement from the four points he logged in…
