Bangladesh are scheduled to host the women’s T20 World Cup this October and the political unrest in the country has raised security concerns, with thoughts of having a backup ready to host the tournament elsewhere if need arises. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has outrightly rejected any possibility of India…
Two Andhra athletes – cyclist Arshad Shaikh and rower K. Narayana – will be representing India in the Paris Paralympics later this month. Arshad will make his Paralympic debut in para cycling, having secured his quota by winning a silver in the men’s elite individual time trial C2 category in the Asian Road Para cycling…
NEW DELHI: For the 2024-2025 season, New Zealand opener Devon Conway has chosen to sign a casual rather than a central contract, giving him the freedom to participate in the SA20 league in South Africa in January.Conway, a native of Johannesburg, has participated in 20 Tests, 32 ODIs, and 50 Twenty20 matches since earning a…
Football will reach saturation point if more matches are added to the calendar, Premier League CEO Richard Masters said Wednesday. England’s top league is part of a legal challenge against FIFA, alongside other domestic competitions in Europe and player unions. They argue the game’s global governing body has not consulted with them in any meaningful…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali responded to Ravi Shastri‘s prediction that India will secure a hat-trick of Test series wins in Australia ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Basit suggested that statements from Indian and Australian experts are attempts to create hype around the series but believes nothing matches the intensity of an…
Put it down to the luck of the Indians. Specifically, the bad luck. Pitted against an aggressive Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey competition at the Paris Olympics, the odds were stacked against Harmanpreet Singh’s men. This was compounded by the red card shown to their key defender and first rusher, Amit…
Chicago Fire and midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri have mutually agreed to terminate his contract, opening senior and international roster spots for the club ranked next to last in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference. Shaqiri, 32, has 16 goals and 20 assists in 75 matches with 63 starts across all competitions with the Fire after joining in…
Sreeja Akula has had a rollercoaster ride over the last month and is thrilled to have made it to the singles pre-quarterfinals — that too on her birthday — and stretching top seed and the eventual silver medallist before bowing out of the Paris Games. She is equally disappointed at letting go of a chance to make it to…
Tim Paine, the former captain of the Australian cricket team, has been appointed as the head coach of the Adelaide Strikers, a team in the Big Bash League (BBL). The 39-year-old served as an assistant to Jason Gillespie last season, but with Gillespie’s departure, Paine has been elevated to the top position.Paine’s coaching career has…
Mounir Nasraoui, the father of Barcelona and Spain star winger Lamine Yamal, was stabbed late on Wednesday at a parking lot in the northeastern Spanish town of Mataro, La Vanguardia newspaper reported, citing official sources familiar with the matter. Reuters was not able to independently confirm the report. The regional Mossos d’Esquadra police force and…
