Issa Hayatou, the long-time leader of African football who was made interim president of FIFA during its corruption crisis in 2015, died on Thursday. He was 77. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in an Instagram post, “Saddened to hear of the passing of former CAF president, former FIFA president and interim, FIFA vice-president and FIFA…
Indonesia’s Rizki Juniansyah won the men’s 73kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 354kg, setting the Olympic record in the clean and jerk as China’s reigning champion Shi Zhiyong failed to finish. Juniansyah lifted 155kg in the snatch to put himself in a good position and then strained…
Matias Rojas scored twice and 10-man defending champion Inter Miami edged Toronto FC 4-3 in a Leagues Cup knockout stage opener on Thursday. The host advanced to the last 16 against the winner of a Friday match between Sporting Kansas City and reigning MLS champion Columbus Crew. Paraguayan midfielder Rojas opened the scoring in the…
Japanese wrestling juggernaut Akari Fujinami extended her outrageous winning streak to claim the women’s 53kg freestyle gold of the Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Thursday. The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and capped her campaign with ridiculous ease winning the gold medal contest against Ecuador’s Lucia Yepez Guzman by technical…
Mandeep Singh has been one of Punjab’s longest-serving cricketers. Ever since making his debut back in 2010, he went on to become one of the batting mainstays and eventually led the team to its maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title last year. But ahead of the forthcoming domestic season, Mandeep has decided to move on…
American Noah Lyles said that his Paris Games are over, hours after he needed medical attention following his shock third-place finish in the 200 metres, when it was revealed he tested positive for COVID. Lyles turned up the positive test on Tuesday, officials said, two days after he won the 100 metres, and appeared to…
Cindy Ngamba won the Refugee Olympic Team their first ever medal on Thursday when she settled for bronze in women’s boxing. Ngamba, who was born in Cameroon but sought safe haven in Britain aged 11, was beaten by Panama’s seventh seed Atheyna Bylon by split decision in the semifinals of the women’s 75kg category. That…
India will play an additional fixture during its tour of Australia at the end of the year following confirmation of a two-day day-night match against a Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra. The match will take place at Manuka Oval in the nation’s capital on November 30 and December 1 and will fall in between the…
Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, less than a week after the 37-year-old from Serbia collected his first Olympic gold medal. The Cincinnati event announced his withdrawal. Djokovic won last year’s title there; this year’s tournament starts next week and serves as a hard-court tuneup ahead of the U.S. Open. The…
On August 9, India will attempt to make a new headway in athletics by securing a medal in the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay events. Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Muhammed Anas Yahiya will be competing for the men’s team, while Jyothika Sri Dandi, Kiran Pahal, MR Poovamma, Vithya…
