Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag stressed the need for patience after his team salvaged a 3-3 draw at Porto with a last-gasp equaliser in the Europa League on Thursday. United took a commanding 2-0 lead with strikes by Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund, only to concede three goals before Harry Maguire earned a point…
Mark Taylor (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Mark Taylor‘s tenure as Australia’s Test captain began with an unfortunate milestone during the 1994 tour of Pakistan. In the first Test of the series, held in Karachi, Taylor etched his name in the wrong kind of record books by becoming the first player to bag a pair…
Brazil has called Paris St Germain’s Lucas Beraldo to replace injured defender Gleison Bremer in this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Peru, the Brazilian FA (CBF) said on Thursday. Juventus centre-back Bremer will undergo surgery after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury during Wednesday’s 3-2 win at RB Leipzig in the Champions League….
Shahid Afridi (Photo: @ICC on Twitter) Twenty-eight years ago on October 4, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi stamped his authority as arguably the best big-hitter in world cricket at that time by smashing the then fastest century in ODIs. Pushed up to bat at number three against Sri Lanka to get some quick runs, Afridi completed…
Czech police detained several Ajax Amsterdam fans after a group of them tried to break into Slavia Prague’s Eden Park stadium without tickets ahead of their Europa League match on Thursday. “Policemen in heavy riot gear had to resolve the situation using coercive measures, and several fans were detained,” police said on social media network…
Sarfaraz Khan (BCCI Photo) LUCKNOW: India and Mumbai middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan had promised his family and teammates that he will “score a double century” as a tribute to his brother — who met with an accident last week — and to help the team win the Irani Cup. On Wednesday, he delivered on his…
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been charged with misconduct for improper behaviour following his side’s Premier League defeat by Fulham over the weekend, England’s Football Association (FA) said in a statement on Thursday. The FA alleged Marinakis behaved improperly around the City Ground tunnel after the final whistle in Forest’s 1-0 loss on Saturday….
In 2021, Virat Kohli stepped down as India’s T20I captain, which was soon followed by him vacating the position in the ODIs and Tests as well. He left the post without an ICC trophy under his leadership, but former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that doesn’t make Kohli a “lesser captain”.Speaking to ‘Sports Yaari’ in an…
A youthful Tottenham side maintained a perfect record in the Europa League with a 2-1 victory away at Ferencvaros on Thursday, while Lazio also made it two wins out of two by routing Nice 4-1 at home. Pape Sarr gave Tottenham the lead midway through the first half when he reacted quickly to a loose…
Babar Azam (Reuters Photo) Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan‘s white-ball captain earlier this week, which came as a surprise to some. But former wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Babar has taken the right call and it will signal his return as the team’s premier batsman. “Thank you, very much. Der aaye durust aaye (he understood late,…
