Spain and Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta is set to retire from professional football at 40. The midfielder, considered one of the most influential midfielders in football history, will formally announce his decision in a ceremony on October 8. A product of Barcelona’s famous academy, ‘La Masia’, Iniesta featured 674 times for the senior team, scoring…
Jasprit Bumrah finished with 3/17 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With Bangladesh 9 wickets down, India went for the kill. The first session was extended by 30 minutes but the veteran Mushfiqur Rahim was at it again, putting up a frustrating and stubborn resistance.Jasprit…
PREVIEW Arsenal will deploy a potent weapon when it bids to exploit Paris Saint Germain’s set-piece vulnerability in Tuesday’s Champions League showdown. Mikel Arteta’s side has emerged as Europe’s preeminent force at corners and free-kicks thanks to its set-piece guru Nicolas Jover. Having worked with Arteta on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City coaching staff, Jover was…
Virat Kohli exchanges words with Mitchell Johnson after hitting him for a boundary at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 28, 2014. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s aggression against Australia has been a defining feature of his career, particularly in Test cricket. His fiery temperament, combined with his exceptional batting ability, made…
In the final 10 minutes of the Arsenal vs Leicester City Premier League game over the weekend, when the home side got a flurry of corner kicks, one couldn’t help but think the Gunners would finally make one count. Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori had come close before. And right on cue, in the fourth minute…
The next most-awaited news ahead of Indian Premier League’s (IPL) ‘Big Auction’ later this year is the list of players that the 10 franchises decide to retain, which is expected to be known soon. The Board of Control for Cricket in India and the IPL Governing Council have cleared the decks by announcing the Player…
Atletico Madrid imposed a permanent stadium ban on a fan on Monday who police identified as throwing an object onto the pitch during Sunday’s La Liga match against local rival Real Madrid. The match was suspended for 20 minutes due to Atletico fans throwing objects towards Real’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after the visitors took the…
Virat Kohli went past 27,000 international runs in the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh. Can he get to Sachin Tendulkar‘s mark of 34,357 runs?On Day 4 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh, Virat Kohli became the fourth batter to reach 27,000 runs in international cricket.Kohli struck 47 runs in 35 balls before Shakib Al…
PREVIEW Barcelona will host Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 match at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Spain on Thursday. Barcelona will look to put its opening Champions League defeat at AS Monaco behind it by fielding its best players in Tuesday’s home game with Swiss side Young Boys, manager Hansi Flick said…
Shardul Thakur. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Despite featuring in historic overseas wins in Brisbane and Oval, the bowling allrounder feels he hasn’t got his dueLUCKNOW: Shardul Thakur made his Test debut for India way back in 2018 but has played just 11 Tests. The lack of opportunities has left the 32-year-old bowling allrounder wondering…
