Four-time gold medallists United States reached the semifinals of the Olympic women’s football with a 1-0 win over Japan courtesy of a Trinity Rodman strike in extra time in Paris on Saturday. A huge crowd at the Parc des Princes, with former Ballon d’Or winner Megan Rapinoe and rapper Snoop Dogg among those in the…
NEW DELHI: There may not be an official announcement from ICC yet, but they are covering all bases if Team India refuses to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy next year, Cricbuzz reported.The ICC has reportedly sanctioned a budget of around $65 million during its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo. The…
India has shifted gears at the right time. A robust challenge to defending champion Belgium and a historic win over Olympic silver medallist Australia in its last two pool matches has set up the Craig Fulton-coached side nicely to take on another tough rival, Great Britain, in the quarterfinals of the hockey competitions in the…
Goals from Gabriel Vidovic and Leon Goretzka gave new Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany a 2-1 win over Tottenham on his first real test since taking the reins at the Bundesliga giants. There was no reunion for Tottenham’s Son Heung-min with his former captain Harry Kane, who is still resting after leading England to the…
Simone Biles of the United States of America won her seventh overall Olympic gold medal and second vault title in the Olympics on Saturday.
NEW DELHI: With uncertainty still looming large over India’s travel to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy, country’s spin great Saqlain Mushtaq has said ‘it doesn’t matter’ if the neighbours aren’t willing to come for the tournament. The ICC Champions Trophy is slated to take place in Pakistan early next year and Karachi, Lahore and…
India beat World No. 4 Australia, the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist, 3-2 in its final Paris 2024 Olympics hockey Pool B match on Friday. This is Indian men’s first Olympic win against Australia since 1972 in Munich. India got off to a strong start by running up a 2-0 lead heading into the second quarter….
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe would not comment Saturday on reports that Newcastle was trying to sign England centre-back Marc Guehi after watching his side lose 2-0 to Yokohama F. Marinos in steamy Tokyo. After a 4-1 win over Urawa Red Diamonds in midweek, Howe was looking for a third straight pre-season win from his…
A new National Cricket Academy (NCA) is set to be inaugurated here soon and it will have 45 practice pitches and an Olympics-sized swimming pool along with other facilities, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Saturday. Shah informed that the new NCA in Bengaluru will also feature ‘state of the art training, recovery and sports…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah on Saturday shared stunning images of the new National Cricket Academy coming up in Bengaluru.The new state-of-the-art NCA, with world-class facilities, is nearing completion and it will provide the current and future cricketers the best possible platform to hone their skills. The…
