Former Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has died at the age of 60, his family announced on Thursday. Shakespeare, who also briefly held a coaching position with the English national team in 2016, died peacefully surrounded by family according to a statement released on behalf of his family by the League Managers’ Association. He was…
Katie Ledecky became the most decorated female Olympic swimmer of all time but the US great had to settle for silver as Australia took the 4×200 metres freestyle relay gold at the Paris Games on Thursday. China took the bronze. Ledecky now has 13 Olympic medals, one more than compatriots Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and…
NEW DELHI: After their defeat in the recently finished Twenty20 International series against India, interim coach Sanath Jayasuriya stated that Sri Lankan players would need to focus on developing their “cricket awareness”.Throughout the three-match rubber, Sri Lanka was in strong situations, but they lost a lot of wickets and fell short, losing 0-3.“I don’t see…
Britain’s men and women, the Argentine and Australian men and Spain’s women all qualified for the last eight in the Olympic hockey on Thursday as the heat and humidity that marked the last two days of competition dissipated for cooler temperatures. All the men’s quarterfinalists have now been decided, with only two places still up…
The Confederation of African Football confirmed it is investigating allegations of a breach of the governance and auditing regulations within its secretariat, after media reports of grievances against general secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba. A statement from African football’s governing body said on Thursday it would appoint a international law firm or an international audit and professional…
Andy Murray’s illustrious career finally came to an end as he and doubles partner Dan Evans were beaten 6-2 6-4 by American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the Olympics quarter-finals at Roland Garros on Thursday. The 37-year-old Scot, regarded as one of Britain’s greatest sportsmen after twice winning Wimbledon and reaching world number…
NEW DELHI: In an unusual and rare cricketing incident, Pakistan’s Usama Mir was dismissed hit wicket during a The Hundred Men’s match between Manchester Originals and Southern Brave at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Thursday. Southern Brave emerged victorious, winning the match by 7 wickets.The bizarre dismissal took place on the last delivery of…
FIFA offered talks with global groups of football leagues and player unions to end a three-month deadlock after they threatened legal action over adding to the packed competitions calendar. In a letter seen by The Associated Press, FIFA told the World Leagues Association and FIFPRO on Thursday “our offer to engage in dialogue remains on…
India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has flown back home after leading the team to a series win over Sri Lanka as he is not part of the ODI leg of the tour beginning on Friday, where Rohit Sharma will lead the team. But Surya said he will be hooked to the television, waiting for Rohit’s…
Indian clubs continued to have a poor first day at the office in the Next Generation Cup 2024, as East Bengal’s under-21 lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace’s under-18 side, as the third and final side to lose its opening match here, on Thursday. East Bengal, which had come into the match after an impressive 3-0…
