Defending champion Indian Railways shut BPCL out of the 95th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup All-India hockey tournament here on Wednesday. With the 5-4 win over the former champion, Railways qualified for the semifinals with a match to spare and will face Tamil Nadu in its last Pool A match on Thursday. The other team from Pool…
Son Heung-min said on Wednesday there is no bad feeling with Tottenham Hotspur teammate Rodrigo Bentancur after the Uruguayan was charged by the Football Association with misconduct after using insulting words towards him during a TV interview. Bentancur could face a lengthy FA ban after the host of Canal 10 show Por La Camiseta asked…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s struggles against spin continue to deepen, as the star India batter faced difficulty negotiating the Indian spin trio during a practice session in the Kanpur nets ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh, set to begin on Friday.In the second innings of the first Test in Chennai, he was trapped by…
Raphael Varane, who won the World Cup with France in 2018, announced his retirement from football at the age of 31 on Wednesday. Varane made 360 appearances for Real Madrid and won three La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies before signing for Premier League side Manchester United in 2021. The central defender played…
Shikhar Dhawan (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) JODHPUR: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday revealed that he didn’t have the “inspiration” left to take the domestic cricket route for a place in the national side and that was the reason why he chose to retire from the game last month. The 38-year-old Dhawan retired…
A group of about 60 Lazio fans were stopped by German authorities after attempting to avoid a police escort ahead of a Europa League game against Dynamo Kyiv and were found to be carrying knives, clubs and other weapons, police said Wednesday. Fans were checked late Tuesday and detained until Wednesday. Lazio said in a…
KANPUR: Akash Deep, the latest addition to India’s ever-growing pace battery, on Wednesday credited skipper Rohit Sharma for his seamless transition from domestic to international cricket and said the exceptional work ethics of the legends in the team inspire him to push himself even harder.The 27-year-old made his Test debut against England in Ranchi early…
South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo said his appointment was not the result of preferential treatment from the Korea Football Association (KFA). South Korea brought back Hong for a second spell in charge of the team in July, ending a five-month wait for a new coach after Juergen Klinsmann was sacked in February. He has overseen…
NEW DELHI: Despite India securing a massive 280-run victory in the first Test against Bangladesh, skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli struggled to make an impact.The team went 1-0 up in the two-match series, thanks to standout performances from Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, and Ravindra Jadeja.However, the underwhelming showing…
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has suffered a muscle injury, the La Liga club said on Wednesday, casting doubt over the French international’s participation in the weekend derby against Atletico Madrid. Mbappe, signed from Paris St Germain this year, has been in fine form this season, scoring seven goals for Real in nine matches across…
