NEW DELHI: The Indian opener Shafali Verma has emphasized the need for the team to enhance their performance in all aspects of the game as they prepare for the women’s Asia Cup semifinal clash against Bangladesh in Dambulla on Friday, despite their impressive run in the tournament so far.With an average exceeding 52 runs per…
Argentina men’s football coach Javier Mascherano said the team’s Olympic training base was robbed before its chaotic tournament-opening loss to Morocco on Wednesday The Argentina delegation filed a police complaint in Lyon, the prosecutor’s office of nearby Saint-Etienne said Thursday. “They went into training and they robbed us, in the Olympic Games,” Mascherano said after…
A Russian appeal against the decision to strip it of the figure skating team gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday. CAS banned teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years for doping in January, effective from December 2021, a decision that also…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth recently expressed his scepticism regarding Rohit Sharma‘s participation in the 2027 ODI World Cup, given the batsman’s age. While acknowledging Virat Kohli‘s potential to play in the tournament due to his exceptional fitness, Srikkanth cast doubts on Rohit’s ability to compete at such a level past the age…
Hansi Flick says he will be counting on Lamine Yamal and Barcelona’s batch of talented youngsters to help the German coach make a positive start at his new club. Yamal was the breakout player at the European Championship. He turned 17 a day before Spain beat England in the final two weeks ago. “What (Yamal)…
Olympic bronze medal winning shooter and chef-de-mission of the Indian contingent at Paris 2024 Gagan Narang said the sports science back-up provided to the country’s athletes in this Olympics is unprecedented. Narang said the sports science team, under the leadership of renowned sports injury expert Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, is a never-before support for the Indian…
NEW DELHI: Following a triumphant victory at the T20 World Cup, title-winning Team India‘s captain Rohit Sharma returned to India after a vacation in the United States on Thursday.Upon his arrival at the airport, he was greeted by a large crowd of enthusiastic fans eager to catch a glimpse of their cricketing hero.The crowd was…
I-League outfit made a clear indication of challenging for the title next season after appointing serial-winner Antonio Lopez Habas as head coach ahead of the 2024-25 season. The Spaniard has enjoyed a trophy-laden managerial career in Indian football, winning the Indian Super League title (ISL) twice with ATK (2014, 2019-20) and the ISL Winner’s Shield…
Pickleball World Rankings (PWR) is launching a global ranking system similar to tennis for the popular paddle sport, along with a world tour and major tournaments like Grand Slams, PWR said at its launch event in Dubai. The PWR World Series will kick off in March 2025 with a $1.5 million prize money for its…
South Africa pacer Gerald Coetzee will miss the upcoming two-Test series against the West Indies scheduled for next month due to a left side strain. The injury occurred while he was participating in Twenty20 cricket matches in the United States, according to Cricket South Africa’s announcement on Thursday.Coetzee returned to South Africa after sustaining the…
