NEW DELHI: The Women’s Asia Cup is gearing up for an explosive start as defending champions India face off against arch-rivals Pakistan on Friday. With the T20 World Cup fast approaching in October, all eight competing teams are eager to perfect their strategies.India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, are widely considered the team to beat. They…
Manchester United has signed 18-year-old French defender Leny Yoro from Lille on a five-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Thursday, as it bids to shore up its defence. Sources say United agreed a 62 million euro (67.56 million USD) fee for Yoro, who has played 60 games for Lille. The centre-back, who made…
English journeyman Daniel Brown birdied the last hole to card a first-round 65 and lead the British Open by one shot from Ireland’s Shane Lowry on Thursday. The 29-year-old Brown, a one-time European Tour winner who came through qualifying to earn his place in the year’s final major, took advantage of benign late conditions. He…
NEW DELHI: To say that England cricket team has revolutionized the style of batting in Test cricket won’t be an understatement.With their Bazball approach, England are putting their opponents on the back foot early and that was more than evident when on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent…
India cricketer Hardik Pandya on Thursday took to social media to announce that he was parting ways with his wife Natasa Stankovic. “After 4 years of being together, Natasa and I have decided to mutually part ways. We tried our best together and gave it our all, and we believe this is in the best…
NEW DELHI: Flamboyant batsman Suryakumar Yadav was on Thursday named as India’s T20I captain by the Indian cricket board (BCCI) for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.Though this is not the first time that Surya was named as skipper of the India T20I side, this step marks an important phase in the transition of Indian…
Weightlifters Mohamed Mahmoud of Egypt and Alexandr Spac of Moldova have returned adverse analytical findings from retests of samples from the 2016 Rio Olympics, according to the International Testing Agency. The ITA announced Wednesday that Mahmoud, the bronze medalist in the men’s 77kg division, and Spac, who finished fifth, each tested positive for a non-specified…
Seeking to continue its domination over teams in the sub-continent, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday said the team is using the Women’s Asia Cup as a platform to prepare for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The continental tournament, to be held in the T20 format this year, begins here from Friday with India taking…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as the captain of the Indian T20I team for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka, commencing on July 27. The announcement was made on Thursday, with Shubman Gill being named as the vice-captain for the T20 series.In addition to the T20 series, the selectors have also announced…
