Premier League champion Manchester City completed the signing of Brazil international Savinho on Thursday for a fee of 40 million euros ($43.6 million) The 20-year-old forward — also known as Savio — has moved from City’s sister club Troyes and signed a five-year contract. Savinho spent last season on loan at another of City’s sister…
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill has been appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka, starting from July 27. This decision marks a significant leadership change, as Hardik Pandya, who was India’s vice-captain during the recent T20 and ODI World Cups, has been replaced by…
The Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved Olympic-bound shuttler HS Prannoy’s proposal for financial assistance towards his trainer Rohan George Mathews during his stay at Paris. The ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) will finance Mathews’ airfare, boarding and lodging, daily fees, visa fee, expenditure for miscellaneous expenses such as local transportation and…
NEW DELHI: Rocky Flintoff, aged 16 and the son of Andrew Flintoff, a former all-rounder for England, set a new record on Thursday by becoming the youngest player to score a century for England’s Under-19 team in a Test match against Sri Lanka, Reuters reported.After Sri Lanka scored 153 in their first innings, Flintoff resumed…
At a time when Reetika Hooda should be focusing only on her Olympic preparations, the Haryana wrestler is left to plead with the IOA officials to arrange for a visa for her coach Mandeep, who has been excluded from the list of approved support staff. Reetika is the first Indian woman wrestler to qualify in…
NEW DELHI: Legendary English pace bowler Stuart Broad was honoured with the unveiling of the ‘Pavilion End‘ named after him at Trent Bridge cricket stadium ahead of the second Test match between England and the West Indies on Thursday. The 38-year-old Broad represented England in international cricket from 2006 to 2023, playing his final game,…
Borussia Dortmund have signed Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy from fellow Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart on a four-year deal, the club said on Thursday. Guirassy, 28, was the second-highest scorer in the Bundesliga last season with 28 goals in 28 appearances, eight short of Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane. He is the second Stuttgart player to join…
France has hosted the Olympic Games on five occasions and is planning to host the sixth. Before the Summer Games of 2024, France hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, and 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. The second Olympic Games,…
NEW DELHI: India’s cricket icon Virat Kohli has recently been spotted in London, cradling his son Akaay, alongside his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and their daughter Vamika.The family was captured during a casual outing at a local flower shop. Following his trophy-winning stint at the T20 World Cup, Kohli has taken a break from…
Adrien Rabiot is no longer a Juventus player after the Serie A club’s sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli confirmed on Thursday that the France midfielder’s contract would not be renewed. “I would like to thank Rabiot whose contract expired on June 30. We would all like to wish him the best for the future,” said Giuntoli….
