India captain Rohit Sharma‘s communication style and forgetfulness has often been a subject of banter between the Indian players and is as famous as his pull shot among the fans. The topic came up in a recent chat between wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and YouTuber Tamnay Bhatt.Rohit’s words caught on stump microphone have often gone viral…
France football player Wissam Ben Yedder was taken into custody over the weekend and will stand trial on charges of “sexual assault in a state of inebriation”, a judicial official told The Associated Press on Monday. Nice prosecutor Damien Martinelli told the AP the public prosecutor’s office has appealed against the decision not to remand…
Mauricio Pochettino’s pending arrival looms over interim coach Mikey Varas and his players. Coming off a dismal performance in Canada’s first win over the US on American soil in football since 1957, players say they realize more intensity is needed when the team faces New Zealand on Tuesday night. “All we can do is put…
NEW DELHI: The fifth Test of the Pataudi Trophy between India and England, scheduled at Old Trafford in September 2021, was canceled just 90 minutes before it was to start. A COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp, which affected several support staff members, including head coach Ravi Shastri, led to the decision.Although the Indian players…
France overcame a slow start to beat neighbour Belgium 2-0 on Monday as Randal Kolo Muani’s close-range strike and Ousmane Dembele’s left-foot drive handed it its first points of the Nations League campaign. It was a positive response by the French, who changed eight of the starting team, including Kylian Mbappe, after being beaten 3-1…
A second Dutch league match involving Ajax Amsterdam has been called off because of threatened strike action by police in the Netherlands, the club said on Monday. Sunday’s Eredivisie match between Ajax and Utrecht in the Johan Cruyff Arena will not take place because of safety concerns, city authorities decided on Monday. “The safety of…
Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 2 Test Match: The first day’s play of the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was called off without the toss due to earlier rain creating a wet outfield. The officials aim to get 98 overs in during the second day. Umpires made repeated inspections throughout Monday…
Heavyweight contenders in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers struggled on Monday with Ghana held to a draw while Morocco and Senegal scraped narrow wins over unfancied opposition. But for Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, victories continued their positive start to the campaign which kicked off last week. Ghana gave away a…
Dutch striker Memphis Depay has signed a two-year contract with Corinthians after leaving Atletico Madrid as a free agent in July, the Brazilian club announced on Monday. Terms of the deal were not announced but local media reported the contract would be worth 70 million Brazilian real ($12.54 million). ALSO READ | Nations League: Martin…
If there’s one player in the current era who the world unanimously considers as a once-in-a-generation cricketer, it’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah.A short run-up for an express bowler ends with a stiff-arm bowling action that a coaching manual may never approve of. But Bumrah has not only gone on to deliver with that awkward action…
