Australia’s surprise World Cup qualifying loss against Bahrain on Thursday has prompted Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu to sound a note of caution as his team prepare to travel to the Gulf to take on the conquerors of the Socceroos in Riffa on Tuesday. A late Harry Souttar own goal handed the Bahrainis an unexpected 1-0…
Steven Bergwijn has hit out at Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman for shutting the door on his international career because of a move to Saudi Arabia. The 26-year-old forward was accused by Koeman of lacking “sporting ambition” after leaving Ajax for Al-Ittihad on Monday, and won’t be considered for selection. Bergwijn, who has played for the…
NEW DELHI: As he concentrates on red-ball cricket at the current Duleep Trophy and gets ready for the next two-Test series against Bangladesh, India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal has placed a strong emphasis on consistency. A vital member of India’s red-ball team, the 22-year-old struck 30 runs off 50 balls for India ‘B’ during their Duleep Trophy…
British teenager Oliver Bearman is returning to Formula 1 ahead of schedule after the Haas team said on Friday he will replace the suspended Kevin Magnussen for next week’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Bearman signed in July to race for Haas in 2025 but he’ll make an early appearance with his new team in Baku next…
NEW DELHI: Australia’s star batter Marnus Labuschagne emphasized India’s formidable fast bowling attack as a significant factor in making them a tough opponent in Australian conditions, ahead of the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With India having dominated the series over the past decade, Australia are looking to end their barren run dating back to the…
The Esports Federation of India (ESFI) is set to launch the qualifiers for the inaugural WAVES Esports Championship (WESC 2025) which will run from September to January next year, culminating in a grand finale here in February. The championship, a key feature of the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES), will feature India’s top…
Musheer Khan once again proved his growing reputation as the next big thing in Indian cricket with a century when all seemed lost for India B in their first-round match of the Duleep Trophy against India A in Bengaluru. Put in to bat first, India B found themselves in a hole at 94 for 7…
India’s Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila bowed out of the Taipei Open Super 300 badminton tournament after a hard-fought loss in the mixed doubles quarterfinals here on Friday. The Indian duo lost 20-22, 12-21 to Thailand’s fourth-seeded pair Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Phataimas Muenwong in a match lasting just over half an hour. Tanisha and Dhruv,…
Musheer Khan is fast emerging as another of those brilliant cricketers from the lineage of talent from the Mumbai nursery, and his 181 for India B in the Duleep Trophy match at Bengaluru has added a major bullet point to his impressive CV.Younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan, who made his India debut in a Test…
Qatar lost 3-1 to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia was held to a 1-1 draw by Indonesia, while six-times qualifier Iran secured a 1-0 win over visitors Kyrgyzstan in a dramatic opening to Asia’s third round of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying on Thursday. Saudi Arabia playing in Group C, struggled despite playing…
