NEW DELHI: Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto recently followed in the footsteps of Indian captain Rohit Sharma by sleeping beside his trophy after a historic Test series sweep. Bangladesh achieved a remarkable 2-0 victory over Pakistan, their first-ever Test series win against their South Asian rivals. This triumph, secured with a six-wicket win in Rawalpindi,…
Terming his India managerial debut as “a boring match”, Manolo Marquez did not have too much to be excited about his team’s goalless draw against Mauritius at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium here on Tuesday. However, the Spaniard did not forget to mention the positives and praised the centre-back pairing of Chinglensana Singh and Rahul…
Dharambir set a new Asian Record on his way to gold medal while Pranav Soorma clinched silver to make it an Indian one-two in men’s club throw F51 event at Paris Paralympics 2024 on Wednesday. Dharambir, the 2022 Asian Games silver medallist, had four fouls before he finally managed to execute what turned out to…
NEW DELHI: Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid, both former Indian captains and head coaches, participated in a seminar at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru on Wednesday.The seminar focused on various aspects of managing a game on the field, and the two veterans shared their insights with the match referees in attendance, PTI reported.The seminar…
FIFA is preparing a more complicated draw for the European World Cup qualifying groups, giving greater weight to the upcoming UEFA Nations League rather than relying solely on world rankings — but also making most teams wait months to find out their full slate of opponents. The new system will see the list of top-seeded…
Palestine remains hopeful of a positive result despite its disrupted preparation to face one of the best teams in Asia, coach Makram Daboub said ahead of Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against South Korea. Palestine is playing in the third stage of the 18-nation World Cup qualifiers for the first time and has a chance to…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan captain Shan Masood has addressed the recent speculations about a potential rift between him and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi. The rumors began circulating after Afridi was not included in the playing eleven for the second Test match against Bangladesh.The speculation intensified when a video clip from the first Test surfaced, showing…
The Ballon d’Or 2024 list did not feature Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi for the first time in over two decades as the nominees list for the award was announced on Wednesday. Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, on the other hand, were the highlights of the list alongside England prodigy Jude Bellingham while Lamine Yamal…
India equalled its Tokyo Paralympic gold medal tally after Dharambir won men’s club throw F51 in the ongoing Paris Paralympics on Wednesday. Dharambir set an Asian record of 34.92m to win the country’s fifth gold in the men’s club throw F51 final at the Paralympics, equalling that of Tokyo. In Paris, India won five gold,…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to launch its 2024-25 domestic cricket season with the commencement of the Duleep Trophy on September 5th, 2024. This prestigious red-ball tournament will serve as a key platform for players to prepare for the upcoming international calendar, which features a significant number…
