Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable, said Mark Twain. But not even the most astute statistician can manoeuvre the numbers to protect this French football team from the fact that it hasn’t scored an open-play goal in the last 575 minutes it has played – 480 of those coming in Euro 2024. For…
NEW DELHI: The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) hosted a symposium on Sunday where various perspectives were shared regarding the future of Test cricket and the potential use of the 20-overs format to expand the sport’s reach. One suggestion was to limit Test cricket to only six or seven teams.The appeal of Test cricket has been…
New Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca is looking to bring more aggression into the team to turn around the fortunes of last season’s Premier League under-achiever. Two-time Champions League winner, Chelsea languished mid-table for the majority of the campaign before a late charge under former manager Mauricio Pochettino secured sixth place and a place in the…
Afghanistan’s Taliban government does not recognise the three female athletes who will represent the country at the Paris Olympic Games this month, a spokesman for their sports department said. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has invited a squad of six Afghan athletes — three women and three men — in consultation with Afghanistan’s largely-exiled national…
NEW DELHI: James Anderson, who will turn 42 at the end of July, expressed his pride in his longevity as a Test bowler as he readies himself for his final international match. The first game of the series between England and the West Indies at Lord’s, commencing on Wednesday, will mark his retirement from international…
The Indian men’s hockey team has left for the Paris 2024 Olympics, travelling to Mike Horn’s base in Switzerland on Monday. Following a three-day period designed to instil mental toughness, the team will move to the Netherlands to play practice matches. After the final block of training, the team is scheduled to arrive in the…
In a South American special in the Copa America 2024 quarterfinals, Uruguay and Brazil will meet each other on Saturday at the Allegiant Stadium in Nevada, Las Vegas. FOLLOW: LIVE updates of the Copa America 2024 quarterfinal between Uruguay and Brazil With 24 Copa titles between the two heavyweights, both sides have players who can…
Restricting test cricket to six or seven teams and using the 20-overs format as the vehicle to spread the game were some of the views aired at a symposium organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Sunday. Test cricket’s dwindling appeal outside India, England and Australia has coincided with the proliferation of lucrative T20…
NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Monday praised rising India star Abhishek Sharma on his maiden international century against Zimbabwe.Riding on Abhishek’s 46-ball ton India registered a commanding 100-run win over Zimbabwe in the second T20I of their five-match series in Harare on Sunday. The series is currently tied at 1-1.Abhishek’s international debut…
English full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is not in the starting for the England vs Switzerland Euro 2024 quarterfinal clash being played at the Dusseldorf Arena. The Liverpool player, who has been the starting central-midfielder under Gareth Southgate alongside Declan Rice in the first match against Serbia. However, the 25-year-old is not starting for this crucial knockout…
