Kevin De Bruyne was included in Belgium’s squad for next week’s Nations League matches but Romelu Lukaku was omitted after asking for time off to concentrate on getting fit after his move to Napoli, coach Domenico Tedesco announced on Friday. There had been much speculation about the international future of the 33-year-old De Bruyne, who…
We are all familiar with the story of the hare and the tortoise. In a race to settle who’s faster, the tortoise, one of the slowest animals on land, calmly trudged to the finish ahead of its furry mate, who decided to squeeze in a snooze after getting a considerable head start. The real world…
Brighton and Hove Albion defender Jan Paul van Hecke received a first call-up to the Netherlands squad on Monday after Tottenham Hotspur’s Micky van de Ven was dropped for Nations League matches against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Germany. Van de Ven did train with Tottenham last week but was not included in their matchday squad…
India’s Nithya Sre defeated Rina Marlina of Indonesia 21-14, 21-6 to win bronze medal in the women’s SH6 category on Monday. The 19-year-old Indian beat the Indonesian para shuttler in just 23 minutes after waiting for almost an hour due to technical issues after the previous medal ceremony. Nithya along with Sivarajan Solaimalai lost in…
Leading up to his first game as India’s head coach, Manolo Marquez is back to where it all began for him. After joining Hyderabad FC in 2020, he became a household name in Indian football after guiding the club to the ISL title in the 2021-22 season. Two years later, he is back as the…
Sheetal Devi became the youngest Indian medallist in the history of Paralympics as she won a bronze medal in the mixed team compound open archery event in Paris on Monday. Sheetal, the armless archer who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, and Rakesh Kumar beat Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina 156-155 in the bronze medal…
Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich was appointed captain of Germany’s national team on Monday after his predecessor Ilkay Gundogan was among a string of senior players to retire from international duty after Euro 2024. Kimmich will be backed up by two vice-captains, Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger and Arsenal forward Kai Havertz, when he takes…
Indian para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar defeated Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina 156-155 in the bronze medal match at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday.
Cristiano Ronaldo has ruled out any immediate thought of retirement from international football as he believes he still has plenty to give Portugal, he told a press conference on Monday. “When the time comes, I’ll move on. It won’t be a difficult decision to make,” the 39-year-old said ahead of Thursday’s Nations League clash with…
Sumit Antil defended his gold medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw F64 category at Paris Paralympics with a throw of 70.59m, bettering his own Paralympic Games record, at the Stade de France in Paris on Monday. The two other Indians in the field, Sandeep (62.80m) and Sandip Sanjay Sargar (58.03m), finished fourth and seventh, respectively….
