India’s premier women’s paddler Sreeja Akula said that she is preparing to take on any opponent in next month’s Paris Olympics. Speaking to ‘ Sportstar’ after becoming the first Indian to win a WTT Contender singles title in Lagos on Sunday (she also won the doubles title partnering Archana Kamath), the 25-year-old Sreeja said the…
South Africa held their nerves in the dying stages of their virtual knockout clash against West Indies on Monday (IST) to not just qualify for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup but also set a new record for most consecutive wins in a single edition of the tournament. Set to chase a target of…
Indian men’s hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh doesn’t want to predict his future at the moment and will take a call on his retirement after the Paris Olympics but the veteran custodian aspires to be chief coach of the national side by 2036. Sreejesh, who will be featuring in his fourth Olympics this year, refused…
Harry Kane hit back at former England players for their scathing criticism of the team’s performances at Euro 2024, saying they should remember how difficult it is to play for their country. England began its quest for a first European Championship trophy with two tepid performances against Serbia and Denmark that drew flak from former…
Spain has already qualified top from the Euro 2024 Group B while Italy, Croatia and Albania all have a chance of making it through the Round of 16 of this edition of the tournament. Albania plays against Spain while Croatia locks horns with Italy on June 25, 12:30 AM IST. GROUP B STANDINGS Team Points…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Australia opener Usman Khawaja is certain that his team’s chances of winning the T20 World Cup for the second time since 2021 won’t be hindered by a shocking loss to Afghanistan.Afghanistan will need to overcome unlikely circumstances in order to defeat Australia in net run-rate, even if they lose to India in…
Young Indian forward Araijeet Singh Hundal believes there is a vast difference between playing hockey at the junior and senior level, and that the experienced players in the side had played a big role in making his transition seamless. Hundal, who is a third generation hockey player in his family — his grandfather, father and…
Jamshedpur FC on Monday announced the contract extension of its head coach Khalid Jamil. “I’m excited, grateful and really happy today,” said Khalid after signing the extension, which runs until the end of season 2025-26. The AFC pro licensed coach and FPAI Coach of the Year 2020-21, Khalid, took over as Jamshedpur’s head coach in…
The fairytale run was cut short by the “Big Boys” but USA batter Corey Anderson says his assorted team is signing off from the T20 World Cup here with its head held high and “heaps of learnings.” The USA was knocked out after losing its Super 8 stage matches to South Africa, the West Indies,…
NEW DELHI: Aiden Markram, the captain of South Africa, expressed relief at making it to the T20 World Cup semifinals, but he also pointed out that the Proteas made a mistake in trying to wrap up the chase against the West Indies too quickly, which resulted in an unconvincing victory in Antigua.It was a good…
