RB Leipzig captain Willi Orban was handed a two-game suspension by the German FA disciplinary committee on Tuesday after receiving a red card in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Bochum. Orban will miss Saturday’s trip to champion Bayer Leverkusen and the following match at home to Union Berlin after the international break. The 31-year-old Hungary international…
Al-Nassr defeated Al-Feiha 4-1 to pick up its first win in the Saudi Pro League 2024-25 season at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraydah. Talisca scored a brace, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo Brozovic finding the back of the net as well. Last year’s runners-up improved on its performance from the 1-1 draw…
NEW DELHI: Dinesh Karthik, the former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, has decided to participate in the upcoming edition of the Legends League Cricket, just a day after Shikhar Dhawan made a similar announcement.In June, Karthik had declared his retirement from all forms of cricket, effective after the conclusion of the 2024 Indian Premier League season.He played his…
Liverpool has agreed a deal to sign Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, with the player set to move to Anfield ahead of next season, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 23-year-old, whose transfer is subject to a work permit and international clearance, will spend the remainder of the current campaign with the La Liga…
Japan’s Naomi Osaka beat 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 at the Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday in a rare first-round US Open clash between former major champions. A laser-focussed Osaka held serve throughout and fired nine aces in a surgical takedown to kick off her return to Flushing Meadows following a maternity leave year…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and legendary cricketer Imran Khan has publicly criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Moshin Naqvi following the team’s recent loss to Bangladesh in the first Test match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.This defeat marks the first time Pakistan have suffered a 10-wicket loss in a Test match on home…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a freekick in Al-Nassr’s 4-1 win over Al-Feiha in the Saudi Pro League at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraydah on Tuesday. Watching the towering forward celebrate after scoring from a freekick has become a rare occurrence in recent times. And when it does happen, the player and his…
FILE PHOTO: Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal with Alejandro Balde during the Spanish La Liga match. | Photo Credit: AP FILE PHOTO: Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal with Alejandro Balde during the Spanish La Liga match. | Photo Credit: AP
NEW DELHI: Jay Shah, the 35-year-old BCCI secretary, has been elected unopposed as the youngest ICC chairman in Dubai on Tuesday. Shah will succeed 62-year-old Greg Barclay, who decided not to seek a third consecutive two-year term, and will assume the position on December 1.As a result of this appointment, Shah will step down from…
Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has retired from professional football, the 34-year-old said on Tuesday, weeks after leaving Serie A club Juventus by mutual agreement. Szczesny spent seven seasons at Juve and had one year left on his contract. He had been linked with a move to fellow Italian side Monza and Saudi Pro League club…
