New Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany praised his side’s mentality after it came from behind to beat VfL Wolfsburg in its Bundesliga opener on Sunday. An 82nd-minute goal by Serge Gnabry secured the German champion a 3-2 win at Wolfsburg and handed Kompany, who replaced Thomas Tuchel after their disappointing third-place finish last season,…
Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis cleared a height of 6.26 metres at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Sunday to break the pole vault world record. The Swede held the previous world-best of 6.25 metres which he had managed at the Paris Olympics earlier this month. The new height on Sunday was the 10th time Duplantis has…
NEW DELHI: After retiring from international cricket, former India opener Shikhar Dhawan joined the Legends League Cricket (LLC) on Monday. The 38-year-old southpaw, who declared his retirement on Saturday, is now eligible to play in T20 competitions outside of the Indian Premier League.“My body is still conditioned for the demands of the game, and while…
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone said blockbuster signing Julian Alvarez must be given time to find his feet in the team after a 3-0 home win over Girona, as he is an “incredible player for the present and future” of the club. Atletico, which finished fourth last season, looked strong with a mix of youngsters,…
Disgraced three-time Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has won his first title in the pool after coming back from a four-year doping ban. The Chinese freestyler was originally suspended for eight years by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 2020 for smashing vials of blood during a 2018 test, the circumstances of which he still…
In an unexpected turn of events, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite stunned fans and the cricketing world with an uncharacteristic display of anger during a T10 league match. The all-rounder’s rare outburst came after a controversial umpiring decision that left him visibly frustrated.The incident occurred during the ninth over of the match when Brathwaite was…
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Sunday that he was happy with his team’s 3-0 win over Valladolid despite its unconvincing performance during the LaLiga clash. Following a lacklustre display by starters such as Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo, Ancelotti heaped praise on his substitutes after Brahim Diaz and Endrick came off the…
Shikhar Dhawan’s retirement from all forms of the game is going to leave the sport poorer than before. The ever-smiling, ever-positive Shikhar, also fondly called ‘Gabbar’, was a player of enormous talent. But as befalls opening batters, a lean series or tournament can mean the selectors wielding the axe. In later years, injuries were part…
NEW DELHI: Australia’s 15-person T20 World Cup squad was announced on Monday, including foot injury survivor Darcie Brown. However, the reigning champions did not include veteran spinner Jess Jonassen. Recuperated from a foot ailment that forced her to miss the March tour of Bangladesh, Brown will be joined by fellow pacer Tayla Vlaeminck.“The pace duo…
Nicolas Gonzalez signed for Juventus from Fiorentina on Sunday in a deal worth a potential 38 million euros ($42.5 million) as the Turin giant continues to revamp its squad for new coach Thiago Motta. In a statement, Juventus said that Argentina winger Gonzalez had been signed on a season-long loan for eight million euros with…
