India’s top shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor is coping with an ankle pain, and he will miss the National Inter-State Athletics Championships, the final qualifying event for the upcoming Paris Olympics, beginning in Panchkula on Thursday. Toor, an Asian record holder till a few days back, is set to qualify for the Paris Games through…
NEW DELHI: The Women’s T20 Asia Cup is set to commence on July 19 in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, with India, the defending champions, facing their arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening match. The tournament will feature the top eight teams from the continent and will conclude on July 28, reported PTI.This year’s format has been altered,…
Mumbai City FC announced the signing of French midfielder Jeremy Manzorro on a free transfer till the end of the 2024-25 season. Manzorro was part of Jamshedpur FC during the 2023-24 season and made 24 appearances during which he scored six goals with two assists. The 32-year-old began his senior professional career with Stade de…
Defending champion Argentina will clash against Chile in their second Copa America 2024 Group A match at the MetLife Stadium on Tuesday (Wednesday in IST). For Chile, Diego Valdes might not feature after being substituted at half-time after suffering a knock. Victor Davila, Alexis Sanchez and Erick Pulgar were all shown yellow cards in their…
NEW DELHI: Frank Duckworth, an English statistician who co-created the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, passed away at 84 years old, PTI quoted a report on ESPNcricinfo.com. Duckworth’s death occurred on June 21.Alongside fellow statistician Tony Lewis, Duckworth developed the Duckworth-Lewis method to determine outcomes in cricket matches affected by rain.The method was first employed in international…
Slovakia and Romania meet in Frankfurt on Wednesday knowing victory will secure a place in the last-16 of Euro 2024, but in the tightest of pools, a draw could send both teams through. Group E is on a knife-edge, with all four teams on three points, though Romania (+1 goal-difference) sit on top on goals…
All eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo in Wednesday’s Euro 2024 match against Georgia after selfie-hunting pitch invaders in Portugal’s last game raised security concerns and forced UEFA to introduce stricter measures to protect the players. Portugal’s 3-0 victory over Turkey was marred by at least six fans invading the pitch desperate to get photos…
NEW DELHI: Former skipper Ricky Ponting on Tuesday heaped praise on the recently retired opener David Warner, commending his “unbelievable” career that spanned all three formats. Ponting emphasized the difficulty in finding a replacement for Warner due to the significant impact he had on Australian cricket.Warner’s international career, which lasted 15 years, concluded following Afghanistan’s…
Real Madrid defender and captain Nacho is leaving after a 23-year stay at the Santiago Bernabeu, the La Liga club said on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Spain international has won six Champions League titles with Madrid since joining the youth academy in 2001, as well as four La Liga crowns, two Copa del Reys. “Real Madrid…
An Albanian player leads fans in chants against North Macedonia. Rival supporters unite to chant “Kill the Serbs”. A journalist from Kosovo receives death threats for an eagle gesture. The bitter and often bewildering world of Balkan conflicts – stretching back to the breakup of Yugoslavia, World War Two and centuries beyond – has yet…
