NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan etched his name in the T20I record books during his team’s thrilling eight-run victory over Bangladesh in the Super Eights stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup at the Arnos Vale Ground. The leg-spinner became the bowler with the most four-wicket hauls in Men’s T20I history, further solidifying his…
PREVIEW Denmark heads into its final Euro 2024 group match on Tuesday full of confidence knowing that victory will propel it into the knockout round, while Serbia hopes to build on a last gasp draw against Slovenia that kept its tournament hopes alive. The Danes have had success under Kasper Hjulmand, making the Euro 2020…
Marco Bezzecchi signed a multi-year contract to race with Aprilia Racing starting in 2025 on Tuesday. This marks an important milestone for the Aprilia Racing team, with an Italian rider once again joining the top class, following Lorenzo Savadori’s MotoGP debut in 2020. The 2025 lineup will feature Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martín Almoguera as…
With Afghanistan’s stunning win over Bangladesh on Tuesday (IST) and historic entry into their maiden World Cup semifinals, the ‘Super 8s’ stage of the T20 World Cup concluded to complete the semi-final lineup.Unbeaten India topped Group 1 with six points, while Afghanistan knocked out Australia to finish second with four points to progress to the…
Brazil was held to a 0-0 draw by Costa Rica on Monday night, with the international powerhouse inauspiciously failing to break through offensively in its Copa America opener. Although Brazil controlled play and outshot Costa Rica 18-2, the Selecao were held scoreless by a defence led by goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira, who made three saves while…
Australia needed Bangladesh to defeat Afghanistan in order to advance to the semifinals after its 24-run loss to India on Monday.
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has heaped praise on Rohit Sharma‘s awe-inspiring batting following India’s victory over Australia in the ‘Super 8s’ match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Monday.sIn a video posted on his ‘X’ handle, Akhtar highlighted the transformation in India’s mindset from disappointment to determination after their defeat…
The 17th edition of the European Championship started with a bang as the host, Germany, thrashed Scotland 5-1 in the opening match, at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Eight teams have already qualified for the Euro 2024 knockout stages while the teams in Group C through F are yet to play their final matchday of…
Athing Mu lost the chance to defend her Olympic 800m title in Paris after crashing to the ground and trailing home last at the U.S. trials on Monday, while Quincy Hall upstaged Michael Norman to win the men’s 400m in Eugene, Oregon. The trials had largely gone to script on the first three days, but…
ST. LUCIA: Travelling through the West Indies for the last few days, one felt there was a sense of hope developing among those who still care for cricket in this part of the world. Be it in conversations with the cab driver or a new acquaintance in the roadside bar or the fisherman taking you…
