NEW DELHI: Team India‘s new head coach, Gautam Gambhir, starts his tenure with the tour of Sri Lanka, taking over from former coach Rahul Dravid after India’s successful stint in the ICC T20 World Cup last month. Dravid extended his best wishes and shared his experiences with Gambhir in an emotional audio message. The series…
Lionel Messi will not play for Inter Miami as the defending Leagues Cup champions begin their repeat bid on Saturday at home against Puebla, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said Friday. The 37-year-old Argentine striker suffered a right ankle injury in his nation’s victory over Colombia in the Copa America final this month. Messi missed two…
The Durand Cup 2024 is set to start India’s domestic football season on July 27 with Mohun Bagan playing the opening fixture against Downtown Heroes FC at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. First played in 1888, the Durand Cup is Asia’s oldest existing football tournament and the third oldest in the World. This edition…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has voiced his support for the newly-appointed T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, as Team India prepares for its tour of Sri Lanka starting Saturday. This series, which includes three T20Is and three ODIs, marks Suryakumar’s ascension to captaincy following Rohit Sharma‘s retirement from the shortest format after a…
Manu Bhaker will yet again be one of India’s brightest medal prospects come Paris 2024. It became evident early on that Bhaker was destined for great things. At the age of 16, she had become the first Indian shooter and the first female athlete from India to win a gold medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic…
NEW DELHI: The new era of Indian cricket management under head coach Gautam Gambhir appears to be focusing on Shubman Gill as the prospective captain for all formats. Ahead of the upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka, Gambhir’s inaugural assignment as coach, Gill has been elevated to the vice-captaincy position for both the ODI and…
PREVIEW Backed by good preparation and acclimatisation, the Indian hockey team’s approach ahead of its opening match against New Zealand is calm. Its primary aim? — improve the colour of its Tokyo bronze medal in the Paris Olympics at the historic Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, on Saturday. Following a series of matches against top teams in the FIH Pro…
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games begins soon in July, there’s obvious talk and attention over the newly announced squads from each countries. One such event that has gotten a lot attention is the gymnastics event. There were also some crowd favourites and Olympic medallists who unfortunately did not make it to gymnastic squads of…
NEW DELHI: Former Sri Lanka batter Russel Arnold has praised Gautam Gambhir‘s new role as Team India‘s head coach, following his appointment as Rahul Dravid‘s successor. Arnold believes Gambhir’s leadership will bring fresh energy to the team and prevent players from becoming complacent. Gambhir will make his debut as head coach in the upcoming white-ball…
The Indian men’s hockey team will begin its hunt for a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics when it faces off against New Zealand in their Pool B match on Saturday. In the previous edition in Tokyo, the team managed to secure a bronze medal, ending a 41-year drought. With eleven members of the medal-winning…
