New Zealand Football CEO Andrew Pragnell called on FIFA to take urgent action over a spying scandal involving Olympic champion Canada at the Paris Games and said failure to do so could tarnish the sporting integrity of the entire tournament. Canada women’s coach Bev Priestman removed herself from opening match duties while an assistant coach…
Paris 2024 Olympics Archery LIVE: Catch the live scores and updates from the men’s and women’s Archery Individual Ranking Round from the Esplanade des Invalides.
NEW DELHI: With India gearing ready to embark on a new chapter in T20 cricket after winning the World Cup in June, much expectation surrounds Suryakumar Yadav‘s captaincy in the three-match series against Sri Lanka that starts this Saturday in Pallekele.R Sridhar, the former fielding coach for India, saw Suryakumar’s debut in Twenty20 international cricket…
Lesley Ugochukwu scored in the 82nd minute to help Chelsea salvage a 2-2 tie with Wrexham in a friendly match Wednesday night at Levi’s Stadium. Ugochukwu rolled a shot from the middle of the box through traffic into the right corner. Wrexham took a 2-1 lead when Jack Marriot scored on a counterattack in the…
NEW DELHI: Captain Faf du Plessis led the Texas Super Kings to a nine-wicket victory over defending champions MI New York in the 2024 Major League Cricket Eliminator match on Thursday in Dallas. Chasing a target of 164, the Super Kings reached 167/1 in 18.3 overs, with du Plessis scoring 72 off 47 balls. Devon…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is officially scheduled to get underway from July 26 in Paris. The event, which will also be hosted across 16 other cities in France, concludes on August 11. Artistic Gymnastics run from July 27 to August 5, while Rhythmic Gymnastics is scheduled for August 8-10. The Porte de la…
Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis, who is part of the Texas Super Kings (TSK) squad at the ongoing season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the US, had a special visitor waiting for him after TSK’s match against the Seattle Orcas in Dallas earlier this week.Hailing from Afghanistan and settled in the US, the female fan,…
UEFA ordered seven national football federations to pay fines totalling 230,000 euros ($250,000) on Wednesday for racist and discriminatory abuse by fans at Euro 2024. UEFA did not specify details of the incidents which mostly involved fans from teams in the Balkans at the month-long, 24-nation tournament played in Germany. Croatia must pay the biggest…
Walt Disney’s ESPN, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and Amazon.com have clinched the rights to carry National Basketball Association games in an 11-year deal valued at USD 77 billion, the league said on Wednesday. The NBA said it rejected a last-minute offer from Warner Bros Discovery’s TNT Sports division, ending a four-decade relationship with the media company after…
COLOMBO: Indian selectors are considering picking left-arm bowler Arshdeep Singh for the Test team despite him only playing limited-overs cricket so far. He impressed during India’s T20 World Cup win and there are talks that he might be included in the Test squad for the Australia tour later this year.The Punjab and Punjab Kings pacer…
