French winger Moussa Diaby has joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad from Aston Villa on a five-year contract, the English Premier League side said late on Wednesday. Diaby, who joined Villa a year ago from Bayer Leverkusen for a reported fee of 52 million pounds ($67 million), made 54 appearances in the 2023-24 season, registering…
On a wild opening day for the Olympic men’s football tournament, the United States came within the width of the crossbar from taking the lead against host nation France. Within moments, Alexandre Lacazette had the ball in the back of the Americans’ net — and when Michael Olise added a second for France, it was…
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…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Suryakumar Yadav as the new T20I captain for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, sidelining star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. This decision comes despite Pandya’s role as vice-captain during India’s recent T20 World Cup 2024 victory. BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar attributed the…
Before his heart was placed in Olympia and his body was laid to rest in Lausanne, Pierre de Coubertin’s soul belonged to Paris. Known as the father of modern Olympics, Coubertin, who signed off satisfactorily after witnessing the Games being staged in his home city in 1924, would have loved to see the return of…
Texas Super Kings vs MI New York Live Score, MLC Eliminator: As the curtain falls on the league stage of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024, defending champions MI New York find themselves in a precarious position, having narrowly secured a spot in the final four. Their journey continues with a crucial Eliminator match against the…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11 this year. Paris Olympics will feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines. Additionally, sports like breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing have been added to the roster. The first event in which India is scheduled to…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shehzad, who had slammed Pakistan captain Babar Azam throughout the recently held T20 World Cup, was at the receiving end of some ‘unplayable’ deliveries himself.A video is doing the rounds on the internet in which Ahmed Shehzad is shown batting during a street game in Pakistani city of Chitral…
The Albanian football federation renewed its contract with Brazilian head coach Sylvinho on Wednesday, with the aim of qualifying for the 2025 Nations League and reaching the World Cup a year later for the first time. The 50-year-old Sylvinho, who took over in January 2023, led the team to the Euro 2024 finals but took…
The Indian men and women archers will trust their hard training while trying to overcome last minute distractions due to the absence of Korean coach Baek Woong Ki and psychologist Gayatri Madkekar as they begin their campaign with a hope to win India’s first archery medal in the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Baek did not…
