NEW DELHI: India’s star pacer Mohammed Shami has faced numerous obstacles throughout his career. Despite being India’s top wicket-taker in the last three ODI World Cups, his personal life has often been in the spotlight. The 33-year-old pacer, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, went through separation from his wife, Hasin Jahan, who filed a police…
Only captains will be allowed to speak and discuss decisions with the referee during the Olympics, FIFA said on Wednesday following the rule’s first implementation at last month’s European Championship. FIFA is encouraging the adoption of the measure by competition organisers globally after UEFA extended the new approach to all of its competitions in a…
When one travelled from the City of Joy to the City of Light, bright smiles of the volunteers, dressed in green uniform, made one forget the long and tiring journey. Their gesture was enough make a visitor comfortable and help them skip the initial hiccups they would have anticipated after arriving in a new country….
NEW DELHI: Calvin Savage‘s all-round performance powered Texas Super Kings to a comprehensive 37-run win against Seattle Orcas in the final league match of Major League Cricket 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Tuesday.After being put in to bat by Seattle Orcas, who were already eliminated from the tournament, Texas Super Kings posted…
A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2. Argentina’s Cristian Medina scored deep in injury time to salvage what looked like a 2-2 draw,…
Canada women’s football coach Bev Priestman said Wednesday she’ll step away from the team’s opening game against New Zealand at the Paris Olympics in the wake of a pair of drone incidents. New Zealand complained to the International Olympic Committee’s integrity unit after it said drones were flown over practice sessions earlier in the week….
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has argued that Hardik Pandya was relieved of his captaincy of India’s T20I team due to his fitness issues. In a conversation with the Caught Behind YouTube channel, Latif dismissed these claims of Pandya’s fitness issue as ‘just an excuse’.The controversy emerged in the backdrop of the leadership…
A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review disallowed its equalizing goal after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2. Argentina’s Cristian Medina scored deep in injury time to salvage what looked…
It might be one of the most iconic stand alone symbols of a city anywhere in the world but for the last few weeks, giant interlocking rings have been festooned on the Eiffel tower in Paris. They are there, just in case you forgot there’s another show in town. The Venus de Milo, gorgeously emblematic…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Wednesday that fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera will not be participating in the upcoming white-ball series against India at home. Chameera has been sidelined due to bronchitis and respiratory infection, which he has not fully recovered from.In light of Chameera’s absence, the cricket board has called up Asitha Fernando…
