NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian cricket team on their victory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. In a phone call, he praised their performance, expressing the pride of 140 crore Indians in their achievement.PM Modi specifically commended Rohit Sharma for his outstanding captaincy and celebrated his contribution to the…
Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand bemoaned his side’s elimination from the European Championship as a tight offside decision and a handball contributed to its defeat by host Germany in the round of 16 on Saturday. The Danes had the ball in the net first but Joachim Andersen’s effort was ruled offside when the passer Thomas Delaney…
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin said he wanted to enjoy his team’s comprehensive 2-0 win over Italy in the last 16 at Euro 2024 on Saturday before he turns his mind to the quarter-final against England or Slovakia The Swiss outplayed the defending champion with another clinical performance at the tournament. “We won an important game,…
NEW DELHI: As India celebrated their triumphant victory in the ICC T20 World Cup in Barbados, memories of the historic 1983 ODI World Cup win, which ignited a cricket revolution in the country, were vividly revived.The 1983 victory, where an underdog Indian team led by Kapil Dev defeated the two-time defending champions West Indies, remains…
Spain, in the last two decades, has been known for its philosophy of tiki-taka: take the ball, pass the ball. Though it won three trophies in four years sticking to it (Euro 2008 and 2012, FIFA World Cup 2010), silverware remained elusive for La Roja since, until 2022, despite racking up record passing numbers in…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri said his drop from third to seventh on the Austrian Grand Prix starting grid for exceeding track limits in qualifying on Saturday was “embarrassing” for Formula One. Track limits violations, when drivers place all four wheels over the white line marking the edge of the track, made headlines at Spielberg last year…
AFTER 13 YEARS, A WORLD COUP: 17 years after winning the 1st T20 World Cup, 13 years after winning their 2nd ODI World Cup, and after 2 heartbreaking losses in the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup finals in 2023, India finally ended their title drought, edging out South Africa by 7 runs in…
Canada played out a goalless Copa America draw with 10-man Chile to claim second place in Group A and progress to the quarterfinals in its debut campaign. At the same time, the Chileans finished third to exit in the group stage for the first time since 2004. The draw moved Canada to four points in…
PREVIEW Gareth Southgate’s hesitant England team will need to finally make its presence felt in Euro 2024 against Slovakia in the last-16, or the underdog Slovaks will fancy its chances of upending its opponent. Southgate’s richly talented squad arrived in Germany as a tournament favourite but optimism around the 2020 runners-ups fizzled with three drab…
NEW DELHI: Not just his talk with teammates that’s caught on the stump mic, India captain Rohit Sharma is also known for his funny and hilarious replies during press conferences. After India’s historic triumph against South Africa for the T20 World Cup title, a relieved and happy Rohit was addressing a press conference in Barbados…
