NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma finally ended his lean patch in the T20 World Cup with the Indian captain making a mockery of Australian pacer Mitchell Starc in the Super 8 clash in St Lucia on Monday.In a stunning display of batting prowess, Rohit unleashed a barrage of shots against the left-arm fast bowler Starc. The…
India on Tuesday slipped a spot to the fourth position in the latest FIH men’s world rankings with Germany taking the third place following its impressive run at the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers. India (2761) had directly qualified for the Paris Olympics through an Asian Games gold last year and didn’t need to play in…
Brazil opens its Copa America 2024 campaign in a Group D match against Costa Rica at the SoFi stadium in California, United States of America on Monday. Mexican referee Cesar Ramos, who has been a full international for FIFA since 2014, will officiate the clash. He refereed matches in CONCACAF Champions League, in the 2018 FIFA World…
Preview Colombia coach Nestor Lorenzo is looking forward to his side’s Copa America opener against Paraguay on Monday and insists he does not like being labelled one of the favourites to claim the continental showpiece. Lorenzo, who was keen to avoid being tipped as one of the heavy weights, said there is a lot of…
NEW DELHI: England spinner Shoaib Bashir on Monday bowled a forgetful over, conceding a whopping 38 runs in a County Championship match between Surrey and Worcestershire. The over saw middle order batter Dan Lawrence smacking Bashir for five consecutive sixes after reaching his century. Lawrence began the over hitting the first ball out of the…
It’s mind over matter for Hockey India, as the sports body hired renowned South African mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton to assist the men’s national team in the Paris Olympics. Upton, who played a role in India winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup, will be a part of the support staff of the country’s men’s…
Denmark heads into its final Euro 2024 group match on Tuesday full of confidence knowing that victory will propel it into the knockout round, while Serbia hopes to build on a last gasp draw against Slovenia that kept its tournament hopes alive. The Danes have had success under Kasper Hjulmand, making the Euro 2020 semifinals…
Brazil opens its Copa America 2024 campaign in a Group D match against Costa Rica at the SoFi stadium in California, United States of America on Monday. Heavy favourites for this match, Brazil dominates Costa Rica when it comes to all-time head-to-head record, winning 10 of the 11 matches they have played against each other…
NEW DELHI: The 15-member Indian squad for the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe has been announced, with key players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav being rested.Other notable names that will miss the series are Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah who all are competing in the ongoing T20 World…
The tearful exit of Indian women’s hockey team coach Janneke Schopman and the resignation of longstanding Hockey India CEO Elena Norman put the spotlight back on the male-dominated, often misogynistic, world of Indian sports administration. “I see the difference in how the men’s coaches are treated and between the girls and the men’s team. This…
