Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Croatia at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and…
K. L. Rahul and Rishabh Pant returned to the team while Yash Dayal earned his maiden call-up as India announced its squad for the upcoming Test Series against Bangladesh on Sunday. India, led by Rohit Sharma, will play two Tests against Bangladesh, starting on September 19 and 27, respectively. Bangladesh comes into the series after…
India has its first chance of lifting silverware under new head coach Manolo Marquez as it takes on Syria in its final match of Intercontinental Cup 2024, at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, here on Monday. Heading into the clash, the Blue Tigers need to grab three points against Syria after playing out a goalless…
Igor Stimac and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) have reached an agreement with the former men’s national team head coach set to receive USD 400,000 (approximately Rs 3.36 crore) after tax as compensation for being terminated from the job. The AIFF sacked Stimac in June, terminating his contract exactly a year before it was…
Marc Marquez won the San Marino and Rimini Riviera MotoGP on Sunday while Francesco Bagnaia closed in on championship leader Jorge Martin whose gamble on pitting for rain tyres came with a heavy cost. After going three years without a GP win, Spaniard Marquez won his second in as many weeks, finishing ahead of pole-sitter…
SHOOTING Mahit Sandhu wins women’s 50-metre rifle gold in World Deaf shooting championship Mahit Sandhu won the women’s 50-metre rifle 3-position gold in the second World Deaf shooting championship in Hannover, Germany. Abhinav Deshwal won the men’s 25-metre standard pistol gold with a world record score of 565 in enhancing the rich collection of the…
Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi has smashed the world record in the women’s marathon for runners with visual impairments on the last day of the Paralympic Games. The 29-year-old El Idrissi finished in two hours, 48 minutes and 36 seconds on Sunday, beating the previous record from Japan’s Misato Michishita in Hofu City in December…
Over the last few years, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has offered casual contracts to some of its players, with the focus on white-ball cricket. While the decision has allowed the likes of Trent Boult and Devon Conway to feature in franchise leagues, it has also led to debates on whether the team actually benefits from the…
As dusk settled over the city, a 3.5-kilometre stretch around the Island Grounds transformed under the floodlights into the exhilarating Chennai Formula Racing Circuit. This 19-turn track, winding through iconic landmarks like Napier Bridge and Victoria War Memorial, hosted the second round of the Indian Racing Festival (IRF) from August 31 to September 1. Onlookers…
The eighth edition of hockey Asian Champions Trophy will get underway in Hulunbuir on Sunday. India is the defending champion after it won the title for a record fourth time in Chennai in 2023. India is also coming into the tournament on the back of winning bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics last month….
