Real Salt Lake star forward Cristian Arango was suspended Monday for four matches for violating the MLS Anti-Harassment Policy. Neither the MLS nor Real Salt Lake divulged what led to the disciplinary action. “The club has fully cooperated with Major League Soccer’s investigation and accepts the disciplinary decision,” Real Salt Lake said in a statement….
Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have received a favourable draw for the Paris Olympics beginning July 26. Satwik, 23, and Chirag, 27, who claimed the Thomas Cup gold and Commonwealth Games gold in 2022, have been seeded third. The former world number one pair, considered one of the favourites for the gold…
The Olympic-bound Indian table tennis team is currently training in the German city of Saarbrucken with the support staff outnumbering the players who will be competing in Paris. Italy’s Massimo Costantini, who has returned as India’s head coach for a third third time ahead of the Paris Olympics, is getting help from former player Sourav…
The 2024 Summer Olympics will be taking place from July 26 to August 11 in France, with Paris as the main host city along with 16 other cities. Paris hosted the 1900 and 1924 edition of the Games, making it the second city to have hosted three Olympiads after London (1908, 1948, 2012). As athletes fight it out…
The Kazakhstan MotoGP scheduled for September has been cancelled due to issues caused by devastating floods in the country earlier this year, and will be replaced by Emilia-Romagna. Organisers announced on Monday that the Misano circuit in Italy will stage a second event this season on September 22, two weeks after it hosts the San…
Javelin was first incorporated into the Olympic Games in 708 BC as part of the pentathlon. It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The men’s javelin must weigh 800g and be 2.6m-2.7m long while the women’s javelin must weigh 600g and be 2.2m-2.3m long. Javelin spears…
This weekend (July 13-14), Ryan Blaney secured his spot for the Cup series playoffs after winning at the Pocono Highway in Pennsylvania with all three Team Penske drivers locked in the 16-driver showdown. Scott McLaughlin and Will Power were victorious with a top-place finish each in the Iowa double-header. The Formula contingent had a weekend…
The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Australia’s Tony Hemming as its new chief curator on a two-year contract. In the past the PCB had hired the services of foreign curators like Andy Atkinson to help improve the quality of pitches in the country but this is the first time it has offered a long-term contract…
Paras Mhambrey, India men’s cricket team’s outgoing bowling coach, has paid a rich tribute to Jasprit Bumrah, the leading bowler across formats in the world at the moment. “I feel Bumrah is a freak,” Mhambrey told Sportstar here on Monday. “He is once-in-a-generation-bowler that this game has seen. If you look at each and every…
On a frustrating day for the fans, incessant rains and repeated interruptions throughout the evening meant the TNPL match between Nellai Royal Kings and Siechem Madurai Panthers was abandoned after just 5.2 overs of action at the Sri Ramakrishna College ground on Monday. Heavy rains in the evening meant the toss was delayed, and when…
