Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi is preparing to compete at her third Olympics after being selected for the Paris Games from her training base in Australia. Yousofi, Afghanistan’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Tokyo, has been living in Australia since 2022. The Australian Olympic Committee on Tuesday congratulated Yousofi on her…
Argentine Daniel Garnero has been sacked as Paraguay coach following the team’s dismal Copa America campaign, the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) announced on Monday. “The APF announces the termination of the relationship with DT Daniel Garnero as head coach of the Paraguayan national team,” the federation said in a statement on social media. #ComunicadoAPF |…
India and South Africa will face each other in the final game of the three-match T20I series at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. South Africa won its first win of the tour during the first T20I, defeating India by 12 runs while the second match was called off due to rain….
Greece, Spain, Brazil and Puerto Rico have completed the 12-team field in men’s basketball for the Paris Olympics after winning the finals of their respective qualifiers on Sunday. Following last year’s World Cup, which awarded seven Olympic berths, 24 teams battled it out for the remaining four spots in four tournaments in Greece, Latvia, Spain…
Former Sri Lanka skipper and one-time chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya said Monday he will be the new head coach after Chris Silverwood quit following the country’s early exit from the T20 World Cup. Jayasuriya, 55, said he had been asked by Sri Lanka Cricket to coach the national squad ahead of a white ball series…
James Anderson said Monday he was “most proud” of his endurance as a Test bowler as he prepares for his farewell match with England after a career spanning two decades. The paceman, 42 at the end of this month, will bow out from international cricket after playing in the first match of the series between…
F3’s Arvid Lindblad completed a clean sweep of the weekend despite wet weather playing spoilsport at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone. Conditions were similar at NASCAR’s Chicago street circuit but Alex Bowman stuck it out to take his first win of the season. MotoGP saw a new championship leader in Francesco Bagnaia after the…
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has become a co-owner of the American Gambits, a new team which will feature in the second edition of the Global Chess League, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The League on Monday unveiled the six franchises for the second edition to be played in…
Rain gods teased the 13,000-odd spectators in attendance aplenty with mild showers through the course of the second T20I between India and South Africa at the MAC Stadium here on Sunday. The game’s submission to the elements washed out the fixture. This makes Tuesday’s fixture a make-or-break affair for the host which needs a win…
Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra optimistically visualised the country’s athletes bagging medals in double digits in the Paris Games. Exchanging ideas in a panel discussion organised by the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI), Abhinav expressed his admiration for the current generation of athletes and their enormous self-belief. “There are some similarities to my generation…
