Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has welcomed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P. T. Usha’s move to get yoga included in the Asian Games programme. “It is only fair that in keeping with its wide popularity, yoga becomes a competitive sport and is in the Asian Games,” Mandaviya said in a statement. The IOA president…
Starting XIs: Colombia: Vargas, Munoz, Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica, Lerma, Rios, Arias, Rodriguez, Diaz, Cordoba Costa Rica: Sequeira, Mitchell, Vargas, Calvo, Quiros, Galo, Aguilera, Lassiter, Madrigal, Zamora, Ugalde. PREVIEW Colombia faces Costa Rica in a Group D fixture on Friday in the ongoing Copa America 2024 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Colombia…
South Africa has had several accomplished captains over the years – Kepler Wessels, Shaun Pollock and Graeme Smith, to name a few. But none of these stalwarts have been able to guide the team to a World Cup trophy, or even to a final. If things go to plan for South Africa on Saturday, Aiden…
Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia stuck his marker in the sand at the start of the Dutch MotoGP weekend, setting a new lap record in qualifying on Friday. Looking for a hat-trick win after claiming top podium spots at Catalunya and Mugello, Bagnaia broke the lap record clocked by fellow Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi in…
The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) has signed a seven-year deal with ACG Sports Limited, with a guarantee of Rs. 216.30 crore for hosting the National State Basketball League for men and women. Addressing the media here on Friday, the president of BFI, Aadhav Arjuna said that for each year, the amount would be 20.6…
Red Bull Formula One team principal Christian Horner denied vetoing the participation of Max Verstappen’s father Jos in an Austrian Grand Prix parade as tensions between the two flared up again on Friday. The former F1 racer told Dutch media he had withdrawn from driving a 2012 Red Bull RB8 car in a ‘Legends Parade’…
Referee Facundo Tello made the correct decision in denying Scotland a penalty in their final Euro 2024 group game against Hungary on Sunday, according to the European football federation’s head of referees. Scotland manager Steve Clarke was livid after Stuart Armstrong went down in the penalty area, but UEFA’s managing director of refereeing Roberto Rosetti…
India, looking for its second title after 2007, will be up against South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. Both India and South Africa are unbeaten so far in this World Cup. IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 match details and streaming…
South African captain Laura Wolvaardt is a doctor in training alongside a flourishing career in cricket. However, she could do nothing to revive a flatlining performance on the field from her players as India smashed its way to 525/4 in 98 overs on day one of the one-off Test between the two nations at the…
Lando Norris has closed the speed gap to Max Verstappen and will now try to beat the Formula One ace on Red Bull’s home track. Norris has steered his McLaren to consecutive runner-up finishes behind the defending champion. This weekend he faces the challenge of trying to edge Verstappen at the Red Bull Ring, where…
