England moved into a powerful position to win the series against Sri Lanka by taking a stranglehold on the second Test at Lord’s after an unlikely century by fast bowler Gus Atkinson and another batting collapse by the tourist on Friday. After Atkinson’s entertaining 118 led England to 427 all out, Sri Lanka was skittled…
It takes a village to run a motorsport event where precision, accuracy, and efficiency are expected from every single actor involved, be it drivers, mechanics, engineers, or officials. While the focus has been on the circuit, the lighting systems, and barriers ahead of Chennai’s inaugural street race, the nerve centre of a motorsport event is…
Be it the Olympics or the Paralympics, shooting has seen encouraging results for the Indian contingent at the Paris Summer Games. Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal and Manish Narwal all made the podium on the first day of shooting on Friday. Avani became the first Indian to claim successive Paralympic gold medals, defending her women’s 10m…
Defending champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant will seek to extend its record haul of 17 titles when it takes on the first-time finalist NorthEast United FC in the title clash of Durand Cup 2024, at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. The road to the final has seen contrasting stories for the finalists with…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag called for a change to profit and sustainability rules on Friday as Scott McTominay is set to seal a move to Italian side Napoli. A product of the United academy, McTominay’s departure will allow the Red Devils to further strengthen their squad before the transfer deadline with Uruguayan international…
For someone who has graduated to the senior level with a lot of reputation from age-group cricket, Andre Siddarth (18) admitted that his unbeaten 94-ball 115 (15×4, 4×6) in a fourth-innings chase of 219 on a tricky pitch versus Gujarat in the third round of the Buchi Babu All India invitational cricket tournament here on…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he was excited about the arrival of versatile attacker Federico Chiesa but would be careful to introduce the 26-year-old into action gradually. Chiesa, who joined from Juventus on Thursday in a deal worth 12 million euros ($13.30 million) plus three million in add-ons, was unlikely to feature when Liverpool visits…
If we move past the confines of a table tennis table and find ourselves on the multi-surfaced playing field of lawn tennis, we do not need to look far away to find players who somehow refuse to age. Raking up successful seasons in the sport in his early 40s is Rohan Bopanna. And with tennis…
Portugal coach Roberto Martínez has included Cristiano Ronaldo in his squad list for the first two Nations League matches following the veteran forward’s disappointing European Championship. Martínez announced the squad on Friday for its home games against Croatia on Sept. 5 and Scotland on Sept. 8. The 39-year-old Ronaldo holds the record of 130 goals…
Paris 2024 Paralympics: Avani Lekhara retained the gold medal in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Paris 2024 Paralympics: Avani Lekhara retained the gold medal in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
