Joe Root scored a record-equalling 33rd Test hundred as England established a strong position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Lord’s on Thursday. England, 42 for two when Root came in to bat, reached stumps on 358 for seven, with the star batter having made 143- his sixth Test…
Sheetal Devi recorded a new personal best score of 703 in the women’s individual compound open ranking round at Paris Paralympics 2024 on Thursday. Later, Rakesh Kumar finished fifth in the men’s category with a score of 696. The duo’s combined total of 1399 set a new world record for the mixed team ranking round. Here is…
Cricket West Indies announced its 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in October. The tournament was moved from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates and will go on from October 3-20. West Indies are placed in Group B along with Bangladesh, England, Scotland and South Africa. The squad has a mix…
Former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp is used to being at the center of attention. On Thursday he was more than happy to be on the sidelines, cheering for his longtime friend Wojtek Czyz as he competed in badminton at the Paris Paralympics. “I stood next to Elena, his incredible wife, and we both had tears…
The 17th edition of the Summer Paralympics began in Paris on Thursday and will conclude on September 8. The Paris Paralympics feature 549 events across 22 sports. On the second day, Indian athletes will be in action in para badminton, para archery, para shooting, para athletics, para table tennis, para rowing and para track cycling….
A basic understanding of electrostatics would tell you that when two live wires come into contact, the circuit rapidly heats up to cause overloading. If physics isn’t your forte, the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) taught fans a lesson in secondary-school-level science at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Thursday as PBG Bengaluru Smashers climbed…
Liverpool to face defending champions Real Madrid as its opponents in the league were revealed in the draw of the revamped UEFA Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Forum on Thursday.
Former India fast bowler and erstwhile national selector Debasish Mohanty has been appointed the coach of Nagaland senior men’s team ahead of the domestic season. Confirming the development to Sportstar, Nagaland Cricket Association secretary Hyunilo Anilo Khing said, “For the last two years, we had RX Murali as the head coach, but this time around,…
Napoli confirmed the permanent transfer of Beligan striker Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea on a three-year contract, the Serie A club announced on Thursday.
Delhi Capitals’ Lalit Yadav believes he fits the bill to fill the big shoes of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who called time on his T20I career following India’s triumphant World Cup campaign in West Indies. Lalit says he knows exactly what the role demands, for which Washington Sundar is also making a case for himself. “Yes,…
