Pakistan captain Shan Masood on Tuesday underlined the importance of maintaining the dressing room environment saying it can shape on-field performances, ahead of their opening Test against Bangladesh. Pakistan takes on Bangladesh in the first of the two Tests starting here on Wednesday in what will be a busy season comprising an overall nine Tests,…
Right-arm medium-fast bowler Milan Rathnayake will make his test debut when Sri Lanka face England in the first of their three-test series at Old Trafford in Manchester, governing body Sri Lanka Cricket said on Tuesday. Rathnayake will join Asitha Fernando and Vishwa Fernando in Sri Lanka’s pace attack, with the visitor naming Prabath Jayasuriya as…
Monaco signed Netherlands defender Jordan Teze on Tuesday, adding Champions League experience to the team ahead of its return to the competition. Teze signed a five-year contract, Monaco said, in a deal for the right-back that will reportedly pay PSV Eindhoven 12 million euros ($13.3 million). The 24-year-old Teze played eight games in the Champions…
The India U20 Men’s National Team aims for gradual and constant improvement as they regroup after its opening SAFF U20 Championship 2024 game against Bhutan, before facing Maldives. Having beaten its Himalayan neighbours 1-0 in its opening Group B encounter, India has provisionally taken the top spot in Group B with three points to its…
Bangladesh is pinning its hopes on all-rounder and former lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan to “do something special” against pace-heavy Pakistan in the opening test of the two-match series, starting Wednesday. “(Shakib) played this game for so long, so he knows his role,” Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said on the eve of the first test…
Manager Steve Cooper said Leicester City’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday was a promising start to its Premier League return after a year away but reminded his players that only wins will satisfy the club’s fan base. Tottenham dominated the first half and took the lead through Pedro Porro in the 29th minute…
Ace Indian player Sumit Nagal and France’s Hugo Gaston will be the main attractions in the men’s category of the sixth Tennis Premier League (TPL) to be held here from December 3-8. Poland’s Magda Linette, who is ranked 41st in the world, and Armenia’s world No 52 Elina Avanesyan, will headline the women’s category in…
FOOTBALL Punjab FC announces signing of Argentine midfielder Ezequiel Vidal Punjab FC announced the signing of Argentine midfielder Norberto Ezequiel Vidal as the fifth foreign signing for the 2024-25 season. The Argentine player last featured for Indonesian top flight side Persita Tangerang. The 29-year-old started his professional career in 2011 with Club Olimpo and spent…
Paris Olympics silver medallist Neeraj Chopra confirmed last week that he will be taking part at the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Thursday. Neeraj, who got a season-best of 89.45 metres in Paris, has participated in just one Diamond League event, in Doha, this season due to a groin injury. Despite the soliaty appearance, Neeraj…
Darius Visser hit 39 runs in a single over to set a men’s Twenty20 International record and help Samoa to a 10-run victory over Vanuatu in a 2026 World Cup regional qualifier on Tuesday. Visser, who scored 132 off 62 balls, was on 46 when Vanuatu’s Nalin Nipiko stepped up to bowl the 15th over,…
