The All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) Disciplinary Committee on Wednesday rescinded the red card shown to NorthEast United FC defender Asheer Akhtar after the club made a wrongful dismissal claim. Following the decision, the Committee has downgraded the red card to a caution (yellow card) “for reckless play nature as suggested concerning the technical report”….
NEW DELHI: Abhimanyu Easwaran had replaced Ruturaj Gaikwad in India’s squad for the two-match Test series against South Africa last year but the talented right-hander did not make his Test debut. For India, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the two definite openers in Test cricket but with a long tour of Australia later this…
Transfers in football will be in the spotlight and could even undergo radical changes on Friday when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announces its ruling on former France player Lassana Diarra’s case against FIFA. The transfer system, which processes hundreds of millions of dollars each year in player sales and has…
NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur-led India are gearing up to face New Zealand in their opening Group A match of the Women’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. This marks the ninth edition of the tournament, with India still chasing their maiden T20 World Cup title. Their closest opportunity came in…
Benfica’s Kerem Akturkoglu, Angel Di Maria, Alexander Bah and Orkun Kokcu scored in a 4-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday to start its Champions League campaign with two consecutive wins. A mistake by Atletico’s defence helped Akturkoglu open the scoring in the 13th minute and, after the host squandered several chances, including a strike…
NEW DELHI: The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is just around the corner, and excitement is building up worldwide for this much-anticipated cricketing spectacle. Six-time champions Australia enter the tournament brimming with confidence and are considered firm favourites to defend their title.India, meanwhile, would like to build up on the fiery start to their World…
Ten-man Juventus twice came from a goal down to stun hosts RB Leipzig 3-2 on Wednesday thanks to Francisco Conceicao’s 82nd-minute winner, making it two wins from two matches in the Champions League. Juve’s Dusan Vlahovic twice had to cancel out Leipzig’s lead after forward Benjamin Sesko had also struck two goals for the hosts….
NEW DELHI: The first Test between Pakistan and Australia in Karachi in 1994, remains one of the most thrilling finishes in cricket history. Chasing 315 for victory, Pakistan found themselves in a precarious position at 258 for 9, staring down the barrel of their first-ever defeat at the jam-packed National Stadium in Karachi. Australia, eager…
After a long, protracted summer, intermittent spells of rain signalled the return of domestic hockey to Chennai’s Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium. The storied venue in Egmore hosted the 95th edition of the All India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup, the oldest hockey tournament in South India, second only to the Beighton Cup held further north. After a week…
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany lamented his side’s missed opportunities in its 1-0 Champions League defeat to Aston Villa on Wednesday but was not despondent at the performance. “If you don’t take your chances, it can happen,” he said of Jhon Duran’s 79th-minute winner against the run of play. Before that, the Germans had dominated…
