Atletico Madrid imposed a permanent stadium ban on a fan on Monday who police identified as throwing an object onto the pitch during Sunday’s La Liga match against local rival Real Madrid. The match was suspended for 20 minutes due to Atletico fans throwing objects towards Real’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after the visitors took the…
Virat Kohli went past 27,000 international runs in the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh. Can he get to Sachin Tendulkar‘s mark of 34,357 runs?On Day 4 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh, Virat Kohli became the fourth batter to reach 27,000 runs in international cricket.Kohli struck 47 runs in 35 balls before Shakib Al…
PREVIEW Barcelona will host Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 match at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Spain on Thursday. Barcelona will look to put its opening Champions League defeat at AS Monaco behind it by fielding its best players in Tuesday’s home game with Swiss side Young Boys, manager Hansi Flick said…
Shardul Thakur. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Despite featuring in historic overseas wins in Brisbane and Oval, the bowling allrounder feels he hasn’t got his dueLUCKNOW: Shardul Thakur made his Test debut for India way back in 2018 but has played just 11 Tests. The lack of opportunities has left the 32-year-old bowling allrounder wondering…
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli maintained its perfect start to the Asian Champion League Elite on Monday as goals from Riyad Mahrez and Roger Ibanez sealed a 2-0 win over Al-Wasl. Qatar’s Al-Sadd defeated Iran’s Esteghlal 2-0 as Persepolis and Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan drew 1-1 in Tashkent in the second round of matches in the league phase…
KANPUR: Earlier in the year, India captain Rohit Sharma took offence when Ben Duckett suggested England’s ‘Bazball‘ approach deserved credit for Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s aggressive batting during the Test series in India.English cricket conceived the idea of ‘Bazball’ in 2022 and branded it as a vehicle to save Test cricket. Given the way India batted here…
Forward Ousmane Dembele has been left out of the Paris St Germain squad for its Champions League game at Arsenal after the player failed to meet the needs of the team, manager Luis Enrique said on Monday. French media had reported that the manager and player had a discussion after PSG’s 3-1 win over Rennes…
Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood (Photo: Video grab) Pakistan‘s Test captain, Shan Masood, faced a tough press conference on Monday after being retained in his role for the opening Test of three-match series against England, as the media persons questioned team selection.The criticism of Pakistan’s performance across formats has continued since the team’s exit from…
Brazil star Neymar announced his return to team training with his Saudi club Al-Hilal on Monday after nearly a year out with a left knee injury. The 32-year-old moved from Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster deal in August 2023 but played only five matches before rupturing his meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament on international duty…
Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood (Photo: Video grab) Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood‘s press conference on Monday had an awkward moment, which required the Pakistan Cricket Board‘s (PCB) media director to intervene and rebuke the journalist for ‘disrespecting’ the skipper with the way he framed and asked his question. “One last humble request,” said Sami…
