MUMBAI: Punjab Kings have parted ways with former India allrounder and batting coach Sanjay Bangar, who was their head of cricket development in IPL 2024, TOI has learnt.As part of their coaching staff revamp, the Punjab Kings had recently appointed former Australian captain Ricky Ponting as their new head coach for a four-year-contract. The ex-Delhi…
‘Principles are principles, not observing them is careless’. Perhaps, legendary manager Valeriy Lobanovsky’s famous quote would haunt Chennaiyin FC head coach Owen Coyle after his boys lost 0-1 to newly promoted Mohammedan Sporting, in their first home game, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. Right from kick-off, Chennaiyin mounted pressure one after the…
Gujarat Titans (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Despite rumours of a potential ownership change and anticipated coaching shake-up, Ashish Nehra and Vikram Solanki are set to continue leading the Gujarat Titans coaching staff, according to a report from Cricbuzz. Torrent Pharma, based in Ahmedabad, is reportedly in talks to acquire a majority stake in the IPL…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique on Thursday described the expanded Club World Cup, set to feature 32 teams next year, as an “exciting competition” while acknowledging the need to limit player workloads. “Once every four years there’s this new, extremely exciting competition. Everyone wants to go to the Club World Cup,” he said, amid growing…
NEW DELHI: Everyone knows the destruction MS Dhoni has unleashed on opponents with his iconic “Helicopter Shot” when the pressure is on.However, few are familiar with Santosh Lal, the man behind Dhoni’s famous shot.Growing up playing cricket together in Ranchi, Santosh and Dhoni were close friends long before Dhoni became a household name. While Dhoni’s…
Serbia and Albania are set to co-host the men’s Under-21 European Championship in 2027 in a football project that aims to overcome political tensions. UEFA said Thursday only the Serbia-Albania bid met a deadline this week to file detailed tournament plans. Belgium and Turkey had declared interest earlier in the bidding process scheduled to be…
NEW DELHI: Who will captain India if Rohit Sharma gets injured ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh or during the match itself? According to convention, the team’s vice-captain would step in to lead in the absence of the regular skipper.However, with no vice-captain named for the Bangladesh Test series, the question of who will…
East Bengal FC will be looking to put behind the frustration of successive away defeats and pick up its first points of the Indian Super League 2024-25 season when it hosts FC Goa at the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday. The red and gold brigade is returning home from an unrewarding trip from the South…
Rohit Sharma and Shafali Verma (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: With the Indian women’s cricket team gearing up for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, star Indian opening batter Shafali Verma has revealed drawing inspiration from Indian men’s team skipper Rohit Sharma‘s explosive Powerplay batting.Shafali, known for her aggressive batting style, mentioned Rohit’s ability to…
Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is ready to come out of retirement to help Barcelona whose first-choice Marc-Andre ter Stegen is likely to be out injured for the rest of the season. Germany international Ter Stegen underwent surgery after rupturing the patella tendon in his right knee during a 5-1 win over Villarreal over the weekend….
