South Africa beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets (CSA Photo) South Africa secured a seven-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI in Sharjah, avoiding a series whitewash on Sunday. The Proteas chased down Afghanistan’s target of 170 after a scare at 80/3, thanks to a crucial 90-run partnership between Aiden Markram and Tristan Stubbs. Markram…
AS Roma Chief Executive Lina Souloukou has stepped down, the Serie A club said on Sunday, following fan anger over the sacking of manager Daniele De Rossi last Wednesday. “We thank Lina for her dedicated service during a critical period for the club and wish her the best in her future endeavours,” Roma said in…
NEW DELHI: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and keeper-batter Rishabh Pant are vital for India if they hope to secure a historic series hat-trick in Australia, according to former Australian captain Ian Chappell. Chappell, a respected voice in cricket, believes that India’s upcoming five Test matches, including three against New Zealand, are an ideal preparation for…
Defending champion Manchester City will take on last season’s runner-up Arsenal in a Premier League 2024-25 clash at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s City comes into the match after a goalless draw against Inter in the Champions League, while Arenal was also held 0-0 against Atalanta in their opening UCL clash. City pipped…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto on Sunday expressed his support for the underperforming Shakib Al Hasan, emphasizing the all-rounder’s efforts to regain his bowling form.In the recent loss to India at Chepauk, Bangladesh were defeated by a margin of 280 runs. Shakib, who is 37, recorded his most expensive bowling figures in Test…
Erling Haaland scored his 100th goal for Manchester City in the Premier League match against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. FOLLOW THE PREMIER LEAGUE MATCH LIVE HERE: Manchester City vs Arsenal LIVE SCORE Before this, the Norwegian had scored 99 goals in 103 games for City since joining in the summer of 2022….
NEW DELHI: Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday shared how former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh inspired him in his early days. Ashwin revealed that he used to replicate Harbhajan’s bowling action during his junior cricket career.Ashwin admitted that when he joined the Indian Test team as Harbhajan’s replacement, people were skeptical about whether he could handle…
Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest maintained unbeaten starts to the Premier League season with a topsy-turvy 2-2 draw as the visitor finished with 10 men and both managers were shown red cards in a feisty clash on Sunday. Forest led through Chris Wood’s 13th-minute penalty but hosts Brighton finally sprang to life just…
Rohit Sharma and Virender Sehwag. (File Pic: Image Credit – X) Rohit Sharma‘s admiration for Virender Sehwag runs deep, and one of the most memorable stories from his early cricketing days is when he skipped class to meet his batting idol.This anecdote highlights how young Rohit was inspired by Sehwag’s aggressive, fearless style of batting….
Kwame Peprah had been injured for a good part of last season and even during his stay on the field he had been living in Dimitrios Diamantakos’ shadow. On Sunday, the young Ghanaian stole the thunder from Diamantakos, the top scorer in the Indian Super League (ISL) last season, as he scored a late match-winner…
