Emami East Bengal coach Carles Cuadrat hoped for a better performance and greater success for his team as the city giant presented a star-studded squad ahead of the season, here on Monday. Having finished ninth in the Indian Super League, the Kalinga Super Cup champion got into the transfer market early this time to secure…
English cricket chiefs confirmed on Monday they have held talks with Indian Premier League (IPL) owners about acquiring a stake in their domestic Hundred competition. The fourth edition of the 100-balls per side tournament, which features eight specially created teams — each with a men’s and women’s side — rather than the traditional 18 first-class…
NEW DELHI: The Women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament witnessed two contrasting matches on Monday, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh emerging victorious against Malaysia and Thailand, respectively, in Group B. These victories have brought them closer to securing a semifinal berth.In the first match, the hosts, Sri Lanka, showcased their dominance by thrashing Malaysia by a…
Chelsea will kick start its Women’s Super League title defence against Aston Villa at home under new coach Sonia Bompastor on the weekend of September 21-22, the English top flight announced on Monday. Chelsea will eye a record-extending sixth successive WSL crown after clinching last season’s title on the final day of the campaign ahead…
Charlie Cassell broke the record for the best bowling figures by a men’s one-day international debutant as he took seven wickets for 21 runs during Scotland’s eight-wicket rout of Oman in Dundee on Monday. Pace bowler Cassell surpassed the six for 16 that Kagiso Rabada took for South Africa on his ODI bow against Bangladesh…
NEW DELHI: Younis Khan, Pakistan’s most prolific Test batsman and former skipper, believes that the nation’s cricket would have attained remarkable success if the late head coach, Bob Woolmer, was still alive.Woolmer, the coach of the Pakistani team, was spotted dead in his Jamaican hotel room shortly after his team’s defeat against Ireland. The loss…
A portion of the Bangalore Football Stadium (BFS) collapsed during the final of the Chief Minister Cup football tournament final held here on Sunday. During the match between Shanthi Nagar MLA Constituency and C.V. Raman Nagar MLA Constituency, a section of the stands above a team dug out came apart. Video footage shows spectators seated…
Indian shooting legend Abhinav Bindra has been awarded with Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for his outstanding services to the Olympic Movement. The award ceremony will be held during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris on August 10, a day before the closing of the Olympics. “It is with great pleasure that…
NEW DELHI: In a bizarre turn of events, a cricket match in Edinburgh (Scotland) was called off after allegations of abuse from football supporters.According to reports, the Murrayfield DAFS Cricket Club has claimed that their players were subjected to verbal abuse and physical assaults by football fans who were walking to a nearby friendly match…
From Sun Shuwei’s historic win in Barcelona at 16, to Quan Hongchan’s three perfect scoring dives in Tokyo, here are some important record broken by the divers in Olympics. Barcelona, 1992 Sun Shuwei of China in action during the springboard diving competition of the Olympic Games in Barcelona on August 04, 1992. | Photo Credit:…
