The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) met in Hyderabad on Monday, along the sidelines of the Intercontinental Cup 2024. The committee proposed and discussed the idea of including the India Under-20 men’s team in the I-League. With the AFC Asian Cup 2026 and Asian Games 2026 in sight, the top body…
In a surprising and lesser-known chapter of cricket history, Sachin Tendulkar, who would go on to become one of India’s most celebrated cricketers, briefly fielded for Pakistan during a festival match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.Tendulkar was just a 15-year-old prodigy, not yet the cricketing legend he would later become. The incident took place…
Germany forward Niclas Fuellkrug will miss Tuesday’s Nations League clash with the Netherlands due to an Achilles tendon strain, the German FA (DFB) confirmed before the match. Fuellkrug left the Germany camp on Tuesday afternoon, the DFB told to AFP subsidiary SID. The 31-year-old forward, who joined Premier League West Ham from Borussia Dortmund in…
Tilak Varma does not take long to finish off his batting during India A’s net session at the Anantapur Cricket Ground on Tuesday. He then quickly saunters away to the bench before reappearing with a ball in hand. “Since this Indian Premier League (IPL) season, and from last year in general, I have been working…
NEW DELHI: Star Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal made a massive impact in the ongoing County Championship Division II match against Derbyshire on Tuesday. Playing for Northamptonshire, Chahal spun his way through Derbyshire’s batting lineup, ending with a brilliant five-wicket haul.His performance has sparked conversations, particularly with his omission from India’s squad in recent international series.Northamptonshire…
Indian duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s doubles while Chirag Sen and Manav Choudhary bowed out in the quarterfinals of the men’s singles qualifiers in the Hong Kong Open tournament here on Tuesday. The World Tour Super 500 event, third in the order of tournaments in the…
NEW DELHI: Captain Ben Stokes will rejoin the England Test team for the upcoming tour of Pakistan in October. The news was confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday, as they revealed a 17-member squad for the three-match series starting on October 7.Stokes, who missed the series against Sri Lanka this…
Hyderabad has one hand on the Buchi Babu tournament trophy after taking the crucial first-innings lead against Chhattisgarh and setting a target of 518 for the latter on the penultimate day of the summit clash here at the NPR College ground on Tuesday. Resuming at 145 for eight, Chhattisgarh was bowled out for 181. Gagandeep…
NEW DELHI: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly sees a genuine dearth of talent in Pakistan cricket and advised the administrators running the affairs in the country to look into the situation.Pakistan recently slumped to a new low in Test cricket after suffering an embarrassing 2-0 whitewash at home at the hands of Bangladesh. The series…
Three days before the new Indian Super League (ISL) season kicks off, India international Anwar Ali, who made a sensational switch from Mohun Bagan to East Bengal last month, was handed a four-month sporting sanction by the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Players’ Status Committee (PSC). Anwar had terminated his loan deal with Mohun Bagan…
