India and Mumbai City FC winger Lallianzuala Chhangte and national women’s team midfielder Indumathi Kathiresan won the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) male and female Player of the Award respectively here on Friday. The awards were given at a function organised by the national football federation. The 27-year-old Chhangte recently extended his contract with Mumbai…
Kavem Hodge scored his maiden Test hundred as West Indies made life tough for England in Nottingham on Friday during its first day in the field since James Anderson’s international retirement. West Indies were 351-5 in reply to England’s first-innings 416 at stumps on the second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge, a…
NEW DELHI: The Indian opening batters Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana exhibited an impressive display of aggressive batting from the outset in the pursuit of a modest target of 109 runs in their Women’s Asia Cup 2024 opener at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.Verma, known for her explosive batting style, contributed a…
Spain’s football federation (RFEF) has proposed 11 stadiums as candidates to host matches during the 2030 World Cup, including the home arenas of LaLiga clubs Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Spain, who will co-host the tournament with Portugal and Morocco as well as centenary hosts Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, will also have 45 additional…
All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) acting secretary general M Satyanarayan on Friday said the sports body has drawn up a shortlist of 20 “competent” candidates for the job of the Indian men’s team head coach. The position was left vacant after the sacking of Igor Stimac last month, following the Indian team’s failure to reach…
NEW DELHI: India’s new T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav expressed his gratitude towards his fans and well-wishers for their immense support and affection. He acknowledged that taking on the mantle of captaincy comes with a great deal of responsibility, but it also fills him with excitement and enthusiasm.“Thank you so much for outpouring love, support and…
UEFA has started a disciplinary process against Spain captain Alvaro Morata and player of the tournament Rodri for singing about a sovereignty claim on Gibraltar at the team’s European Championship title celebration. UEFA said a disciplinary inspector “is being appointed to evaluate a potential violation” of its rules by the two players. Morata and Rodri…
India opened its Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 title defence on Friday with a seven wicket win against Pakistan at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Sri Lanka. It was a field day for the Indian bowlers on the pitch tonight as they restricted the Pakistanis to just 108. Both the spinners and the pacers…
NEW DELHI: Mark Wood made history during the ongoing second Test against West Indies at Trent Bridge on Friday by bowling the fastest recorded over by an England bowler at home.Wood, who took the place of the retired James Anderson in England’s playing 11, started his first over with a bang, clocking 93.9 mph (151.1…
The Football Association has identified a “number of candidates” to replace Gareth Southgate as it searches for an England manager capable of “winning a major tournament”. Southgate resigned on Tuesday in the aftermath of England’s Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain. The end of Southgate’s eight-year reign has forced the FA into a selection search…
