Argentina topped Group A after it defeated Peru 2-0 on Saturday at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami n its last group stage match in the Copa America 2024. The La Albiceleste had already secured their berth to the quarterfinals after a 1-0 win over Chile on Tuesday. Having topped Group A, the defending champion…
PREVIEW As Spain prepares to face Georgia in the Euro 2024 round of 16 on Sunday, memories will undoubtedly drift to the 7-1 thrashing it dished out to the same opponents last year in a match that helped the team gel at a time of turmoil for Spanish football. Georgia has won the hearts of fans with a series of never-say-die…
NEW DELHI: India’s head coach Rahul Dravid expressed immense pride after India clinched the T20 World Cup title with a nail-biting seven-run victory over South Africa, ending an 11-year ICC title drought. Dravid, who never won a world championship during his own illustrious playing career, lauded his team for their perseverance and belief under tough…
Chile is devastated after being knocked out of the Copa America following a 0-0 draw with Canada, assistant coach Sergio Santin said, as he vowed the two-time champion would use the lessons in their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The draw meant Chile, which needed to win to stand a chance of…
The great Rahul Dravid was not his usual restrained self after India’s T20 World Cup glory and couldn’t thank his wards enough for helping him live what he ‘wasn’t lucky as a player’ to experience – the heady feeling of being a world champion. With head coach Dravid watching the action from the dugout, skipper…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian cricket team on their victory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. In a phone call, he praised their performance, expressing the pride of 140 crore Indians in their achievement.PM Modi specifically commended Rohit Sharma for his outstanding captaincy and celebrated his contribution to the…
Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand bemoaned his side’s elimination from the European Championship as a tight offside decision and a handball contributed to its defeat by host Germany in the round of 16 on Saturday. The Danes had the ball in the net first but Joachim Andersen’s effort was ruled offside when the passer Thomas Delaney…
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin said he wanted to enjoy his team’s comprehensive 2-0 win over Italy in the last 16 at Euro 2024 on Saturday before he turns his mind to the quarter-final against England or Slovakia The Swiss outplayed the defending champion with another clinical performance at the tournament. “We won an important game,…
NEW DELHI: As India celebrated their triumphant victory in the ICC T20 World Cup in Barbados, memories of the historic 1983 ODI World Cup win, which ignited a cricket revolution in the country, were vividly revived.The 1983 victory, where an underdog Indian team led by Kapil Dev defeated the two-time defending champions West Indies, remains…
Spain, in the last two decades, has been known for its philosophy of tiki-taka: take the ball, pass the ball. Though it won three trophies in four years sticking to it (Euro 2008 and 2012, FIFA World Cup 2010), silverware remained elusive for La Roja since, until 2022, despite racking up record passing numbers in…
