NEW DELHI: Ollie Pope, playing on his home turf at the Oval, rediscovered his batting touch and scored his first century as England’s captain during the first day of the third Test against Sri Lanka on Friday.Prior to this match, Pope had struggled with the bat, accumulating only 30 runs in four innings since taking…
Hyderabad Syria started its 2024 Intercontinental Cup campaign on a high, beating Mauritius 2-0 at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium here on Friday. With torrential downpour in Hyderabad ahead of the clash, the pitch did not offer the best playing conditions. It was filled with water, which resulted in the ball not moving smoothly across…
Hokato Hotozhe Sema won bronze in the men’s shot put F57 event of the Paris 2024 Paralympics at the Stade de France on Friday. The 40-year-old threw a Personal Best of 14.65 in his fourth attempt to seal India’s 27th medal of the ongoing Paralympic Games. The athlete from Nagaland jumped to third place in…
NEW DELHI: England speedster Mark Wood has been ruled out for the rest of the year due to a right elbow injury. The 34-year-old had already missed the final two matches of England’s three-Test series against Sri Lanka because of a right thigh muscle strain.A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board on Friday…
UEFA fined Roma 2 million euros (USD 2.22 million) and threatened Istanbul Basaksehir with a one-year ban from European competitions in the latest rulings by club finance investigators on Friday. Basaksehir also was fined 100,000 euros (USD 111,000). Fines of 60,000 euros (USD 66,500) for Aston Villa and 20,000 euros (USD 22,100) for Marseille were…
The 17th edition of the Summer Paralympics began in Paris on August 28 and will conclude on September 8. The Paris Paralympics feature 549 events across 22 sports. On the tenth day, Indian athletes will be in action in para canoe, para cycling, para swimming and para athletics. INDIANS IN ACTION – SEPTEMBER 7 (Timings…
NEW DELHI: Josh Inglis scored a rapid century as Australia defeated Scotland by 70 runs in Edinburgh on Friday, securing a 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series. Travis Head, who had scored a hundred in the opening match on Wednesday, was dismissed for a duck early in the game.Inglis stepped in after Head’s early…
Manchester City midfielder and Belgium captain Kevin De Bruyne said money talks louder to FIFA and UEFA as he raised concerns over the impact of a crammed calendar on players’ health and performance. All three European club competitions have been expanded to 36 teams this season and FIFPRO’s European member unions have started legal action…
England captain Ollie Pope returned to form with a classy unbeaten 103 to guide his team to 221-3 on a weather-affected first day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka at The Oval on Friday. Pope, under pressure after a run of low scores, silenced his critics with his seventh test century after…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali recently offered unconventional advice to star batter Babar Azam amid his ongoing struggles with form. In a candid statement on his YouTube channel, Basit urged Babar, 29, to consider marriage, suggesting it could be a transformative step in his life both on and off the field.“I know how…
