Malaysian officials agreed on Friday to redesign some of the country’s kit for next month’s Paris Olympics after fans derided the outfits as “ugly” and “cheap looking”. Controversy erupted when the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) unveiled the gold-themed outfits featuring a tiger-stripe design last weekend. Touted as symbolising Malaysia’s “relentless pursuit for gold medals”,…
As the sun sets on this Saturday afternoon in Barbados, Indian fans eagerly anticipate a memorable performance from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in what could be their final T20I appearance for India. The nation yearns to see these two cricketing greats unite in a triumphant dance, leaving behind the heartbreaking memories of the ODI…
Romania’s Razvan Marin scored a first-half penalty to cancel out Ondrej Duda’s headed goal for Slovakia as the teams played out a 1-1 Euro 2024 Group E draw on Wednesday to both reach the last 16. All four sides in Group E finished on four points, with Romania earning top spot on goals scored from…
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma recorded the highest partnership across any wicket for India in Women’s Tests during the one-off Test against South Africa in Chennai on Friday. The pair beat the previous record of 275 set by Thirush Kamini and Poonam Raut against the same opposition in Mysore in 2014. Highest Partnerships for India…
Rohit Sharma‘s last two knocks in the ongoing T20 World Cup have highlighted how he tries to lead from the front; and when it comes off, the confidence rubs onto the team and makes the ‘Men in Blue’ unbeatable. That’s exactly how this tournament has panned out for India, who have won all their matches…
Brazil coach Dorival Jr. backed his team’s tactics even though it was held to a goalless draw by Costa Rica in its opening Copa America match and he urged fans to keep faith with his players when they face Paraguay on Friday. Brazil failed to impress after it failed to find the net against Costa…
India Women opener Shafali Verma recorded the fastest century in Women’s Tests during the match against South Africa Women in Chepauk on Friday. The 20-year-old completed her hundred off 113 balls to break the record of 137 balls set by Janette Brittin in 1984. Fellow opener Smriti Mandhana also completed her century immediately after. off…
NEW DELHI: In support of the struggling Virat Kohli, India’s head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma have stated that the elegant batter has demonstrated his will and is expected to deliver a “big one” in the T20 World Cup finals against South Africa.Despite leading the IPL in runs scored this year with 741…
England midfielder cn is scheduled to return to the team’s Euro 2024 camp in Germany on Thursday following the birth of his third child. The 24-year-old returned home following Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Slovenia to be with his partner Rebecca Cooke. Foden, whose breakout season with Manchester City saw him win Premier League’s player of…
England’s title defence at the T20 World Cup wilted following a 68-run hammering in the second semifinal but skipper Jos Buttler would not blame it on his decision to field against India on Thursday. After rain and a wet outfield delayed the start of the match, Buttler elected to field after winning the toss, probably…
