NEW DELHI: Although Shubman Gill is aware that his Test career has not yet reached the pinnacles of expectations, the right-hander is counting on a strengthened defense against spinners to make an impact in the ten conventional format matches that will be played this coming season. In what may have been his most sustained performance…
Jack Grealish, who represented Ireland at youth level before switching allegiance to England, will come in for some abuse from home fans in Saturday’s Nations League match between the sides in Dublin, Ireland striker Callum Robinson said. Manchester City attacker Grealish, who was dropped from England’s Euro 2024 squad by former head coach Gareth Southgate,…
Australian football is littered with players who have failed to live up to the hype but teenager Nestory Irankunda should be able to cope with great expectations, according to Socceroos coach Graham Arnold. The 18-year-old winger’s progress is being keenly watched in Australia following his transfer to German powerhouse Bayern Munich from Adelaide United. A…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Dravid, the architect of India’s T20 World Cup 2024 victory, is poised to assume the position of head coach for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025. Following a brief hiatus after India’s triumph in Barbados in June, Dravid will soon collaborate with the franchise on crucial matters, including player retention, in preparation…
Captain Wataru Endo has urged Japan to shake off its recent struggles against Asian opposition and take a step towards World Cup qualification against China on Thursday. Japan is one of the continent’s top sides but it crashed and burned at the Asian Cup in Qatar at the start of the year, losing to Iran…
NEW DELHI: Ever since Joe Root has hit his record-breaking 34th Test century at Lord’s, the debate has started again as to who is the best batsman of this generation.Root’s twin hundreds in the Lord’s Test against Sri Lanka meant he set a new England record of 34 centuries in a Test career.Among the Fab…
Sarah Storey extended her record as the most successful British Paralympian on Thursday, winning the women’s C5 time trial at the Paris 2024 Paralympics to claim her 18th gold medal. It was 46-year-old Storey’s 13th Paralympic gold medal in cycling, with the other five won in swimming. She overtook swimmer Mike Kenny’s record of 16…
Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan‘s availability for the Duleep Trophy opener beginning on Thursday in Anantpur is under a cloud, possibly because of an injury, according to Cricbuzz. Kishan is part of the Team D squad that will be led by Shreyas Iyer. While his availability for the remainder of the Duleep Trophy remains unclear, the report…
A self-proclaimed accidental chess player, Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi says he thought of sports as a more “stable” career option after watching his doctor parents being called to work at odd hours, an “error of judgement” that has ultimately “worked out well” for him. The 29-year-old from Nashik will be turning up for Mumba Masters…
NEW DELHI: In addition to falling to a historic low of lowest rating points since 1965, Pakistan‘s squad under Shan Masood has fallen to the eighth spot in the ICC Test rankings following their first-ever series loss to Bangladesh. Rawalpindi hosted both Test matches, with Pakistan losing the first by ten wickets and the second…
