Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday he is happy with how new signing Kylian Mbappe is settling into life with the Spanish football giants and he has no concerns about his team’s slow start to the La Liga season. France captain Mbappe, who joined Real from Paris St-Germain in June, scored in a…
India’s Krishna Nagar failed to defend his men’s singles SH6 Paralympic title at after retiring mid-game against Thailand’s Natthapong Meechai during his final group stage match at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Saturday. Nagar, who was seeded third, was trailing 20-22, 3-11 against the Thai para shuttler when he decided to retire from the match….
NEW DELHI: England’s Joe Root affirmed on Saturday he retains a strong desire to score more runs and improve as a player after recording his 34th Test century at Lord’s in the second Test against Sri Lanka. Root’s second century in the match placed his team in a robust position to secure the series and…
NorthEast United FC etched its name on the winner’s plate of the Durand Cup as it won the 133rd edition of Asia’s oldest football tournament by overpowering defending Mohun Bagan Super Giant 4-3 via a tie-breaker, at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. Mohun Bagan established a two-goal lead in the opening half but…
Victor Osimhen has not been included in Napoli’s official 23-man Serie A squad for this season, after the Nigerian striker’s expected move away from the club failed to materialise. Osimhen’s 26 goals helped Napoli to its Scudetto win two seasons ago, but it has all turned sour since and although the want-away player is still…
NEW DELHI: England firmly established their dominance in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on the third day of the match. With a massive target of 483 runs to chase, Sri Lanka found themselves in a precarious position, ending the day at 53-2.Joe Root‘s remarkable performance was the highlight of the day as…
Forward Raphinha scored the first hat-trick of his career and delivered two assists to guide an imperious Barcelona to a 7-0 rout of Real Valladolid in LaLiga on Saturday. Barcelona will go to the international break on top of the standings on a perfect 12 points from four games, five ahead second-placed Villarreal and seven…
It was almost like cinema. The floodlights were on, the tracks were clear and all that was left was for the cars to get going. And get going they did, as the Indian Racing Festival (IRF) was given the green signal to go ahead with Round 2 here, at the Chennai Formula Racing Circuit on…
NEW DELHI: Sir Alastair Cook on Saturday praised Joe Root after he surpassed the former skipper’s record of most Test centuries for England. Root achieved his 34th Test century in the second innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s Stadium, scoring 103 runs off 121 balls. With the performance, Root surpassed Cook’s…
A toothless and undisciplined Borussia Dortmund was held to a 0-0 draw at Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday, while Stuttgart blew a two-goal lead in a 3-3 draw against Mainz. Dortmund dominated possession in Bremen but failed to break through and played the final 17 minutes a man down after centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck…
