Scotland and Hungary’s final Group A match on Sunday is effectively a knockout tie, with both teams needing a win to have any chance of reaching the next stage of Euro 2024. Scotland has a slight advantage in that it has secured a valuable point already as it chases one of the four best-third-place group finishes –…
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Bhardwaj, the coach of former India opener Gautam Gambhir, believes India will secure a World Cup victory if Gambhir becomes the head coach of the men’s cricket team. “If Gautam Gambhir will be the coach of the team for 3-4 years, India will surely win a World Cup. It will be a…
Seasoned campaigners like goalkeeper Savita Punia and forward Vandana Katariya were on Monday included in Hockey India’s 33-strong list of core probables with some new faces also finding their way into the pruned group that will train here till May 16 for the upcoming FIH Pro League fixtures. Hockey India (HI) had earlier selected 60…
Chelsea announced that it has agreed on a deal to sign teenage forward Estevao Willian from Palmeiras for a reported initial fee of 37 million dollars. Estevao, who has featured for Brazil at the youth level, will join compatriots Andrey Santos, Deivid Washington, and Angelo Gabriel at Stamford Bridge ahead of the 2025–26 season. “Chelsea…
PREVIEW Germany is enjoying its best start to a tournament in more than a decade, but the Euro 2024 host wants to make it three wins from three when it faces Switzerland on Sunday to seal top spot in Group A and get a potentially easier opponent in the last 16. Its two opening victories…
If you’re in the West Indies, you’re in food heaven. Even as the ocean takes your breath away, it’s easy to get hooked to the mouth-watering street food if you’re in the mood to try something beyond the usual fare.T20 WORLD CUP: SCHEDULE | POINTS TABLEBut it’s not such a rosy story for everybody, especially…
The Indian men’s hockey team would aim for a cohesive effort to avoid a hat-trick of losses when it takes on a formidable Australia in the third Test of the five-match series in Perth on Wednesday. The Indians were drubbed 1-5 and 2-4 by Australia in the first two matches of the series, which is…
PREVIEW Germany is enjoying its best start to a tournament in more than a decade, but the Euro 2024 host wants to make it three wins from three when it faces Switzerland on Sunday to seal top spot in Group A and get a potentially easier opponent in the last 16. Its two opening victories…
After a narrow reverse at the hands of South Africa, England finds itself in a must-win situation when it takes on USA in its final Super Eights game at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Sunday. The co-host USA is all but knocked out of the competition and would want to end its maiden T20…
Some might call the game of cricket a bat-and-ball game. While the definition may have worked back in the 16th century when it was first played in South-East England, it may receive unfavourable support now. We are now living in the 21 st century, and as things have undergone changes, evolution so to speak, the…
