The route to the last four of Euro 2024 has been a rocky one for the Netherlands and England, and a few flashes of their best quality in their semifinal showdown might be enough for either side to make the final. England’s shootout win over Switzerland brought momentary euphoria, but it was more relief than…
England and West Indies will face off in a three-match Test series, starting at Lord’s, London on Wednesday. The series will be part of the World Test Championship (WTC), and England, which sits ninth, will hope to lift itself off the bottom of the points table. West Indies, on the other hand, is sixth in…
NEW DELHI: The Sri Lankan Cricket Board vehemently denied allegations made by a media outlet regarding the conduct of its players during the recent T20 World Cup. In a statement released on Tuesday, the board labeled the report as “entirely false, fabricated, and baseless”.The article in question, which was published in a weekend newspaper on…
Craig Bellamy has been named coach of the Wales national team until 2028, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) said on Tuesday. Former Manchester City, Liverpool and Newcastle United forward Bellamy, who made 78 appearances for Wales between 1998-2013, replaces Rob Page, who was sacked last month after his team failed to qualify for Euro…
The Sri Lankan Cricket Board on Tuesday described a media report which claimed that its players were involved in a drinking party inside the team hotel during the recent T20 World Cup as “entirely false, fabricated, and baseless”. A weekend newspaper had on July 7 claimed that the Sri Lankan players had a drinking party…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir, who is seen as a front-runner to replace Rahul Dravid as the next head coach of Team India, reportedly wants the former Mumbai Indians player to be his assistant coach.Under Dravid’s guidance, the Indian cricket team achieved a monumental feat by securing victory in the T20 World Cup 2024. This triumph…
Harry Kane’s England teammates have rallied behind him after a string of uninspiring performances at Euro 2024, with Luke Shaw and Trent Alexander-Arnold praising their captain’s leadership and the threat his presence poses for opponents. Kane has scored twice in the tournament but has looked out of sorts, lacking pace and short on chances, prompting…
Maksym Halinichev won silver at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in a match described at the time as “two of the best young fighters going for glory.” He considered the bout a loss – it wasn’t gold, after all – but it gave him a map for the future. So Halinichev made plans: He…
NEW DELHI: Following Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup, Mohsin Naqvi, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, met with head coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie on Tuesday. Sources indicate that Naqvi granted the coaches complete autonomy to turn the team’s fortunes around.Pakistan’s early exit from the World Cup, held in the USA and…
Argentina takes on Canada in the Copa America 2024 semifinal on Tuesday at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Star-studded Argentina has among its ranks enough players who can turn the game around with their brilliance, while debutant Canada too has shown that its players can spring up a surprise when needed. Here are some…
