Matildas midfielder Aivi Luik was banned for three months by Italian anti-doping authorities this year and took herself out of consideration for the Paris Olympics over a pain-killing injection administered two years ago, she told a podcast. The 39-year-old said the ban related to a cortisone injection she received from a doctor in March 2022…
Para badminton player Sukant Kadam (left), who will feature in his maiden Paralympics in Paris, chuckles when asked about his first classification experience. “There’s a funny story here. I was domestically classified as SL3 and played and perfected those rules. In 2014, when I went to England for my first international tournament, the classifiers there suddenly…
Allrounder Venkatesh Iyer is about to conclude his stint with Lancashire in England and return home for the domestic season opener, the Duleep Trophy, as the County side shared a fun video of its ‘This or That’ segment on social media. Iyer has played five List A matches for the club in the One-Day Cup…
Juventus has signed Netherlands midfielder Teun Koopmeiners from Atalanta in a deal worth up to 60.7 million euros ($67.5 million), the Serie A giants confirmed on Wednesday. In a statement, Juventus said it had agreed with Atalanta a fee of “51.3 million euros, payable in four financial years, with the addition of ancillary costs up…
Olympic champion and Women’s British Open winner Lydia Ko says recent success hasn’t changed her mind about retiring from professional golf before she turns 30. The 27-year-old Ko told Radio New Zealand that her victories in Paris and at St. Andrews would not influence her long-held plan go out on top and pursue other interests….
NEW DELHI: Sanjiv Goenka, owner of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), has announced the appointment of former Indian fast-bowling legend Zaheer Khan as the team’s new mentor on Wednesday. This comes amid speculation about LSG’s strategy for the upcoming IPL mega auction and the future of high-profile players.The move to hire Zaheer Khan arrives at…
Lille qualified for the league phase of the Champions League despite a 2-1 loss at Slavia Prague in the second leg of its playoff on Wednesday, advancing with a 3-2 aggregate win. Red Star Belgrade, Slovak champions Slovan Bratislava and Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb also booked their spots in the league-phase draw. Coming into the return…
Defending champion Coco Gauff and 12th seed Taylor Fritz capped a terrific day at Flushing Meadows for the home hopes, as several Americans moved onto the US Open third round. Gauff cleaned up early mistakes to beat unseeded German Tatjana Maria 6-4, 6-0, setting up a meeting with 2019 semifinalist Elina Svitolina of Ukraine after…
Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam scored 0 and 22 in the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, which the hosts lost after a dramatic batting collapse on the final day. The defeat once again brought the knives out, with Babar’s continued failure becoming the chief target.“Lagta hai poore Pakistan ko koi aur masla nahi hai…
Atletico Madrid was held to a 0-0 draw at home by Espanyol in the La Liga at the Metropolitano on Wednesday after the home side failed to convert its chances in a largely one-sided contest. Espanyol is the only team yet to score in La Liga and it showed no signs of breaking the duck…
