Uruguay suspended all football activity for the weekend on Friday due to “the delicate health situation of Juan Izquierdo”, after the Nacional defender suffered an irregular heartbeat during the match against Sao Paulo in the Copa Libertadores. Izquierdo, who replaced Sebastian Coates at halftime, fell to the ground unconscious in the 84th minute without coming…
PREVIEW As season resumptions go, pairing the two best teams in the East is a good way to go about it. Such is the case for Major League Soccer Saturday night, when Inter Miami hosts Cincinnati FC in a power-packed matchup in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. While Miami (16-4-5, 53 points) won’t have superstar Lionel Messi on the pitch because of…
Four of Bangladesh’s top seven batters hit defiant fifties in a laudable fightback to help the visitors to 316-5 in reply to Pakistan’s 448-6 declared in the opening Test on Day 3 in Rawalpindi. After Shadman Islam (93) and Mominul Haq (50) steadied the innings, Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das forged an unbroken 98-run stand…
Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho has the potential to become a world-class player if he keeps working hard, manager Erik ten Hag said ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to Brighton & Hove Albion. Garnacho, 20, assisted forward Joshua Zirkzee’s debut goal in United’s 1-0 league opener win against Fulham and scored in the Community…
Four days before the Paris Paralympic Games begins, the Paralympic flame will on Saturday be lit next to the English hospital where the idea for the competition was born. The Paralympic movement dates back to 1948, when German neurologist Ludwig Guttmann organised sporting events for injured veterans at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, northwest of London. The…
Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan called time on his career on Saturday, announcing his decision to retire from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. From a second-ball duck on his India debut in an ODI against Australia in 2010 to forming one of India’s most formidable opening partnerships with Rohit Sharma and becoming India’s…
As season resumptions go, pairing the two best teams in the East is a good way to go about it. Such is the case for Major League Soccer Saturday night, when Inter Miami CF hosts Cincinnati FC in a power-packed matchup in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. While Miami (16-4-5, 53 points) won’t have superstar Lionel Messi…
Adam Scott fired off a 9-under-par 63 Friday and leapt into the lead after two rounds at the BMW Championship in Castle Rock, Colo. The 44-year-old Australian, who hasn’t won on tour since February 2020, is an unlikely leader of the FedEx Cup playoffs’ second leg. Scott made the field by ranking 41st in points…
Shikhar Dhawan, India’s seasoned opening batsman, has officially announced his retirement from all formats of the game. The decision comes two years after his last appearance in the national team. Dhawan, who made his international debut in an ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam in 2010, expressed his satisfaction with his career, having represented India across…
Balanced aggression and unmatched precision. These are the most glaring characteristics of teenage table tennis sensation Ankur Bhattacharjee. It was these two attributes that stood out in Ankur’s demolition job of Lilian Bardet at the fifth season of Ultimate Table Tennis on Friday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. Puneri Paltan was up against…
