Around 50 players from seven countries, including India’s Anahat Singh, will take part in the the third leg of the HCL Squash Tour to be held here from August 26 to 31. The PSA (Professional Squash Association) challenger tournament will feature players from countries like Egypt, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Philippines, Iran and India, competing…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s exceptional performance during India’s previous tour of Australia has left a lasting impression on batting legend Matthew Hayden. The former Australian opener believes that Pant’s “muscle memory and thirst for victory” will make him a crucial player for the Indian team when they embark on their upcoming five-Test series in Australia…
Asia’s Football Confederation (AFC) needs to consider the lives of non-professional players when organising major tournaments, the global players’ union FIFPro said in a report published on Thursday. FIFPro said research showed that last year’s AFC Women’s Club Championship (AWCC) had disrupted the lives of more than 90 per cent of participating players. “Players who…
Iga Swiatek has been not been at her world-beating best in the months leading up to the U.S. Open but the Pole has both the talent and mentality to lift her game for the final Grand Slam of the year, tennis great Chris Evert said. The world number one captured her fourth French Open title…
NEW DELHI: Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav publicly praised Rohit Sharma, referring to his predecessor as “Mumbai cha Raja (King of Mumbai)” in response to Rohit’s recent Instagram post. The post featured Rohit preparing for the CEAT Cricket Awards, where he was honoured as the International Cricketer of the Year for his excellence across all…
In the years to come, the experiment unfolding at Chelsea under its American investors will be a fascinating case study in how to run a football club. Because no one in England has ever seen anything like what has been happening at Stamford Bridge over the last two years. Just take this in: Chelsea has…
Spinners Minnu Mani and Priya Mishra shared nine wickets between them as India A bundled out Australia A for a paltry 212 to gain a massive upper hand on the first day of the four-day one-off women’s ‘unofficial’ Test here on Thursday. Skipper and off-spinner Minnu (5/58) and rookie leg-spinner Priya (4/58) put the Australian…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan asserted their dominance on day two of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, declaring their first innings at a formidable 448-6. This left the visitors with a daunting task, trailing by 421 runs at stumps.Resuming their innings at 158-4, Pakistan capitalized on the favourable batting conditions, with Mohammad Rizwan and Saud…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Thursday he is “delighted” with his current squad as he played down the possibility of more new signings arriving before the transfer window closes next week. PSG has already invested a reported 175 million euros ($195m), not including bonuses, on four players this summer but has not recruited a…
Alex Albon welcomed the challenge of having Carlos Sainz as his Williams team mate next season and said he hoped they could lift the former champion back up the Formula One pecking order. Spaniard Sainz is leaving Ferrari to make way for incoming seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton and his move to Williams was announced…
