Shillong Lajong FC got past a tentative East Bengal FC 2-1 in the second quarterfinal of the 133rd Durand Cup to secure a semifinal berth. The match played at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong saw the host take an early lead through the Brazilian forward Marcos Rudwere and protected the lone goal advantage till late…
Former India national team fielding coach R Sridhar was named the Afghanistan men’s cricket team’s assistant coach for the side’s upcoming fixtures against New Zealand and South Africa, the country’s cricket board announced on Wednesday. “The Afghanistan Cricket Board wishes Sridhar fills the role effectively and hopes to have long term contract with him in…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand captain Tim Southee has praised Jasprit Bumrah‘s return to form following the Indian pacer’s recovery from a back injury. Southee acknowledged Bumrah’s enhanced skillset, attributing it to experience and a period of rejuvenation during his time away from the game.“To be able to firstly bounce back from the major injury and…
Carrying forward the legacy of the previous dispensation, the Odisha Government, the principal sponsor of the Indian hockey team until 2036, on Wednesday rose to the occasion and organised a grand welcome for the Indian side, which won its second consecutive bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. Tribal folk dancers performed at the Biju Patnaik…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel on Wednesday and hundreds of thousands of subscribers signed up within a couple of hours. The 39-year-old five-time Ballon d’Or winner plays for Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. “The wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally here! SIUUUbscribe and join me on this new journey,” Ronaldo posted…
On Wednesday, two more teams received the boot from the ongoing Subroto Cup 2024 being held in Bengaluru after they were found guilty of fielding overage players, the Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society announced on the third day of the tournament. Army Public School, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and Sanjeevan Vidyalaya, Kolhapur, Maharashtra are the two…
NEW DELHI: B Sai Sudharsan, an Indian batsman, has been selected to represent Surrey in their upcoming English County Championship matches, as per the club’s announcement on Wednesday.The young player’s short county tenure will commence with an encounter against Lancashire at the Oval on Thursday. Following that match, Sudharsan will head to Trent Bridge to…
In a letter sent on Wednesday, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey requested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to reinstate the Durand Cup 2024 matches back to Kolkata. “In my capacity as the President of the AIFF, I earnestly urge your office to take all necessary steps and measures to ensure…
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat received a detailed 24-page verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which detailed which her appeal to win joint-silver in the women’s 50kg freestyle event in the Paris Olympics was dismissed. This is not the first time an Indian athlete has been involved in a appeal heard by CAS,…
NEW DELHI: Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub, both left-handed batsmen, played crucial knocks to rescue Pakistan from a precarious position on the first day of the opening Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. The day’s play was affected by rain, but the duo managed to steer their team to a respectable score of 158-4 at…
