England heads into the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford starting Wednesday with several players given a chance to prove a point after captain Ben Stokes’s series-ending injury. Star all-rounder Stokes is set to play no part at all in the three-match contest after tearing his hamstring during the Hundred. That means England…
Yuvraj Singh‘s record of 36 runs in an over in a T20I, which he scored by hitting 6 sixes off England pacer Stuart Broad during the 2007 T20 World Cup, was broken by Samoa‘s wicketkeeper-batsman Darius Visser on Tuesday.Visser hit 39 runs off Vanuatu seamer Nalin Nipiko at Garden Oval No.2 in Apia, Samoa, during…
Veteran striker Jamie Vardy earned newly-promoted Leicester City a 1-1 draw with a profligate Tottenham Hotspur in its Premier League season opener on Monday. Spurs dominated the first half but Pedro Porro’s opener in the 29th minute was the only time it could make one of a host of good chances count. Further clear-cut opportunities…
Athletes on the Refugee Paralympic Team are looking to send a message of hope as they strive for the podium at the 2024 Paralympic Games that begin in Paris next week. Eight Paralympians and one runner guide who fled conflict and persecution in their homelands are hoping to earn medals in six sports: para-athletics, para-powerlifting,…
NEW DELHI: With India and Bangladesh set to play the first Test of a two-match series in Chennai from September 19, here’s a recap of a historic occasion when 11 Bangladesh cricketers made their Test debuts against India.Bangladesh’s title victory in the 1997 ICC Trophy, enabled them to qualify for the 1999 ODI World Cup…
Atletico Madrid fought back twice to earn a point from an entertaining 2-2 draw at Villarreal in its La Liga season opener on Monday. Diego Simeone’s Atleti started well and had a Reinildo Mandava goal ruled out for offside, then created a couple of chances with Samuel Lino who was denied by inspired Villarreal goalkeeper…
New coach Thiago Motta led Juventus to a comfortable 3-0 win over newly-promoted Como in its Serie A opener at a sold-out Allianz Stadium on Monday, sparking turnaround hopes at the Turin-based club. Forward Samuel Mbangula and winger Timothy Weah netted inside the first half, both scoring their first goals for Juve in Serie A…
The fifth season of the Ultimate Table Tennis will see defending champion Goa Challengers, and newcomer Jaipur Patriots kickstart the table tennis extravaganza. A total of 23 ties will take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai from August 22 to September 7. This time, eight teams, as opposed to six last season,…
After winning three medals racing for Australia at the Paris Olympics, track cyclist Matt Richardson is switching teams eight days later to ride for Britain. Richardson’s unexpected change of eligibility to the country of his birth was approved by the International Cycling Union, the Australian cycling federation said Monday. “The announcement of Matt’s switch is…
Karun Nair turned back the clock in the most entertaining fashion for the Indian cricket fans on Monday with his unbeaten knock of 124 in just 48 balls for the Mysore Warriors against the Mangalore Dragons in the Maharaja Trophy T20 tournament at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Put in to bat by Mangalore…
