NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will introduce new floodlights at the stadiums in Karachi and Lahore for the Champions Trophy early next year. This comes as part of a broader effort to ensure smaller venues, such as Quetta, Abbottabad, and Peshawar, are also equipped with light towers, enabling domestic matches to be played…
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has no complaints over his squad and fully trusts the club, the German said on the eve of Saturday’s La Liga opening clash at Valencia. Barca, which finished second behind fierce rival Real Madrid in La Liga last season, has so far signed attacking midfielder Dani Olmo and fellow Spaniard Pau…
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles but later revoked. “I did not expect the medal to be so heavy, but I would wear…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella has been suspended by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) due to allegations of an anti-doping violation during the Lankan Premier League (LPL). The suspension is effective immediately and will continue until further notice. The incident reportedly occurred while Dickwella was captaining Galle Marvels in the recently concluded LPL 2024.“The…
NorthEast United FC overwhelmed Odisha FC 5-1 in its concluding Group E league match of the 133rd Durand Cup at the SAI Stadium in Kokrajhar to maintain an all-win record and secured a place in the quarterfinals. Jithin M.S struck twice while Guillermo Fernandez and Thoi Singh scored a goal each for NorthEast United. Odisha…
The U.S. women’s national team reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the FIFA world football rankings on Friday after striking gold at the Paris Olympics. The Americans had dropped to fifth in the previous rankings released in June, their lowest point since FIFA began ranking women’s teams in 2003. It had been 12 months since…
NEW DELHI: IPL franchise Punjab Kings franchise is facing internal turmoil as a dispute among its owners has reached the Chandigarh High Court. According to a Cricbuzz report, actress and co-owner Preity Zinta has filed a legal appeal seeking to prevent fellow owner Mohit Burman from selling a portion of his franchise shares.Zinta, who holds…
New Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has asked for patience ahead of its Premier League opener against reigning champion Manchester City, as the Italian tries to turn around the west London side’s fortunes after a series of underwhelming seasons. Chelsea, which finished sixth last campaign and 12th in the 2022-23 season, hired the 44-year-old Maresca…
Tokyo Paralympics gold medal winner Sumit Antil and Asian Para Games silver medallist Bhagyashree Jadhav will be Indian flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics. “Antil and Bhagyashree have been consistent performers over the years. They will be Indian flag-bearers at the Paris Paralympics’ athletes march past,” Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) chief…
MUMBAI: In a sensational development, which should be music to the ears of the Chennai Super Kings management, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to put Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the category of uncapped players when it announces the player regulations ahead of the 2025 edition of Indian Premier League…
