The first day of the 2024 Pro Kabaddi League auction saw huge amounts of money being shelled out by the franchises with a bid to build their squads ahead of the new season as the decision makers sat around their tables in Mumbai. Sachin Tanwar, a talented raider from Rajasthan, grabbed the headlines after he…
The Irish government has announced plans to construct a national cricket stadium at the national sports campus located in Blanchardstown, close to Dublin. The stadium will be utilized to host matches during the 2030 Twenty20 World Cup, which Ireland will co-host alongside England and Scotland.According to the government’s statement, the initial phase of the facility’s…
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NEW DELHI: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes Joe Root could surpass Sachin Tendulkar‘s record of Test runs, provided the Englishman maintains his current form and hunger for the next four years. Root recently crossed the 12,000-run mark during the Edgbaston Test against the West Indies, becoming the seventh batter to achieve this milestone in…
Former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to take over as coach of the United States men’s team, according to multiple reports from the United States. The Argentine, whose last managerial stint was with Chelsea in the Premier League side, would lead the team into the 2026 World Cup being co-hosted by the United States,…
Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia heads into this weekend’s Austrian MotoGP targeting a hat-trick to maintain Ducati’s domination at the RedBullRing circuit. The second half of the season resumes for this 11th race of 20 with ‘Pecco’ just three points adrift of Jorge Martin in the championship standings. And in a tantalising twist to the…
NEW DELHI: Pakistani leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed has declared his ambition to become Pakistan’s leading spin option ahead of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, commencing on August 21st in Rawalpindi.Despite being selected for Pakistan’s T20 World Cup squad, Abrar did not participate in any matches. His last international appearance was in July 2023 during a…
Manchester United’s newly acquired centre-back Matthijs de Ligt said his long playing partnership with Noussair Mazraoui will be a big boost to United’s back line, an area that was decimated last season by injuries. The defenders signed contracts on Tuesday from Bayern Munich making United their third team together, and they could both feature in…
Erik ten Hag will have newcomers Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui available for Friday’s season opener just days after they signed from Bayern Munich, but the manager lamented that his team is not quite ready for the new Premier League campaign. United kicks off its season against Fulham at Old Trafford but has had…
NEW DELHI: In a boost to the inaugural Delhi Premier League T20, India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has confirmed his participation in the opening match of the season on Aug 17. Pant will be turning out Purani Delhi 6 against South Delhi Superstarz, led by Ayush Badoni, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday evening.Purani Delhi…
