Real Madrid will count on extra dedicated support when it faces Atalanta for the Super Cup on Wednesday as 86-year-old Juan Antonio Cobos will cheer on them from the stands, just the way he has for the past seven decades. In February, Cobos, a retired pharmacist, received a gold and diamond insignia of Real Madrid…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has not released the official ratings for the pitch and outfield conditions of the 54 matches played during the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies. This delay comes despite the passage of seven and a half weeks since the tournament’s conclusion.Particular attention is being…
Former Manchester United and Bayern Munich defender Daley Blind announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday after 108 caps for the Netherlands, making way for a “talented new generation.” The 34-year-old was part of the Dutch squad that reached the semifinals of the World Cup in 2014 and the quarterfinals in 2022, losing to…
Players of East Bengal FC and Altyn Asyr FC vie for the ball during their AFC Champions League 2 preliminary round match at VYBK Stadium, in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI Players of East Bengal FC and Altyn Asyr FC vie for the ball during their AFC Champions League 2 preliminary round match at VYBK…
NEW DELHI: India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal made a remarkable debut for Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the One-Day Cup match against Kent Spitfires in Canterbury on Wednesday. The 34-year-old’s signing with the Northants was announced just an hour before the game, and he wasted no time in making an impact.Chahal, who was part of India’s successful T20…
Given the predominance of cricket in the Indian sporting firmament, it is not surprising that most icons belong to it. There has been a God of cricket (Sachin Tendulkar) and a Wall (Rahul Dravid). On Wednesday, Indian hockey got its version of the two, rolled into one, as PR Sreejesh formally bid farewell to a…
Jamshedpur FC’s Ashutosh Mehta sustained a head injury during the Durand Cup 2024 match against the Indian Army Football Team (IAFT), and was escorted in an ambulance, at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on Wednesday. Mehta, who joined Jamshedpur FC ahead of the 2024-25 season, clashed with an IAFT footballer while trying to get the…
Former India and Karnataka pacer Dodda Ganesh on Wednesday confirmed that he’s been appointed as the head coach of the Kenya men’s cricket team for a one-year term. Ganesh thanked Cricket Kenya Chairman Manoj Patel, former Kenya team analyst Thota Srinivas, and former Kenya captain Steve Tikolo for his appointment. “It goes back to the…
NEW DELHI: Former South African pacer Morne Morkel has been appointed the bowling coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed on Wednesday. The former Proteas quick Morkel replaces Paras Mhambrey and will take charge from the Bangladesh Test series that starts from September 19 in Chennai. “Yes, Morne Morkel has…
East Bengal came up with a surprising starting line-up against Turkmen side Altyn Asyr FK in the preliminary round of the AFC Champions League 2, at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday. While the club went with its regular centre-back combination from last season, Hijazi Maher and Lalchungnunga, the most obvious question remained…
