New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he respects the club’s traditional passing style but he also wants to inject a more direct approach focused on scoring. Barca appointed the former Germany and Bayern Munich manager as head coach on a two-year contract in May after sacking Xavi Hernandez, tasking him with turning around the club’s…
NEW DELHI: All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy of Andhra Pradesh and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) talked candidly about the emotional moment he experienced last month upon receiving his Indian jersey and how much it meant to him because his father put his own career at jeopardy to support his son’s cricket career.Following a strong Indian Premier League…
Sri Lanka named its squad for the upcoming T20I series against India starting on July 27 at Pallekele. Charith Asalanka was named the captain after Wanindu Hasaranga stepped as the captain on July 11, post the nation’s disastrous T20 World Cup campaign in the USA and the West Indies. Sri Lanka squad for T20I series…
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Krishnamurthi played a blistering innings of 79 not out off just 42 balls, guiding the San Francisco Unicorns to a stunning six-wicket victory (DLS method) over the Washington Freedom, who were top of the table. The match, which was affected by rain, took place at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on…
Australia’s Alex De Minaur said he is ready to fulfil his Olympic dream after shaking off a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign and threatened his participation at the Paris Games. The world number six pulled out of his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Novak Djokovic earlier this month after sustaining a cartilage tear in…
MUMBAI: One of the contentious issues after the team for the T20I series against Sri Lanka was announced was the appointment of Suryakumar Yadav as skipper with Shubman Gill named as his deputy.Hardik Pandya was vice-captain to Rohit Sharma in India’s victorious campaign in the T20 World Cup and had a great tournament (144 runs…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has poured cold water on reports linking Kevin De Bruyne with a move away from the club amid speculation the Belgian midfielder may depart for Saudi Arabia. De Bruyne, whose contract expires in 2025, said last month that he is not ruling out a move but Guardiola believes there will…
LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men’s basketball team. James scored the final 11 points for the Americans down the stretch, and the four-time reigning Olympic gold medalists held off World Cup champion Germany 92-88 in London on Monday night in its final tune-up before the Paris Games…
Former India coach Rahul Dravid‘s tenure as India’s head coach concluded on a high note as he hoisted the T20 World Cup trophy following a thrilling seven-run victory over South Africa in the final on June 29.Talking about the moment, India’s veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said that he was deeply moved when Dravid embraced the…
Javier Aguirre has been appointed head coach of Mexico’s national team for the third time and will replace Jaime Lozano, the Mexican football federation confirmed Monday. Rafael Marquez, who played in five World Cups for Mexico and was the coach of Barcelona’s reserve team, will be Aguirre’s main assistant. The 65-year-old Aguirre led Mexico to…
