Spain’s football federation (RFEF) has proposed 11 stadiums as candidates to host matches during the 2030 World Cup, including the home arenas of LaLiga clubs Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Spain, who will co-host the tournament with Portugal and Morocco as well as centenary hosts Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, will also have 45 additional…
All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) acting secretary general M Satyanarayan on Friday said the sports body has drawn up a shortlist of 20 “competent” candidates for the job of the Indian men’s team head coach. The position was left vacant after the sacking of Igor Stimac last month, following the Indian team’s failure to reach…
NEW DELHI: India’s new T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav expressed his gratitude towards his fans and well-wishers for their immense support and affection. He acknowledged that taking on the mantle of captaincy comes with a great deal of responsibility, but it also fills him with excitement and enthusiasm.“Thank you so much for outpouring love, support and…
UEFA has started a disciplinary process against Spain captain Alvaro Morata and player of the tournament Rodri for singing about a sovereignty claim on Gibraltar at the team’s European Championship title celebration. UEFA said a disciplinary inspector “is being appointed to evaluate a potential violation” of its rules by the two players. Morata and Rodri…
India opened its Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 title defence on Friday with a seven wicket win against Pakistan at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Sri Lanka. It was a field day for the Indian bowlers on the pitch tonight as they restricted the Pakistanis to just 108. Both the spinners and the pacers…
NEW DELHI: Mark Wood made history during the ongoing second Test against West Indies at Trent Bridge on Friday by bowling the fastest recorded over by an England bowler at home.Wood, who took the place of the retired James Anderson in England’s playing 11, started his first over with a bang, clocking 93.9 mph (151.1…
The Football Association has identified a “number of candidates” to replace Gareth Southgate as it searches for an England manager capable of “winning a major tournament”. Southgate resigned on Tuesday in the aftermath of England’s Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain. The end of Southgate’s eight-year reign has forced the FA into a selection search…
Tadej Pogacar took a giant step closer to clinching a third Tour de France title after winning another tough mountain stage on Friday, pulling away from Jonas Vingegaard to move five minutes ahead of his main rival with two days left. The Slovenian looks almost certain to reclaim the Tour crown from Vingegaard, the two-time…
NEW DELHI: Arshdeep Singh, the Indian fast bowler who played a crucial part in the team’s victory at the T20 World Cup, expressed his thoughts on the possibility of playing Test cricket, stating that he will do his best in the format if given a chance.The young pacer was speaking during a visit to Chandigarh…
Two-time European women’s football champion Norway must beat Albania and then either Croatia or Northern Ireland in the upcoming qualifying playoffs to advance to the 2025 tournament. The draw for the Euro 2025 qualifying playoffs was made Friday, with Sweden — the first European champion in 1984 and finalist at the past two Olympics —…
