Battling hardships for a hockey player is not new in the country, but for midfielder Raj Kumar Pal representing India at the Paris Olympics and bettering the colour of the medal remains his top priority as it will not only bring smiles to the faces of his family but many aspiring players of his village….
Mumbai City FC confirmed the loan of 26-year-old midfielder Hitesh Sharma from Odisha FC, which will see him join the club until the end of the 2024-25 season. Hitesh has made 81 appearances in the Indian Super League (ISL) and won the ISL Cup with Hyderabad FC in the 2021-22 season. He made his India…
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday asserted that India will be among the world’s top-five sporting nations by 2047, revealing that the roadmap to achieve this was worked out amid the upheaval caused by COVID-19 three years ago. Mandaviya said sports is a focus area in the government’s ambitious plan to turn India into a…
NEW DELHI: Among the notable absentees from India’s squads for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka is all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has been crucial to India’s ODI setup for the last decade. Following his recent retirement from T20Is, the new management under head coach Gautam Gambhir is seeking future replacements for the spin all-rounder position…
Major League Soccer (MLS) is modifying roster rules to give clubs more flexibility in how they build their rosters as well as providing more benefits when players are transferred or loaned to clubs outside of the league. MLS announced the changes on Thursday, saying it would go into effect for the secondary transfer window. That…
LIVE UPDATES First day report Ollie Pope rode his luck to a hundred as England ended the first day of the second Test against West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday in a commanding position at 416 all out. Both sides had reason to feel frustrated, with West Indies dropping four catches – Pope was…
Surykumar Yadav pipped Hardik Pandya to T20I captaincy for India’s tour of Sri Lanka, but former India batsman Mohammad Kaif believes the allrounder deserved to lead the Indian team in the shortest format.It is noteworthy that young batsman Shubman Gill has been appointed as the vice-captain in T20Is, replacing Hardik, who previously held this position…
Argentinian players cannot use the euphoria of their Copa America win as an excuse for their racist chants about the French team, former France captain Hugo Lloris said, adding the song was an “attack on French people.” A video posted by Argentina international Enzo Fernandez on Instagram after his team beat Colombia 1-0 in Sunday’s…
Defending champion Goa Challengers will face newcomer Jaipur Patriots in the opening match of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) scheduled to be held here from August 22 to September 7. A total of 23 ties will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium as eight teams will compete for the coveted title. World No….
NEW DELHI: According to sources who spoke with Geo News, Pakistan‘s top three players, Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi, are unlikely to receive a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for playing in the forthcoming Global T20 Canada.In order to prevent any conflicts with Pakistan’s international calendar, the sources told Geo News that the players…
