PREVIEW The route to the last four of Euro 2024 has been a rocky one for the Netherlands and England, and a few flashes of the best quality in their semifinal showdown might be enough for either side to make the final. England’s shootout win over Switzerland brought momentary euphoria, but it was more relief than redemption and Wednesday’s date with…
NEW DELHI: Seattle Orcas opened their account in the 2024 Major League Cricket with a commanding nine-wicket victory over Los Angeles Knight Riders at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Wednesday. Chasing a competitive target of 169, the Orcas secured the win with one ball to spare, thanks to a match-winning, unbeaten 152-run partnership between…
Argentina’s path to the Copa America final has been no bed of roses, coach Lionel Scaloni said, as he lauded his players for their performance in Tuesday’s 2-0 semi-final win over Canada. Canada, ranked 48th in the world, played high-energy football and looked to turn the match into a physical battle but Argentina’s quality shone…
Lionel Messi said he was enjoying his “last battles” with Argentina after the 37-year-old found the net in a 2-0 win over Canada on Tuesday to book a place in the Copa America final. After a lacklustre display against Ecuador in the quarter-finals, Messi looked back to himself again, connecting with Angel Di Maria and…
Long before India became a cricketing superpower and long before Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli arrived, the country’s mood barometer fluctuated depending on the answer to the question: “Gavaskar out hua, ya khel raha hai?”Braving some of the most fearsome attacks in world cricket in the 70s and early and mid-80s, Sunil Gavaskar single-handedly gave…
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente hailed his team’s quality and cohesion in coming from a goal down to beat France and reach the Euro 2024 final on Tuesday, a feat he took no credit for and said was all about his players’ insatiable hunger for success. De la Fuente said his team had versatility…
Dutch golfer Joost Luiten may have won a court case to get into the Paris Olympics but his unused quota spot has been filled and the International Olympic Committee will not make an exception, the International Golf Federation (IGF) said on Tuesday. Luiten took the Netherlands’ National Olympic Committee to court last week after they…
After a month of speculation, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Tuesday finally announced, as expected, Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach of Team India across formats.Known to be a headstrong and outspoken character right from his playing days, the gutsy Gambhir takes over the coaching reins from the more reticent Rahul Dravid, who…
Uruguay is two wins away from a record-setting 16th Copa America title. Colombia is red hot, having gone 27 consecutive matches without a loss. Something has to give Wednesday night when the two South American powers clash in the tournament’s semifinals at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The winner will face Lionel…
Sunil Gavaskar turns 75: Top ten knocks of the Little Master
