The Netherlands’ preparations for its match against England in the European Championship semifinals were disrupted Tuesday when they had to rearrange travel plans to host city Dortmund because of a “blockage” on a train line. The Dutch were due to get a train from Wolfsburg to Dortmund but the service was canceled, the team said….
When Brazil was knocked out of the Copa America quarterfinals by Uruguay on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Neymar wept for his distressed teammates while at a samba concert in Brazil. The squad and its all-time leading scorer weren’t all that focused on the Copa when it started, but they will desperately need each other…
NEW DELHI: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir conveyed his delight upon being named the head coach of the Indian cricket team. He emphasized that having the opportunity to serve his nation has been the most significant honour he has ever experienced throughout his life.The 42-year-old Gambhir takes over from batting great Rahul Dravid, who finished…
Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles. Sir Alex Ferguson’s quote has been hackneyed quite a lot in football circles over the years. England Head Coach Gareth Southgate and his squad seem to have taken the adage a little too seriously ahead of its Euro 2024 campaign. A series of underwhelming performances has taken…
England captain Ben Stokes said Tuesday the need to build a side capable of winning an Ashes series in Australia lay behind the decision to call time on James Anderson’s extraordinary Test career. The 2025/26 Ashes may still be some 18 months away but England are determined to field a pace attack both experienced and…
NEW DELHI: Former opener Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as Team India head coach, confirmed BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday.He succeeds Rahul Dravid in this role and faces the challenge of maintaining the team’s momentum following their recent victory in the T20 World Cup.Gambhir’s first assignment as the head coach of the Indian team…
The route to the last four of Euro 2024 has been a rocky one for the Netherlands and England, and a few flashes of their 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…
England and West Indies will face off in a three-match Test series, starting at Lord’s, London on Wednesday. The series will be part of the World Test Championship (WTC), and England, which sits ninth, will hope to lift itself off the bottom of the points table. West Indies, on the other hand, is sixth in…
NEW DELHI: The Sri Lankan Cricket Board vehemently denied allegations made by a media outlet regarding the conduct of its players during the recent T20 World Cup. In a statement released on Tuesday, the board labeled the report as “entirely false, fabricated, and baseless”.The article in question, which was published in a weekend newspaper on…
Craig Bellamy has been named coach of the Wales national team until 2028, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) said on Tuesday. Former Manchester City, Liverpool and Newcastle United forward Bellamy, who made 78 appearances for Wales between 1998-2013, replaces Rob Page, who was sacked last month after his team failed to qualify for Euro…
