Afghanistan’s Taliban government does not recognise the three female athletes who will represent the country at the Paris Olympic Games this month, a spokesman for their sports department said. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has invited a squad of six Afghan athletes — three women and three men — in consultation with Afghanistan’s largely-exiled national…
NEW DELHI: James Anderson, who will turn 42 at the end of July, expressed his pride in his longevity as a Test bowler as he readies himself for his final international match. The first game of the series between England and the West Indies at Lord’s, commencing on Wednesday, will mark his retirement from international…
The Indian men’s hockey team has left for the Paris 2024 Olympics, travelling to Mike Horn’s base in Switzerland on Monday. Following a three-day period designed to instil mental toughness, the team will move to the Netherlands to play practice matches. After the final block of training, the team is scheduled to arrive in the…
In a South American special in the Copa America 2024 quarterfinals, Uruguay and Brazil will meet each other on Saturday at the Allegiant Stadium in Nevada, Las Vegas. FOLLOW: LIVE updates of the Copa America 2024 quarterfinal between Uruguay and Brazil With 24 Copa titles between the two heavyweights, both sides have players who can…
Restricting test cricket to six or seven teams and using the 20-overs format as the vehicle to spread the game were some of the views aired at a symposium organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Sunday. Test cricket’s dwindling appeal outside India, England and Australia has coincided with the proliferation of lucrative T20…
NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Monday praised rising India star Abhishek Sharma on his maiden international century against Zimbabwe.Riding on Abhishek’s 46-ball ton India registered a commanding 100-run win over Zimbabwe in the second T20I of their five-match series in Harare on Sunday. The series is currently tied at 1-1.Abhishek’s international debut…
English full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is not in the starting for the England vs Switzerland Euro 2024 quarterfinal clash being played at the Dusseldorf Arena. The Liverpool player, who has been the starting central-midfielder under Gareth Southgate alongside Declan Rice in the first match against Serbia. However, the 25-year-old is not starting for this crucial knockout…
Australia will be sending its largest ever team of track and field athletes to an overseas Olympics in Paris later this month with the 75-strong squad taking the overall delegation of competitors to a final 460. The overall delegation is the second largest for a Games since Australia hosted in Sydney, 16 athletes fewer than…
India’s T20 World Cup winner Kuldeep Yadav reached out to his countrymates and fans of the sport, calling them the team’s “biggest strength”, which helped Rohit Sharma & Co go the distance and win the coveted trophy in the Caribbean last month. India defeated South Africa by seven runs at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown,…
Jude Bellingham has been named in England’s starting lineup of its quarterfinal clash against Switzerland despite facing ban for an offensive gesture in his team’s win over Slovakia at Euro 2024. FOLLOW | LIVE: ENGLAND VS SWITZERLAND EURO 2024 SCORE AND UPDATES As a consequence the Real Madrid midfielder was fined for 30,000 euros ($32,500)…
