South Korean prosecutors are investigating allegations of coaches verbally and physically abusing a young player at the Son Football Academy at Chuncheon, the hometown of Premier League star Son Heung-min. Hundreds of South Korean children have attended the academy with the dream of following in the footsteps of Asia’s biggest football star. Son’s father, former…
Five-times World Cup champions Brazil and in-form Colombia meet in North California on Tuesday in a highly-anticipated Copa America clash with more than just the Group D lead on the line. Colombia is arguably the hottest team in the Americas with an impressive streak of 10 consecutive wins and undefeated in its last 25 matches….
NEW DELHI: The young Indian cricket team, led by skipper Shubman Gill, is set to play a five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe starting on July 6 in Harare. While the squad has already departed, Gill will join them directly from the United States. This series, overseen by National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman, features a…
Defending ISL shield champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant announced the signing of Tom Aldred on Tuesday. “I am delighted to be joining Mohun Bagan Super Giant FC. It will be an honour to wear the green and maroon jersey, and I am extremely excited to get started,” said Aldred after signing with the Kolkata club….
The Copa America 2024 Group C match between host USA and Uruguay, which ended 1-0 in the latter’s favour, was riddled with questionable refereeing decisions with match official Kevin Ortega at the heart of them. After the final whistle, the USA skipper was seen going towards the match officials for the usual shaking of hands,…
The behind-the-scenes stories of a team that goes on to become a champion team are always gripping and heartwarming. Rahul Dravid, the outgoing head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, briefly touched on one such story during his farewell speech in the Indian dressing room after Rohit Sharma & Co won the T20 World…
Gregg Berhalter insisted he was still the right man to lead the United States at the 2026 World Cup on home soil after a historic early exit from the Copa America on Monday. Berhalter, a polarising personality who has frequently faced calls to resign during his tenure as coach, cut a dejected figure after the…
Rohit Sharma held the T20 World Cup trophy like a new-born baby as he walked towards the beach here for the triumphant captain’s post-tournament photo shoot, a serene smile refusing to leave his face and the feeling of being a world champion yet to fully sink in. He couldn’t be faulted for being a bit…
NEW DELHI: Criticism continues to flow in after Pakistan‘s dismal show in the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies.Pakistan were stunned by the US losing in the Super Over and also went down to archrivals India by 6 runs.Pakistan defeated Canada and Ireland but that wasn’t enough to take them through…
PREVIEW More than a few eyebrows were raised when Austria hired manager Ralf Rangnick in 2022 after a miserable stint at Manchester United, but the 66-year-old German has turned Austria into Euro 2024 contenders — and earned the nation’s respect. Austria, one of the biggest stories of the tournament after upending tough opponents France and…
