Auckland: Kane Williamson, who led New Zealand to the World Test Championship triumph in its inaugural edition, stepped down as captain from the longest format, the country’s cricket board announced on Thursday. Tim Southee has been named the replacement in their WTC title defence. Williamson will continue to lead the side in the white-ball format […]
NEW DELHI: Hockey great Ajit Pal Singh believes Australia will likely pose the biggest threat to India’s quest for World Cup glory at home, saying the hosts will have to play to their full potential to overcome the challenge of the Kookaburras. Australia had thumped India 7-0 in the gold-medal match at the 2022 Birmingham […]
AL KHOR, Qatar: Morocco coach Walid Regragui has hardly put a foot wrong in his team’s dream World Cup run but he might come to regret the risk he took on fielding injured players, then seeing them forced to come off in Wednesday’s 2-0 semi-final defeat by France. Nayef Aguerd was named in the starting […]
Povorim (Goa): Emulating his legendary father Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun on Wednesday slammed a century on first-class debut on the second day of Goa’s Group C Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan here. The feat came exactly 34 years after Sachin, then 15, began his journey to greatness with an unbeaten 100 against Gujarat at the Wankhede […]
Chattogram: Cheteshwar Pujara injected a fresh lease of life into his uncertain international future with a dogged 90 while Shreyas Iyer enjoyed a reprieve to remain unbeaten on 82 in India’s underwhelming opening day score of 278/6 against Bangladesh in the first Test. Pujara missed out on a Test hundred as he was bowled neck […]
Dubai: Star India batter Virat Kohli has moved up two rungs to the eighth position, while young opener Ishan Kishan rocketed 117 spots to 37th place in the latest ICC rankings released on Wednesday. Kohli has been rewared for scoring his first ODI hundred in more than three years in a match against Bangladesh recently, […]
LONDON: English cricket legend Andrew Flintoff has been taken to hospital after an accident while filming for the popular BBC television show “Top Gear”, British media reports said. The 45-year-old was given medical care at the scene before being transferred to the hospital, the BBC news website said, adding that his injuries are not thought […]
DOHA: Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his last FIFA World Cup game when Argentina take on France or Morocco in Sunday’s final in Qatar. Messi led Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia in their semifinal on Tuesday and will earn his 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring the […]
Chattogram: KL Rahul’s tactical acumen will be tested along with his batting prowess when a depleted Indian team clashes with a tricky Bangladesh in the high-stakes two-match series, the result of which will have an impact on India’s chances for the World Test Championship final qualification. India are currently fourth in the WTC table behind […]
DUBAI: Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes the stars are aligned for Lionel Messi to finally capture that elusive World Cup trophy, the AC Milan forward told reporters in Dubai on Monday. Contesting a record-equalling fifth World Cup, Messi will be looking to reach the second final of his career in the competition when Argentina take on Croatia […]