BIRMINGHAM: Ace Indian boxer Shiva Thapa outclassed Pakistan’s Suleman Baloch in the first round of the 63.5kg category bout to begin his Commonwealth Games campaign on a rousing note on Friday. Having lived with the disappointment of not making his second successive Olympics in Tokyo last year, the former Asian champion was far superior than […]
DUBAI: Two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting has backed Steve Smith to come out of his “indifferent” form as Australia gears up for the much-anticipated tour of India early next year, saying there is nothing wrong with the star batter’s technique. Ponting reckons the opposition teams may have found ways to put brakes on Smith’s […]
BIRMINGHAM: A maiden gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is the ultimate goal but Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh said the players will take one game at a time and their immediate focus will be on the group stage matches. Six-time champions Australia are the hot favourites in Birmingham and the Indians […]
HYDERABAD: Reigning Indian Super League (ISL) champions Hyderabad FC on Friday signed Spanish midfielder Borja Herrera ahead of the upcoming season. The 29-year-old joins the club on a one-year deal. “This is a very good opportunity for me. Hyderabad FC is a great project with great fans and are currently the champions. I cannot wait […]
TAROUBA (PORT OF SPAIN): A full-strength Indian team in all its might will be looking to overwhelm West Indies in its bid to record a second successive clean sweep in the three-match T20I series starting Friday. With less than three months left for the T20 World Cup, skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid will […]
MUMBAI: United Arab Emirates will replace Sri Lanka as the venue for the Asia Cup, starting next month, due to the ongoing political and economic crisis in the island nation, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said. Sri Lanka will, however, remain hosts for the nine-team tournament, which will be played between August 27-September 11 and […]
GALLE: Spinner Prabath Jayasuriya grabbed five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped Pakistan by 246 runs in the second Test to end the series 1-1 on Thursday. Chasing a mammoth 508 for victory, tourists Pakistan were bowled out for 261 in the second session on day five with skipper Babar Azam hitting a valiant 81 in […]
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of guarantees for hosting the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India later this year. The tournament is scheduled to be held across three cities — Bhubaneswar, Goa and Mumbai — from October 11 to 30. Sunando Dhar, acting general […]
NEW DELHI: The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) played down threats to the game’s 50-overs format on Wednesday and said a “healthy” number of one-day internationals will be played in the 2023-27 cycle. The proliferation of lucrative domestic T20 leagues have cramped up cricket’s already-strained calendar and England all-rounder Ben Stokes attributed his shock ODI […]
MELBOURNE: Wicketkeeping legend Adam Gilchrist has questioned the growing dominance of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises in world cricket and said the current trend of “monopolisation” by them is dangerous. Gilchrist’s comments have come in the backdrop of reports stating that Australian batter David Warner might opt out of the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) […]