Andrea Pirlo has confirmed he is no longer a candidate to become Italy’s next head coach, ending a saga that consumed Italian football for the better part of a week and centred on his commercial ties to a Russian betting company. Andrea Pirlo. (REUTERS) The 47-year-old had emerged as the leading contender for the job…
The fast-rising Esha Singh grabbed the gold by upstaging Olympic-medallist Manu Bhaker, who took the bronze to complete a double-podium finish for India in the women’s 25m pistol event of the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) here on Monday. Esha Goel strikes gold in women’s 25m pistol at ISSF World Cup. (X Image/@RCBtweets) The 21-year-old Esha…
One week after the FIFA World Cup final, FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the tournament and criticised what he described as negative coverage, accusing some critics of “spreading hate and false rumors.”In a 900-word statement published across a 15-page post on his Instagram account and on FIFA’s website late Sunday, Infantino said FIFA had succeeded…
Mirabai Chanu‘s Commonwealth Games story came full circle on Sunday in the same city where it began. Only this time, there was no one left to catch her. India’s Mirabai Chanu wins gold medal in the women’s 48kg Final weightlifting competition at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow (PTI) Twelve years ago, a 19-year-old Mirabai…
India’s interim head coach VVS Laxman said 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has shown remarkable growth in his understanding of the game over the last six months, adding that the teenager’s maturity has helped him handle pressure at the international level.Sooryavanshi finished India’s tour of Zimbabwe on a high, winning both the Player of the Match and…
Glasgow: India’s Gurindervir Singh competes in the men’s 100m round 1 heat 4 athletics at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) India’s Gurindervir Singh suffered an early exit from the Commonwealth Games 2026 after failing to qualify for the men’s 100m semifinals. The 25-year-old clocked 10.39 seconds in his heat, finishing…
Former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Daniel Ogama Adongo has been deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the agency saying he overstayed his visa and had a history of arrests. Daniel Adongo, the first Kenyan to play in the NFL, has been deported to Kenya by ICE. (ICE) Who is Daniel Adongo and why…
Cristiano Ronaldo is taking another major step beyond the football pitch, with the Portugal great set to executive produce and appear in a new scripted television drama centred on the world of British football. Cristiano Ronaldo could soon debut as an actor. (X images) The 41-year-old will be involved in Day 1s, a drama following…
Ellie Bowen of Wales is a seated shot-put athlete, and she is presently in Glasgow to represent her country in the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The 17-year-old’s story is quite inspiring. She had celebrated her first birthday, and before long was diagnosed with necrotising fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacterial disease. As a result, she lost her right…
Real Madrid are set to complete the blockbuster signing of RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande, with the Spanish giants appearing to have won one of the summer transfer window’s biggest races. Yan Diomande might soon be seen in Santiago Bernabeu. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has given his trademark “Here we go” to…
