Sai Sudarshan and Jasprit Bumrah India captain Shubman Gill has been declared fit and is ready to lead the team in the first Test against Sri Lanka, beginning in Galle on August 15. However, injuries to key players remain a concern for the Indian camp, with Jasprit Bumrah and Sai Sudharsan ruled out of the…
For most of the time, football in India feels like a night without end. Corporate interest veers from sporadic to apathetic – profit, at least the possibility of one, overtrumping passion –infrastructure is inadequate, the season short and interest from broadcasters lukewarm. All of this contributes to good performance being rare. East Bengal fans with…
Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked with several clubs during his European career, having represented Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus across the top five leagues. In 2022, however, his second spell at Manchester United was heading towards an unhappy ending following his falling-out with then-manager Erik ten Hag. Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, explored possible options…
Paris, India could emerge as the biggest growth story in global esports, with the Esports World Cup Foundation betting on the country’s enormous fan base, improving competitive ecosystem and evolving policy environment to accelerate its presence in the sport. No country has more esports potential than India: EWCF’s Mike McCabe “There’s no country on the…
Santos’ Neymar (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Brazilian superstar Neymar hit back at sections of the Santos crowd after being booed during the club’s 2-1 comeback victory over Macara in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana round-of-16 tie. Despite delivering a match-winning performance with two assists, Neymar was unhappy with the negativity from some supporters and…
Prichard Colon, a former boxer from Puerto Rico, has passed away at the age of 33, over ten years after sustaining a severe brain injury that curtailed what was anticipated to be a bright future in boxing. His father and ex-coach, Richard Colon, announced his death on Thursday, August 13, stating that his son is…
Season 3 of the Global e-Cricket Premier League wrapped up in Pune on Sunday, August 9, with eight franchises, up from six last year; a record ₹3.1 crore prize pool; and a broadcast deal that took the tournament to American and Canadian television for the first time. Two seasons ago, GEPL was played in front…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja, front left, and Manav Suthar (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Galle: In times when variation, mystery and darts have become the survival norm, Manav Suthar is a throwback to an era gone by. The beats and drops of techno music have captured the imagination around the world, but Suthar continues to be the…
India’s hockey World Cup history is a mix of one shining triumph and decades of near-misses that still matter. The men’s team has won the trophy just once, the women’s side has never gone past a quarterfinal, yet both sides have produced moments that shaped the sport back home. Here are six of them. Six…
Mitchell Starc of Australia (AP/PTI) Mitchell Starc moved past India great Kapil Dev on the all-time Test wicket-takers list on Friday, giving Australia a rare positive moment during a difficult first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin.Starc had matched Kapil’s tally of 434 Test wickets on Thursday after dismissing Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam. He went one…
