(Pic credit: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Instagram page) Cristiano Ronaldo is back at work. Just two days after confirming his marriage to long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez, the Portugal superstar returned to training with Al-Nassr and shared pictures from the session on social media with a simple caption: “Back.”The 41-year-old posted a series of images from his training…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes Rohit Sharma could have a significant role to play in coaching or mentoring after his playing career comes to an end, with the former India spinner urging Mumbai Indians to bring their long-time captain into the franchise setup as soon as he decides…
File Pic: FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) Six Arab football federations have thrown their weight behind Gianni Infantino, declaring their “full support” for the embattled FIFA president as opposition to his controversial World Cup investment plan continues to grow.The backing came from Morocco, Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon and Sudan on Thursday, with four of…
Neeraj Chopra and Pullela Gopichand (ANI/PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra and renowned badminton coach Pullela Gopichand have joined hands to launch the Indian School of Coaching Excellence (ISCE), an initiative aimed at developing a pool of homegrown, world-class coaches and strengthening India’s sports ecosystem.ISCE will offer multidisciplinary coach development programmes…
PUNE: The pain of winning a quota place and not being able to represent the country can hurt. It took Tilottama Sen months to get out of disappointment.Today, more than two years after the heartbreak — and a year after she returned to shooting — Tilottama has made it to the Asian Games team.The shooter…
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy NEW DELHI: For Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, injury is never a one-man problem. When his shoulder hurts, somewhere along the way, Chirag Shetty hurts too.That is the peculiar reality of a partnership that has grown far beyond the boundaries of a badminton court. The two are among India’s most successful men’s doubles…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Agency Image) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should be allowed to continue their ODI careers and target next year’s World Cup if they retain the desire and fitness to do so, insisting that performance rather than age must determine their place in…
Indian women’s hockey team As the Indian women’s hockey team puts the finishing touches to their preparations ahead of the World Cup, one individual has been making a difference off the field.Ben Wienk describes himself as a ‘Human Sports Innovator,’ and is helping the players understand themselves better and, in the process, discover their “unseen…
Sarfaraz Khan and Gautam Gambhir (Agency Image) Sarfaraz Khan’s return to the Indian Test squad has sparked a fresh selection debate ahead of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, with the Mumbai batter competing with Dhruv Jurel for a place in the playing XI.Sarfaraz was brought back into the squad after Sai Sudharsan…
File Pic: Gary Kirsten and Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: India may be staring at the possibility of another setback in their World Test Championship campaign and that has increased the antagonism that cricket fans in India have towards head coach Gautam Gambhir. However, on Thursday, Gambhir found support from an old ally. Sri Lanka…
