Lucknow: Unlike in his debut season in the Hockey India League this January, where he looked a bit cautious while playing for Shrachi Bengal Tigers, young striker Ketan Kushwaha appeared confident as he led India to the Men’s Under-18 Asia Cup trophy in Japan last week. Ketan Kushwaha was picked for the Hockey India League…
New Delhi: The game is at a crucial juncture, Lamine Yamal receives the ball on the right and cuts inside. What happens next is perhaps the greatest nod to his genius (and maturity) and it usually has the crowd sitting on the edge of their seats. Lamine Yamal works out during a training session in…
Bangladesh’s Nahid Rana celebrates the wicket of Australia’s Alex Carey during the first one day international cricket match between Australia and Bangladesh in Mirpur, Bangladesh, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo) Bangladesh registered only their second-ever ODI win over Australia, beating a depleted Australian side by 86 runs via the DLS method in the first…
Christian Eriksen is recovering at home after collapsing during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine, with the midfielder saying the shock from his ICD had a “major effect” on him and his family but stressing that the incident was different from his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. Christian Eriksen reacts during the international football match between Denmark…
As Alexander Zverev, first-time Grand Slam champion lay on his back on the Philippe Chatrier after a four-hour 19-minute finale that was part-sizzle, part-fizzle, French TV went into a discussion titled Zverev: Enfin la consecration. Finally, the consecration. Germany’s Alexander Zverev after winning the men’s final of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier…
England Test captain Ben Stokes could step down from the role and may even retire from cricket following the nightclub controversy involving him and teammate Gus Atkinson, according to a report by talkSPORT.The development comes after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) launched an investigation into an incident involving Stokes and Atkinson at a…
NEW DELHI: India A began their Tri-Nation Series campaign with a thrilling eight-run win over Sri Lanka A in Dambulla on Tuesday, thanks to a dramatic turnaround in the final overs.The visitors looked headed for defeat when Sri Lanka A captain Sahan Arachchige played a superb knock of 74 off 72 balls and put his…
Gus Atkinson, Totoa Auvaa England captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson could face disciplinary action and risk missing the second Test against New Zealand after allegedly breaching team protocols following England’s win at Lord’s.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Monday that the pair were present at a nightclub in the…
Lord’s Cricket Ground (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the pitches used for the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s and the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium as “unsatisfactory” under its Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.Both venues have consequently been handed one…
The Trinamool Congress’s crisis has an unlikely sub-plot. Three familiar names from Indian cricket are caught up in it, and each is standing in a different corner. Yusuf Pathan is reportedly among the rebels against Team Mamata; Kirit Azad remains firmly with her; and Sourav Ganguly, and alleged emissary, has denied any role whatsoever. (AP,…
