India’s double World Cup-winner Yuvraj Singh rolled back the clock with his vintage big hits on Friday at Northampton to entertain the fans while scoring a brisk half-century in India’s win over Australia in the second semifinal of the World Championship of Legends.India’s 86-run win set up a final on Saturday against archrivals Pakistan, who…
France secured its spot at Euro 2025 with a 2-1 win over Sweden, and reigning champion England is within touching distance after a 2-1 home win over Ireland in the penultimate round of League A group games on Friday. The top two teams in each of the four groups in League A will join host…
Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa on Friday defended his players involved in a clash with Colombian fans after Wednesday’s Copa America semifinal, saying “anyone would have reacted like that” to protect their families. After Colombia sealed a 1-0 victory in Charlotte, North Carolina, Uruguay players climbed into the stands, exchanging blows with opposition fans. Uruguay says…
The retiring England pace great had some memorable duels with India’s star batters during his long careerCHENNAI: “Let me know if you want to become a part of our support-staff.” As the curtain fell on the career of one of the greatest of all time, the unique job offer from James Anderson made six years…
The Czech Republic came back from a goal down at home to stun world champion Spain on Friday, beating it 2-1 in their Euro 2025 League A Group 2 qualifier to claim its first win of the campaign. The Spaniards took the lead in the 15th minute through Aitana Bonmati but the Czechs, ranked 30th…
U.S. women’s national soccer team forward Catarina Macario was pulled from the Team USA Olympic roster due to a knee injury, head coach Emma Hayes told reporters on Friday. “She has minor knee irritation, which means she won’t recover in time for the games,” she said. Alternate forward Lynn Williams will replace Macario for the…
Archrivals India and Pakistan will meet in the final of the World Championship of Legends after the two teams won their respective semi-final on Friday at Northampton. While Pakistan defeated West Indies in the first semifinal by 20 runs, India triumphed over Australia in the second match of the last-four stage with a massive 86-run…
Pushing the limits is a common term in the world of motorsport. Taking a cue from Formula One champions Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who all started out as precocious karters, is nine-year-old Atiqa Mir from Kashmir. She had a major headstart in her career and made her way through the pack in…
Gautam Gambhir‘s appointment as India’s new head coach means that the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won’t have their most influential figure, who won them three Indian Premier League titles, in their ranks for the next season; and reports suggest that the KKR management is already on the lookout for Gambhir’s replacement. According to a report…
I have participated in four consecutive Olympics from the 1984 Los Angeles Games to ’96 Atlanta. It is not easy for a woman to compete in four back-to-back Olympic Games. I did so at a time when facilities were not great and qualifying marks were strict. I would pick the 1984 Games as the best…
