Magnus Sheffield and Matteo Jorgenson will join Brandon McNulty on the U.S. cycling team for the Paris Olympics, giving the American contingent perhaps its best chance in four decades to win a road race medal. McNulty had already qualified for the team by winning the national time trial championship earlier this year. The big question…
NEW DELHI: Former New Zealand cricketer Ian Smith believes India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant could potentially get close to Australian great Adam Gilchrist‘s achievements if he maintains his current form. But Smith noted that comparing Pant to Gilchrist at this moment would be premature.Smith, impressed with Pant’s performance since returning from a car accident, noted Pant’s…
Harmanpreet Singh will lead a 24-member Indian squad in the Europe leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League starting on May 22. India will play a total of eight matches, twice each against Argentina, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain across two legs of the tournament. The first leg will be held in Antwerp, Belgium from…
Mexico will begin its CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 campaign against Jamaica in the fourth match of the tournament on Sunday (June 23, 6:30 AM IST) at NRG Stadium in Huston, Texas. Moroccan-born American referee Ismail Elfath will take charge of the second match of Group B. The 42-year-old football referee has been listed as an…
India will look to build on its winning start to the Super Eight stage and move a step closer to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2024 when it takes on Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday. Bangladesh heads to the contest on the back of a thumping defeat…
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah (TOI Photo) MUMBAI: BCCI secretary Jay Shah has invited all the representatives of the state associations under it for a get-together at the board’s headquarters in Mumbai and to “exchange ideas to improve cricket in India” and watch the India versus Australia T20 World Cup match on June 24.In a communication…
The Pakistan Hockey Federation’s decision to give cash rewards to the members of the national team if it wins the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup has come under sharp criticism from some former internationals, who want the PHF to first clear pending dues of players and salaries of its staff. Pakistan has entered the final of…
The Copa America 2024 kicked-off with the clash between defending champion Argentina and tournament newcomer Canada at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, United States. After the conclusion of first round of Group A matches, Group B will begin with Ecuador taking on Venezuela on Sunday at the Levi’s Stadium in California. Ecuador was eliminated by…
Georgia will clash against Czechia as both teams will play their second Euro 2024 Group F clash at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg Germany. This will be the first time Georgia will play Czechia and both teams will expect to have the upper hand after they play each other for the first time. Both Georgia and…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has termed the two new-ball rule in One Day Internationals ‘unfair’ and accused it of altering the dynamics of the game.Gambhir called on the International Cricket Council to eliminate the rule, asserting it is detrimental to finger-spinners. The rule was adopted in October 2011 to help the ball…
