Avinash Sable finished ninth in the 3000m men’s steeplechase with a timing of 8:17.09 at the Diamond League 2024 final on Saturday. Sable, a national record-holder in 3000m steeplechase, finished 14th in the overall Diamond League standings with three points from two meetings. However, four athletes ranked higher than him — Lamecha Girma (injured) of…
Bayer Leverkusen’s 35-game unbeaten Bundesliga run came to an end in its last game and manager Xabi Alonso hopes the short time he has had with his players will be sufficient to get back to winning ways. After going all last season without being beaten in the league, the champions lost in their second game…
Tottenham Hotspur’s new striker Dominic Solanke is back in training and should be available for Sunday’s north London Premier League derby against Arsenal, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Friday. Solanke signed from Bournemouth in a deal worth up to 65 million pounds (USD 85.47 million) but after making his debut against Leicester City he missed…
Neearj Chopra will be in action in the men’s javelin throw at the Brussels Diamond League on Saturday. He qualified for the season finale after finishing fourth in the standings. The Paris Olympics silver medallist finished second with a season best throw of 89.49m in Lausanne. He participated in one other Diamond League event, in…
Sauber is still evaluating its options for the last seat available on next year’s Formula One grid, representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi said as they prepare to become the Audi factory team from 2026. The signing of German driver Nico Hulkenberg from Haas has already been announced, before Audi appointed Ferrari’s former principal Mattia Binotto in…
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta refused to rule captain Martin Odegaard out of Sunday’s north London derby at Tottenham despite fears the key midfielder could be sidelined for weeks. Odegaard suffered an ankle sprain on international duty with Norway earlier this week that looked set to also rule him out of tough away trips to Atalanta…
Finally, it was left to the work ethics of former Railways cricketer Abhijit Chatterjee to end the long title drought for Hyderabad when it won the All India Buchi Babu cricket tournament in Chennai. Work in progress and following the process are some of the mantras the victorious Hyderabad team followed under Abhijit’s tutelage. “Honestly,…
PREVIEW The 11th season of the Indian Super League (ISL 2024-25) will premier with a contest featuring two of the league’s most proficient sides – Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) and Mumbai City FC (MCFC). There cannot be a better way to start the long season as MBSG, the ISL Shield winner, launches its title…
South Korea’s Suwon FC has terminated midfielder Son Ju-ho’s contract by mutual agreement after he was handed a lifetime ban by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) for his alleged involvement in match-fixing and bribery, the club said on Friday. Son has denied the accusations made by Chinese authorities who announced on Tuesday that the South…
SNOOKER Reigning National champion and No. 1 Sourav Kothari will spearhead India’s challenge in the snooker World Cup to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from Friday. Kothari has also been given a wild card to the IBSF World 6 red snooker championship that will be held after the World Cup from September 21-25 at the…
