Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug will miss West Ham United’s clash at Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday after picking up an injury on international duty. He was left out of the lineup for the 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Tuesday due to a calf strain. The Germany camp sent the 31-year-old…
Field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by the sport’s Australian governing body for attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics. Craig was arrested but released without charge after trying to purchase the drug in Paris on August 7 during a night out after his Olympic campaign ended. He faced…
Defending champions Ivory Coast, as well as Egypt and Algeria, won a second Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday in their bid to reach the 2025 finals but Cameroon and Nigeria stumbled on a busy day of matches across the continent. There were a total of 15 games played on Tuesday as the second…
Former Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino was hired on Tuesday to succeed Gregg Berhalter as U.S. men’s national team coach, 21 months before the Americans host the 2026 World Cup. A 52-year-old Argentine, Pochettino became the 10th U.S. coach in 14 years and its first foreign-born leader since Jurgen Klinsmann from 2011-16. Pochettino has…
Brazil’s forward Vinicius Jr (L) and Paraguay’s defender Junior Alonso fight for the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Paraguay and Brazil at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, on September 10, 2024. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP) | Photo Credit: DANIEL DUARTE Brazil’s forward Vinicius…
England will field three debutants in its playing XI against Australia in the first of the three-match T20I series at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday. Jordan Cox, Jacob Bethel and Jamie Overton will be making their T20I debuts, the board announced on Tuesday. Phil Salt will be leading the side in the absence…
England on Tuesday named a 17-member squad for the three-match Test tour of Pakistan set to be played in October. Ben Stokes will be back as captain while he still continues his recovery from a hamstring tear that kept him out of the recent Test series victory against Sri Lanka. Spinners Rehan Ahmed and Jack…
Colombia continued its unbeaten start to the CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification campaign with a 2-1 win over Argentina in Baranquilla on Tuesday. Los Cafeteros gained revenge for its loss in the Copa America 2024 final earlier in the summer with goals from captain James Rodriguez and Yerson Mosquera proving to be the difference….
Neeraj Chopra, a two-time Olympic medallist in men’s javelin throw, will be competing at the Diamond League season finale in Brussels, Belgium on September 13 and 14. He qualified for the season finale after finishing fourth in the standings. He had strong performances in Lausanne and Doha with second-place finishes at both meetings.. At the…
Hashika Ramachandra broke the National Record in the Women’s 400m Freestyle event at the 77th Senior National Aquatic Championships 2024 which began today at the International Aquatic Complex in Yemmekere, Mangaluru. The Karnataka swimmer broke the 13-year-old record held previously by Richa Mishra (4:25.76) from Ranchi, by clocking 4:24.70. The Men’s 400m saw Karnataka’s Aneesh…
