NEW DELHI: Wasim Jaffer and Michael Vaughan have been well known for their banter on social media. Both the former India and England cricketers have been seen teasing one another online on topics circling around cricket. And on Wednesday, Jaffer came up with another teaser for Vaughan after the latter suggested 2 divisions in Test…
The 2024-25 senior men’s domestic season will begin with the Duleep Trophy, set to begin from September 5 to September 22, with several India international players set to participate. This season, the Duleep Trophy will be played in a revamped avatar, with India A, India B, India C, and India D teams featuring in a…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has revolutionized cricket broadcasting in India by offering commentary in 12 regional languages, including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and more. This move has successfully connected with audiences from diverse linguistic backgrounds, emphasising the importance of linguistic inclusivity in a culturally rich nation like India.Taking this concept further, a local…
India will play host to Mauritius in the Intercontinental Cup at the GMC Balayogi Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday as Manolo Marquez kicks off his stint as the head coach of the Indian men’s national football team. The Spanish tactician was brought in as Igor Stimac’s successor, a move that will also see him at…
India achieved its best-ever medal haul at a single edition of the Paralympic Games in Paris on Tuesday. Sharad Kumar’s silver and Mariyappan Thangavelu’s bronze medals in men’s high jump T63 event took the country’s tally to 20, going past the previous best mark of 19 set in Tokyo three years ago. India has won…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood expressed his thoughts following the team’s series loss against Bangladesh. Despite the disappointing outcome, Masood seemed unconcerned about his personal future as the captain. However, he acknowledged that the team was not adequately prepared for the challenges of Test cricket.In a historic first, Bangladesh secured a 2-0 series…
Steven Bergwijn’s move to Saudi Arabia has brought an abrupt end to his international career with the Netherlands. Bergwijn left Dutch club Ajax, where he was captain, to join Al-Ittihad for 21 million euros ($23 million) on Monday. Commenting on Bergwijn’s decision, Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said “sporting ambition is not the main consideration” for…
Australia and Scotland will lock horns in a three-match Twenty20 International series, starting Wednesday at the Grange Cricket Club Ground in Edinburgh. The only time the two teams have met in the shortest format of the game was at the T20 World Cup this year, where Australia clinched a hard-fought five-wicket win after Scotland posted…
NEW DELHI: As the Bangladesh cricket team on Tuesday made history, securing a landmark first-ever Test series win over Pakistan, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto was found lost for words. As the Tigers won the second and final match by six wickets on the fifth day in Rawalpindi after chasing 185, they sealed a 2-0 series…
Miroslav Pelta, the former head of the Czech Football Association, was convicted of fraud again on Tuesday and sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Prague’s Municipal Court also fined Pelta 5 million Czech crowns (221,000 USD) and banned him from any executive position for five years. The court issued the verdict in…
